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Tech makers join hands with developers
In a radical departure from previous practice, Apple, MySpace and Nokia will allow third parties to develop applications for them.
Auntie goes commercial
Advertising will be allowed on bbc.com, the BBC’s international online service visible only to users outside the UK, the BBC Trust has announced. Initially, this will be limited to a subset of pages on the existing website, including the home page and some news, sport, weather, science and nature pages.
Americans buy British
With the popularity of British newspapers growing rapidly across the Atlantic, the Guardian has launched a dedicated US online version.
'Platform agnostic' gaming
Consumers and developers will gain from a platform agnostic gaming environment, Gerhard Florin, head of international publishing at Electronic Arts (EA) has said in an interview with the BBC.
Bitesize
Hackers for a good cause
Think hackers these days and you don’t necessarily think scoundrels up to devilish tricks.
Relax... the IRobo will do it
Europeans struggling to achieve the work-life balance after stints in Asia need not miss their trusted Filipino maids anymore.
Mobile Mosh
Mix a daily dose of porridge with a secluded Finnish hotel and a brief to generate new business for a mobile phone maker and what do you get?
Spies Wanted! For Your Eyes Only
Even without the James Bond hype, you can always count on the British secret service to churn out bright, innovative ideas.
Chinese Alibaba eyes US treasure trove
With the world scrambling to invest in the lucrative Chinese market, Jack Ma’s plan to capture a segment of the US market with his business-to-business e-commerce site “Alibaba” appears to be well-timed.
BP attempts to erase carbon footprint
BP which has been fined heavily for breaching the US Clean Air Act and separately for polluting an Alaskan lake is also ironically the only oil giant to promote an environmental cause via a computer game.
The Numbers Page
Will gadgets make good Christmas presents?
A survey of electronic device and mobile phone usage trends among British 11-25 year-olds by Q Research showed marked gender differences in the gaming arena
Who will be shopping online?
According to research by Generator, i-level’s sister company, online retailers would do well to target the 25-44 year old market this Christmas as they are most likely to be shopping online.