MMOs You May Not Know About

In the MMO Metaverse, there is one juggernaut that rules supreme when it comes to subscriptions. Blizzard’s World of Warcraft first hit store shelves in 2004 and has since surpassed 10 million active subscribers. With a community that covers the majority of MMO gamers, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there is a huge catalogue [...]

Nokia Ain’t Never Scared of PSP Phone

Nokia, makers of the N-Gage, are officially not scared of a possible PSP phone.
N-Gage division president Jaakko Kaidesoja said, “I’m not scared about anybody. The real question is how do they [Sony Ericsson] do it? Can they create a link between the PSP games and a phone? Can they do the multiplayer and online [...]

Last.fm Embraces Mid…er, Widgets

Music streaming network Last.fm has begun promoting the various websites and other online services that use its free music streaming feature via a selection of widgets and applications. Housed in its Build.last.fm section, the widgets and applications were developed using open platform and free web service tools.
The company says it will expand its web services [...]

Celebrity Photos Online Lead to Arrests in China

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has arrested two more people for posting nude photos of Hong Kong pop stars on the Internet, state media said on Saturday.
The two were sentenced to five days detention for spreading at least ten photos of singer and actor Edison Chen in bed with female celebrities, a scandal that has [...]

EU Objects to TomTom’s Bid to Buy Tele Atlas

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is sending a “statement of objections” to TomTom on its plans to purchase its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday.
TomTom, the world’s biggest maker of car navigation devices, had offered some remedies to meet concerns within the European Commission that [...]

E-Menus Replace Waiters in Some Restaurants

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Meet the e-waiter.
Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice — sometimes grumpily or erroneously.
Besides cutting costs, companies that sell the “e-menu” argue [...]

More Americans Go Online for News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe traditional journalism is out of touch, and nearly half are turning to the Internet to get their news, according to a new survey.
While most people think journalism is important to the quality of life, 64 percent are dissatisfied with the quality of journalism in [...]

MySQL Acquisition Hints of Sun’s Priorities

Sun last week closed its US$1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
“In my view, this is the most important acquisition in Sun’s history, and the most important in the modern software industry,” Schwartz said during a conference call.
MySQL’s CEO, Marten [...]

Pirates of the Caribbean Online Updated

Disney Online announced Friday that it has launched new content for its Pirates of the Caribbean Online game for Mac OS X and Windows.
It costs US$9.95 per month to play ($4.95 for the first month).
A Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), Pirates of the Caribbean Online is set in the same fantasy world as [...]

Covad Deal Revives Stalled Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Plan

Covad Communications has jump-started a stalled public wireless project in Silicon Valley with a plan to target businesses first.
The competitive broadband provider will build a long-delayed Wi-Fi test network in one local city with an eye to a commercial rollout that might include other technologies and partnerships with incumbent mobile operators. But the initial [...]