Walkman completes Sony conspiracy to hammer iTunes

Sony positions itself to squeeze Apple The newspapers were full of stories during 2004 about how Microsoft or RealNetworks or Napster were going to knock Apple’s iTunes off its perch, and time and time again, nothing really happened. Now we have the reverse. Continued

Thalys promises gaming and video-on-demand too Thalys will introduce broadband internet access to passengers travelling between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne by 2008, the company announced today. It will be the first international high-speed train to provide this service across European borders. Continued

InterDigital claims rights violations Nokia will be investigated by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over claims that some of its mobile phones violate another company’s patents. Nokia said the patented technologies were agreed parts of a standardised technology. Continued

Software ’streamlined’ Nokia has updated its free satnav application, Nokia Maps, rolling in a range of tweaks designed, the Finnish phone giant claimed, to “streamline” the user experience. It’s also integrating the software into its Ovi online portal. Continued