Eircom has confirmed it is to seek job cuts before the end of the year. Reports on Wednesday claimed that up to 400 jobs could go at Eircom in the cost-cutting exercise after chief executive Rex Comb told the Irish Times the board was mulling over the prospect. He said the job cuts would take [...]

 
 
This little gem, which is french made is a cute and compact speaker system with portability courtesy Bluetooth. The 3W speakers feature A2DP that stream in music from any Bluetooth compatible source. However those systems that don’t have Bluetooth can hook into the standard RCA input. The stout 9″ long and 22 ounces light speaker [...]

CD WOW!, the British online music retailer, will continue its legal fight against the music industry despite a £35m award against it in the UK courts this week. The firm says that it will take the battle to the European Court of Justice if it can.
Trade body the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) took a case [...]

Nintendo have made changes to their Wii console hardware to disable the current generation of mod chips. The chips come pre-fitted from some suppliers in Shanghai (at a $100 premium) or can be added after market. Modifying the Wii means that pirated games can be loaded onto the console, and in Japan these cost as [...]

Google has faced down one European probe into what it does with people’s personal information, only to be challenged with another.
Last October, privacy watchdogs in Norway, which is not part of the European Union but has identical data protection laws, asked Google to justify why it retains people’s search histories for up to two years. [...]