BT Cellnet will next month launch the UK's first pre-paid Wap-enabled mobile phone service. 14 Mar 2000
The man who devised the smartcard payment system used in France has offered one million francs (about £100,000) to any hacker who can crack the underlying technology. 14 Mar 2000
High-profile internet retailer Lastminute.com will leave most of its 250,000 prospective private investors disappointed when it floats tomorrow. 13 Mar 2000
FortuneCity has launched Wapdrive, a website that lets non-technical users create their own content for Wap-enabled mobile phones. 10 Mar 2000

Microsoft today previewed its first games console, the X-Box, but said the device will not hit the market for at least 18 months. 10 Mar 2000
A US website if offering anyone in the world the chance to broadcast their own talk radio show free of charge. 10 Mar 2000
Mobile phones will soon be used to locate empty parking spaces making the hunt for a slot less stressful. 09 Mar 2000
Horror master Stephen King's latest chiller will be published on 14 March exclusively as an e-book downloadable from the internet. 09 Mar 2000
Apple has dismantled its UK marketing department, leaving the eight-strong division with just a single in-house PR manager. 13 Dec 1999
Media giant, News International, has thrown its hat into the competitive UK online auction market with the launch of FiredUp.com. 13 Dec 1999
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