Europe Intelligence Wire articles from September 2011, page 5

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from September 2011

'Axel Springer launches German Rolling Stone iPad app'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The German version of music magazine Rolling Stone has been launched as iPad app by its publisher Axel Springer. The company claims...

'Vivacom offers Skylogic's Tooway satellite broadband'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Bulgarian operator Vivacom was awarded a distribution contract by Eutelsat Communications' Skylogic subsidiary. Under the terms of...

'Young UK kids enjoy iPhones, iPads survey'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. A study by cloud services provider Westcoastcloud showed that one in ten children now own an iPhone and 5 percent own an iPad. The...

'Digia to cut 170 jobs in mobile development'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Digia announced plans to cut 170 jobs at its Mobile Solutions unit, from sites in Helsinki, Jyvaskyla, Oulu and Tampere. Personnel...

'We7 stops free streaming, leaves field open for Spotify'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Cloud-based music streaming service We7 has stopped free on-demand streaming, leaving more of the market free for Spotify, which has...

'Telekom Austria refutes telecom law manupilation accusations'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telekom Austria strongly refutes all accusations relating to the amendment of the Austrian telecommunication law in 2009, which were...

'Elisa signs partnership with Vattenfall Verkko'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Finnish operator Elisa signed a partnership agreement with Finnish electricity company Vattenfall Verkko. Under the terms of the...

'Telecom Italia may increase stake in Telecom Argentina'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telecom Italia is interested in increasing its stake in Telecom Argentina if the conditions are "reasonable", said COO Marco...

'Vodafone, Poste Mobile sign mobile phone insurance deal'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Vodafone Italia and Poste Mobile announced an agreement with Cpp Italia, a division of the UK-based insurer. As a result, customers...

'Kyivstar says not behind hike in payment commissions'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar announced that it isn't behind the increase in commission fees applied when paying for services...

'Beeline to provide transit services for university'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Russian operator Vimpelcom, working under the Beeline brand, has won the tender on telecommunications services announced by the...

'Bibob offers data to newcomers'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Danish MVNO Bibob launched a promotion aimed at new customers who subscribe for one of its packages whose names indicate the...

'Dialog starts multiplay offers'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Polish regional operator Telefonia Dialog introduced the new 'Ocean Of Opportunities 2' range of five bundled services. The offer...

'Telekom Deutschland continues rural (V)DSL expansion'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telekom Deutschland continues to deploy (V)DSL in rural regions around Germany. The operator has activated VDSL in Lengenfeld,...

'Two thirds of German internet users has DSL study'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Almost every German internet users goes online at home, 32.5 percent at work or school and 27.3 percent at friends, according to...

'Romania regulator to update list of SMP providers'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Romania's telecom regulator Ancom launched a new public consultation proposing to extend the number of relevant markets for...

'Yandex invests in US search engine blekko'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Russian internet search engine Yandex announced a USD 15 million investment in the US company blekko, creator of the search engine...

'Orange Spain releases iPad 2 with WiFi+3G pricing details'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Orange has launched iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G data plans in Spain. Orange will offer all iPad 2 models with Wi-Fi + 3G in combination...

'Movistar brings Motorola Fire smartphone to Spain'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Movistar has launched the Motorola Fire Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone in Spain. The device features Qwerty keyboard, 2.8-inch...

'GEANT, ACE to expand transatlantic research network capacity'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The pan-European research network GEANT network and has signed an agreement with America Connects to Europe (ACE), a collaboration...

'Jazztel, Canal+ launch a la carte TV service'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Spanish broadband communications provider Jazztel, in partnership with Canal+, have jointly launched an a la carte TV service,...

'Vodafone Romania joins public info campaign about use of 112'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Vodafone Romania partnered the local NGO 'Asociatia React' to launch a public information campaign whose aim is to persuade the...

'EC asks Denmark to amend universal service rules'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The European Commission has decided to formally request Denmark to comply fully with EU rules regarding the financing of basic...

'Orange appoints head of audience, advertising division'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Orange has appointed Stephanie Hospital as executive vice president of its audience and advertising division, reporting to Xavier...

'MTel comes with 'unlimited' mobile internet offers'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Bulgarian operator M-Tel announced that from 3 October it will offer new packages for mobile internet with "unlimited" data. They...

'Vodafone UK builds on Freebee Rewardz loyalty programme'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Vodafone UK has launched a new loyalty programme for all its pay as you go customers, giving rewards every time they top up. The...

'3 UK to soon offer MiFi in white'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. 3 UK said it will soon offer its new high speed Mobile Wi-Fi device in a high gloss white design. The mobile operator's MiFi offers...

'Nominet suspends .uk domain names selling illegal medicines'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Internet registry for .uk domain names Nominet has taken action to suspend .uk domain names selling medicines illegally. The...

'Telecom Italia becomes technology partner of Expo 2015'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telecom Italia has become a Global Service Partner of Expo 2015 and Expo's exclusive connectivity and integrated services partner....

'Daisy issues 550,101 new shares'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. UK business communications provider Daisy Group has applied for 550,101 new shares to be admitted to trade on the London Stock...

'First Bids for Orange Switzerland Due 10 October Report'
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. First round bids for Orange Switzerland are due 10 October, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones. They expect bids to...

'O2 Think Big gives GBP 300 to local art project'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. A local online art project has won the O2 Think Big Award, presented by government digital champion Martha Lane Fox and local MP...

'SFR wins French government mobile service contract'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. French enterprise operator SFR Business Team has won a contract to provide mobile services and terminals to all French government...

'New Adapt owners launch buyandbuild strategy'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Independent private investment house Lyceum Capital has bought IT managed services provider Adapt from Alcuin in a GBP 30 million...

'Myvideo.de launches iPad app for Myvideo.tv content'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German commercial broadcaster ProsiebenSat.1's online video portal MyVideo has launched an app for iPads enabling customers to watch...

'3 Italia seen centre of Italian consolidation report'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore reports that 3 Italia is once again the centre of takeover rumours. Investment banks are betting that...

'TMobile Czech Republic offers M2M Sim cards'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. T-Mobile Czech Republic is introducing a new type of M2M Sim card from early October. For partners as well as customers it will...

'Convisual CTO to leave company per 31 October'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German mobile VAS developer Convisual's co-founder and CTO Joao Gonzaga will leave the company per 31 October at his own wishes. The...

'Telecom Italia ends content deal on weak IPTV, OTT TV growth'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telecom Italia Media said it has agreed to terminate its competence centre contract with Telecom Italia early. The deal covered the...

'Coriolis upgrades Top 6 plans'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. French MVNO Coriolis Telecom has upgraded its Top 6 subscriptions and has extended to all of its mobile plans the automatic rollover...

'Truvo cuts deal with Google over AdWords'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. New media service company and Goldenpages.ie parent Truvo has entered a deal with Google and introduced a full service solution,...

'AVM unveils 2 powerline adaptors'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German broadband equipment manufacturer AVM has launched an adaptor for electricity sockets to be used for home networking called...

'Yandex launches Russiawide route planner'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Russian search engine Yandex announced that Yandex.Maps can now build driving routes between various locations in Russia. For major...

'AT partners with forensics institute'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The Dutch radio spectrum regulator Agentschap Telecom has started working with the Dutch Forensics Institute (NFI) to monitor the...

'Huawei builds new team for UK smartphone market'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Huawei UK and Ireland executive VP Mark Mitchinson is looking to form a team to spearhead the manufacturer's strategy on the UK...

'ProsiebenSat.1 names 2 board members'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German commercial broadcaster ProsiebenSat.1 Media has appointed Conrad Albert and Christian Wegner to the management body,...

'Four out of ten Germans uses egovernment services study'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The number of German internet users using e-government services amounts to 40 percent, which is much lower than in Sweden (69%),...

'NewsService.com loses Usenet copyright suit'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The website News-Service.com has lost a copyright lawsuit brought by the Dutch anti-piracy group Stichting Brein. The suit started...

'SFR to launch Red brand in midOctober report'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. French mobile and broadband operator SFR will launch a new service under the "Red" brand in mid-October, following similar moves by...

'Optimus launches iPad 2 with WiFi and 3G'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has launched the iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G data plans on the local market. Optimus will offer all...

'Italy raises EUR 3.9 billion in spectrum auction'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Italy has raised EUR 3.9 billion in its aucton of 4G radio frequencies, more than double the reserve price of EUR 1.7 billion for...

'New ASA speed advertising guidelines satisfy some, not all'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The new guidelines issued by The UK's Advertising Standards Authority's Committee of Advertising Practice for industry...

'Swisscom Broadcast launches new photovoltaic installation'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Swisscom Broadcast will start up the operation of its second solar installation on a radio and TV transmitter station in the...

'Euromicron acquires systems integrator ACE'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German communications, data and security networks provider Euromicron has acquired German data and telecom integrator ACE Advanced...

'Portuguese businessman plans sports TV channel on cable'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Portuguese businessman Miguel Pais do Amaral has announced plans to launch a new sports channel on cable TV that will debut in the...

'Swiss mobile internet users grow 50% to 2 million study'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The number of Swiss mobile internet users has grown by 50 percent compared with 2010 to 2 million, according to Net Metrix Mobile...

'London will need 70,000 small cells for LTE study'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. London will need 70,000 small cells to achieve "world class" LTE mobile broadband by 2015, an estimate by Picochip, a supplier of...

'Swico ICT index drops below 112 points, still positive'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The Swico ICT index has dropped below 112 points for the first time since the middle of 2010, but is still on the positive side,...

'Call in Europe to launch France Loisirs Mobile'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Call in Europe, the company behind France's Zero Forfait MVNO, has signed an agreement with French book club France Loisirs to...

'Slovak Telekom, Ericsson sign managedservices contract'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Slovak Telekom has assigned Ericsson to provide managed services delivering fixed network operations centre support as well as field...

'Belgacom adds free mobile calls to Happy Time plan'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Belgacom is launching the new Happy Time XL plan, which gives its fixed-line customers free calls to fixed and mobile lines in...

'Dutch operators oppose law on 6mth permit decisions'.
September 30, 2011... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-(C)2011 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. The new Telecommunications Law may cause problems for network operators, according to a warning letter sent by NLkabel, KPN and the...

Ku6 to redeem USD50m of senior convertible bonds.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Ku6 to redeem USD50m of senior convertible bonds (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Ku6 Media Co Ltd (Nasdaq:KUTV), an Internet television company in China,...

PM addresses Eastern Partnership Summit dinner.
September 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Warsaw (AMNA/G. Milionis) -- The EU focused its attention on other areas of its neighborhood, and more specifically on the southern neighborhood during this past year, due to the historical developments in the...

Online tools aid patient health decisions.
September 30, 2011... (From Central Office of Information - News Distribution Service) Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today officially launched a set of innovative online tools that can help patients make informed decisions about their healthcare. Eight online...

Vodafone reports transfer of 131,769 shares to employee share schemes.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Vodafone reports transfer of 131,769 shares to employee share schemes (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Mobile telecoms company Vodafone Group plc (LSE:VOD) said...

McAfee Inc names new president of McAfee Japan.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-McAfee Inc names new president of McAfee Japan (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Security technology company McAfee Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel...

McAfee names JeanClaude Broido as president of McAfee Japan.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-McAfee names Jean-Claude Broido as president of McAfee Japan (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com McAfee Inc, a security company and wholly owned subsidiary of...

Ultra-distance runner Kouros completes "Pheidippides' Achievement" course.
September 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Greek world-renowned ultra-marathon runner Yannis Kouros at dawn Friday finished the "Pheidippides' Achievement" course in front of the Sanctuary of Pan in Thission, Athens, clocking in at 61 hours and 17 minutes,...

Woman arrested, 2 kilos heroin seized on Crete.
September 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) An Albanian woman was arrested and two kilos of heroin were seized early Friday in Iraklion, Crete, police said, adding that this was one of the largest quantities of the narcotic to be confiscated on the island. ...

Deutsche Telekom introduces online M2M solutions marketplace.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Deutsche Telekom introduces online M2M solutions marketplace (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com German telecoms group Deutsche Telekom AG has launched a...

Vodafone Italy awarded new spectrum.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Vodafone Italy awarded new spectrum (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Mobile telecoms company Vodafone Group plc (LSE:VOD) reported today that its Italian...

Greenlight Technologies settles patent dispute with Leviton.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Greenlight Technologies settles patent dispute with Leviton (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)...

Nokia Siemens Networks upgrades EPlus Group network in Germany.
September 30, 2011... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-September 30, 2011-Nokia Siemens Networks upgrades E-Plus Group network in Germany (C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Telecoms networks technology supplier Nokia Siemens Networks has...

News Corp faces fresh hacking drama -- around satellite TV cards.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) The Palace of Justice in Siracusa on the east coast of Sicily feels about as far as it gets from London or New York, yet is now the scene of the latest hacking drama involving a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News...

Anita on beauty trends: damaged hair.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) If I totted up the amount squandered on my hair over the last 10 years, I'd probably have an aneurysm. I've surrendered to the lure of extensions, colouring, and permanent straightening. I've bought into "miracle"...

Anglo Irish try to retrieve €88,000 expenses from former Nationwide boss.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Oh what joy to be boss of a building society during the glory days of the Celtic Tiger. Not only did you collect a fat cat salary, but all the little needs of your life were looked after - a million quid departure...

Football live blog - 30 September.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) 11.36am: To my left, Evan Fanning wonders what people who already wear glasses do when they watch something in 3D. It's that kind of morning. 11.29am: I saw Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy last night. It needed more...

Not the Booker prize 2011: Sherry Cracker Gets Normal by DJ Connell.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) As I was battling through poor old Chris Morton's English Slacker I consoled myself with the thought that it was highly unlikely that I would have to read a worse book in the next thousand years or so. But then,...

Drive time: RMIT's new in-car entertainment system.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia and Germany are developing an in-car entertainment system that aims to solve the age-old "Are we nearly there yet?" problem with the aid of...

Sylvia Robinson, 'mother of hip-hop', dies aged 76.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Sylvia Robinson, 'the mother of hip-hop', has died aged 76. Most famous for assembling the Sugarhill Gang, Robinson was a songwriter, performer, producer and label owner. "RIP Ms Rob," tweeted Public Enemy's Chuck D...

Ofcom lays down the law on raunchy videos before the 9pm watershed.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Ofcom has ordered UK broadcasters to be more careful about showing sexually explicit music videos before the 9pm watershed. The regulator issued new guidance on Friday, focusing on the visual as well as the verbal...

Bank of England to launch new GBP50 note.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) The Bank of England will seek to lift the spirits of downtrodden businesses next month by evoking the memory of their glorious predecessors when it launches a new GBP50 note, featuring the inventor James Watt, and...

UK cod collapse due to overfishing and political failure, says fisheries expert.
September 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Cod stocks in the Irish Sea and the west coast of Scotland have collapsed because of overfishing and politicians' refusal to fix low enough catch quotas, according to a leading fisheries scientist who advises the...