News and Events - March 2002

Fri 22nd Mar, 2002

Press reaction to Full Year Results

Articles in Citywire and Sharecast were published yesterday in reponse to our Full Year Results.

Thu 21st Mar, 2002

Full Year Results

Today Forbidden Technologies plc announced its Full Year Results for the year ended 31st December 2001.

Thu 14th Mar, 2002

Nokia launches colour Java phones

Nokia launched a range of new phones at CeBIT, including the Nokia 3410, 6310i and 7210, all with Java. Business Wire writes that the Nokia 3410 "is the company's first mass-market product open for independent software developers to offer Java applications to consumers." Forbidden Technologies already has a Java implementation of its codec at various image sizes.

Wed 13th Mar, 2002

Fujitsu Siemens to launch high-end PDA with GPRS connectivity

Drew Cullen, writing for the Register, reports that Fujitsu Siemens are preparing to launch a PDA based around the high powered Intel ARM-based XScale processor.

Thu 7th Mar, 2002

Internet access from the home nears half billion

Research by Nielsen//NetRatings, presented by Michael Pastore in an article in CyberAtlas, shows that 498 million people worldwide now have Internet access at home.

Wed 6th Mar, 2002

BT granted broadcasting license

The Evening Standard reports that the Independent Broadcasting Commission has granted BT a licence to provide television over traditional and broadband networks.

Tue 5th Mar, 2002

High-resolution pictures

As part of the tidying up of our Mark 1 codec, we have added the complementary technology to our big picture playback. The new small picture option has smoother playback and its higher datarate intensity increases perceived picture quality.

Fri 1st Mar, 2002

3G interoperability push

A group including Alcatel, LG Electronics, NEC, Philips, Qualcomm, Sagem, Samsung, Siemens and Mitsubishi/Trium has agreed to work together to ensure interoperability of their 3G radio interfaces. "We know interoperability between handsets and networks is a critical point on the path to commercial 3G services," said Erwan Menard, deputy marketing director for mobile networks at Alcatel, in an article in Electronics Weekly.

Fri 1st Mar, 2002

Norway leads the way in web content charging

A Norwegian alliance is reported in the FT to be about to launch a micropayment system to charge for web content.