But pay-HDTV expanding fast in the US.

The new Nokia n96 has just about every multimedia trick, including TV, video, and an online music store, that the Finns can throw at it. It's a beast of a phone, and we mean that as a compliment.

A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

The technology is there, but the business model is lacking.

While the epithet 'multimedia PC' used to be bandied about to over-hype any PC in the mid-'90's that was capable of playing music, rudimentary video, and games, the descriptive was overused so much on sub-par PCs that the impact of any real multimedia capabilities was diminished in the wash of pretenders.

With Macworld underway this week, here is our top five product wishlist.

Catching up with HP and Acer requires entry into retail, analyst recommends.

California Governor streamlines video franchises.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

A Wii a day keeps the doctor away, Nintendo president hopes.

Dvico’s new range of TViX boxes will need all the help they can get if they’re going to take on the likes of Tivo and Foxtel in the PVR market. Fortunately these new media units can play DVD ISO images and VOB files without self-destructing.

Electronic Frontier Foundation rallies the troops.

Four hours of video could net three years in prison.

Ericsson has showcased a developing set of converged 3G and broadband services for carrier customers and other service providers, including SMS-based security monitoring, and mobile-to-PC video calling.

IBM strikes deal with RIM.

Mobile industry desperate to drive data revenues.

Agreement could to take mobile gaming to new level.

New platform offers contextual online video advertising.

Touch Diamond first to use Windows 6.1, and will feature 3D weather reports with raindrops and lightning onscreen. Oh, and a little feature called 3G.