Sony details PlayStation 3 network services
While Sony has been tight-lipped about certain components of its next-generation PlayStation 3 gaming system, new information emerged last week at the Game Developers Conference, according to Sci Tech Today.
Several details were revealed about the device, including that it will support an online gaming service, tentatively called the PlayStation Network Platform (PSNP), as well as movie and music downloads.
PSNP will give PlayStation 3 users the ability to communicate directly with one another not only through instant messaging, but also through voice and video chat.
Mobile phone cheating in exams on the rise
The number of students penalised for cheating in school exams and coursework in England rose by over a quarter last June, reports CNet. Candidates caught with mobile phones in exam halls accounted for around 25% of the offences.
Just over 4 500 students were penalised during last summer`s round of A-level and GCSE exams, a rise of 27% over the previous year.
Jobs dumps Apple stock
Apple Computer founder and CEO Steve Jobs sold 45% of his Apple stock this week, reports The Register. Jobs sold 4.57 million shares at a price of $64.66, netting him $295 million. He was granted the 10 million shares in 2003, but they didn`t vest until now.
Jobs retains 120 000 vested stocks that were granted in 1997. Last year, Jobs earned a $1 salary from Apple. Earlier this month Forbes magazine put Jobs` net wealth at $4.4 billion, after the sale of Pixar, in which he was the majority shareholder, to Disney.
The sell-off comes ahead of Apple`s 30th anniversary to be celebrated on 1 April.
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