One, two, Three, go

In today's paper, read an overview of new mobile network Three's launch, where they promised to shake up the market with acutely priced tariffs and lots of free content. The handsets are so-so but the prices (for 3G at least) are sensational, particularly because they include large bundles of minutes but, almost as importantly, most of the 3G multimedia stuff (Premiership goals, music video clips, etc) are free to download, without limits.

This contrasts rather starkly with the arm-and-a-leg approach by Vodafone whose 3G tariffs are off the scale in comparison.

But only a full test of Three's service will tell the full tale (is it fast? is there interoperability with Vodafone on videocalls? is the quality of clips as good or varied as Voda? is the 3G coverage just as ropey?). Watch this space.

The column also brings new details of the launch of the PlayStation Portable on September 1, including the dedicated new site which is just up and running with tasty titbits.