1936.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - JOLIE APPOINTED MOST FRIENDLY STAR

Lara Croft Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie has been anointed the coveted most fan-friendliest actress by The National Inquirer following a recent study into celebrity behavior. Also topping the honors list includes George Clooney and Eddie Murphy. Although former Oscar-winner Jolie is more familiar binding legal documents in blood, she sensibly elects to use traditional ink for autographs, coming up trumps in a poll so tongue-in-cheek it's licking a parallel universe.

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2001  

1937.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA BOOSTS GORDONSTOUN PUPILS

Gordonstoun School, the real-life boarding school credited with giving Core Designs British aristocrat Lara Croft her first taste of adventure and survival training, welcomed a record number of pupils during yesterdays new term inauguration thanks largely to the fictional cyber-heroine, The Times reports today.

Last Updated: Sep 3, 2001  

1938.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA CROFT THREATENS PC SECURITY

Kaspersky Laboratories, an international data-security software developer, have announced today the detection of the Internet worm Lara: the first malicious program that spreads in Desktop Themes files. At the moment, Kaspersky Lab has received two reports of infections by this worm.

Last Updated: Sep 3, 2001  

1939.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - SCOTTISH SCREEN SEEKS TARTAN RAIDER

Scottish Screen is searching for a tartan Lara Croft to rescue the country's beleaguered film industry. Quango bosses believe that the industry's future lies in finding new digital animation heroines, like the star of Tomb Raider, rather than blockbusters such as Braveheart or Trainspotting. They believe low budget films with lucrative commercial spin-offs into television and computer games will prove more successful.

Last Updated: Sep 1, 2001  

1940.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOMB RAIDER ENERGISES ERICSSON SALES

A new report from the Gartner analyst firm shows that Ericsson's market share has increased by two percent: from 6.8% to 8.3% in just one quarter. There is a significant trend behind the number: the transition from GSM to GPRS. Our GPRS phone T39 is selling well, and the Tomb Raider campaign this summer has been successful. The T20 and other models have also sold well, says Peter Bodor, Public Relations Manager, Consumer Products.

Last Updated: Aug 31, 2001