Previous DayAMD and Intel heat up multicore chip race
Analysis Intel and AMD say they've learned their lesson about staying cool, but the first quad-core processors might make some PCs perspire
The Man Behind the Microchip
Review This is a highly detailed, densely packed portrait not only of Intel co-founder Robert Noyce, but also of the science and technology he helped create. A great read.
IBM buys asset management company
News The purchase of MRO Software follows a day after IBM bought SOA firm Webify
Ericsson hits Samsung with more patent claims
News Following a lawsuit launched in February against rival Samsung, Ericsson has added to its list of alleged patent violations
Wireless safety needs good sense, not sensationalism
Leader A splashy exploit makes good copy, but the real lessons for wireless security come from a more thoughtful approach
Hollywood ensures cyberterror myth will Die Hard
Comment Next summer will see another blockbuster based on the idea of terrorists using IT for malicious ends, but it's not just Hollywood that's guilty of hyping the threat
Symantec error gets vicars in a twist
News Norton Antivirus has created an unholy stink by mistakenly instructing vicars to delete a file used to create sermons
Virgin's first mobile TV handset sighted
News The first true broadcast TV handset appears to be on track for a September launch, although the date may still slip
Firefox 'not being aggressive enough'
News Firefox has signed a distribution agreement with Real Networks after hitting the 200 million download mark, but analysts believe it should be doing more
AOL counts on freebies to keep users interested
Analysis Analysis: AOL hopes its free services and software will give users a reason to stick with the company as they switch to broadband
Latest threat to music industry: the postal service?
News IDC has warned of the music copying threat posed by a new service allowing large-scale CD swapping through the post
Centrino holed by Wi-Fi flaws
News The bugs could allow Wi-Fi-based attacks or even wireless-enabled worms
Security tools probe VoIP flaws
News New tools can overload VoIP phones with traffic, force hang-ups, reassign devices to different users and other attacks
Acer TravelMate 3022WTMi
Review Acer has jazzed up its Core Duo-based ultraportable with a white colour scheme. Underneath it remains a capable tool for mobile professionals, although some may bemoan the lack of an integrated...
FTC finds against Rambus in monopoly case
News US trade officials said Rambus withheld 'highly material' information from an industry group in order to impose royalties on competitors
Click fraud alliance formed at last
News Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are finally taking action over the long-running problem of fraudulent online advertising traffic
Mac OS X gets patches
News By fixing 26 holes in its operating system, Apple may have kept ahead of the virus writers
Wi-Fi attack on laptop demoed
News Two security researchers have claimed that flaws in networking drivers leave many laptops open to attack
FBI: Help us fight hackers
News Attendees at the Black Hat security conference have been urged to lend law enforcement agencies a hand
HP may fork the GPL
News Attempts to update the GPL have hit another glitch — HP prefers the old version
