Previous DayChip market grows in Europe
News Coming back from a decline, the European semiconductor market rose again in July. It could be a sign of a return to healthier growth
IT pros less in demand than catering staff
News Research predicts that spending on IT will grow over the next year, but the IT jobs market is still flat
AMD Athlon XP/2600+
Tech Guide AMD has sprung a surprise by launching two new Athlon XP processors ahead of schedule. How does the flagship 2600+ CPU fare against Intel's Pentium 4 competition?
Athlon XP/2600+: encoding performance
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Athlon XP/2600+: application performance
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Athlon XP/2600+: gaming performance
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Athlon XP/2600+: workstation performance
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Athlon XP/2600+: Internet performance
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Athlon XP/2600+: conclusion
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Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide
News Two human rights groups have undertaken a comprehensive survey of how privacy rights have been affected in the year since the 11 September attacks
Task switching with RTOS
Feature Real-time operating system task switching enables you to run lengthy jobs independently, write modular code and improve response time by prioritising tasks
Four in court over massive mobile theft
News A London court hears that 15,000 top-of-the-range Samsung phones are still missing following one of Britain's biggest ever mobile phone robberies
The slow progress of high street hi-tech
Comment Eugene Lacey: Customer-facing IT technologies are slowly coming to the high street. Pioneers like Waitrose and Starbucks are showing a way forward - but where is the technology for customer care?
Xbox transformed into Linux PC
News A group of hackers has turned Microsoft's gaming console into a desktop computer running SuSE Linux, but there's a catch: the games are rather slow
Record labels put the brakes on CD copy locks
News Consumers have not reacted well to copy protection built into CDs, and the major record labels in the US are slowing down their programmes of rolling it out
Gamers face jail in Greece
News A new law passed in Greece means that anybody carrying an electronic game - even if it is just on a mobile phone - could face a hefty fine or lengthy jail sentence
Apache flaw leaves server wide open
Feature A serious flaw in the popular Apache Web server can lead to loss of data, crashed servers, and the revelation of confidential data
Microsoft increases Passport security
News Customers signing up for Passport will no longer be able to use a bogus email address due to new security measures being introduced
Java on mobiles: Write once, run... once?
News Developers agree that Java will be the next big thing on mobile phones, but so far the language is failing to live up to its promise of 'write once, run anywhere'
BTopenworld / Linksys Instant Wireless Network Access Point
Review This wireless network access point is good, solid networking equipment. However, it also requires good, solid wireless networking knowledge to set up securely.
Australian supercomputer reaches for the stars
News Selection of a site is underway for a cluster of Intel CPUs designed to work together to produce cosmological simulations
Network service platform promises secure teleworking
News User demands are forcing IT managers to offer remote access to users' systems. An SSL-based VPN could simplify this
Microsoft pulls out a new wallet
News The current Passport e-wallet is to be phased out by March 2003 - but customers will need to re-register for the new service
Eurotunnel site overwhelmed by bargain-hunters
News A newspaper offer of £1 trips to France renders the company's Web site and phone lines all but useless
Dell carves out cluster niche
News With the unveiling of a huge supercomputing cluster in a New York university, Dell breaks new ground in scientific computing
HP releases budget-minded Unix servers
News Post-merger HP has now tied IBM in server revenue, but will need a kick from new models to stay on top
Microsoft unveils new keyboards, mice
News The software company is gearing up for an assault on the peripherals market, which will include Bluetooth devices in November
HP-Compaq merger: communication is key
News It's been a year since the announcement of the merger of HP and Compaq - but is it all plain sailing at the new company?
