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Archive - 12 Oct 2001

Pentium 4 delay gives AMD top spot

News Sources indicate that Intel won't release the next version of the Pentium 4 until early 2002, giving AMD a chance to retake the performance crown

Desktop phones in every PC

Comment Internet telephony moves forward a small but significant step thanks to Windows XP. Good old Microsoft?

IDT takes on MIPS licences

News MIPs secures a valuable deal to supply one-time maker of x86 processors IDT with 32bit and 64bit cores for embedded chips

News Schmooze: Bert really is evil

News Reality got Web-ified, the US government joined the Internet race and BT foiled competition plans

Kewney's tech recession cure: keep on taking the gadgets

Comment There may be a glimmer of hope that the bottom of the tech recession trough is in sight. But only if everyone keeps the faith in IT and tech, argues Guy Kewney

BT silent on rumours of Bonfield's early exit

News Chief executive is reportedly planning to resign next summer once BT's restructuring is completed

Internet makes children lazy, says academic

News A leading British psychologist argued against the use of the Internet in schools, saying it makes them lazy

Handspring wireless handhelds to launch on Monday

News The Treo k180 and Treo g180 combine the best of a handheld computer with a mobile phone

Mandrake delays latest Linux

News Mandrake Linux 8.1 is available for download from the Web, but manufacturing problems are delaying shipments of the shrinkwrapped version

Britain leads the way with e-commerce

News The DTI-commissioned benchmark study reveals that more than half a million British businesses are now trading online

Linux watch: Ahead of its time?

News The WatchPad is the first result of a collaboration between Citizen and IBM - it includes calendar scheduling software, pager, and Bluetooth. And it tells the time too

Palm chief admits mistakes

News Yankowski looks to reassure shareholders after dramatic share slump

IBM's new chips slash power consumption

News New PowerPC processors to use 1/10 the power of their predecessors

Researchers move toward plastic chips

News Several teams of researchers are already working to find a way to use organic polymers - plastics - as material for microelectronic production

Online blackmailer leaks hacked data

News A hacker who broke into Webcertificate.com demanded $45,000 to keep customer details secret, the online merchant says-then disclosed the information when thwarted

Five Years Ago: Dell grows Limerick plant

News Dell has said it is expanding its systems plant in Limerick, Ireland and will build its fourth worldwide plant in Austin, Texas.

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