Previous DayAMD breaks silence on 64-bit Hammer
News Next-generation processor for servers will take on computing's most lucrative market with a host of advanced hardware features
The GPRS conundrum
Comment Want to use GPRS on your mobile? You can't - and a bulky PDA is hardly a useful replacement as a phone. But is there a solution? Guy Kewney looks into the murky world of mobile technology.
AOL unveils 7.0 as competition mounts
News Just after Microsoft announces MSN 7, AOL releases the latest version of its software
ALICE talks her way to victory in AI challenge
News ALICE, the Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, has won the Loebner prize, but remains decidedly underwhelmed at the dubious honour
BT: Anytime can't mean 'all of the time'
News 'BT Sometimes' hasn't got the same appeal, but the telco reckons that its unmetered narrowband service can't accomodate customers who use it too much, or at the wrong time
News Focus: 64-bit processors power up chip forum
News Chip makers at Microprocessor Forum are driving greater performance and lower power consumption in the face of the market slump. And 64-bit chips are leading the pack
SirCam to target Europe in new attack
News The worm is programmed to reinfect PCs set with the European date format on 16 October - and will roll a dice to decide if it will destroy data on infected PCs
ARM to unveil 64-bit Jaguar chip for handhelds
News Jaguar will borrow features from high-end servers so manufacturers can squeeze them into handheld devices - but it won't appear in products for some time yet
Rivals encroach on Oracle's database lead
News Microsoft and IBM are snapping at the heels of the database leader, but Oracle remains confident
Pop-up ads influence Web rankings
News The latest study shows that pop-up ads increase traffic numbers, but may not reflect what people intend to do on the Web
Intel's P6 to live on in low-power chip
News Banias, Intel's upcoming low-power notebook chip, will be based on the same core as Pentium II and Pentium III
AMD, Intel, IBM stake out new territory at chip forum
News Chip makers go for greater performance and lower power consumption in face of semiconductor downturn
Internet attacks on the rise
News More targets and more information going online is leading to sharp increases in probes, viruses and other attacks
Five years ago: Cable modem road could be bumpy
News Standards must be ironed out before cable modems become popular, warns expert
