Introducing you to... Opteron
Feature With the launch of Opteron, AMD has finally squared up to Intel in the battle that will define the shape of computing over the next five years
Sars virus exploited by worm writers
News A new worm being distributed over the Web exploits people's fears about the outbreak of Sars, a killer flu from the Far East
Linux gets Office XP applications
News Update: A software package from CodeWeavers enables Linux users to run most Microsoft Office XP components, making the operating system more attractive on the desktop
WordPerfect Office 11 Standard
Review Current WordPerfect customers should certainly upgrade to Office 11, but home and small business users won't need some of the functionality.
Sony unveils multi-format DVD recorder
News Japan-based electronics giant Sony will soon introduce what it claims to be the word's first dual-format home DVD recorder
Smartphone market picks up in Europe
News Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Orange helped the smartphone market jump by nearly 800 percent from last year, according to new figures. But Palm is losing out
MusicNet deal provides Real profits
News RealNetworks made a profit from its joint venture with MusicNet, according to an SEC filing earlier this week
Itanium's 32-bit emulator to fight AMD
News Intel is taking a software approach to increasing the performance of its 64-bit Itanium processor when running 32-bit applications
CompactFlash cards begin to fade away
News CompactFlash and SmartMedia memory cards are quickly losing their market share to the next generation of smaller, cheaper storage products
PC manufacturers up recycling plans
News PC and printer manufacturers like Dell and HP are becoming more involved with the recycling process of their products
IT burnouts work less to escape stress
News An increasing number of workers in stressful fields such as IT are leaving their careers behind, according to new figures
Apple updates its iBook and online store
News Apple has updated its low-cost 'thin and light' notebook range and redesigned its online store
Dot-com gloom has cost 500,000 jobs
News Two years of dot-com gloom have resulted in more than 500,000 job losses in Silicon Valley, turning this years BrassRing technology employment conference into a farce
IBM will make servers using Opteron
News IBM has joined a list of companies adopting the Opteron processor. AMD is on the verge of gaining a significant share of the corporate market with its new chip
Amazon.com taken to task over child privacy
News Privacy groups are demanding an investigation into the e-commerce giant, arguing that it does not sufficiently protect children's privacy. An inquiry would broaden the scope of a controversial US...
IDS: The integrated partner for your firewall
Feature A firewall shouldn't be your only means of protection. That's why Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are becoming a necessary complement for existing firewall solutions
Madonna site hacked in file-trading controversy
News After the singer distributed fake copies of her new songs on peer-to-peer networks, hackers struck back by defacing her Web site
Palm unveils devices with built-in camera, wireless
News The handheld computer maker is hoping that more innovative hardware will tempt reluctant consumers and business buyers
A pair of new Palms
Preview Palm has announced two additions to its range of handhelds: the Zire 71 for consumers and the Tungsten C for businesses.



