A Year Ago: Intel details Katmai chip plan
News Intel is taking the lid off 'Katmai', the codename it has for the next big thing on its 32-bit processor roadmap. The chip, scheduled for release in the first half of 1999, will carry 70 new instructions that Intel is calling Katmai New...
[January 15, 1999, 5:25]
Platform details open grid plans
News Grid computing specialist Platform Computing has developed a unified framework for grid-enabled applications in a bid to drive widespread adoption of grid computing. In a move away from single-supplier grid infrastructures, the Enterprise Grid...
[September 19, 2005, 18:10]
Dell reveals launch details of Mini 10 netbook
News Dell launched its 10-inch-screened netbook, the Inspiron Mini 10, on Monday. The new low-cost subnotebook falls in the middle of Dell's netbook range — the other models being the Mini 9 and Mini 12. All use variations on Intel's Atom chipset, with...
[February 23, 2009, 16:12]
Details emerge of Acer 10-inch netbook
News Acer plans to start selling the latest version of its Aspire One netbook in mid-February, the manufacturer announced on Friday. The first version of the Aspire One, which had an 8.9-inch screen, was launched in June of last year and helped make...
[January 27, 2009, 12:57]
MS details Palm PC plan, names OEMs
News The company today showed off its Palm PC (P/PC) plan and played an ace by naming seven OEMs who will support the blueprint: Philips, Casio, FIC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Uniden and Palmax Technology. Products are expected to ship later this but...
[January 8, 1998, 10:54]
T-Mobile details its 4G testing plans
News The operator's UK technical director tells ZDNet UK how T-Mobile plans to move to the LTE data connectivity standard, and why the recession may not hit the mobile industry very hard.
[February 27, 2009, 10:37]
Report details common Web flaws
News A group of security experts on Monday released a list of Web site flaws that it believes are the primary culprits in undermining the security of online applications. In a 23-page report, the Open Web Applications Security Project said that the...
[January 14, 2003, 16:29]
Homeland Security gives cyber 'early warning system' details
Blog The US is to develop an 'early warning system' to warn of cyber attacks, US secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference given after a keynote speech at the RSA Conference in San Francisco...
[April 8, 2008, 22:35]
Amazon details Linux usage
News It's not the first time Amazon.com has proclaimed its support for Linux, but it's the most detailed. At the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York, Amazon vice president of infrastructure Tom Killalea described in detail on Wednesday how the...
[January 23, 2004, 12:20]
Microsoft releases details of earnings
News Microsoft saw a jump in profits from its server and tools business last quarter, while its desktop Windows and Office business posted slight declines in profits from a year earlier, according to documents filed on Thursday with the Securities and...
[November 14, 2003, 9:25]
Microsoft announces July patch details
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release three security alerts for flaws in Windows and Office. Two of the security bulletins apply to Windows, and at least one of them is deemed "critical", Microsoft's highest...
[July 8, 2005, 9:30]
Intel SSD - details. 32-160GB, production in next 30 days, £400-ish
Blog Briefing time! Intel is telling us about its solid-state drives. There are two types of SSD, the multi-level cell NAND flash and the single-level cell NAND flash. Multi-level cell stores more bits per memory location but at a performance hit...
[August 19, 2008, 19:43]
Details emerge of desktop Asus Eee PC
News Asus has confirmed the existence of the Eee Box, a desktop version of the popular Eee PC laptop. The PC, which will be launched at next week's Computex trade show in Taiwan, will come in Windows XP and Linux flavours, as does its notebook counterpart.
[May 27, 2008, 17:24]
A Year Ago: Microsoft ordered to hand over pricing details
News U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson this morning granted a motion by the Department of Justice that forces Microsoft to turn over pricing information from its sales and OEM databases. Jackson, while acknowledging Microsoft's objection...
[October 22, 1999, 8:30]
Get the details on Microsoft's June security bulletins
News For most people, the big news this past week was Bill Gates' announcement of his plans to gradually leave Microsoft in order to concentrate more on his charitable foundation. However, the software giant's Patch Tuesday overshadowed this momentous...
[June 20, 2006, 12:45]
The details aren't that important
Talkback There are lots of ways that this information could be used, though, and most of them would have been prevented by some reasonably simply precautions. The pattern of usage is different from Bluetooth, too; I could improvise an explosive device that...
[December 15, 2006, 11:04]
New IE flaw details published
News Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw. The vulnerability, discovered by SEC Consult, mean that attackers could...
[July 4, 2005, 9:15]
RIM patent application details hybrid touchscreen
News BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has applied for a patent on a hybrid resistive-capacitive touchscreen. The company's patent application, published at the end of July, describes a fusion between the two main types of touchscreen currently on the...
[August 7, 2009, 15:17]
IBM releases supercomputer details
News IBM is shedding light on a programme to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a proclivity for the Linux operating system.
[May 8, 2003, 12:03]
BT details success of PC loan scheme
News BT has loaned 30,000 PCs to staff for home use as part of its policy to encourage flexible working and raise digital literacy levels in the two years it has been taking part in the government's Home Computing Initiative (HCI).
[March 15, 2006, 11:25]



