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AMD slashes price on 800MHz Athlon
News Consumers should expect PC makers, over the next quarter, to pass on the savings resulting from chip price cuts. AMD officials said the price cuts were planned as part of the Athlon lifecycle and coincide with new product introductions, such as the...
[March 1, 2000, 9:18]
Gates and Kennard headline Wireless 2000
News Loosely translating yen into pounds, customers pay about £1.80 per month for base service. Next up was Chris Gent, chief executive of Britain's red-hot Vodafone Airtouch (quote: VOD), which, with several major alliances in the past few months...
[February 29, 2000, 13:18]
Yahoo! chief executive: Searching for a survivor
News to find the next chief executive, said it has at least five potentially viable candidates interested in the job. People need to sign up for hard, completely dedicated work in the next few years," said one person close to the executive search.
[March 29, 2001, 8:51]
Bush pushes for expansion of surveillance law
News President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that expanded Internet surveillance powers for police but partially expires next year. Key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next...
[January 21, 2004, 9:25]
BT hints at cheaper Wi-Fi prices
News Unlimited access to BT Openzone, which launched in August this year, costs £85 per month, with 600 minutes of access costing £40 per month, and 300 minutes of access costing £20 per month. BT Openzone currently has some 22 hot spots up and running...
[October 2, 2002, 16:27]
Demon could sue BT for poaching customers
News Demon's unmetered offering comes in two flavours: Premier Connect, for evening and weekends, where users pay Demon £10 per month and £5.99 per month to BT, and Premier Connect Plus, which offers completely unmetered access, charges £19.99 per...
[October 10, 2000, 9:54]
Intel, AMD call truce on 'bus war'
News Intel used the opportunity of its Developer Forum in San Jose this week to talk up 3GIO, a next-generation standard it first proposed this spring, which the chip maker promises will revolutionise the way PCs are designed.
[August 31, 2001, 17:17]
Siebel acquisitions show ambition
News Siebel moved deeper into the hosted business applications market earlier this month, when it announced a pay-by-the-month software program, called Siebel CRM OnDemand, which is set to launch by the end of the year.
[October 16, 2003, 9:35]
BT and Sky mull deal to deliver TV via ADSL
News BT launched its ADSL service BTopenworld at the end of last month after a series of delays. Last month Telewest started a broadband price war, slashing its cable broadband service Blueyonder to £33 a month.
[September 5, 2000, 7:46]
RealNetworks launches subscription music service
News Although the company is laying the groundwork for its paid music service, analysts said, it also appears to be seeking a balancing point between the desires of consumers and copyright holders as online music moves into its next major phase of...
[December 4, 2001, 16:00]
Transmeta investigating Taiwan foundries
News The move to Taiwan could be the next stage of Transmeta's development as it seeks to license its Crusoe processor for laptops, Web pads and other power-sensitive, x86-compatible devices, say analysts.
[August 8, 2000, 10:00]
Smallest laptops lose weight
News IBM and Sony are planning to revamp their smallest notebooks this month. Big Blue is preparing another lightweight ThinkPad, the X40, for release in the United States this month, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
[February 4, 2004, 7:35]
Opera hints at version 8 with latest beta
News This was intended to be the beta for version 7.6 of the browser, but the company says its new features are so substantial that "it exceeds the next logical version number and warrants a major release.
[December 23, 2004, 13:20]
Can AMD's heir apparent turn its fortunes around?
News Chief executive Hector Ruiz said last month that he plans to stay in the job throughout 2008, and it doesn't seem AMD's board of directors is inclined to send him packing. AMD is accustomed to boom and bust cycles and it has some work to do getting...
[January 3, 2008, 14:38]
Thus on rivals, regulation and recovery
News What about your next-generation network? PM: We already have a next-generation network. What about BT's £10bn next-generation network, 21CN? It had no strategy for next-generation networks, and it was not investing in anything it needed in the future.
[January 12, 2007, 13:10]
Qualcomm 3G phone ban to take effect
News Last month, the appeals court said it didn't have jurisdiction in the case. Qualcomm is the dominant semiconductor manufacturer for two next-generation technologies — EV-DO and WCDMA — that are being used today by three of the four major US...
[August 7, 2007, 10:52]
UK carriers roll out GPRS
News The service costs £45 a month, plus around £199 for the handset and standard charges for voice calls. During a promotional period lasting until the autumn, users have a nominal limit of 50MB per month, but Cellnet will introduce a new tariff...
[July 7, 2000, 15:20]
802.11g approved, 802.11n is next in line
News Overall, worldwide revenue for wireless-networking equipment was $411m (£246m) in the first quarter, up 1 percent from the previous three-month period. Apple and other 802.11g-based product makers are expected to release updates for their products...
[June 13, 2003, 10:49]
Nvidia gains on rivals, prepares for NV30 launch
News Nvidia is preparing the way for the launch of its NV30 graphics processor later this month with a public event showing off the chip's power and demonstrating its "cinematic" effects. Nvidia is gearing up to introduce its new NV30 processor at...
[November 6, 2002, 16:38]
Intel: Caught with its PIIIs down
News Demand has also increased from large corporations -- Intel included -- that are launching programs to offer PCs to employees for next to nothing. The company jumped from 800MHz at the end of 1999 to 1GHz early last month.
[April 28, 2000, 9:49]
