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  • Europe to make broadband top priority next year

    Why wait?

    Broadband will be top of the list of priorities for the European Commission next year, according to Erkki Liikanen, the Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society Study. Speaking at the publication of a new EC-commissioned report into broadband access in Europe he said: "The study clearly tells us that the future of …

    Telecoms 10 Oct 2001, 09:16

  • AMD to bring performance ratings to other CPUs

    'Deep in Squat' coming to mobile, server parts

    AMD yesterday pledged to apply its new buzzword, QuantiSpeed, to all of the processors it offers based on the Palomino core. QuantiSpeed is the term the chip company hopes will allow consumers to understand why, say, a 1.53GHz Athlon XP processor runs faster than a 1.8GHz Thunderbird. That performance lead is implicit in the XP …

    Channel 10 Oct 2001, 09:34

  • Broadband shortage hits UK economy

    Oh no it isn't, oh yes it is...

    There's insufficient broadband Net access in the UK and it's hitting the country's competitiveness. So says a survey by the Communications Management Association (CMA) which claims that more than two thirds of respondents want broadband Net access but can't get it. According to the FT, the report is at odds with BT's view of …

    Telecoms 10 Oct 2001, 11:03

  • Apply here to screw Java: Microsoft recruits more J# developers

    Sits Javac?

    Both Sun and Microsoft have given us on the record responses to the Beast's latest Java provocation, Visual J#. Microsoft has officially acknowledged that it exists, which will come as a major relief to those of you who downloaded the software on Sunday, when it was briefly available from the Microsoft download site. No, you …

    Software 10 Oct 2001, 11:08

  • BT stops port throttling in time for Watchdog programme

    But it may be back up again next week

    BT has lifted the "port throttling" restrictions on its ADSL service just a few hours ago and just one day before TV programme Watchdog plans to take the company to task for it. Users of the company's broadband service, which currently costs £40 a month, will now be able to download data from file-sharing sites like Kazaa, …

    Music and Media 10 Oct 2001, 11:14

  • RIAA secret meeting memo

    Turns out to have been all made up

    The trouble with the Internet is that it's just too darn fast. Publish a story and it's all around the world before you've caught your breath. Or had a chance to change what you'd incautiously posted prematurely. Which is certainly the case with Monday's 'Music biz wants tougher DMCA, CPRM 2 to protect copyright' story. We …

    Site News 10 Oct 2001, 11:30

  • Baltimore appoints new chief as revenues decline

    Not planning any more cuts

    Baltimore Technologies has appointed a fresh chief executive tasked with restoring to health the once high-flying security firm. Bijan Khezri, who's had two spells as non-executive director with the Irish-based firm, replaces interim chief executive and chief finance officer Paul Sanders, who is leaving the business. Baltimore …

    Business 10 Oct 2001, 11:37

  • Athlon XP PC ads dribble in

    AMD's site can't take the heat

    Just a smattering of advertising for AMD's newly launched Athlon XP processors can be found in the main papers today. Only Time Computers and Mesh Computers are displaying offers on the new chips. Of the two, Time is the only one daring to make a real foray into the controversial "QuantiSpeed" marketing pitch. Mesh preferred to …

    Personal 10 Oct 2001, 11:48

  • BT rewrites Ts&Cs to kick off more Anytime users

    Cull number two on the horizon

    BT is determined to kick more users off its dial-up Anytime service and so it has rewritten its terms & conditions just so it can inform customers they have broken them. Several hundred customers received an email on 9 October from the company saying it has "reason to believe that your account has been active for online …

    Music and Media 10 Oct 2001, 11:52

  • InTechnology gets NAS from IBM

    Rounds off storage profile

    IBM gave non-exclusive distribution rights to InTechnology for its Network Attached Storage (NAS) products in the UK yesterday. IBM believes NAS to be a huge opportunity and offered figures of 40 to 50 per cent growth per annum, compared to flat growth in the Directly Attached Storage (DAS) market (in its opinion). …

    Channel 10 Oct 2001, 11:55

  • Intel to offer Pentium 4-based Celeron next year

    Will debut at 1.8GHz, apparently

    Pentium 4 technology will come to Intel's Celeron line next summer, the chip giant's latest roadmaps show, just as Tualatin 0.13 micron Pentium IIIs are even now turning up with Celeron badges. The P4 Celeron will ship in Q3 at 1.8GHz, say the roadmaps, according to a report over at The Inquirer. They will be offered with a …

    Channel 10 Oct 2001, 12:05

  • Motorola announces third consecutive loss

    Chips are down

    Motorola has reported its third quarterly loss in a row, although it provided no surprises to the City and share price has remained unchanged. The telecoms and processor manufacturer announced a loss of $153 million (£105 million) for its third quarter from a profit of $643 million (£442 million) a year ago. Revenue was down 22 …

    Business 10 Oct 2001, 12:16

  • AMD's Athlon XP numbering scheme misses the (bench)mark

    Analysis Right idea, wrong way of doing it

    Just how is AMD going to persuade potential PC buyers that its new processor naming scheme, introduced yesterday with the Athlon XP chip, is a meaningful measure of relative performance? AMD has a point when it claims that megahertz alone are no longer a sufficient measure of the raw speed of a processor - something PowerPC …

    Channel 10 Oct 2001, 13:27

  • MS confirms Xbox disk downgrade

    Spec. trimmed from 10GB to 8GB

    Microsoft has confirmed that it has shaved a couple of gigabytes off the hard drive built into its Xbox games console. The machine, due to go on sale next month will ship with an 8GB hard drive, rather than 10GB. Web site ActiveWin reported yesterday that it had received various reports of the specification change, and …

    Personal 10 Oct 2001, 14:33

  • Leaked EU papers signal guilty verdict, vast fine for MS

    Obstructive conduct as well - surely not?

    An escaped European Commission antitrust document makes it clear that Microsoft is in deep trouble with Europe's authorities. The document, leaked to the Wall Street Journal, charges that Microsoft's server software - specifically, Windows 2000 - has been deliberately designed to exclude rivals, and that the company has …

    Software 10 Oct 2001, 14:36

  • UK broadband prices ‘too high’ says BT Retail boss

    At least we agree on something

    The chief exec of BT Retail has admitted that the cost of broadband in the UK is too high. Taking part earlier today in an online chat session discussing the "Digital Divide" Pierre Danon said there is the desire within BT to cut costs. Asked whether BT had any plans to cut its prices Monsieur Danon said: "Yes there are. I …

    Telecoms 10 Oct 2001, 14:37

  • All Dixons Group's Web sites down

    Updated But isn't too keen on telling us why or for how long

    All Dixons Group's Web sites are down and have been for at least 24 hours. That includes PCWorld.com and co.uk, Dixons.com and co.uk, Currys.co.uk and TheLink.com and co.uk. All the sites are blank save a coloured backdrop, the company logo and the message: "We apologise for any inconvenience caused, however you can still …

    Channel 10 Oct 2001, 14:47

  • Would you rather meet Bill Gates or a topless model?

    IT lifestyle census: beer, sex and gravy

    Database company Embarcadero has produced the results of its IT lifestyle census, after polling a wide range of UK IT professionals. Much of the information provides predictable results: IT pros earn more than average people (£35,000); they are frequently stressed (42 per cent under constant pressure); they work longer hours ( …

    Bootnotes 10 Oct 2001, 16:01

  • Afilias calls to explain .info fiasco

    Lessons learnt, problems nearly solved

    Afilias gave us a bell this afternoon to raise a few problems it has had with our coverage of the .info registration process and explain what it is doing to clear up the mess from the first top-level domain launch since the Internet's origins. "It has not been the smoothest, most error-free launch," Roland La Plante, chief …

    Music and Media 10 Oct 2001, 16:15