7th January 2002 Archive

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• Apple unveils iMac2 – The Anglepoise Generation

  Updated ... with speeds, feeds and a hands-on

  Apple has unveiled the next generation iMac. As expected, it's a flat panel design, but contrary to most predictions, the iMac now features G4 processors in all three new models. Apple also added a 6lb midrange model to its notebook range. It's based on the iBook, but with a 14.1" screen and larger battery. And it's making OS …

  Mac Channel 7 Jan 2002, 09:27

• WebTV founder launches all-in-one home hub

  Set-top decoder does MP3, TiVO too

  WebTV founder Steve Perlman today takes the wraps off his latest marvel, a do-it-all home entertainment centre called the Moxi Media Center. The VCR-sized box may well justify the marketing bumph's extravagant claims, as it's a rare example of a single box combining the broadcaster's tick list - it decodes satellite and cable …

  Personal 7 Jan 2002, 09:51

• Forcing Linux on a crap Presario laptop

  Boys don't cry

  What a weekend it's been. I spent the better part of it installing Linux on what has got to be the piss-poorest laptop computer ever built. The comical piece of junk to which I refer is a Compaq 1200 series, which I bought quite deliberately for the road. I'm confident it's unlikely to get stolen, and if it does, I'll be …

  Software 7 Jan 2002, 10:19

• Intel touts smaller, faster P4s

  Revs up to 2.2GHz

  Intel today launches the much-touted Northwood P4 - at 2.2GHz, its fastest chip to date. The P4 2.2Ghz with 512KB level two cache cost $562 in 1,000 units. The P4 2GHz 'A' ('A' to signal the 0.13micron version) now costs $364, 15 per cent less than its previous list price of $401. Again the price is for 1,000 off-tray units. …

  Channel 7 Jan 2002, 11:23

• Broadband ‘revolution is in the air’ – BT's Bland

  Reality check

  Britain is on the verge of a broadband revolution, according to the chairman of BT. Writing in the Sunday Times Sir Christopher Bland said the time is right for the industry to act and make Broadband Britain a reality. "The investment has been made. The planning is almost complete. Revolution is in the air - and it is up to …

  Telecoms 7 Jan 2002, 12:01

• MIT sues MS and IBM over imaging patent

  EFI demands licensing fees

  Microsoft and IBM have been accused of patent violation in a lawsuit filed in Texas last week by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a California software firm. Electronics For Imaging, which holds an exclusive license for image editing software developed by MIT, is demanding licensing fees backdated for six years …

  Business 7 Jan 2002, 12:03

• WinXP USB 2.0 driver slides out, Win2k version MIA?

  If you were the suspicious type...

  The Windows XP USB 2.0 driver that leaked last week does seem to be the finished item, and it's also available for download from Intel and Microsoft - in the latter case, only sort of. But for some strange reason, the Windows 2000 implementation seems to have gone missing. Jeff Roberts of USBMan tells us that Win2k USB 2.0 …

  Software 7 Jan 2002, 12:07

• ASDA shuts ecommerce depots

  Where Tesco.com leads...

  ASDA has abandoned its ecommerce strategy in favour of one championed by rival supermarket Tesco. The about-turn means that the Wal-Mart subsidiary will now operate its home delivery service with produce sourced directly from its stores instead of centralised depots. As a result, the company will close its home delivery depots …

  e-Business 7 Jan 2002, 13:49

• AMD combats ‘megahertz myth’ with Athlon XP 2000+

  Battle of the CPUs

  AMD today launched the Athlon XP 2000+, the industry's "highest performing desktop PC processor". It costs $339 in OEM quantities of 1,000. Note the company does not say "industry's fastest" - when it comes to processing cycles, the Athlon XP 2000+ , at 1.666GHz, clocks up rather fewer per second than Intel's Pentium 4 2.2GHz, …

  Channel 7 Jan 2002, 14:30

• How MS tax policy saves Gates millions – Nader

  Manipulating the money pile

  US consumer activist Ralph Nader has opened a new front in his war on Microsoft - tax fiddling. In a letter sent to Bill Gates on Friday, Nader and James Love, the director of Nader's Consumer Project on Technology, describe Microsoft's failure to pay shareholder dividends as "an inappropriate and we believe unlawful device." …

  Software 7 Jan 2002, 15:24

• AOL to blow $6.7bn on AOL Europe

  Ouch

  AOL Time Warner is tipped to announce today that it is to acquire Bertelsmann's half of AOL Europe for $6.7 billion (£4.66 billion) in cash and shares. The monster Internet and content outfit is due to brief analysts about its outlook for the coming year. Many commentators believe AOL will signal that, like other companies in …

  e-Business 7 Jan 2002, 15:44

• Judge denies MS request for more time

  March or die...

  US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has refused Microsoft's request for more time prior to the start of hearings on remedies. Microsoft had complained that the discovery process initiated by the US States who have refused to settle with the company "required more time than the Court's Scheduling Order envisioned," and …

  Software 7 Jan 2002, 16:17

• Verisign buys .tv rights for $45m

  I want my dot TV

  Verisign is tightening its grip on the wacky world of domain registration with the $45m cash purchase of the rights to flog .tv names from existing rights holder .tv Corp international. Verisign maintains the directory of approx. 30 million .com, .net, and .org addresses. With .tv, the Net country code for Tuvalu, under its …

  e-Business 7 Jan 2002, 16:39

• Vizzavi to axe 100 jobs

  CEO steps down

  Vizzavi is to axe 100 jobs in Europe, the company confirmed today. The Internet/cellphone portal business - a joint venture between Vodafone and Vivendi - has not said where the job cuts will be made yet. However, since Vizzavi's European HQ is based in London it seems likely that the UK will bear the brunt of the cuts. Evan …

  e-Business 7 Jan 2002, 17:05

• SDRAM spot rise won't last – unless…

  Restocking

  SDRAM spot market prices in Asia jumped today, with 128Mb 16x8 prices up nine per cent to $3.10. But PC demand remains weak and price rises are unsustainable without industry consolidation in the long term, according to Boston investment bank Fechtor, Detwiler and Co. In a research note published today, the firm notes that in …

  Channel 7 Jan 2002, 17:43

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