25th April 2002 Archive

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Qualcomm looks for 3G boost

Brewing up a storm

Qualcomm Inc has posted net income of $43.9m for the second quarter to March 31, down from $109.7m on revenue of $696.1m, down from $717.1m. At the mid-term stage net income was $183.2m, up from a loss of $309.5m on revenue up 1.6% at $1.39bn. It said it expects rising sales of chipsets for mobile phones, boosted by the …

Mobile 25 Apr 2002, 06:58
Vodafone releases key indicators – doubts grow

Market on tenterhooks

Vodafone Plc will release its key performance indicators today as belief in the growth prospects of the world's largest mobile operator is crumbling and its share price is poised to crash through the psychologically important 100 pence barrier. In common with other European operators, it is expected to report a slowdown in …

Mobile 25 Apr 2002, 06:58
DRAM makers prepare for life under Micron

More squeeze or higher prices?

Now that the deal appears finally to be done, the world's memory chip makers are eyeing the prospect of a giant new company to be created from the merger of Micron Technology Inc and Hynix Semiconductor Inc with a mixture of relief and trepidation. Their relief stems from the possibility that the new company might use its …

Mobile 25 Apr 2002, 06:58
Hammer time at Microsoft – Windows to support AMD's Opteron

Sounds like eyewash

Advanced Micro Devices Inc yesterday unveiled the AMD Opteron, the long-touted "Hammer" or "SledgeHammer" 64-bit server processor, and said it has won crucial operating system support from Microsoft Corp. The announcements signify the beginning of a crucial phase in AMD's evolution - the company is banking on the Opteron …

Mobile 25 Apr 2002, 06:59
SMS: make hay while the sun shines

Killer app not so killer

Mobile operators could be in for a shock - if the latest research from Forrester is correct. The firm predicts that European SMS (short message service) revenues will start to stagnate as early as 2004. Having spoken to around 20 mobile operators in Europe, Forrester concludes that they need to tap this market to its full …

Mobile 25 Apr 2002, 07:15
AOL suffers from weak ad market

Don't we all

America Online - the Internet division of media giant AOL Time Warner - reported a fall in earnings for the first three months of the year after an increase in subscription revenues was cancelled out by tumbling advertising and ecommerce revenues. EBITDA (earnings before interest etc) fell 15 per cent to $433 million from $507 …

Music and Media 25 Apr 2002, 12:08
UK police swoop in child porn raids

Net closing in

British police carried out a series of dawn raids yesterday in the UK's biggest crackdown on Internet paedophiles. Twenty-seven people including teachers and those from the medical profession were held following raids by officers from 34 forces. Several people were arrested - the youngest just 15 years old. Computer equipment …

Music and Media 25 Apr 2002, 12:19
Gigabyte fixes GA-81RXP boot problem

And sends us letter

Recently we wrote about the problems experienced by users who tried to overclock Gigabyte's GA-81RXP mobo (Gigabyte GA-81RXP: overclocker's nightmare). Despite a number of BIOS revisions post-launch, a couple designed specifically to fix this bug, many users continued to report boot problems. Following our article, Gigabyte …

Personal 25 Apr 2002, 12:37
Cornwall online OK

KOÿ

Plans to roll-out ADSL to rural areas took a step forward with week with the unveiling of six exchanges in Cornwall part-funded by European cash. Thanks to the initiative exchanges in Truro, St Austell, Redruth, Camborne, Newquay and Penzance are now DSL-enabled. And if there's enough demand then exchanges at Falmouth, Bodmin …

Telecoms 25 Apr 2002, 13:40