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17th April 2006 Archive

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  • Nokia 6103 low-end mobile phone

    Review Back to basics

    The Nokia 6103 is that rarest of beasts, a drop-dead simple mobile phone. In this fast-moving world of smart phones, music phones, GPS phones, camera phones and gpsmusiccamerasmartphones it's unusual to find a plain old-fashioned phone phone. The Nokia 6103 is just that though, and it's none the worse for its simplicity... …

    Reg Hardware 17 Apr 2006, 08:02

  • SAP steals BEA's thunder

    And customers

    BEA Systems has claimed industry-leading growth for its Java application server just as a fresh challenge has emerged from SAP, the business applications giant. The company is claiming a year-on-year increase in WebLogic Server licensing revenue of 12 per cent, which beats market growth expectations from the analyst firm IDC. …

    Software 17 Apr 2006, 13:02

  • iRiver preps WiMAX UMPC

    W10 to feature WiBro, Wi-Fi too

    South Korea's iRiver is preparing to enter the ultra-mobile PC arena, the company has revealed. This week it demo'd its first UMPC, the W10, at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair. The prototype device shown at the event sports Wi-Fi, WiMax and WiBro connectivity. Despite the UMPC tag, the W10 appears more a compact notebook than …

    Reg Hardware 17 Apr 2006, 14:52

  • DVD+RW bosses OK double-layer rewriteable format

    DVD+RW DL to offer 8.5GB capacity, 2.4x speed

    The DVD+RW Alliance, the organisation behind the unofficial rewriteable DVD standard, has approved a dual-layer version of the DVD+RW disc specification. Like existing DVD+R two-layer media, the rewriteable form sports a capacity of 8.5GB. According to Japanese-language site PCWatch, the Alliance approved version 1.0 of the …

    Reg Hardware 17 Apr 2006, 15:10

  • Nvidia preps single-chip integrated chipsets

    MCP61 series due August?

    Nvidia's next-generation single-chip integrated chipsets have begun to appear on the company's roadmap, with three SKUs pitched at the upper and lower reaches of the mainstream-system, and the value-system market segments. So claims a report at DailyTech. The core's codenamed the MCP61 and will appear as the P, S and V …

    Reg Hardware 17 Apr 2006, 15:30

  • Bring me the head of Paul Otellini

    Analyst points Intel chief to the exit

    A prominent Wall Street analyst has hit out at Intel management for failing to address the competitive threat posed by AMD and not preparing the company to expand into new markets. Merrill Lynch analyst Joe Osha, while actually optimistic about Intel in the near-term, feels that current CEO Paul Otellini might not be the right …

    Servers 17 Apr 2006, 20:36

  • At one with himself, Ellison ponders crushing the Linux market

    A koan for Red Hat

    Those wondering how Oracle would respond to Red Hat's purchase last week of JBoss didn't have to wait long for some action. Oracle chief Larry Ellison dropped a few not so subtle bombs during a recent interview, saying he would buy a Linux maker if the companies had some real value. Given that Ellison doesn't think Red Hat or …

    Applications 17 Apr 2006, 22:55