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Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.5.6

A new version of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been made available for download courtesy of Station-Drivers. Add comment

ATI Crowd Demo

ATI has released a new Radeon X800 based demo called Crowd. This demonstration shows the vertex shader processing power of the X800 being used to render a large crowd of soldiers (1400 in total) running across a rocky terrain. All of the models feature weighted skinned vertices and are independently animated. Add comment

Labels to dampen CD burning?

The recording industry is testing technology that would prevent consumers from making copies of CD "burns", a piracy defense that could put some significant new restrictions on legally purchased music. Add comment

Download WMP10 Public Preview

As previously reported today Microsoft has released a public preview beta version of Windows Media Player 10. Add comment

WMP10 Public Preview Due Today

It has been reported that Microsoft is preparing to release a public preview of Windows Media Player 10 beta today. The update looks set to sport the much talked about new GUI and other enhancements for portable media players. WMP10 is due to be released later this year and will be included with Windows Media Center 2005. Add comment

BTX may not work for Athlon 64

It has been reported today that Intel's BTX form factor, a proposed future industry standard, may not work on AMD systems. Add comment

Windows XP SP2, Build 2138 on Windows Update v5

Today build 2138 of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP has appeared on Windows Update v5 as a recommended update. Add comment

SIS Shows Off 754-939 Pin Motherboard

SIS debuted a motherboard that can accomodate either a 754 pin chip OR a 939 pin chip while at the Computex show in Taipei. Add comment

Man Charged With Publishing Terror ebook

An Aussie man who published what police call a terrorism handbook on the Interweb is the first to be charged under the country’s new anti-terror laws. Add comment

Intel to open code for booting up PCs, servers

Intel will work with CollabNet to release open-source code designed to make the boot-up process for PCs and servers more predictable and faster. Add comment

ATI launches its new line of graphics cards

After many a news item following the development and preparation of ATI's latest effort in the world of graphics processing, we finally bring you the news that ATI's new line of cards are primed and ready to go. Add comment

Opera CEO: Browser Ready for Its Next Act

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner has said he feels optimistic about being able to grab market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the near future. Add comment

Microsoft makes workers cuts

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced he will be making across the board cuts. Stock discounts, parental leave and a whole host of other cut backs seem to be on the cards and some are saying this could be a turning point for the company's labour management relations. Add comment

ATI Tray Tools Updated v1.0.0.325

A new version of the popular ATI Tray Tools has been released. Add comment

UPDATED Nero Burning ROM v6.3.1.15

A new version of the popular CD/DVD burning software Nero Burning ROM has been made available for download direct from Ahead. Add comment

Windows XP SP2 delayed till September?

According to the German site Heisse, Richard Kaplan (Marketing manager of Microsoft) has said that the service pack could be expected in September. Add comment

ATI’s Filtering Methods Explained

EliteBastards recently put up an article looking at ATI's texture filtering methods, particularly on the new Radeon X800 GPU's. Check it out if you haven't already. Add comment

Prescott CPU heatsinks larger than life

The Inquirer has posted a few snaps of some new heatsinks aimed for use with Intel's Prescott CPU. They are... pretty big. Add comment

NTT DoCoMo’s 4G Test Results in 300Mbps Data Rate in Moving Car

NTT DoCoMo Inc revealed at the International Conference on Beyond 3G Mobile Communications-2004 (ICB3G-2004) the detailed test results of its 4G field experiment now being conducted at Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture. Add comment

AT&T Takes On DoS

Using technologies from partners and data from its global network, AT&T has launched a service to thwart denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks on corporate systems. Add comment

Intel Continues Its 90-nm Mobile Rollout

Intel added a handful of new mobile chips to address both the desktop replacement and thin-and-light notebook markets, the company said Tuesday. Add comment