Sun opens its OpenSolaris operating system

Sun Microsystems officially unveiled its OpenSolaris operating system, based on Solaris 10 code. The open-source platform will form the future code-base of Sun's proprietary Solaris operating system, and will be distributed under Sun's OSI-approved CDDL (Common Development and Distribution Licence). Sun has talked up open-sourcing Solaris ever since the build up to Solaris 10, and with yesterday's launch, just crept in within its second quarter deadline. ...more

GeForce 8800 GTX blows away graphics card rivals

We've been warning against buying a top-end graphics for a few months now, and the GeForce 8800 GTX is the reason why. In the latest issue of PC Pro, on sale 16 November, we test it against the previous holder of the performance crown - the GeForce 7950 GX2 - and see frame rate increases of up to 250%. The breakneck speed comes from a totally new GPU architecture, based around the capabilities of Microsoft's forthcoming DirectX 10, and the new Shader Model 4. ...more

BA - the world's favourite Internet service provider?

British Airways has chosen Boeing to supply a Net-enabled aircraft system to provide in-flight access. The move is a blow to the European aircraft industry - The Independent reports that BA chose the Boeing system in preference to an equivalent Airbus offering. Boeing's Connexion system supports an airborne, satellite-based broadband service and trials of the system are expected to being in February 2003. ...more

Cable & Wireless buys broadband provider Bulldog for ?19mn

Cable & Wireless has bought broadband provider Bulldog for ?18.6mn. The telecoms company said that it was attracted by Bulldog's emphasis on local loop unbundling (LLU), in preference to reselling BT products. ...more

Gaming goes wireless

Linksys has released a wireless networking adapter for Ethernet-enabled PlayStations, Xboxes and GameCubes. The Wireless-B Game Adapter (WGA11B) plugs into a console's Ethernet port and can provide both wireless access to the Internet or, if two consoles are enables, wireless gaming between them. The adapter is based on the 802. ...more