ASUS SK8N Motherboard for 64-bit AMD Opteron Processor now shipping

Motherboard specialist ASUS Computer has started delivering its new SK8N motherboard. Optimised for the new 64-bit AMD Opteron processor the new board also features the Nvidia nForce3 Pro 150 platform processor. The Nvidia chip provides compatible networking optimisation for Nvidia Quadro-based graphics. ...more

Mobile operators seek new phone standard

Mobile operators are ganging together to lay down the law for future mobile operating systems. In a sign that the balance of power is shifting away from manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola to network companies like Vodafone and Orange, a range of mobile networks have rallied under the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) to build a framework of requirements for a handset platform that better serves their needs. The OMTP group has been founded by eight international mobile operators, including UK operators - Orange, NTT DoCoMo, mmO2, Smart Communications, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telef?nica M?viles, T-Mobile and Vodafone. ...more

Dell reports industry-record shipments of PCs

Dell has cemented its place as the world's largest PC manufacturer as earnings rose 28 per cent in the last financial quarter. However, the Texas company disappointed investors by failing to grow revenues as much as expected. CEO Kevin Rollins put the shortfall down to 'over-aggressive' price cuts, saying that it has offered customers too good a deal. ...more

Ubuntu chief: Microsoft will lose patent war

On the day that Dell starts to sell PCs pre-loaded with Ubuntu, the Linux company's chief has warned Microsoft that it faces certain defeat if it attempts to start a patent war. Dell will offer three systems in the US with Ubuntu 7.04 pre-loaded, with prices starting at $599 (around ?300). ...more

Google maps the Moon online

First the earth, now the moon. Google takes its Maps and Earth technologies and launches Google Moon. The mapping comes courtesy of NASA imagery, and is currently quite primitive in scope. ...more