Dell 'may sell AMD based servers' - Dell CEO

Dell may begin to use AMD chips in some of its servers according to the company's Chief Executive Kevin Rollins. The revelation was made in conference call to analysts to discuss the company's Q3 earnings. No deal has yet been made with AMD but according to Rollins 'We have been studying AMD closely. ...more

Samsung recall mobiles after icon stealing

Samsung has to redesign the user interface for its new Skin mobile phone because the original look copied elements from Mac OS X and MSN Messenger. The company admitted plagiarising several graphic elements from both Apple and Microsoft. Apple's TextEdit and Stickies icons and Microsoft's MSN Messenger icon were reproduced almost identically. ...more

Minute MuVo2 player boasts massive 1.5GB storage

Barely the size of a matchbox and weighing far less than a bag of sugar, Creative's new MuVo2 has a veritable double garage of 1.5GB, or 25 hours' worth, of room in which to store your music. Built around a 1. ...more

A human fish hybrid that's not a Mermaid

You've had Tamagotchi and Aibo, now PC owners will get the chance to look after the virtual human fish hybrid from the Dreamcast game, Seaman. The little creature resembles the fishy characters from Monty Python's Meaning of Life and has been a popular game on the Dreamcast console. Now Vivarium Software has announced that the PC version of the cyber pet will be released in June 2001. ...more

Virgin to launch UK version of digital music store

Virgin is to launch the UK version of its Virgin Digital online music store 2 September. Already a year into existence in the US, the new store takes over from the UK's existing Virgin.Net service and ties in closely with the company's MegaStore chain. ...more