AMD slides in a new Sempron to beef up budget chip range

AMD has quietly introduced a new Sempron 32-bit budget processor - the 3000+, tucked between the top-of-the-range 3100+ and the 2800+. It operates at a frequency of 2.0GHz. ...more

Wizcom updates Pen-based scanning range

Wizcom's updated Pen-based scanning range - the Infoscan, SuperPen and SuperPen Professional - is now being distributed in the UK by Widget Ltd. Aimed at anyone who works with text, you simply drag the nib over the lines you want to store, much like using a highlighter pen. Using a serial or USB connection you can then transfer the data back to a PC or laptop. ...more

HP recalls notebook batteries

Hewlett-Packard is recalling 15,700 notebook batteries which, it says, may prove to be a fire hazard. The recall, which is world wide, related to batteries which were manufactured in China in January 2005. The alert was issued by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission following reports that HP has received 20 reports of batteries overheating, including two in the US. ...more

Macromedia wins $4.9 million counterclaim

Macromedia has been awarded damages of $4.9 million following a successful patent counterclaim against Adobe. Adobe was found guilty of infringing three Macromedia patents in its Illustrator and Premiere products. ...more

BT commits to GPRS, but only for professionals

More good news for those hoping to get into GPRS: BT Cellnet has ordered 175,000 GPRS wireless handsets from US manufacturer Research in Motion. But before you get too excited, the handsets - which are mainly for emailing and paging - are for business users only. According to a press release on the Research in Motion site, BT Cellnet is purchasing RIM's BlackBerry handhelds, which look like a cross between a PDA, a calculator and a pager and connect to the PC through a docking cradle. ...more