Dave for OS X updated

Thursby Software has released an updated version of Dave for OS X, software that allows Macs to connect to PC networks. Dave installs on Mac, requiting no additional software for the PC machines, and allows Macs - via the Chooser - and PCs - via the Network Neighbourhood - to share files and Postscipt printers. Dave 3. ...more

Slackware lets Linux 9.0 loose

Built around version 2.4.20 of the Linux kernel, Slackware Linux 9. ...more

Intel awarded for Corporate Social Responsibility

Intel has picked up a gong for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The 17th Annual Business Ethics Awards, run by the Business Ethics magazine, gave the first CSR Management Award to the Santa Clara chip giant. The company's work on developing the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) was cited by the award givers. ...more

Microsoft opens doors on new MSN search beta

As we reported yesterday Microsoft is releasing a beta version of its much-trailed search engine. The new search now contains some five billion pages gathered and indexed by Microsoft's own technology rather than using databases from Yahoo and LookSmart as it has in the past. The new search retains the clean design borrowed from Google and early versions of Yahoo! and the structure will be familiar to existing users of MSN Search. ...more

Toshiba powers PCs on methanol

With what is quite literally a new solution, Toshiba has announced a prototype battery cell for laptops that uses a mix of methanol and water. Toshiba's direct methanol fuel cell (DMCF) manages an average 12W power output over ten hours on 100cc of fuel. The ingenious process uses water generated by the process of power-generation to dilute the methanol, so that the fuel can be 10 times more concentrated and therefore used in smaller size units. ...more