Intel launches Celeron range with 64-bit memory addressing

Intel has introduced a new family in the budget priced range with the Celeron D 351, fitted with so-called Extended Memory 64 Technology. With the announcement, Intel says it has completed the transition of its entire line to EM64T. As a result, 64-bit memory addressing is now standard across the whole range of desktop and server processors although not, as yet, the notebook range. ...more

Apple unveils the eMac

Apple has announced a new computer designed specifically for the education market. Modelled on the original iMac but with a new, white casing design, the G4 eMac features a 17 inch CRT display. There are three models in the range all featuring a 700MHz G4 processor with 256K of level 2 cache running at processor speed, a 17 inch display with a maximum resolution of 1280x960, a 40GB hard disk and an nVidia GeForce 2 MX graphics card. ...more

IBM memory gadgets infected with computer virus

'False alerts' turn out to be genuine. Owners of IBM's 32Mb Memory Keys, USB devices that can be used as handy removable storage devices, may find their anti-virus programs detect a boot-sector virus called WYX (also known as Eek) residing on the key. Late last year Network Associates' anti-virus arm, McAfee, discovered that its products detected the virus, which technicians believed to be a false positive and attempted to find out why they were receiving alerts. ...more

Sony unveils its first Walkman phone

Sony Ericsson announced its first mobile under the Walkman brand - the W800. This is Sony Ericsson's bid to convince consumers that a mobile phone really can be a useful and high-quality music player, boasting a 512MB Memory Stick card included, 30 hours battery life when used as a music player (as opposed to a phone), quality accessories such as the included headset and a decent software suite for managing music both on the device and through a PC. Mike Pauwels, Senior Global Product Manager said: 'In the past two years we've concentrated on making the mobile phone a good camera. ...more

Shuffle makes a splash

The iPod shuffle claimed 43 per cent of the worldwide flash player market in February, Apple said yesterday, quoting figures from NPD Techworld. Its success has boosted Apple's share of the market for all portable music players to around 70 per cent; over 90 per cent of all hard drive players sold are iPods Apple sold over five million iPods in the last three months, its best return yet, but declined to give separate figures for the three varieties. The iPod-compatible iTunes Music Store has between 70 and 75 per cent of the global downloads market. ...more