Intel maps out Clovertown quad-core future

Dual-core processors - where two processor 'cores' double the power of a chip - are now well-established. But the multi-core computing of the near future will double that amount of cores. Intel has lifted the veil on a processor codenamed Clovertown, which it plans to begin shipping in 2007. ...more

E3 2003: Sony press conference report

Sony wows a packed audience with new games, updated hardware and a brand new console. After Microsoft's storming press conference at LA's Grand Olympic Auditorium last night, Sony needed to pull something special out of the bag to impress the assembled mass of games journalists from around the world. But after an hour in the company of Kaz Hirai, president and chief operating officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, and his colleagues, no one was in any doubt that PlayStation 2 will continue to be the market leader for many years to come. ...more

Stop whining, Microsoft tells Apple

The head of Microsoft's legal department has warned Apple to stop blaming the music companies for its 'inability to sell every conceivable iPod'. General counsel Brad Smith said that Apple was 'doing pretty well', and that it was the music companies that were doing less well. It is they, not the company controlling the delivery mechanism, that Smith believes should be able to decide how their products should be provided to the general public. ...more

Keeping the Web stats sane

One for the Webmasters - Sane Solutions has updated its NetTracker software, which tracks and analyses Web site usage. Version 5.0 of the browser-based program is claimed to be of industrial strength, its scalability coping with high traffic e-commerce sites. ...more

Intel Developer Forum, Fall 2006 - the final round-up

For all the processor news from San Francisco, here's our final round-up from Intel's Developer Forum 28 September IDF Fall 2006: Intel chief - 'I hate AMD' He didn't say it out loud, but he typed it out loud. IDF Fall 2006: Intel unveils new mobile platforms Intel's Mobility Group Dadi Perimutter formally unveils Santa Rosa, the next-generation Centrino platform for notebook PCs. IDF Fall 2006: Intel offers $1m prize to evolve the beige box< A million-dollar prize to build a 'sexy, stylish and small' PC, based on its ViiV multimedia platform. ...more