AMD extends the Athlon XP

The Athlon XP 2200+ is AMD's latest high performance desktop processor, designed to carry the more demanding multimedia applications. While being compatible with AMD's existing Socket A infrastructure, the processor's performance is delivered from lower power and a smaller die size. Keen as ever to expose the 'megahertz myth' - valuing the performance of processors by headline clock-speed alone - AMD stresses improved user benefits for the new Athlon. ...more

24-11-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Dot-Jam tomorrow for LastMinute.com Online donations fall through the Net A service comparison survey for mobile networks A lowdown on. ...more

Napster offers free music player in US downloads battle

Napster in the US is to offer a 'free' music player to its subscribers. Customers who sign up for a year's subscription at $119.40 get a Rio Chiba sport for free. ...more

Scientists build the world's fastest transistor

Scientists at the University of Illinois have built what they claim is the world's fastest transistor. The new device has smashed through the 600GHz barrier and switches at a world record 604GHz. The researchers behind the transistor say that a terahertz transistor could now be within reach. ...more

Hackers hijack Wikipedia for virus distribution

Unscrupulous hackers took advantage of Wikipedia's openness over the weekend when they posted a link to virus. A page on the German version of the collaborative encyclopaedia purported to point to a fix for a fictional new version of the Blaster worm. Instead the link downloaded a piece of malicious code designed to infect PCs. ...more