Intel squeezes more speed from the Pentium 4

New versions of the Pentium 4 arrive with a faster system bus and new chipset. In the relentless march towards the physical barrier of what can be etched on chips with ultraviolet light, Intel has squeezed more speed out of its 0.13 micron manufacturing process - 2. ...more

UK games chart: FIFA 07 stays top of the league

The FIFA sanctioned footy game, FIFA 07 (DS, GBA, GC, Mob, PC, PS2, PSP, Xb, Xb360), holds its top position in this week's ELSPA Games Chart, having previously gone straight in at number one. The update to the surprisingly popular LEGO Star Wars game - LucasArts's The Original Trilogy (DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xb) - climbs from four to two (pictured), and EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xb, Xb360) completes the top three. There no new entries this week, and indeed last week's new boys - Square Enix's Disney-based Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) and Company of Heroes (PC), the real-time WWII strategy game from THQ - are both static at numbers five and seven, respectively. ...more

Sony brings Palm OS5 in large-screen Cli

Sony announces the Cli? NX70V with the largest ever screen resolution for a handheld - 320x480. The NX70V sports Palm's swanky OS5 and takes advantage of ARM chip compatibility to feature a 200Mhz chip under the hood. The fast processor improves the quality of video playback and users can take videos and still images with the integrated camera, which offers a 2x digital zoom. ...more

Hire purchase PCs, courtesy of BT

BT takes the stress out of computing, with BT Home Computing BT has today launched its Home Computing service, offering the chance to own a range of desktop and laptop systems by paying monthly installments. The broadband-ready machines come in a range of configurations, starting at ?35.99 inc VAT per month over three years (APR 12. ...more

AMD halves prices of server chips, and mobile processors cut too

AMD has rejigged its processor pricing. As well as slashing the price of its eight-way Opteron servers, by as much as 50 per cent, it has reduced its pricing for its desktop replacement Athlon XP-M processor by up to 20 per cent, along with reductions in the low-voltage models. The announcement comes ahead of its rival Intel's Developer Forum (IDF), where traditionally Intel's new technologies are announced and previewed. ...more