Palm, Sony buck PDA trend

PDA shipments are continuing to fall, but Palm and Sony are both enjoying rising sales. Around 255 million PDAs were shipped in the last three months, seven per cent less than over the corresponding quarter last year, according to figures from IDC which confirm similar findings by Gartner Dataquest. Palm's share of this declining market rose markedly from 29. ...more

Intel to launch 2GHz Pentium 4

AMD left biting dust. Intel is expected to launch a 2GHz version of its Pentium 4 processor within weeks, according to sources. The chip will be following hot on the heals of the recently announced 1. ...more

CES 2007: Vista Ultimate Extras revealed

The first major CES keynote, from Microsoft founder Bill Gates, revealed plenty of things we were expecting, and some we weren't. The question of what exactly Vista's Ultimate Extras will consist of has been one of the final surprises Microsoft has been able to keep mostly under wraps, until today. Ultimate Extras are the downloadable add-ons available exclusively to users of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, and as yet are unavailable in preview copies of Vista. ...more

New Compaqs for XP

To accompany Windows XP, Compaq is launching a number of new consumer models. As well as new Presario notebooks - the 700 and 2700 - and an updated 1700, there are three new Compaq printer options and a new-form factor for Presario desktops of the 5000 and 8000 series. The high-performance Presario 2700 Notebook PC comes with the latest Pentium III processors, running at speeds up to 1. ...more

Librarians protest to parliament over DRM

Librarians have told the parliamentary inquiry into digital rights management that restrictions on access to digital media may prevent some legitimate uses. The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA), which represents UK libraries and archives, told the inquiry that it has 'grave concerns' that DRM will override existing exceptions to copyright law that allow libraries to provide access to and lend publications. It is also concerned that once copyright expires, the DRM will still prevent access. ...more