Virgin makes unmetered cheaper

ISP Virgin.net has decreased the monthly fee for its unmetered access package to ?13.49. ...more

Microsoft buys SCO Unix licence

IP-wielding SCO has found a friendly ear with Microsoft, as it upsets the Linux community. Microsoft has obligingly agreed to license SCO's Unix patents and source code that lies at the heart of SCO's $1bn suit against IBM. Brad Smith, general counsel for Microsoft said that 'the announcement of this license is representative of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to respecting intellectual property (IP) and the IT community's healthy exchange of IP through licensing. ...more

Apple claims Flash memory supplies assured

Apple has announced that it has secured long-term supply deals with a number of nand Flash memory manufacturers. Hynix, Intel and Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba will all provide Apple with flash chips until 2010. In return Apple will to prepay a total of $1. ...more

Intel rebrands for CES

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Intel is officially unveiling its new logo and legend. Gone is the familiar swirling dropped 'e' logo and 'Intel Inside' and in comes a familiar swirl, a slightly more digital looking 'Intel' and the new motto 'Leap Ahead'. While the new design may not look like much, it is the first time it has changed since the company began its advance into microelectronics 37 years ago. ...more

Microsoft launches beta of 64-bit Windows XP for Athlon 64

Microsoft Corp has announced the beta availability of a 64-bit version of Windows XP designed to run natively on the AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron processors. Redmond says that the beta features Windows on Windows 64 (WOW64) technology, which will enable users to run existing 32-bit applications on the 64-bit operating system. Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems, to give it its full title, can address a whopping 16Terabytes of memory rather than the paltry 4Gbytes of 32-bit systems. ...more