BBC tunes into Microsoft for Web 2.0

The BBC has announced a major deal with Microsoft to help rebuild its content platforms for the Web 2.0 age. On a fact-finding mission to the US, BBC Director-General Mark Thompson and Director of New Media and Technology Ashley Highfield met Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to sign a memorandum of understanding on a joint initiative to explore how BBC content is accessed. ...more

Transmeta to target low-priced notebooks with Efficeon processors

US-based Transmeta is targeting the notebook market featuring low costs and mainstream panel sizes of over 12 inches with its new Efficeon processors, said company CEO Matthew R Perry. Samples of the Efficeon processors have been distributed to notebook makers worldwide. The company expects volume shipments of the 1. ...more

FireWire - it's official

FireWire has been accepted as an official brand identity for the IEEE 1394 standard, following an agreement between Apple and the 1394 Trade Association. FireWire, which provides high-speed connections between computers and peripheral devices such as cameras and external disk drives, was developed by Apple and then formalised as an international standard by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The IEEE gave it the cumbersome 1394 tag, but largely because the technology was first employed by and most heavily promoted by Apple, the name FireWire has become the de facto identity. ...more

SuSE unveils 64bit SuSE Linux 9.0 for home users

SuSE has unveiled the 9.0 version of its Linux operating system, complete with 64bit architecture to take advantage of AMD's Athlon 64 chip. Launched on 24 October, SuSE Linux 9. ...more

Suse 9.2 goes mobile with Bluetooth and power management

Novell has announced version 9.2 of its standalone Suse Linux product. The update includes complete manuals, 90-day installation support, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (including Intel's EMT architecture) and around 3,500 packages. ...more