ATI founder stands down

The founder of ATI and current chairman is stepping down and leaving the company to spend more time with his family. K.Y. ...more

Opera raises curtain further on version 9

The second technical preview of the Opera 9 browser, which is now available for download, features support for widgets, thumbnail previews, site-specific preferences and improved pop-up blocking. By the term 'widgets' Opera means small Web apps that run directly on the desktop. These can interact with online services - such as news feeds, dictionaries or search engines - and Opera's hope is that users develop their own . ...more

Losses mount as online bank fraud jumps 55 per cent

Online banking fraud cost the industry ?22.5m in the first half of the year, according to APACS - a rise of 55 per cent. And phishing incidents increase nearly 1,500 per cent. ...more

Commentator predicts failure for the iPhone

'There is no likelihood that Apple can be successful in a business this competitive.' That's the view of industry commentator John C Dvorak, talking about Apple's entry into the mobile phone market. Dvorak, who is well known for his strong views on Apple, its activities and its products, was writing on investment site MarketWatch, and outlined a market undergoing strong consolidation that would see just two companies - Motorola and Nokia - dominate all others. ...more

Report predicts 70in tellies will be standard in two years

With 42-inch flat-panel TVs flying off retailers' shelves this holiday season as prices dip below $1,000, brokerage house Sanford C. Bernstein said in a research note on Tuesday that 70-inch TVs could be the 'right size' in 2009. 'We decided to investigate the optimal screen size for high definition viewing,' wrote analyst Jeff Evenson in the note. ...more