Delayed Vista and sluggish Blu-ray cast market shadow

The delayed release of Windows Vista and the sluggish rollout of Blu-ray and HD DVD are causing concern in the PC market , following significant falls in the share prices of Dell, HP and Apple, BusinessWeek reports. There is also the prospect of a price war coupled with a general economic slowdown. 'There's a softness in the market that's building,' Richard Shim, a senior research analyst at IDC, told BW. ...more

Thunderbird 0.2 released

Mozilla.org has released the latest milestone version of Thunderbird, its standalone email client. Although it's very much a 'pre-alpha' release, Mozilla says it is 'very usable' and claims that, for Windows users, could cut down on the risk of machines being infected by viruses and the like. ...more

Nokia rules out bid for Psion

Mobile phone giant Nokia has denied reports that it is looking to bid for Cambridge-based Psion. The Finnish company was said to have its eye on gaining control of the Symbian operating system for mobile phones. Currently Nokia owns 32 per cent whilst Psion owns 31 per cent. ...more

AMD goes Live!

X86 chip company AMD has announced that the first machines based on its AMD Live! media PC strategy will be available this month. The machines will be powered by the company's Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor. AMD Live!, which was announced at the beginning of the year, is the company's answer to rival Intel's VIIV media PC initiative which was introduced last year. ...more

Commodore 64 revives to a new lease of life

Those nostalgic for the halcyon age of home computing will be pleased to learn that the Commodore 64 is back in the shops. At a penny less than ?30, the Commodore 64 is reincarnated as a 'Direct to TV' model. Although it features the original operating system, coders won't be able to relive their bygone Basic days. ...more