Microsoft releases January security update

Microsoft has delivered its batch of security bulletins for January. The latest 'Patch Tuesday' has seen the release of three fixes flagged as 'Critical'. Two of the three Critical patches affect Office, relating to corrupted data records, and the third is for Windows, affecting Internet Explorer. ...more

Abit reveals Fatal1ty AA8

In an exclusive interview regarding Abit's new gaming server, Scott Thirlwell, Abit director of marketing, released more details about the Fatal1ty AA8. He explained that the board, which has been the subject of much speculation on the Internet's message boards, will go into mass production on Friday (15 October) and he expects the first boards to reach store shelves by the end of this month. For the development of the Fatal1ty AA8, the real driving force behind the board was Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel, according to Thirlwell. ...more

Sony heralds 100GB optical discs in two years

Sony has announced a new cartridge-free disc for its high-definition Professional Disc for Data. Like Blu-ray, Professional Disc for Data utilises blue-violet lasers to vastly increase the amount of data that can be stored on a 12cm optical disc. However this technology has been specifically engineered for professional use, where data reliability, capacity and speed of access are crucial. ...more

UPDATED: IBM and Intel go public with design specs of the BladeCenter platform

IBM and Intel have announced that they are to open up the design specifications of their BladeCenter platform. The partners say that the publishing of the specs is intended to enable third parties to design and build compatible kit and grow the market. A Blade Server consists of a motherboard with single or multiple processors, memory, a network connection and sometimes storage. ...more

IBM adds to ThinkPads

IBM has launched new additions to its range of ThinkPad notebooks and NetVista desktops, aimed at providing products able to handle the demands of e-business at an affordable cost. The ThinkPad A21e has the same slim design and lightweight build of the A Series and boasts a TFT screen of up to 15in. It also offers a CD-ROM drive and optional Ultrabay 2000 or USB diskette drive. ...more