Maya claims Oscar

Alias|Wavefront, developer of the Maya video editing and animation software, has been awarded an Oscar for scientific and technical achievement. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards are a prelude to the main Oscar ceremony and are recognised as the highest acknowledgement of achievement in the industry. Maya is widely used in Hollywood and has been used on a number of Visual Effects Oscar winning movies. ...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

AMD's Athlon XP hits the virtual 2Ghz mark

AMD has released its latest XP processor, the 2000+, hot on the heels of Intel pushing out its 2.2Ghz P4. While AMD's chip doesn't run at 2Ghz as its name might suggest, it is claimed to have the performance of a P4 chip clocked at that speed. ...more

Feds seize Indymedia servers in London

US Federal authorities have seized two servers from a hosting facility in London belonging to the radical news service the Independent Media Center, also known as Indymedia. No reasons for the seizure have been given. Rackspace, Indymedia's ISP in London says, 'they cannot provide Indymedia with any information regarding the order'. ...more

Apple dates iPhone release

Apple has now confirmed that it will start selling its iPhone in the US on 29 June. The long-awaited mobile will be available via the US telco AT&T. Europe and Japan releases will follow. ...more