Mobile phone market on the decline in Western Europe

The mobile phone market is struggling to grow in Western Europe, according to the latest research. Shipments have declined by 2.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2003. ...more

Cisco Systems buys Topspin Communications

Cisco Systems has bought Topspin Communications to give itself an entry into the emerging field of grid computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualisation. Cisco says it has paid $250mn for the company in a combination of shares and cash. Topspin's particular forte is InfiniBand-based server fabric switches that connect servers together into a grid, and provide the server grid with network and storage connectivity. ...more

Google and Apple working together on a number of projects

Google and Apple are collaborating on a number of new initiatives, according to the search giant's CEO Eric Schmidt. Schmidt told a technology conference that the two companies are doing 'more and more things together'. 'We have similar goals, similar competitors,' he said, in an thinly concealed reference to Microsoft. ...more

Intel hears the 64bit call

According to a report on Reuters, an Intel chief has been making encouraging noises about desktop support for 64-bit processing. Paul Ottelini, Intel's president and COO, is quoted as saying 'You can be fairly confident that when there is software from an application and operating system standpoint that we'll be there.' This was in reply to a Wall Street questioning over the company's approach to 64-bit computing. ...more

UPDATED: Samsung makes colourful claims for new monitor

Samsung has introduced its latest 19in, 1,280x1024 LCD monitor - the SyncMaster 931C. Other aspects of the display's technical specification include a 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms response time, 160? viewing angle and 250 cd/m? brightness. It's the claims for colour reproduction, however, that Samsung is pushing hardest. ...more