nVIDIA works up its mobile Quadro

nVIDIA claims twice the performance over predecessor. The Quadro4 700 Go GL graphics chip is aimed at the mobile graphics professional and offers a number of hardware-accelerated features for stability and performance, according to the company. It boasts optimised support for a variety of professional 3D and 2D graphics applications, with dedicated drivers for 3ds max and AutoCAD among others, using nVIDIA's backwards and forwards compatible Unified Driver Architecture. ...more

Intel sharpens knife for Dothan price cuts

Intel is expected to cut prices for its Dothan-based Pentium M processors this weekend, the chips that power Centrino-branded notebooks. Four Pentium M models are involved in the cut, according to sources at Taiwan notebook builders: the 755 (2.0GHz), 745 (1. ...more

Open-source DRM project reaches version 2

Open source DRM may sound oxymoronic, but following Sun Microsystems' decision last year to create a royalty-free copy protection technology, Mutable Media has unveiled version 2 of its OpenIPMP DRM software. The release of OpenIPMP's source code ends three years of inactivity for the project that began life as a user-authenticating technology for the MPEG-4 codec. The new version increases the number of standards with which OpenIPMP is compatible and supports a wider variety of codecs. ...more

Apple recalls iBook, PowerBook batteries

The recall covers batteries supplied with 12in iBook G4 laptops, and 12in and 15in PowerBook G4s. Owners of affected models will receive a free replacement. Affected computers have batteries with model numbers A1061, A1078, and A1079 and serial numbers that begin with HQ441 to HQ507 and 3X446 to 3X510. ...more

Telewest trials 2Mbit broadband

Claiming the UK's fastest unlimited home Internet service, Telewest is trialing a 2Mbit service to launch later this year. Telewest's 2Mbit blueyonder broadband service is currently being tested by 1,500 customers with a view to launching this year. Although no pricing has yet been set, as a guide the company's 1Mbit service is currently ?39. ...more