Intel cuts revenue prediction as chip demand falls

Tech stocks are braced for a fall following news from Intel that it is cutting its revenue forecasts for the third quarter to between $8.3bn to $8.6bn, down from the previous forecast of $8. ...more

Skype betas v2.6 of its Net phone software

Skype has released version 2.6 of its Net phone software as a public beta. The new version makes a big deal of Skypecasts. ...more

Expensive IP pursuit pushes SCO $2 million into the red in Q1

SCO has reported a net loss of $2,253,000 for the first quarter of 2004, stumping up $3,440,000 to pull in just $20,000 from its initiatives to licence Unix intellectual property. The company made $11,392,000 on its core Unix business, compared to $13,540,000 in the same quarter of 2003. 'Our revenue and results of operations for the first quarter were consistent with our expectations,' said Darl McBRide, President and CEO. ...more

eBay sales provoke Blue Peter response

The BBC has suspended free entrance to attractions across the UK for Blue Peter badge holders, following a recent spate of badge sales on eBay. Blue Peter badges are awarded to viewers who are deemed to have made a contribution to the long-running children's TV programme. As well as the prestige, recipients get free access to scores of tourist, entertainment and educational attractions. ...more

European Commission examines Intel-specific equipment orders

The European Commission has launched an examination into why four European countries specified Intel chips when ordering computer equipment. The EC will ask public bodies in France, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden for information on several orders which, by referring to a specific brand, may contravene a directive on public supply contracts. It is also investigating whether orders which specified a minimum clock speed for the computers ran contrary to Article 28 of the EC treaty prohibiting barriers to intra-community trade. ...more