IBM suspends Transmeta project

IBM has turned its back on a deal that would have given chip manufacturer Transmeta its highest-profile deal yet. In June, IBM unveiled a ThinkPad 240 notebook using Transmeta's revolutionary Crusoe processor. The plan was to release the notebook in the fourth-quarter of this year. ...more

Goldfish race through the net

The world of online gambling has presented snail and hamster racing as cutting-edge sports, but things now smell a little fishy in the virtual betting shop. Bookmaker William Hill has decided to augment its line-up of sporting events with the new and exciting phenomenon of goldfish racing. For those of you who haven't come across this fascinating sport, it involves six goldfish in a swimming race and, if necessary, the winner can be decided by a photo finish. ...more

Siemens and Intel collaborate on enterprise VoIP

Intel and German industrial giant Siemens are to collaborate in developing IP-based telephony solutions for large businesses. The companies say they plan to offer an 'open unified communications solution' based on their respective technologies. Initially, they will work on secure wireless networks and real-time communications. ...more

And also today (01-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Symbian sings Opera No, make that signs Opera - it has announced an agreement to include Opera as the default browser in its reference designs for Communicator devices. "We're moving into a market where for millions of users their first experience of accessing the Internet will be from a mobile device. ...more

Adobe offers CS2 trial

Adobe has released a tryout version of Photoshop CS2, the new incarnation of its leading image editing application. MacUser described it as ' the most significant upgrade to Adobe's flagship application for many years'. The tryout is a full version lasting 30 days and can be downloaded, at a tad over 300MB, for Mac OS X or Windows. ...more