AMD on track with financials

Following close behind Intel's quarterly financial results, AMD has announced its own. And the bullish Sunnyvale-based chip maker has received a more positive response from the markets. For its fourth quarter ending December 25, 2005, the company notched up record fourth quarter sales of $1. ...more

Mac sales enjoy iPod effect

Two Apple-watching US investment companies and Apple watchers have reported that, finally, Mac sales are starting to enjoy an iPod effect. Earlier this week Apple's share price rose by more than 10 per cent after a Piper Jaffray survey found that six per cent of PC-owning iPod users have now switched with another seven per cent planning to do so. The company set its target price for Apple stock at $100, compared to the current value $65. ...more

Downloads chart debut delayed

The merging of downloads sales figure into the main UK Chart, which was due to go ahead in March, has been put back to 17 April. The BPI has asked the Official Charts Company to delay the merger because it is concerned that independent labels are under-represented in online stores. 'For a multitude of reasons, the current chart representation of independent repertoire at the major download outlets is poor,' explained BPI chairman Peter Jamieson. ...more

British Red Cross wants your mobiles

Award-winning comedian Graham Norton has spearheaded a campaign on behalf of the British Red Cross for people to donate their unwanted mobile phones. This Christmas is expected to see thousands of brand new phones appear under Christmas trees up and down the country. With this in mind, the Red Cross decided to launch its campaign and hopefully pick up all the discarded phones from people who have upgraded over Christmas. ...more

DoS attack blamed for Internet outage

A denial of service attack on security website Zonelabs has been blamed for major disruption of the Internet over the past couple of days. According to an anonymous NTL employee's posting on www.frogger. ...more