Microsoft releases new betas of its next-gen development platform

Microsoft has begun public testing of its next generation development platform with the availability of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2 and the SQL Server 2005 April Community Technology Preview (CTP). ...more

Durons cut by quarter as AMD revisits pricing

AMD has shaken up the pricing for its range of processors, including cuts of a quarter for its budget offerings for notebooks, the Mobile AMD Duron. The 1.2GHz Mobile AMD Duron leads the way with a 26 per cent price cut from $120 to $89. ...more

IBM buys Gluecode open source developers

IBM has bought up Gluecode Software, which provides software and support services for open source infrastructure applications. Gluecode's software and related subscription-based support services help developers build Java applications. This kind of middleware solution fits well with IBM's service oriented strategy and its WebSphere product line. ...more

New top-level domain names announced

The Internet's main governing body has ruled, and there will now be seven new top-level domain names to help meet the mushrooming demand for Web addresses. Joining the ranks of .com, . ...more

EU attacks Microsoft on Media Player front

The European Commission has upped the ante for its legal proceedings against Microsoft. The European body has now initiated additional proceedings against Microsoft with a new "Statement of Objection": the Commission believes that Microsoft may have acted illegally by incorporating its new Media Player product into Windows. The Objection reads: ". ...more