Rambus revamps memory controller interfaces for DDR-based system

Chip developer Rambus has announced a new range of memory controller interfaces for DDR-based memory solutions. It claims that its new series of controllers are 'drop-in' designs making developer's lives easier and improving times to market. The company says that its DDR memory controller interfaces are complete interface cells instead of technology building blocks, such as I/O pads and delay lock loops (DLLs) that development teams would normally attempt to build from scratch. ...more

Desktops to become mobile accessories

Todd Bradley, CEO of PalmOne, and Ed Colligan, Senior VP at PalmOne and erstwhile president at Handspring reveal why timing was so important to the Handspring merger and how the company is now positioned to take advantage of social change that will elevate the mobile device to be the most important tech kit we own. Palm's acquisition of Handspring raised few eyebrows when it occurred back in June. It gives Bradley the opportunity to describe the new PalmOne company as 'the largest pureplay handheld computing company in the world'. ...more

AMD and IBM claim 24 per cent chip speed breakthrough

A new faster version 'strained silicon' has been developed by IBM and AMD. The companies are claiming that the resulting transistors are up to 24 per cent faster than existing processes. The companies say that the new strained silicon process, named `Dual Stress Liner,` improves the performance of both n-channel and p-channel types of transistors by stretching the silicon atoms in one transistor and compressing them in the other. ...more

JFK shooting game branded `despicable`

The family of John F Kennedy has blasted a video game which reconstructs the scene of his assassination and released today, the 41st anniversary of the event. JFK Reloaded was developed by Stirling, Scotland-based Traffic Games and features a simulation of the event using the latest video-game technology. However, a spokesperson for Kennedy's brother, Senator Edward Kennedy, described it as 'despicable', but refused to comment on whether any legal action was planned. ...more

09-06-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. IBM makes chip speed breakthrough Palm moves to make Bluetooth more mainstream Fast Internet access for ?19.99 announced Intel waving not drowning, in new digital wave New 1. ...more