FBI closes down 'Star Wars' p2p network

The FBI has announced that it has shut down the P2P network Elitetorrents.org. The Bureau said that the website was the source of recent pirated copies of the new Star Wars movie `Revenge of the Sith` which was leaked onto the Internet even before the film was released. ...more

Second birthday AMD processors

Marking the second anniversary of its Athlon processor, AMD has announced new mobile editions of the Athlon and Duron, as well as a Duron processor for desktop PCs. There are three new AMD family members: the 1.1GHz mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor, the 900MHz mobile AMD Duron processor and the 1GHz AMD Duron processor, which is for desktop PCs. ...more

W3C proffers link checking tool

The Web standards body W3C has announced the first standalone release of its Link Checker software. Quick and simple, you simply have to go to http://validator.w3. ...more

Legal fights on computer games echo round globe

Online gamers are coming under attack around the world and its legal cross-hairs that are targeting over-enthusiastic gamers in Malaysia and Michigan. Malaysian authorities are clamping down on computer gaming in Net cafes in the country over concerns of addictive behaviour, reports the BBC. The moves were apparently sparked by a teenager being reported missing by his mother, only to be found in a cyber cafe where he had been playing for 48 hours. ...more

Apple takes Power Mac G5 to 2.5GHz

Apple has revamped its Power Mac G5 range, with faster processors and frontside bus speeds and an 8X SuperDrive. The top-of-the-range dual 2.5GHz model is the first Mac ever to have a liquid cooling system to cope with all that extra heat and its 1. ...more