AMD's low power memory for high performance mobile devices

AMD unveils a new 64Megabit Flash memory device for smart phones and handhelds. It is designed to support high data throughput on low power consumption. Figures claimed by AMD for the device - Am29BDS640G - include using up to 95 per cent less power consumption (for example, in standby mode) than competing products. ...more

Friends of Firefox scheme aims to encourage new users

The Mozilla Foundation is offering to allow its users to become immortalised on the wall of its headquarters in California. Starting last Saturday, dubbed World Firefox Day, in honour of the third birthday of the Mozilla Foundation, the organisation is giving people the chance to become a 'friend of Firefox'. If someone convinces another person to download Firefox, they become a 'friend of Firefox'. ...more

HP boasts fuller figures

HP has posted its Q4 results, exceeding analyst expectations. All divisions put in profitable performances, marking a turnaround for the Enterprise Systems as it edged back into the black with an operating profit of $106mn. Personal systems grew 19 per cent with $6bn revenues: shipments rose 23 per cent for desktops and 53 per cent for laptops. ...more

School success in auto-SMS of snow closures

After last week's snowfall, thousands of parents across the UK were alerted to school closures by text message or automated voice call, thanks to systems that link to school databases in real time. One such system, Call Parents, sent more than 60,000 text messages and automated phone calls to parents of students at more than 700 schools after wintry weather made travel difficult. Stephen Clarke, managing director of Call Parents, said: 'Our schools appreciate the need to have a system in place for emergency contact with parents, ideal for when snow is heavy and school closures are required. ...more

Oracle goes halves for Red Hat Linux

Speaking at the company's annual user conference on Wednesday, Chairman and Chief Executive Larry Ellison said Oracle was seeking to solve key problems that have held back the development of Linux among big corporate customers. 'Oracle is announcing full support for Red Hat Linux,' Ellison told the OracleWorld conference in San Francisco. 'The goal is to enhance and speed the adoption of Linux. ...more