ATI under financial investigation

ATI, the Canadian-based graphics specialists, is facing investigation by Canadian authorities over the reporting financial results and insider share dealing. It has been announced that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has filed a Notice of Hearing and Statement of Allegations in relation to ATI. Specifically, matters surrounding the reporting of third quarter results from 2000 are under investigation. ...more

New Intel mobiles cover the range

A host of new mobile processors emerge from the Intel stable, including a 2.2GHz P4-M. Eleven new processors in all have been announced for mobile PCs. ...more

Government inquiry into BBC online advertising

The BBC is facing a Government inquiry, launched by culture secretary, Chris Smith, who has appointed a watchdog to investigate whether the BBC's online sector is competing fairly in the market. The problem centres around the fact that BBC sites which carry advertising can comprise content sourced from the BBC's traditional media, essentially meaning that licence-payers' money is subsidising the sites and giving them an unfair advantage over rival information-based Web sites. This latest move follows the British Internet Publishers' Alliance request to the Department of Trade and Industry last November to ban adverts on the BBC's publicly-funded sites. ...more

Intel packs the Paxville into Xeon MPs

Last month Intel promised it would deliver the dual- core dual processor models of the Xeon, codenamed 'Paxville' 'within 60 days'. Intel now says that the dual-core Xeon processor 7000, until now known by its codename 'Paxville MP' is shipping. The new design offers speeds of up to 3. ...more

Apple applies for mouse, scroll pad patents

Apple has applied for a new patent for a 'Mouse having a rotary dial'. The patent describes a mouse where the main body is replaced by a rotating, tilting wheel, which in addition to the usual clickability, provides the ability to scroll backwards and forwards through documents. As the technoblurb introducing the application puts it, the user can manipulate the disc side to side for horizontal scrolling and backwards and forwards for vertical scrolling. ...more