AMD to cease branding processors with xHz rating

New models will instead be named after Pentium 4-based performance ratings. AMD will launch future Athlon processors using a model name rather than the usual clock speed rating. The model naming convention will be defined by the equivalent speed of an Intel Pentium 4 processor, according to Tom's Hardware Guide. ...more

IBM launches Infoprint 1000 Family of printers

IBM has launched a range of five printers under the moniker Infoprint - the first fruition of an agreement between itself and Lexmark. The new printers can handle PDF and HTML files without drivers or software apps and URLs can be set for the printer to print without the need for a computer. The printers also have access to a virtual online resource of forms and the like, so you don't have to buy pre-printed ones. ...more

Joint venture pushes forward digital cinema age

While "Star Wars: episode II" is filmed solely using digital technology, Mr Lucas must be wondering how the masses will see the film as it is meant to be seen, in a digital theatre. A joint venture between Qualcomm and Technicolor is set to allay these fears as it will underwrite part of the $150,000 estimated cost of converting celluloid cinemas to digital dens. Mobile communications company Qualcomm and film processor Technicolor, a division of Thomson, have formed a joint venture called Technicolor Digital Cinema is offering to pay for installing and maintaining the digital projection systems in return for a 12. ...more

Too much iPhone speculation damages Apple - analyst

American Technology Research has warned investors that Apple shares may be over-valued as a result of speculation about a forthcoming 'iPhone'. Analyst Shaw Wu has removed Apple from AmTech's Focus List of stocks to buy, noting that since Apple was added to the list, following his analysis of its mobile phone strategy, shares have appreciated 15 per cent, while the Nasdaq has risen just three per cent 'While we remain long-term positive, we believe Apple shares may reflect too much near-term cell phone optimism,' he wrote in note to investors. 'We would not be surprised to see a near-term pullback and would be aggressive buyers at lower levels (low-$70s, high-$60s). ...more

AOL takes on BT in home telephony

AOL UK has taken a step away from being a pure ISP by offering a telephone service. The company says that AOL Talk will offer 'unlimited' calls to landlines throughout the UK for the introductory price of ?7.99 a month. ...more