And also today (21-August-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. XP on course US courts permitting, Windows XP is on course for its mid-October release. It seems the company is ready to ship final code to manufacturers this week, which puts XP on schedule. ...more

BT falls behind targets for unbundling the local loop

BT is falling behind its targets to unbundle the local loop. The Telecommunications Adjudicator has found that delivery of working systems 'continues to lag', with only 50-60 per cent of LLU projects being delivered on time to rivals compared with the target of 75 per cent. The local loop is the copper circuit between the customer and the telco's local switch. ...more

MP3 builder expands surround sound

The creators of MP3 have added new surround sound features to the audio compression format. The Fraunhofer Institute has unveiled version two of MP3 Surround adding two new elements at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. MP3 SX (MP3 Stereo eXtended) enables the enhancement of MP3 stereo files for multi-channel playback while Ensonido provides portable MP3 Surround sound using stereo headphones. ...more

Konica updates Revio digicam range

Konica releases a four megapixel digital camera for less than ?400 - the Revio KD-400Z. Priced at ?399, and housed in a slim stainless steel body, the KD-400Z carries an ultra high resolution 4.13 magapixel CCD (3. ...more

Sun open sources UltraSPARC

Sun is taking one step further along the open source path by releasing the code to its recently announced UltraSPARC T1 processor . This is the first time that a major vendor has released the full details of its processor to the developer community. Sun said it also intends to publish the specifications of the UltraSPARC-based chip, including the source of the design expressed in the Verilog hardware description language. ...more