Intel explains HD DVD decision

Intel has weighed into the debate over high-definition DVD formats, explaining its decision to back HD DVD in preference to Blu-ray. The company abandoned its usual neutrality over a single issue: copying. This was one of six problems with Blu-ray that Microsoft listed when it joined with Intel in backing HD DVD. ...more

BBC to trial TV downloads service

The BBC has announced that it plans to begin making TV programmes available over the Internet. From September the corporation will hold three months of 'intensive trials' of its interactive Media Player (iMP). It will make selected TV programmes available for up to seven days after they were broadcast, alongside the radio broadcasts which are currently being streamed plus additional channels not yet available online. ...more

HP and Dell tie for 2006 shipments

HP has outpaced its competitors in PC shipments for the final quarter of last year, but it will have to settle for joint place with Dell as overall leader in 2006, according to preliminary figures from analyst Gartner. Leading vendors aside, overall worldwide demand for PCs grew by 7.4 per cent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2006, with shipments totaling 67. ...more

SunnComm changes its DRM ways

Chastised copyright-protection technology company SunnComm has made public its efforts to fix security concerns over its MediaMax software. The company's announcement is in response to an open letter from the Electronic Frontier Foundation calling on it to be more transparent and to ensure consumers' rights and security are not considered the collateral damage associated with protecting copyright content. As such, SunnComm has stated that all future versions of its MediaMax software will only install if the user accepts the end user licence agreement presented when a music CD with this software is inserted into a computer. ...more

AMD plots a 64-bit multi-core processor future

AMD has plotted its future with an updated roadmap - featuring multi-core processors. Specifically, it is announcing the completion of an x86 dual-core processor design for 64-bit computing. In brief, AMD plans to deliver AMD64 dual-core products to the server market in mid-2005 (via the Opteron line). ...more