Macromedia readies Flash Player 8.5

Macromedia has announced the forthcoming release of Flash Player 8.5. the next version of its runtime client for rich Internet applications. ...more

Intel hypes Hyper-Threading

Intel has been showing off its latest processor technology, Hyper-Threading, a design for handling parallel data instructions. With promises of improving system performances by up to 30 per cent, the new processor design allows a single processing unit to handle data instructions as "threaded" parallel streams. The inevitable Web angle is provided by the claim that Hyper-Threading can significantly improve the number of Web transactions and users that Intel-based servers can handle at the same time. ...more

Netscape 6.0 - the wait is finally over

Netscape has finally launched version 6.0 of its browser, after one of the longest and most public gestation periods for any major piece of software. Development of Netscape 6. ...more

UK games chart: FIFA Street nutmegs the opposition

Street football flicks and tricks keep EA's FIFA Street 2 (PSP, PS2, XB and DS) at the top of this week's ELSPA UK games chart. It holds off at arms length two strong contenders for future number one, the new Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Fight Night Round 3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and its Integrated Warfighter System, is Ubisoft's squad-based military shooter for X360, Xb, PS2 and PC. ...more

NVidia launches new graphics chip set

Graphics chip designer nVidia has revealed details of its new GeForce FX chipset at the E3 games Expo in the US. The GeForce FX 5900 series is said to feature a new 256-bit memory interface, a new CineFX 2.0 engine with enhanced pixel shaders, true 128-bit colour precision, full floating-point precision and support for the Microsoft DirectX 9. ...more