Intel backs down on Rambus-only P4

Intel will be bringing out a SDRAM and DDR-compatible version of the Pentium 4 chipset in the autumn, the company said on Monday. The new 845 chipset will only support SDRAM in the first instance, but a DDR version will be out in early 2002 said Intel. At the moment the Pentium 4 is only available with the 850 chipset, which uses the more expensive Rambus memory. ...more

Bulldog ID theft affected just three broadband users

Bulldog has revealed that only three of its broadband subscribers were affected by the 2005 breach that resulted in hackers obtaining personal details of around 100,000 of the ISP's customers. 'To date three customers have been in contact as they have received unsolicited and possibly repeat telemarketing calls, potentially as a result of this. It's important to point out that none has involved any financial loss and we have no evidence that any customers have had their credit card details used illegally,' Bulldog said in a statement. ...more

Music services show mixed financial results

There were mixed fortunes for two of Apple's main rivals in the digital music market, Napster and Real Networks, when they announced their latest financial results last night. Napster's losses grew to $19.9 million for the latest quarter, compared to just $2. ...more

US Supreme Court will review Microsoft overseas patent case

It is a legal ruling that could determine the reach of US patents overseas. The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Microsoft should have to pay damages overseas for infringing a speech recognition software patent owned by AT&T. The high court granted Microsoft's petition to review an appeals court ruling that held AT&T could seek royalties based on the foreign manufacture and sale of infringing software products. ...more

Incidence of Internet worms wriggles higher

Levels of Internet worm viruses rose by one per cent last month according to security experts Sophos. The company believes around one in 18 emails is laden with a virus - around 5.6 per cent. ...more