ATI unveils Radeon 9800 XT graphics processor

Graphics chipset manufacturer ATi chose the rather austere location of Alcatraz to announce its latest foray into the graphics market yesterday. Unveiling to eager press the Radeon 9800 XT and Radeon 9600 XT, the company also finally revealed, in an official capacity, that consumers purchasing either card will receive a free copy of Valve Software's highly anticipated FPS sequel Half-Life 2. Notice omission of the word 'bundle'. ...more

Wireless projection

Panasonic has released a wireless projector capable of a native 1,024x768 resolution. The PT-L712NTE XGA projector can receive data from multiple PCs via the IEEE802.11b standard (card supplied). ...more

First lunar eclipse of 2001

You may be interested to know that one Japanese Web site is broadcasting live a lunar eclipse. On 9 January at around 9pm GMT, the live-eclipse.org site will feature the first lunar eclipse of 2001 and if you are lucky you might just see the moon turn a shocking shade of red. ...more

Microsoft gains experience

The wait is over. Microsoft has today announced the official titles of the products previously code-named as "Whistler" and "Office 10". They are Windows XP and Office XP, respectively. ...more

Federal Trade Commission raps spyware company for false detection

The US Federal Trade Commission is targeting a company offering free spyware detection, for fraudulently claiming to detect spyware infections and selling spyware removal software that failed to clean infections. The FTC is seeking a permanent ban on MaxTheater's sharp marketing practices: it describes them as 'phony' and 'deceptive'. It is also seeking redress for those that stumped up nearly $30 for the poor quality removal software. ...more