New p2p system tags data similarities to increase download speed

US researchers have developed a new method for transferring data across the Internet at high-speeds, based on a discovery that many ostensibly different files actually share common or similar chunks of data. The researchers - Dvid Andersen of Carnegie Mellon University, Michael Kaminsky of Intel Research and Himabindu Pucha of Purdue University - found that files that appeared to be different are in fact very similar. MP3 music files for instance, may contain differing header information but the song data that they wrap is almost always the same. ...more

Google Adsense to accept image ads

Google is to expand its AdSense pay per click scheme to include image ads. The search engine is currently piloting a scheme so that websites can include a variety of standard advertising formats as animated GIFs Amongst the sizes accepted under the pilot scheme are Banners at 468 x 60 pixels, Leaderboards at 728 x 90, Inline Rectangles 300 x 250 and Skyscrapers 120 x 600. At the bottom of each image ad will be the URL and a Google feedback link. ...more

AMD steals march on Intel with dual-core demo

AMD will demonstrate today a x86 dual-core processor - an industry first. The company will be showing off an HP ProLiant DL585 server running on four dual-core 64-bit AMD Opteron server processors. For its 'dual-core' technology it has connected the engines of two processors on the same chip, using its Direct Connect Architecture. ...more

Tesco gives the nod to Bulldog broadband

Tesco is to start stocking CDs for Bulldog's broadband services. The CDs will appear in more than 300 Tesco stores promoting its 8Mbps services. Bulldog compares well with the grocer, which also offers Internet and phone services. ...more

Hewlett Packard makes play for the home entertainment hub

Hewlett-Packard chose the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show to announce its new strategy for attacking the broad consumer electronics market. Making the announcement Carly Fiorina, the HP chairman and CEO said 'What matters now is making all of the various digital entertainment products and content work together in a way that creates simple, enjoyable, intuitive digital experiences at a price that allows everyone to participate.' At the centre of it all is the 'entertainment hub'. ...more