Dothan notebooks may hit shelves in early 2004

Dothan-based notebooks could be available as early as January or February, if the processor ships by late December, according to industry sources. Intel confirmed that it will start shipping Dothan processors by year-end, but said it has yet to plan the official launch. According to sources, Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer and AOpen are among the companies ready with the notebooks featuring the next-generation Pentium M processors. ...more

Warnings raised on spread of spyware

The threat of spyware continues to grow, according to the latest State of Spyware report issued by Webroot today. The report claims that average home computer in the UK is infected with 18.1 instances of spyware, giving the UK the highest concentration of spyware infections in Europe, and puts it third on a global scale, behind the US, with 24. ...more

New study shows UK broadband speeds and services improve

Latest ISP benchmark report reveals sharp improvement in technical performance as demand and competition increases. BT has come top of a nationwide performance study of broadband providers, for the second quarter in a row. The Internet Performance Indicator (IPI) report from ISP benchmarking specialist Epitiro, revealed in its third quarter 2006 study published today that BT, Pipex, Demon, Plusnet and Virgin. ...more

Google Maps gives Europe a good going over

Google has extended its street maps, driving directions and integrated local search service into mainland Europe. Google Maps now covers France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Street-maps have also been rendered for several other countries, though these have to be accessed via the countries listed above. ...more

New book range to be sold under 'Open Source' licence

Bruce Perens, one of the founders of the Open Source movement, has taken the concept into the world of e-books. He says he has convinced US publisher Prentice Hall to produce a series of books on technical subjects under the Open Source licence. The idea is that not only can the books be downloaded and read for free, but they can also be modified and 'sold on' in a printed version. ...more