Inside Prescott

Intel has added 13 extra chip instructions, bringing the SSE (streaming SIMD extensions) version up to 3 Although it's still a Pentium 4 processor, Intel has added 13 extra chip instructions, bringing the SSE (streaming SIMD extensions) version up to 3. Most significant, though, is that the previous core, codenamed Northwood, was manufactured using a 130-nanometre process, whereas Prescott uses a new 90-nanometre technique. The result is lower power consumption at a given speed, allowing the core to be clocked to higher frequencies. ...more

Twenty years of the Mac

If the Mac has a place of birth, it's an anonymous office block on Porter Drive, Palo Alto. Today, it's the headquarters of a small pharmaceuticals company. But back in the 1970's it was where every modern computer finds its roots - and, most famously of all, where Steve Jobs came in December 1979 and had the most blinding epiphany in the history of computers. ...more

The e-fraud unit? You're looking at him

The shocking lack of police resources to tackle e-fraud was comically exposed at the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) annual parliamentary forum in Westminster. The forum, which brought together industry leaders and politicians to discuss internet security, provoked lively, and occasionally fractious, debate between the two sides. However, the unexpected highlight of the evening arrived when one member of the audience complained that his elderly mother's local police force failed to deal with her complaints about unsavoury spam messages. ...more

Freeserve denies cheap broadband to tempt switchers

Freeserve is not commenting on a report that it offered an existing customer a cut in the price of their broadband connection to stop them switching to another ISP. The customer told The Register that, 'The [cancellations] advisor offered to supply my service for ?19.99 if I stayed with Freeserve. ...more

03-11-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Microsoft settlement closer Ericsson reveals the best of all connections PC Pro Awards Ten Tiny points BT CEO to go Microsoft Works it out Off the top and bottom, for Intel and AMD cuts Creative gears up Titanium add-in cards Online Journalism Awards Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just fill out the 'Comments' fields on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more