Graphics battle: Nvidia GeForce FX vs. ATI R350 in the next few weeks

Despite various market rumors, Nvidia said it has not changed its plans to ship its GeForce FX products in early February. Faced with this upcoming competition, ATI Technologies recently revealed that it would release its long-planned R350 chips in the next few weeks to keep its leading position in product specifications. According to sources, the top-end, desktop-version chip in the GeForce FX series will be named GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. ...more

Napster launches in UK

The reborn, legal Napster has launched in the UK, the first big name online music store to do so, beating Apple's iTunes Music Store. According to Reuters the service will sell downloads at ?1.09 a track, compared to the $0. ...more

The processor behind Scooby Doo gets updated

The deluge of new processors shows no sign of abating as AMD updates its workstation and server offering, the Athlon MP. The Athlon MP (Multi Processor) is AMD's dual-processor offering for heavyweight computing. Indeed, one of the uses of the Athlon MP - by the company Rhythm & Hues - was to drive the rendering of the movie Scooby Doo. ...more

Only on the Internet...

The power of the Internet to bring people together in a spirit of competitiveness and animosity should not be underestimated. The latest example is provided by a "Photo of the Year" competition - harmless enough, you would think - run by an America Website, MSNBC. The trouble is that a notorious event from the Middle East conflict, was voted into the lead. ...more

Adobe strong sales dented by Macromedia buy

Acrobat has powered positive results for Adobe in its 2006 first quarter financial results. Citing a 'strong performance' by Adobe Acrobat and its creative systems, Adobe recorded sales of $655.5 million, compared to $472. ...more