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

Blu-ray backers rebuff MS, Intel moves

Blu-ray backers Dell and HP have come to the defence of Sony's high-definition optical disc system following Microsoft's and Intel's decision to back the rival HD DVD format. The world's two largest PC makers said that the decision - which Microsoft justified by identifying six shortcomings in Blu-ray - is based on inaccurate information. 'From a PC end-user perspective, Blu-ray is a superior format. ...more

Fujitsu drives in a spin

Fujitsu has introduced its MAM series of hard drives for high-end workstations and servers, spinning at 15,000rpm. With current drive speeds at the 7,200rpm mark, this more than doubling of speed allows a much greater data transfer rate, as much as 88.9Mbytes/sec. ...more

Oftel decides on FRIACO part 2

Telecoms regulator Oftel has told BT it must offer ISPs a fully unmetered rate for access to its network by 26 February. The new wholesale service, called ST FRIACO (single tandem flat-rate internet access call origination), improves on the existing FRIACO service because it stretches from the consumer's home, through BT's exchanges, and onto the ISP's network. At the moment ISPs can only get an unmetered rate for traffic carried from customers to the local exchanges. ...more

Early Mimail gets the worm

While attention is focused worldwide on MyDoom, another version of the venerable Mimail worm has resurfaced. And Inor-C (aka Dumaru) is not far behind. Mimail-M following the family pattern, by phishing for banking details. ...more