AMD moves to 65nm process technology

With the release of four new low-power chips AMD is moving to 65 nanometer (nm) process technology. The energy-efficient AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core desktop processors lead the way, with the new production techniques enabling it to produce more processors from the same 300mm wafers, which should mean higher output volumes. The Athlon 64 X2 5000+ runs at 2. ...more

Europol wants your data

We ain't seen everything yet. You may be forgiven for thinking the EU's Directive on Telecommunications Privacy gave member state governments enough powers to force communications companies to keep data they may want to look at later, but now Europol has drafted a document that would force companies to do this, whether governments agreed or not. The document came to light thanks to civil liberties groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Centre and Statewatch. ...more

UK games chart: Tom Clancy's Warfighter 2 storms chart

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Warfighter 2 has toppled Final Fantasy XII from the top spot in this week's ELSPA UK Games Chart. The latest installment (Xb360) in Ubisoft's popular squad-based action franchise, features improved graphics and AI, new battlegrounds and Cross-Com 2.0, which lets you view what your friendly forces see in the top left display. ...more

Apple to shift 37 million iPods in 2005

Apple will sell 37 million iPods in 2005 according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Given that the company has sold a tad under 18 million so far this year, Munster is expecting much in the last quarter. Apple sold just over 8. ...more

UK online shopping to hit ?100 billion

The value of UK online shopping is set to hit the ?100 billion mark, according to an e-tailers' trade body. With online sales of ?3.47 billion recorded for April, the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) believes the ?100 billion barrier will be broken this month, 12 years after online shopping records started. ...more