New QuickTime 5 preview released

Apple has released another Public Preview for its QuickTime media system. QuickTime 5 Public Preview 2 features enhancements suggested by users of the initial preview version. It adds support for skins, allowing users to customize its appearance, and 'enhanced' AppleScript commands. ...more

ATI's Radeon chips on their way to UK

Hercules has confirmed it will have graphics cards featuring ATI's recently announced 9000 series graphics processors available in the UK from the end of August. ATI's Radeon 9000 and Radeon 9000 PRO visual processors boast Quad-pipe architecture (four parallel pipelines to increase rendering speed), programmable pixel and vertex shaders, multiple display support and FULLSTREAM technology to enhance the quality and accelerate video streams. Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, Marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies, said: 'The Radeon 9000 products feature technology innovations first introduced in the highest-end segment of the market less than 12 months ago, combined with the best performance of any mainstream graphics product. ...more

Oftel reviews control on BT prices

Oftel is to review the competitiveness of the fixed telephony market to establish whether controls on BT's retail prices should be continued. The current pricing controls are due to run out in July 2002, and if Oftel rules that competition is effective in the landline market, the controls will not be renewed. As part of its review, Oftel is officially seeking outside views on future BT price controls. ...more

Ericsson's hand forced to reveal big loss

And it foresees weak demand in the mobile network market for the coming year. The company yesterday reported a pre-tax loss for the third quarter of almost $550m, and was pessimistic for future conditions in 2002. The release of its results was brought forward from today after the company suspected the figures has been leaked to the media. ...more

Search Engine Strategies 2007: Microsoft lifts veil on AdCenter search tools

Despite a relatively slow start compared to rivals Google and Yahoo!, Microsoft has come out fighting with plans for a new generation of tools for its AdCenter contextual advertising service. Demos of the latest thinking from Microsoft AdCenter Labs were being shown at London's Search Engine Strategies show. 'We want to share our thinking and get feedback from as many people as possible,' said James Colborn, Microsoft's Product Manager for AdCenter. ...more