The year 2003 in processor form

Its been a big year for processors and, interestingly, in areas outside the traditional desktop space. The year began with Centrino, Intel's ground up redesign of mobile processing and finished with Athlon64, AMD's number crunching, x86-based, 64-bit processor. And both Intel and AMD debuted new 64-bit server offerings - the Opteron from AMD, and the second-gen Intel Itanium. ...more

BT announces new Internet deal early

BT has confirmed leaked reports obtained by The Guardian that it will be announcing its latest Internet and telephone deals earlier than originally planned. BT Talk Together will offer unlimited off-peak calls for ?14.99 a month, including line rental. ...more

Apple updates OS X security

Apple has released security updates for OS X 10.4.2 and 10. ...more

Rare Microsoft profit warning causes fall

Microsoft's stock value has been dramatically hit by its recent, and rare, profit warning. For the first time in its 14 years as a publicly traded company, Microsoft issued a profit warning at the end of last week, in the wake of fears about slowing sales of consumer PCs and the weakness of online advertising to support its MSN Internet operations. The Redmond giant warned that its second-quarter profits and revenues could miss its earlier forecasts by over 5 per cent. ...more

BSA wants damages for unlicensed software use

The Business Software Alliance has called for a change in UK law that would allow it to claim damages from companies that use unlicensed software. Under current legislation, any firm found to have unlicensed software generally escapes without punishment, as long as they pay the requisite licence fees. The BSA, an international body representing the interests of software developers, wants to be able to ask judges to fine these firms. ...more