Dell releases Ubuntu-based PCs

Dell has confirmed today that it is launching three computer systems, including one laptop, that will come with the open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system already installed. The three computers, which come with a price tag starting at around ?300, will have the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux system pre-installed for use out-of-the-box. ...more

Linspire updates laptop-friendly Linux system

Linspire has announced version 5.0 of its Linux operating system. Like the latest batch of releases, 5. ...more

ASUS aims barebones box just below your telly

ASUS has announced its DiGiMatrix barebones box, which with its cool seventies styling, is hoping for the warm spot underneath your telly. As a barebones system, it comes without processor, hard disk, optical drive or memory, but if you've upgraded your (Pentium 4-based) main computer, this could be the ideal home for all those outgraded parts. It even comes with a spare copy of XP home. ...more

ATi's consumer products drive revenues to $463mn

Black is the happy colour for ATi with its latest quarterly financial results. On the back of a 47.8 per cent increase in revenues from the same period a year ago, ATi has stayed in profit to the tune of $47. ...more

Bryce 5 redraws the OS X landscape

Bryce 5, the OS X native version of the 3D landscaping and animation application, will be released in July. Corel bought Bryce from Metacreations last year and has added several new features to the software in addition to carbonising it for OS X. Most significantly, Bryce can now render across a network of computers, with no limit on the number of machines that can share the load. ...more