HP heralds green PC with five-year lifecycle

HP is attempting to cash in on the current obsession with green technology with the launch a new energy efficient business PC range. The HP rp5700 Long Lifecycle Business Desktop PC range is fitted with an 80% efficient power supply, which the company claims is up to 15% more efficient than standard supplies. This reduces both energy consumption and waste heat emanating from the small form-factor PC. ...more

Microsoft to alter IE in response to Eolas defeat

Microsoft is planning a strategic retreat in its battle with Eolas over the use of applets within a browser. In an update to Internet Explorer due early next year, the company will no longer allow applets to run by default. Instead, users will have to learn to switch them on manually by clicking on an ActiveX control before it will activate. ...more

Most Brits find their way online

Most of the British population now use the World Wide Web. According to a new study by MORI, 60 per cent of the adult population now use the Internet at least once a month with a third of Britons accessing it every day. For the majority of Internet users in the UK, the World Wide Web is now their primary source of information. ...more

AMD launches new x86 compatible Geode chip

AMD has released a new GeodeLX 800@0.9W processor. Aimed at the embedded and mobile device market, it supports both the Microsoft Windows XP and XP Embedded operating systems. ...more

Comment: Open Source .NET?

The Open Source movement is shaping up to create an equivalent to Microsoft's .NET framework, stealing the Redmond giant's thunder when it comes to delivering Web-based services. But are they mistaken to even try? Mono and dotGNU There are a couple of developments underway. ...more