Robot Wars

It's been on the cards for some time, but now BBC Multimedia has announced that it is to release Robot Wars - Arenas Of Destruction, a game based on the hit TV show. It will be due out in November 2001, ready for the Christmas market. To begin with, you need a robot. ...more

Intel unveils 3.2GHz Pentium 4

Intel has announced a new Pentium 4 processor. Incorporating Hyper-Threading - Intel's support for virtual parallel processing - it operates at a clock speed of 3.2GHz with an 800MHz bus speed and a 512KB Level 2 cache. ...more

03-03-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. JVC puts movies in your pocket Psion takes a dive Samsung unveils 24in LCD monitor Clash of the MP3 player titans IBM releases groundbreaking PowerPC chip Gnutella spoiled by Ferrero Intel puts its eggs in notebooks and servers NVIDIA gear up GeForce3 and Go! New improved online adverts Once more unto the courts, dear Microsoft Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Mozilla seeks Web designer

The Mozilla Organisation is seeking a designer or designers to create a new logo and website for its upcoming Mozillion campaign. The campaign will attempt to raise $1mn via online contributions to help ensure that the organisation - responsible for the Mozilla, Firefox and Camino browsers, the Thunderbird email client and several other projects - can continue. Designers who are willing to work for nothing but the kudos can apply by creating a mock site comprising a home page and one internal page. ...more

Toshiba stakes its HD DVD claim on the high street

Toshiba is taking the next-gen optical disc battle to Japanese shops with the launch of the first HD DVD player, the HD-XA1. Initially, the player will be bundled with two complementary HD DVD movie discs, 'Resident Evil' and a Japanese film, 'Moonlight Jellyfish'. Toshiba also highlights the navigation and interactive features that are supported by the HD-XA1. ...more