Samsung intros 16Gb Nand flash memory

The South Korean electronics giant Samsung has started production of 16Gb Nand flash memory chips, which it claims as the highest capacity available. The chips will be used in mobile phones and media playing devices. The chips go into mass production using 51nm process technology, which Samsung claims is the smallest process technology used in memory mass production to date. ...more

Microsoft tackles IE javaproxy flaw

Microsoft has responded to the discovery of a flaw in its browser Internet Explorer. The flaw was first announced 1 July by Secunia, having been notified by SEC Consult who discovered the hole. The company says that code which would enable an attacker to exploit the hole is already publicly available. ...more

Abit ushers in Silent OTES

Silent OTES is Abit's name for its new heatpipe technology. For a quiet PC, the patent-pending fanless system transfers heat from the North Bridge chipset to the fins of the Collection Module, where it should be driven out of the case by air already flowing from the CPU fan. OTES stands for Outside Thermal Exhaust System, and the Silent OTES technology follows in the wake of OTES, OTES AeroFlow and Dual OTES before it. ...more

Another ISP halves broadband activation fee

Zen Internet is the latest ISP to cut its broadband activation fee. In line with BT cutting the wholesale price from ?50 to ?25, Zen has passed the entire saving onto new home customers. From 20 December activation will cost ?25 inc. ...more

Interview: Sony Ericsson marketing VP Alex Rodriques

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, a joint venture between Sony of Japan and Ericsson of Sweden, currently stands as the world's fifth-largest mobile phone vendor with a 5.4 per cent market share. Alex Rodriques, the company's vice president of marketing, chatted with DigiTimes on the company's mobile phone development plans and market assessment for 2003. ...more