PS2 games to play on the Mac?

According to an interview on the MacEvangelist.com, a French software developer is in the process of writing a PS2 emulator for the Mac. In the interview, David Allouch says he is hoping to come to an agreement with Sony and Apple that would mean the product being released sometime in 2002. ...more

BitTorrent shakes hands with MPAA

BitTorrent has shaken hands with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and has agreed to help stem illegal downloads of movies and other digital content. As a result of the agreement, BitTorrent will work to remove any copyright material that appears in its search engine. The announcement was made by Bram Cohen, the founder and chief executive of BitTorrent, alongside Dan Glickman, chairman of the MPAA at a news conference in Los Angeles. ...more

Blackberry maker settles long running dispute

Late on Friday, Research In Motion, the manufacturer of the Blackberry wireless PDA devices, announced that it has finally settled its long running dispute with NTP. According to the terms of the settlement, RIM will give NTP a total of $612.5 million as a one off payment and in return receive a free hand to continue its business indefinitely. ...more

AMD saddles up Athlon 64 FX-53 at tech show

AMD has used the CeBit show to announce the release of its AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. Aimed at 'power-hungry enthusiasts, gamers, and prosumers', the FX processor runs at 2.4GHz and comes with a total cache of 1,152 KB (128KB L1 + 1024KB L2). ...more

Nine year old becomes Microsoft Certified Professional

At an age when most girls are more interested in dolls than databases, nine year old Arfa Karim Randhawa from Pakistan is something of an exception. She has just become one of the world's Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP). Arfa recently received her certificate from Emre Berkin, chairman of Microsoft's Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and Jawwad Rehman, Microsoft's country manager for Pakistan. ...more