shuffle shortage slows shipments

Demand for the new iPod shuffle is already outstripping supply, with at least one retailer in the US adding a $30 premium to the price of the portable music player. Apple's UK online store currently gives a five-day wait for shuffle shipments, but major e-retailers are completely out of supplies. The shuffle is the top-seller on the US online Apple Store, although it has yet to register on the list of bestsellers this side of the Atlantic. ...more

W3C recommends DOM 2

The Internet standards body World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has issued another decree: DOM Level 2 HTML is a now an official W3C Recommendation. This specifies a standard programming interface (API) to manipulate HTML and XHTML 1.0 documents and through a programming language, such as Java. ...more

Google retains search engine crown

Google has maintained its position at the top of the search engine usage rankings, continuing to prove twice as popular as the number two. Google processed 46.2 per cent of all Web searches in July, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, down slightly on its 47 per cent share during the previous month. ...more

Spansion maps out future for 8Gbit memory parts

Spansion, the flash memory joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu has laid out its plans to develop 8Gbit memory parts based on 65nm lithography. Included in the three year road map set out by Spansion are plans to produce the first 90nm, 1Gb NOR device and what the company claims are 'new mass data storage products for mobile phones' at the beginning of next year. The company plans to move to 65nm 8Gbit parts by 2007, In addition, the company announced plans to develop what it calls 'ORNAND' technology. ...more

Dell unveils two new PowerEdge database servers

Dell has debuted two new database servers aimed at the small and medium sized company. Sticking resolutely to its Intel-only policy, the two new machines - the Dell PowerEdge 6800 and PowerEdge 6850 - are based around the Intel Xeon MP processors. Up to four Xeons can be fitted per server. ...more