IBM powers world's fastest chip

New Power6 chip offers environmentally-friendly computing with reduced power consumption. IBM claims it is not only the world's fastest microprocessor but one also able to help cut electricity consumption of datacentres, which makes them more environmentally friendly. The new Power6 processor clocks in at 4. ...more

Mystery surrounds Watford Electronics buy out

Watford Electronics - the company behind Savastore.com and 'free PC' ISP Redten Internet - has been taken over by a group of unnamed backers. A statement released this afternoon reads: 'Globally Ltd announced today the purchase of the business of Watford Electronics Ltd, including leading online etail website, Savastore. ...more

UK games chart: PlayStation 3 blasts the charts

A feast of new entries in this week's ELSPA UK Games Chart as the debut of the PS3 on these shores makes waves, along with the final arrival of a major PC game in the form of S.T.A. ...more

Intel's Irwindale 64-bit Xeon processor starts shipping

Following AMD's release of new high-end Opteron server processors, Intel has announced that it is shipping an upgraded 64-bit Intel Xeon processor, codenamed 'Irwindale'. Whereas the high-end Itanioum 2 server processor has always been 64-bit, the 32-bit Xeon has been more targeted at the workstation and entry-level server market, which has been squeezed by AMD's success with its x86-based 64-bit Opterons. With Irwindale, Intel is recasting the Xeon in 64-bit mode. ...more

QuickTime 6: MPEG-2 playback and Final Cut Pro

An MPEG-2 component has been added to QuickTime 6, which allows the software to test MPEG-2 content or export it in other formats. MPEG-2 is the video and audio compression standards used for DVDs and digital television set-top boxes. However this software will not allow QuickTime 6 users to playback content from DVD disks, as this is often encrypted and requires dedicted DVD players to perform the unencryption. ...more