Intel unwraps Core 2 Duo

Intel has officially taken the wraps off its Core 2 Duo processor, the dual-core version of its Core micro-architecture-based chip. It promises a 40 percent increase in performance while being 40 percent more energy efficient than its predecessors. Pricing ranges from $183 for the Core 2 Duo E6300 (a bottom-end part with only 2MB Level 2 cache, 1066MHz FSB and a 1. ...more

Dell bids to change its name

Dell is bidding to change its name, from Dell Computer to simply 'Dell Inc'. The move is intended to represent the growth of the Texan company from its original PC box-building days. As well as enterprise-scale server systems, Dell is also in the services, networking and storage business. ...more

Podcasting favours the cultured

Podcast fans - and thanks to Apple there are a lot more of them these days - are a cut above, preferring the less-nasal-than-before tones of Melvyn Bragg to the brash early morning musings of Chris Moyles and 'Comedy' Dave. The BBC has been running a seven week podcast trial, letting listeners download a selection of its radio programmes as MP3 files. Bragg's In Our Time was downloaded on average 30,000 times each week. ...more

Anti-spoofing initiative Sender ID grinds to a halt

The anti-spoofing initiative Sender ID has temporarily ground to a halt while the group tries to unearth what technologies being used are likely to fall foul of a patent application by Microsoft. The problem is that Microsoft is itself part of this same group, under the auspices of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and is very keen to have its patent-applied-for Caller ID code, which also comes with a 'free' licence, accepted as part of Sender ID. If successful, Sender ID will be ratified as an Internet standard. ...more

Tate Modern launches virtual tours

The Tate Online is the online presence of the major UK arts organisation (alongside Tate Britain, Modern, Liverpool and St Ives) and a new interactive tour of Tate Modern has been launched. The feature Explore Tate Modern has been revamped - with aid from its sponsor, BT - for a better virtual cultural experience. Specifically, the Flash-based feature coincides with the Kandinsky: The Path to Abstraction exhibition. ...more