Apple opens Intel Macs for Windows

Apple has confirmed that it has not made any effort to prevent Windows from being installed on its new Macs. VP Philip Schiller said that Apple has no problem with anyone who may wish to install the Microsoft OS on a new iMac or MacBook Pro. 'That's fine with us,' he said. ...more

Toshiba takes Flash memory to 2Gbit

Toshiba and SanDisk have developed a 1Gbit Flash memory IC (integrated circuit) to be manufactured using 0.13micron process technology. While 1Gbit Flash products are available in stacked chips or multi-level-cell-based ICs, this is the first single-level-cell IC of 1Gbit. ...more

Major download sites get tough on spyware

Some of the largest names on the Internet have come together to crack down on the spread of adware and spyware through piggybacking hidden software along with legitimate downloads. The companies, which include Yahoo!, AOL, Verizon and CNet Networks - which operates the large downloads.com software library - have agreed to establish industry standards for monitoring and enforcing good behaviour on sites which offer downloadable software. ...more

Premiere gets X-rating

Adobe has annonced Premiere 6.5, the first OS X native version of its digital video edit in software. Premiere 6. ...more

Intel's 65-nm Cedar Mill CPU to have power consumption of 65W

The power consumption of Intel's 65-nm single-core Cedar Mill processors is likely to be around 65W, down from the around 115W of the current Prescott CPUs, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers who have seen Intel's CPU roadmap. The Cedar Mill is scheduled to be launched in early next year. However, the power consumption of Intel's 65-nm, dual-core Presler CPU, also to be launched in the first quarter of 2005, will still be at the same level as the dual-core Smithfield CPU, at around 130W, the sources said. ...more