AMD wins over Dell for desktops

AMD has confirmed a new deal with Dell that will see the Texan company shipping desktop machines powered by AMD as well as some Opteron-based servers. The Intel-rival has officially announced that Dell will offer AMD processor-based Dimension desktop PCs by September. Dell will be also be shipping both 4P (quad-core) and 2P (dual-core) AMD Opteron-based servers by the end of 2006. ...more

Dave for OS X updated

Thursby Software has released an updated version of Dave for OS X, software that allows Macs to connect to PC networks. Dave installs on Mac, requiting no additional software for the PC machines, and allows Macs - via the Chooser - and PCs - via the Network Neighbourhood - to share files and Postscipt printers. Dave 3. ...more

UK one of only five to make EU's communications deadline

The UK, along with Ireland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden are the only five countries in the EU to make today's deadline for implementing electronic communications directives into national law. Although we are in the clear, the European Commission is going to put the heat on tardy territories, threatening 'infringement proceedings if action is not taken rapidly'. Italy looks likely to be fashionably late, but seems to have charmed the EU into accepting a date of 31 July for its compliance. ...more

SCO meets IBM Interrogatories deadline, waiting on other information

SCO has filed a 'Notice of Compliance with Court Order' in response to the order to compel discovery granted to IBM, but says that due to 'certain officers and directors' being away for Christmas there are some files it expects to submit at a later date. In SCO's press release it describes its response as only answering 'certain interrogatories', and in the notice it says it may need to 'supplement or amend' its answers to the interrogatories as the investigation continues. In particular, it is unclear whether SCO has managed to 'identify and state with specificity the source code(s) that SCO is claiming form the basis of their action against IBM', as requested in the order. ...more

Spring IDF 2006: Your DVD player is as hot as a cup of Starbucks coffee

Intel's Home Entertainment keynote brought up one astounding fact: your DVD player, when idle, is almost as hot as a cup of Starbucks coffee. That's 74.3C for your DVD player and 77C for the coffee. ...more