Apple claims Flash memory supplies assured

Apple has announced that it has secured long-term supply deals with a number of nand Flash memory manufacturers. Hynix, Intel and Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba will all provide Apple with flash chips until 2010. In return Apple will to prepay a total of $1. ...more

BT pleas for customers

Having spent ?15m on opening up the local exchanges, BT has stated that demand for space in them has "evaporated". Of the 40 operators that initially wanted access, only nine are still active, and of the 2,100 exchanges originally in demand, only 202 places have been taken up. Much of the blame has been pointed at the adverse financial climate faced by the telecommunications industry. ...more

MI5 has an expensive new enemy

If you believe the Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, then one of the biggest threats to national security nowadays is not terrorism or the armaments of dictatorial nations but... ...more

NEC Computers wins Honourable Mention

PC Pro has awarded NEC Computers UK with an Honourable Mention for its business PC, following both an increase in specification and a price correction. In this month's Labs (see p58 of the May 2002 issue, out on sale now), the price was incorrectly printed as ?704 due to a miscommunication between NEC and PC Pro; the price should read ?599. Also, NEC will upgrade the processor from a 1. ...more

Is this the future of handhelds?

Psion is keen to highlight some reference designs, produced by Symbian, for a new range of futuristic PDAs. The ACE (pictured) is a small square device that has three ultra-thin screens that fan out from a central point. It is designed to have the usual PDA functions but will operate over the upcoming high-speed 3G mobile networks, allowing videoconferencing and access to the Net. ...more