US Gov urges domain name clampdown

The organisation that oversees the Internet's domain name system has been ordered to clamp down on fraudulent registrations. The US Government has told ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to investigate and report inaccuracies in contact information. A study by the government's General Accountability Office found that there are some 2. ...more

DFI does Dothan for gamers and modders

Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer, DFI, has launched a motherboard aimed squarely at the gaming and enthusiast community but who like to think of themselves as environmentally aware. The 855GME-MGF is based on the Intel mobile 855GME/6300 ESB chipset with support for low power Pentium M (formerly Dothan) processors. The board is built to a micro ATX design and supports socket 479 Pentium M and Celeron M processors with either a 90nm Dothan or the 130nm Banias core. ...more

Linux body throws weight at mobile platforms

The next platform to get the Linux treatment looks set to be the mobile phone, with the foundation of the Linux Phones Standards (LiPS) Forum. Only last month the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) announced the formation of the Mobile Linux Initiative (MLI) with BT, Intel, MontaVista, Motorola, PalmSource, Trolltech and Wind River. LiPS initially boasts ARM, Cellon, Esmertec, France Telecom/Orange, FSM Labs, Huawei, Jaluna, MIZI Research, Montavista Software, Open-Plug and PalmSource under its standard: a mix of operators, device manufacturers, silicon and software vendors. ...more

Telewest promises 10Mbps broadband trials

Cable provider Telewest has revealed that it plans to trial a 10Mbps broadband service later this year. It is also planning to upgrade all its 256Kbps users to 512Kbps for the same ?17.99 monthly fee, following the upgrading of all its other customers in November 2004. ...more

AMD launches its 64-bit processor for notebooks

AMD has officially introduced its range of Turion 64 mobile processors. Aimed at the market currently dominated by rival Intel's Centrino technology and Pentium M processors, AMD is touting the chip as bringing 64-bit performance to the notebook market. The new range of Turion chips will initially be between 1. ...more