Intel to sponsor Yahoo Games

Continuing its bid to push its Hyperthreading technology to gamers, Intel is to sponsor Yahoo Games on Demand. In return, Yahoo will make a range of games available on its site which take advantage of the latest generation of Pentium 4 chips. Yahoo Games on Demand is a service aimed at broadband users that enables then to rent a game for several days as well as multiplayer games and demos. ...more

Next-gen Memory Sticks push 32GB

Sony has announced improved versions of its Memory Stick Flash memory cards at CES. A new Memory Stick PRO format is optimised for recording video, with capacities specified up to 32GB. It boasts a minimum write speed of 15Mbits/sec and a theoretical maximum of 160Mbits/sec. ...more

New funds stream to BitTorrent

BitTorrent is to get an $8.75mn injection of funds from a venture capital firm as it attempts to reinvent its file sharing software as a distribution tool for media and software companies. Founded by Bram Cohen, BitTorrent enables files to be moved around the Internet at high-speed by taking different parts of the file from different users simultaneously. ...more

Macromedia completes MX product family with Dreamweaver and Fireworks

Macromedia has completed its MX product family with the launch of new versions of Dreamweaver and Fireworks. The company also announced ColdFusion MX, a new version of the server scripting technology it acquired when it merged with Allaire last year. The MX brand was launched with the release of Flash MX earlier this year, and is designed to integrate Macromedia's entire product family to enable the building of what the company calls 'Rich Internet Applications' ? that is Internet services with more complex user interfaces, two-way communication, and Web-based business applications. ...more

Pipex buys Nildram

Pipex has acquired rival ISP Nildram for ?12.9mn, adding 35,000 broadband customers to bring its total to 162,000. Nildram has long been recognised as one of the best small ISPs, and the deal will strengthen Pipex's position alongside PlusNet in the 'chasing pack' behing the better-known providers: BT, AOL, Wanadoo, Virgin, Demon and Tiscali. ...more