IBM is top of the flops

IBM has overtaken Hewlett-Packard as the world's number one supplier of supercomputers. The latest Top 500 list shows IBM leading the way with 224 systems with a combined computing power of 407 teraflops, or trillions of calculations per second. IBM has overtaken Hewlett-Packard as the world's number one supplier of supercomputers. ...more

Microsoft claims fundamental weaknesses revealed in the EC's legal case

Microsoft set out its stall in the second day of hearings of its appeal against provisions of the EC antitrust ruling. Having paid out a record €497mn in fines, Redmond is now setting about ensuring that it will not have to provide a version of Windows without components such as Media Player so that computer makers can use rival players instead. Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith summed up yesterday's session: 'Today was a very constructive start to this process and it is clear that the Court has identified the key issues at the heart of this case. ...more

Europe backs Carphone Warehouse AOL acquisition

The European Commission has cleared Carphone Warehouse's acquisition of the UK internet access business of AOL. Under the terms of the EU Merger Regulation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it. The Commission's examination of the proposed transaction showed that in those areas where the two companies activities currently overlap, namely Internet access services and fixed-line telephony services, their combined share of either market would not 'give rise to competition concerns as the new firm would continue to face effective competitive pressure from other market participants'. ...more

TiVo corners Timewarping

TiVo's stock has risen sharply with the award of a patent covering the key features of its video recording of live broadcasts. TiVo has developed the "personal video recording" system whereby you can pause live programs - i.e. ...more

New Epson four-colour pigment ink printers for the home

Epson has announced two new printers, the Stylus C70 and C60, aimed at the advanced home user. The C70 can produce fine detail using Variable-Sized Droplet and 3 picolitre Ultra MicroDot technology. It offers 2880dpi at a speed of 16ppm for black text. ...more