IDF Fall 2003: Intel backs the renaissance of radio

'Before I retire I want Intel technology to touch every person in the world every minute of every day.' This was the startling statement from the closing IDF keynote of Pat Gelsinger, Intel's chief technology officer. Gelsinger had been talking about Intel's drive to make wireless networking ubiquitous by integrating radios into every processor it shipped. ...more

Vista no go for Intel Macs

Windows Vista will not in all likelihood run on Intel Macs without a purpose-built emulator, according to Apple senior software architect Cameron Esfahani. Esfhani told the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco that while OS X uses the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) during the boot process, he understands that only the 64-bit versions of Vista will support EFI. All the Intel Macs are 32-bit. ...more

ASA investigates 'free' ISPs

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has demanded a crack down on misleading claims by 'free' ISPs, with ntl and BT in the frame. The ASA has received around 170 complaints about cable operator and ISP ntl. The problems lie with the fact that ntl couldn't cope with the demand for its ntlworld unmetered service, and had stopped sending out access CDs - yet was still advertising and distributing fliers encouraging customers to sign up. ...more

Sun wins NHS desktop deal

A deal for 5,000 Java Desktop System from Sun Microsystems is expected to be announced by the NHS later this week. The NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has already signed a deal with Sun for infrastructure hardware, software, services and support last month. Charles Andrews, director of Public Sector sales for Sun Microsystems, said: 'Our arrangement will directly support and enable the NHS objectives of achieving business transformation and enhanced patient care through the delivery of patient centric computing which makes the best use of all the medical information in the health care sector, whilst at the same time providing demonstrable best value for the taxpayer. ...more

Nokia and Sony start communicating

Nokia and Sony have announced they will work together to develop an open and common middleware platform to achieve interoperability between mobile handsets and consumer devices. The aim of the cooperation is to look at various technologies, including new user interfaces, content downloading, multimedia messaging, open digital rights management and IPv6 compatibility. Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO of Nokia, said: 'Nokia and Sony share a vision of a future in which many types of devices work together exchanging data and content in a seamless and interoperable way. ...more