Crucial offers Radeon x800 Pro

Crucial has topped off its graphics card line up with the latest Radeon X800 Pro 256MB for a penny less than ?270 inc VAT. The new ATI-based card offers 256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface with the latest atest DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 2. ...more

Infogrames named as Sega target

Infogrames has remained unavailable for comment amid increasing speculation that Sega is looking to buy the games company. The French publisher holds many major licenses after several years of aggressive take-overs, including Epic shooter Unreal, Reflections' hit crime title Driver, Geoff Crammonds' Grand Prix series, original survival horror Alone in the Dark, upcoming Superman titles, Looney Toons, Terminator 3 and the Men in Black games. There are, quite literally, dozens more. ...more

More Brits look for love online

In the run up to next Monday's annual Valentine's Day lovefest, British singletons are flocking to dating sites according to online monitor Hitwise. Over the last year, the number of dating websites in the UK has grown from 708 to 821, a growth of 16 per cent. Whether there are more potential mates to choose from or simply that the sites are harder to navigate is hard to say, although Hitwise says that love seekers are spending more time on the sites - now almost 17 minutes, up from 13 minutes 16 seconds last year. ...more

Gates brands Blu-ray 'anti-consumer'

Bill Gates has branded the Sony Blu-Ray next generation DVD format 'anti-consumer'. He claimed that the protection scheme built into Blu-Ray favours the movie industry too much at the expense of the customer. Recently Microsoft and Intel backed the rival HD-DVD format proposed by Toshiba. ...more

Mobiles to get cloth screen

Just when you've thought you've heard it all another technological developments bounds into view to astound and amaze. A news article in the Daily Mail reports that scientists are developing a special cloth that doubles as a view screen. The cloth contains wires and phosphor so that it glows when an electrical current is passed through it. ...more