Intel debuts 64-bit Pentiums

Intel has slipped out what is probably the biggest change in its mainstream product line in years. The new Pentium 4 600 series features a larger cache as well as adding in some power management facilities borrowed from its Centrino line of mobile processors. Most importantly, it is the first Pentium to support 64-bit processing. ...more

PC Pro rating change: Hi-Grade DMS

Due to a miscommunication between Hi-Grade and PC Pro, an incorrect price was printed for the DMS in the Lifestyle PCs Labs Test. The price quoted (?1,020 excluding VAT) does not include the 17in Relisys monitor. This costs an extra ?399 excluding VAT. ...more

BT broadband XP drivers released

Alcatel, which makes the modems for BT's ADSL broadband Internet service - BTopenworld, has released the Windows XP drivers. The version 1.4 drivers, which will be available for Mac OS X at the beginning of November, apply to Alcatel's Speed Touch DSL modem range and are available from Alcatel UK's download site. ...more

UK games chart: Need for Speed rams GTA aside

The battle of car-based chaos continues with EA's Need For Speed: Underground 2 climbing to the top of this week's ELSPA UK games chart, edging out last week's number one Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Completing the top five are EA Sport's FIFA 2005, recovering from six to three, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 4, up to four from eight, and Microsoft's Xbox game, Halo 2, slips one place to number five. The only two new entries this week are EA's Bond spin-off for consoles, Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, and Sony's PS2-based Killzone, which chart at numbers 11 and 12 respectively. ...more

New Intel compiler support for Prescott

Intel Corporation has released its next generation of C++ and Fortran compilers for its whole range of processors. The company claims that it provides a single environment for development for Itanium, Xeon, Pentium and Intel Personal Internet Client Architecture for mobile phones and PDAs. The compilers support the soon-to-be-released `Prescott` processor which are said to enhance graphics and other processor-intensive applications. ...more