Microsoft unveils the Vista versions

Barely a week after a web page detailing Microsoft's Vista range made a fleeting appearance online, Redmond has officially unveiled the Vista lineup. Although at the time, Microsoft said the Web page was posted prematurely and 'included incomplete information about the Windows Vista product line up', there is clearly little difference between what was 'leaked' last week and the official version. However, we do now have more information on exactly what each version will offer. ...more

'Special event' rumours grow

The two most credible sources of reliable Mac rumours and inside information are offering markedly different accounts of what Apple will unveil at its 'special event' next week. AppleInsider is convinced that the company will fulfill expectations and unveil a video iPod, thinner than the current iPod colour models and sporting a smaller click wheel to make room for a larger display. Initially content will be limited to music videos and 'other short video content' as part of a 'major update' to the iTunes Music Store. ...more

Our chips will be even faster than your chips

Intel has announced that it has built the world's fastest and smallest CMOS transistor. The claim means that if the current trend continues over the next ten years, the company will be able to produce chips that are 10 times faster than the ones we have now. Intel's fastest chip at the moment, the Pentium 4, has 42 million transistors to aid it process millions of calculations but future chips could contain 100 times more transistors. ...more

IBM updates its Web Services Toolkit

Create, host and monitor Web services the easy way. Or at least, the IBM way.. ...more

VMware virtualises the Intel-based Mac

VMware has announced the Intel-based Mac version of its client virtualisation software. The new version was demonstrated yesterday at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 in San Francisco and allows Intel-based Macs running OS X to run a whole host of guest operating systems within its virtualised environment without having to dual boot. Apple's first concession to allowing other platforms onto its hardware came in the form of Boot Camp, which allowed the installation of Windows XP alongside Mac OS X in a dual-boot environment. ...more