Rambus promises fivefold speeding of graphics memory

Memory developer Rambus has announced a new version of its XDR memory interface that, it says, will improve graphics memory speeds by up to five times. Rambus says that the newly announced XDR2 memory interface uses a micro-threaded DRAM core and other circuit enhancements to set the bar for data rates at a hefty 8GHz. Rambus says that makes it five times faster than today's best-in-class GDDR graphics solutions. ...more

How conformant are you?

The Internet standards body W3C updates its MarkUp Validation Service. The Internet standards body W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has updated its MarkUp Validation Service. This is a free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations. ...more

Digital divide alive and well in UK

Home Internet access is rising slowly in the UK, but the old divides between rich and poor remain. According to a survey issued by National Statistics, 32 per cent of households can now access the Internet from home, an increase of ten per cent from December last year. Around 45 per cent of adults have had access to the Internet at some point, with 80 per cent of these having access in the last month. ...more

Price Check: TFT monitors

Two months on since our last check, are flat panel monitors any cheaper? We test the waters to find out. Well, not much, is the answer. At least when you're talking about 15in panels. ...more

Classical music sees digital benefits

Of all the musical genres that have benefited from the emergence of the digital music market, perhaps the most unexpected is classical. While classical music accounts for less then four per cent of CD sales, it makes up 12 per cent of downloads from Apple's iTunes Music Store. A genre that many thought was dying out has made a surprising revival. ...more