A cutting edge card from nVIDIA

When nVIDIA showed off their Ultra reference board we were less than impressed. Many technical Web sites went weak at the knees for the card that demanded a 1GHz processor to support its power hungry rush for speed (and actually had a device driver available). But we looked at it and saw that a GTS card was still a viable purchase, especially with older processors, as long as you had 128Mb RAM. ...more

Sony unveils quick-charge Walkmans

Another day, another Walkman - they certainly keep them busy in the Sony R&D Labs. Following on the heels of the Sony Ericsson W700i Walkman phone yesterday, and the MZ-RH1 - a Hi-MD offering - released a fortnight ago, comes the latest Walkman range refresh. The new 512MB, 1GB and 2GB models (NW-E002, NW-E003 and NW-E005) feature quick-recharge functionality. ...more

Applications drive OS X switch

Apple has finally taken the plunge and announced that all new Macs will boot into Mac OS X. The move was strongly influenced by the increased availability of OS X-native applications and the need to speed up migration to the operating system that has been shipping since last March. Previously, Macs had both Mac OS 9 and X installed but when users started their machines the systems booted up into OS 9. ...more

SCO running out of time to keep lid on code

Judge sets 'discovery' deadline at Hallowe'en meeting. The administrative Judge handling the SCO case has told the company that if it doesn't have a good reason for not meeting IBM's requests for documents so that it can build its defence and counterclaim cases, the issue will go to discussion which is likely to result in SCO being compelled to do so. Of course, at the heart of these requests is the specific code that SCO alleges IBM used in building its AIX version of Unix and then 'misappropriated' into Linux. ...more

Online scams net criminals ?2.75 billion

Poor card vetting at ATMs helped criminals make off with nearly $3bn in cash plundered from the accounts of users duped into handing over sensitive information in online scams. Gartner estimates some three million US consumers had $2.75bn stolen out of their bank accounts in the 12 months ending May 2005. ...more