AMD rejigs processor pricing

In the wake of the new Athlons unveiled last week, AMD has shaken up its pricing for processors. As expected in the wake of a major release - in this case the unveiling of the Athlon XP 2600+ and 2400+ - pricing of existing models has been adjusted to make way for the new arrivals. The headline figures involve, unsurprisingly, the desktop Athlon XP offerings, but significant changes are also made in the mobile Athlon XP segment. ...more

Sun breathes on Java logo and creates new Java portals

Sun has used the JavaOne conference in San Francisco to launch a new design for its Java logo and also launched two new Web sites to promote Java: Java.net and Java.com. ...more

Microsoft updates its Sasser protection tools

Microsoft has updated its Sasser removal tool on its website. The tool now targets variations of the worm from versions A through to F. The appearance of the later version of the worm is worrying as it appeared after the arrest last week of a man in Germany. ...more

'DRM is important' - Microsoft exec

A senior Microsoft executive has joined the debate about the future of DRM by reiterating the company's commitment to developing and licensing DRM technologies. In an interview with Forbes, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division, said that it is the company's job to provide 'important' DRM while it is up to content providers to decide whether to employ it. 'Certainly the content providers are the people who determine what the rights are,' he said. ...more

Is CeBIT on the rack?

CeBIT, the world's biggest technology and telecoms trade fair, will be a day shorter from next year in the face of cancellations from key exhibitors such as Nokia and Motorola. Dwindling attendances have forced the fair's organisers to re-evaluate their price structure for exhibitors and orientate themselves more clearly toward trade visitors. CeBIT has faced stiff competition from rival German consumer-electronics show IFA, which is held annually in Berlin, and has been growing as CeBIT shrinks. ...more