PC Pro: Evesham Axis 64-68GT specification correction

In the review of Evesham's Axis 64-68GT PC, issue 119, we incorrectly listed a Creative Audigy 2 ZS in the specifications box. As mentioned in the body of the review, the system was actually supplied with a 7.1 sound chip on the motherboard. ...more

Hawking and Bono look for Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! Answers has seen a surge of traffic following questions posted by two of the world's most famous people. Questions posed by Stephen Hawking and Bono have elicited tens of thousands of responses each. The question posed by Stephen Hawking, 'How can the human race survive the next 100 years?', which was posted six days ago, has elicited a huge response from the visitors to Yahoo! Answers. ...more

AMD stays hand over ATi brand axe

Our sister publication Custom PC discovered yesterday that a number of AMD and ATi staff had understood the ATi brand was to be dropped. However, AMD has backtracked on that position, saying no such decision has been made and that it maintains a strong commitment to the ATi brand. AMD's olive branch to ATi fan boys came straight from the company's Sunnyvale headquarters. ...more

19-01-2002 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Lawyers eat into Microsoft's earnings Gates memo: security is the new priority Digital TV for ?100 Apple announces $38 million profit Visual Studio.NET released Happy(ish) ending to bad year for Intel Multimedia messaging gets closer . ...more

Google CEO makes call to action over Net Neutrality

Google has of late shown a bent for acquiring small companies and making a success of integrating their products by rolling them out to its enormous user-base. With the thorny issue of 'Net Neutrality' it is hoping to do this on a political level. CEO Eric Schmidt published an open letter asking its users to support its stance to keep a level playing field for access to information online. ...more