Lenovo takes up IBM's baton, plans chart-topping supercomputer

China's Lenovo is planning to build a supercomputer 10 times as powerful as the current fastest. The computer company hopes to generate 1,000 teraflops of raw processing power. It has set no date for completion, but as part of China's 11th Five Year Plan it should be completed by 2010. ...more

One in five managers sceptical about home working

Research published this week suggests that a handful of managers are still resistant to the idea - and the reality - of flexible working. Despite the backing of many professional bodies and government spokespeople, some managers still equate being away from the office with not working. Just over one fifth (21 per cent) of managers associate working from home with slacking off, with 37 per cent suggesting that they think their staff use this time to take longer lunch breaks or carry out other personal activities. ...more

Internet scammers brought to account by DTI

The DTI has collared crooks who made ?3 million from an Internet scam and barred them from directing a company for 10 years. The pair set up a website that tempted victims in on the promise of a free holiday. On visiting the site, victims were then offered access to significant savings on holiday accomodation. ...more

Anti-Apple EU action over competition not clear cut

Legal opinion appears to be divided over whether the European Commission will tackle Apple for alleged anti-competitive practices. While individual countries have raised concerns about Apple's refusal to allow devices other than its own iPods to play songs downloaded from the iTunes Music Store, the EU has so far kept its counsel. The reason, suggests Bernhard Warner, Columnist at The Times Online, is that the EU may not yet have grounds for an investigation. ...more

UK games chart: Star Wars: Battlefront 2 storms top spot

It takes Star Wars to break football's stranglehold on the ELSPA UK games chart. Lucas Arts' multi-format game Star Wars: Battlefront 2 takes the top spot in its second week in the charts. Another game in Rockstar's GTA series, Liberty City Stories, goes straight in at number two. ...more