Dell's factory installation of Red Hat Linux 7.1

Dell is now offering factory installation of Red Hat Linux on its workstations and servers. Red Hat Linux version 7.1 will be available as a pre-installed option across its full line of Dell PowerEdge servers and some Dell Precision workstations. ...more

ATI Radeon 9800XT powers new Creative Christmas cards

ATI's Radeon GPU (graphics processing unit) features in three new graphics cards from Creative. The Creative Radeon 9800XT, at the highest end of the range, is for the ultra-mega-super gamer, while the Creative Radeon 9600 is aimed at the merely serious gamer. That leaves the Radeon 9200SE, for users who want 'performance and value' as Creative puts it. ...more

Red Hat bouyant on rosy Q1 financials

Red Hat has revealed rosy first quarter results, meeting analyst expectations and sending shares up nearly 8 per cent in early trading. The open source bellwether stock reported a net income of $12.4m on revenues of $60. ...more

Stones' new record sells on secure memory card

The Rolling Stones' latest album, A Bigger Bang, will be the first to be released in the new flash memory card format developed by SanDisk. The TrustedFlash format combines SD flash memory cards with a proprietary DRM technology that enables the contents of the card to be played on any compatible device - a phone, computer or PDA for example - but prevents any copying. The same DRM will allow paid-for music downloads to be saved directly to the card, and the technology already has the backing of Yahoo!, as well as record labels and device makers. ...more

Record labels escalate Allofmp3 attack

The four major record labels have escalated their attempts to shut down the Russia-based music downloads service, Allofmp3.com. The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), the industry's leading international body, has prompted two criminal prosecutions of Allofmp3's owner, MediaServices. ...more