Intel rebrands for CES

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Intel is officially unveiling its new logo and legend. Gone is the familiar swirling dropped 'e' logo and 'Intel Inside' and in comes a familiar swirl, a slightly more digital looking 'Intel' and the new motto 'Leap Ahead'. While the new design may not look like much, it is the first time it has changed since the company began its advance into microelectronics 37 years ago. ...more

JBuilder 6 is brewed

Borland brings to the brew another version of its Java development system. New features in version 6 - and it is only six months since the debut of JBuilder 5 - include support for the 'visual' drag and drop approach while working with Enterprise Java Beans. For those who model with UML (Universal Modelling Language), there are new code visualisation, unit testing and documentation tools. ...more

Canon MVX1(i) camcorder on the launch pad

Canon will launch a 1.3megapixel camcorder in September in the UK. The mighty CCD (charged coupled device) means you can even capture great quality still images, and the Optical Image Stabilizer aids both video and still footage, reducing blurring at any focal distance. ...more

Music industry threatens legal action to force ISPs to dump p2p traffic

A UK music industry body has called on leading ISPs to take action against p2p file sharing. The Music Business Forum (MBF) has written to BT, Tiscali and NTL, telling them that they have a 'corporate responsibility' to discourage 'illegal downloading'. 'Internet Service Providers have to take their share of responsibility for keeping the traffic on their networks legitimate. ...more

HP targets small busineses in the printer market

HP is to focus its printer group on the SMB market in the coming months. Michael Hoffman, HP's EMEA VP for imaging and printing, said that HP's own research showed it has a strong opportunity to grab a significant portion of this growing market. It found that four in five SMBs aren't just small, they're tiny, with staff numbers between five and 25. ...more