Half-Life 2 to be bundled with Radeon 9900 Pro?

According to a recent, unconfirmed, report appearing in the German online press, ATi's upcoming graphics card, the Radeon 9900 Pro, will come bundled with Half-Life 2. Endeavouring to discover whether truth lies behind the unconfirmed report, we contacted ATi to seek clarification. ATi's rapid response unit got back to us sharpish, but. ...more

Oracle issues multi-patch security bulletin

Database giant Oracle has released its quarterly security bulletin, with some 65 patches for its customers to deal with. The fixes patch security problems in various versions of Oracle's Database, Database Client, Application Server, Collaboration Suite, E-Business Suite and Applications, Enterprise Management, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft products. Seibel products are not included in the update, but are due to be integrated into the company's Critical Patch Update Process for the next release in October. ...more

mm02 makes full market debut

Officially demerged from BT, the mobile phone company mm02 has begun making its own way in the financial markets. The independently listed business - glorying under the symbol 'OOM' - had finished a week of conditional trading with its shares at 80p (valuing the company at ?7.2bn), but early trading on the London Stock Exchange took its share price over 83p. ...more

Hitachi to double one inch hard disk production

Hitachi has announced plans to double production of the 1in hard disk drives used by Apple in its iPod minis. The Japanese manufacturer will also treble output of its new 1.8in Travelstar drives, which it says have generated 'tremendous interest'. ...more

Porsche has designs on LaCie

LaCie has unveiled a new range of hard drives and DVD and CD writers in elegant new casings by Porsche Design. Porsche joins a list that includes Phillipe Stark and Neil Poulton of renowned products designers who have been commissioned to style a LaCie range. 'By teaming up with Porsche Design, we are able to bring consumers products that fit their lifestyle' explains George Leptos, UK branch manager. ...more