Dual core Turion 'to spark price war'

The upcoming launch of the dual-core Turion processor from AMD may spark a price war according to sources in Taiwan. According to the local news service DigiTimes, AMD plans to price the new processors aggressively in order to grab market share from Intel. Slated for launch 9 May, the new Turion X2 64 processors will be supplied in a range of clock speeds ranging from 1. ...more

Intel-ready Mac OS X moves forward

Apple has updated the Intel-compatible build of Mac OS X for developers, including additional methods to prevent hacked versions from running on non-Apple PCs. The new build brings the Intel version into line with the current Power PC version, 10.4. ...more

MusicNet ensnares major labels

They said it couldn't be done. But three of the Big 5 major record labels have signed a deal to make their catalogues available over the Internet. AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann and EMI have reached an agreement with RealNetworks to launch MusicNet, a joint venture that will offer music over the Internet on a subscription basis, using technology from real Networks. ...more

Linus Torvalds' Linux credentials challenged

Linus Torvalds has admitted that he is not the father of the Linux operating system. Responding to the news of an incendiary study that 'directly challenges Linus Torvalds' claim to be the inventor of Linux,' Torvalds emailed LinuxWorld to say 'Okay, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus'. ...more

Java settlement phases out previous Microsoft products

In the wake of the dispute with Sun Microsystems over the use of Java Virtual Machines (JVM), Microsoft is phasing out the availability of some of its previous products from its downloads site. Microsoft is accused of diluting Java cross-platform support with its own variant implementation of a JVM, and its latest response - to meet the terms of the original settlement - involves withdrawing a range of software from the MSDN Subscriber Download FTP service. Products affected include Windows 98, IE 5. ...more