The UK Pentium 4 race is on

The race to UK shelves with Pentium 4-based systems is well and truly on. While the P4 was only officially released yesterday, Fujitsu Siemens is claiming first place with its SCENIC L, CELSIUS 460, SCALEO and SILVERLINE systems. Home users are targeted with the SCALEO and SILVERLINE, which are designed to support intensive applications such as streaming audio and video and online gaming, as well as photo and video editing. ...more

DRM issues sway another Blu-ray recruit

Lions Gate Home Entertainment is the latest media company to back Blu-ray. The independent movies and TV producer will begin releasing material from its back catalogue just as soon as Blu-ray hardware becomes available in the US, probably early next year. For a while it looked like HD-DVD was the favourite to emerge as the dominant high-definition DVD technology, but Lions Gate's backing, closely following commitments from Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Music, has seemingly seen the momentum pass to Blu-ray. ...more

Novell maintains Linux momentum

Today sees Novell unveil its new Linux persona in full at LinuxWorld in New York. With the $210mn SUSE deal now all tied up, the company will be eager to shout about its latest announcements and keep the renewed momentum in the company at full pelt. Now the company has received a boost in its bid to get SUSE systems into government offices with the news that it has received certification that it meets government specifications, such as security requirements. ...more

AOL faces VAT

Freeserve smug on AOL facing VAT come July. New EU law that comes into effect in July will mean AOL has to start paying VAT on sales inside the region. Freeserve is delighted that the anomaly which it believes has saved AOL ?150mn over the past seven years is to come to an end. ...more

Cabir virus provides template for new mobile phone threats

More new viruses are being unleashed. F-Secure reports of yet another mobile phone virus running on Symbian and EPOC platforms such as Nokia phones. Again the proof of concept Cabir virus appears to be the template for these later versions out in the wild. ...more