Windows source code leaked onto the Internet

The tightly guarded source code for the Windows operating system has been leaked onto the internet, it has been revealed. The code is said to consist of parts of the Windows 2000 and Windows NT versions of the OS. Microsoft says that it doesn't know how the code appeared on the internet but that the company was made aware of it on Thursday. ...more

AMD says it is on track with 90nm SOI process

AMD has denied reports that it has run into trouble in developing its 90nm SOI process. Yesterday we reported that Xbit Labs had learned that development problems had pushed back the launch of desktop processors based on the 90nm process to the second half of 2005. The recently issued roadmap had placed the 'San Diego' chip in the first half of 2005. ...more

Fujifilm creates more powerful CCDs

Fujifilm announces CCDs to reveal more detail and use less space. The fourth generation Super CCDs from Fujifilm announced yesterday come in two forms. The Super CCD HR will mean an improvement of 50 per cent in the resolution of the image produced, compared with a third generation Super CCD of the same physical size. ...more

Small firms hold hundreds of unlicensed fonts, says typeface vendor

Small businesses have an average of 300 unlicensed fonts on each computer, according Monotype Imaging, a leading vendor of typefaces. Julie Strawson, Monotype's European marketing director, told the Out-law.com podcast that companies which fail to ensure that they have the necessary licenses leave themselves open to legal action. ...more

New platform heralds cut price Internet radio

If you haven't yet bought a wireless Internet radio, just hold out a year longer. A new platform could drastically reduce prices to around ?30 or ?40. At next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Cambridge Consultants is demonstrating the technology, which includes just two integrated circuits: an 802. ...more