Intel is set to build a £1.3bn ($2.5bn ) computer chip plant in China.
The plant will be Intel’s first integrated wafer plant in Asia, serving the US firm’s “fastest-growing” market.
“This project confirms… the strategic importance of China in our global strategy and the IT industry around the world,” said Intel boss Paul Otellini. […]
Posted on March 29th, 2007 by admin
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Microsoft released a number of patches for Windows Vista on Tuesday, including one designed to fix the problems Vista user have been facing when using iTunes.
The software maker issued a patch that is designed to fix a problem that left iPods vulnerable to being corrupted if Vista users select the operating system’s Safely Remove […]
Posted on March 28th, 2007 by admin
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Sony has finally launched its PlayStation 3 console in Europe, in a bid to reclaim it’s crown as current generation kings.
The company trails Microsoft and Nintendo in sales of next generation (well current gen now!) consoles and the launch has been hit with problems throughout the past 12 months.
But the PlayStation brand […]
Posted on March 23rd, 2007 by admin
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Yahoo, owners of Flickr are looking to localise and increase the accessibility of its websites, especially in East Asia.
The site, using traditional Chinese characters, will initially target users in Hong Kong. The next target market will be Taiwan, it said. Yahoo did not reveal any plans to build its China user-base, although you […]
Posted on March 20th, 2007 by admin
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Millions of people are escaping reality by flocking to inhabit virtual online worlds, says research by analysts Screen Digest.
The market for MMOGs (massively multiplayer online games) in the West is now worth more than a conservative $1bn (£511m).
Games such as the huge hit - World of Warcraft and worlds like Habbo Hotel are […]
Posted on March 20th, 2007 by admin
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From April, Commodore Gaming will start selling a line of computers that cater for the high-end home gamer.
Packed with high-end components, the machines will also sport distinctive artwork on the case. The line of computers will be aimed at consumers who do not want the hassle of building themselves a machine optimised for […]
Posted on March 17th, 2007 by admin
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The OpenOffice project has published an open letter to Dell chief exec, Michael Dell calling for him to bundle OpenOffice with new Dell systems.
“Let’s have a conversation about how we could build an ‘OpenOffice.org supplied by Dell’ product to give your customers what they are asking for,” the group’s marketing lead John McCreesh […]
Posted on March 15th, 2007 by admin
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Sony will develop a second version of its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld games console, that is, according to sketchy comments made by its UK boss.
Ray Maguire, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment in the UK, appeared to indicate that a new version of the PSP was being developed when he referred to the current […]
Posted on March 15th, 2007 by admin
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The Beatles’ record label has quashed rumours that the band’s music is about to become available online.
The Beatles are one of the last major acts to withhold their back catalogue from online music stores such iTunes and Napster.
EMI is believed to be on the verge of releasing The Beatles’ back catalogue […]
Posted on March 14th, 2007 by admin
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Wikipedia has been hit by controversy after it came to light that a prominent editor had assumed a false identity along with a fake PhD.
The editor, known as Essjay, described himself as a professor of religion at a private university.
The fraudster was in fact Ryan Jordan, 24, a college student from Kentucky in […]
Posted on March 6th, 2007 by admin
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