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Intel: Software radios will rule the wireless waves
News WiMax, ultrawideband and other wireless connections will be vital to the processors of the future, says Craig Barrett [10 Jan 2005]
Blu-ray and HD DVD face-off in Vegas
News Groups backing both next-generation DVD formats spelled out their plans at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas this week [07 Jan 2005]
AMD lines up Centrino challenger
News Turion is set to be AMD's rival to Intel's Centrino mobile chip bundle - increased energy efficiency makes it suitable for thin and light notebooks, says the company [07 Jan 2005]
UWB products to debut despite standards stalemate
News UWB products get closer despite standards stalemate [06 Jan 2005]
Apple lawsuit provides clues to new products
News Postings on ThinkSecret.com contain trade secrets, says a court filing by Apple - which may mean that the fan site was correct about upcoming products such as an office software line [06 Jan 2005]
Chips may be down for Transmeta manufacturing
News Transmeta is considering the future of its manufacturing business as it contemplates a move to becoming a licensing-based company [05 Jan 2005]
2005: More money means more decisions
Analysis IT budgets may be up next year but managers are going to have to spend the extra cash wisely [31 Dec 2004]
JVC trials Blu-ray/DVD combo disc
News As the DVD format battle contines, JVC has entered the fray with a combination disc that has a capacity of 33.5GB [30 Dec 2004]
Nanotech merger creates patent powerhouse
News Carbon Nanotechnologies and C Sixty have merged, forming a company that owns patents vital to nanotube development [23 Dec 2004]
Wal-Mart provides RFID boost
News The world's largest retailer's insistence on suppliers' use of RFID has played a major part in the growth of the technology [23 Dec 2004]
Sony looks in-house for chip boost
News Sony is to invest $576m in its own chip factories in order to boost the competitiveness of its products [22 Dec 2004]
IBM seeks to make virtualisation 'ubiquitous'
News Apple's computers may benefit from IBM's move to spread partitioning functionality throughout its range [22 Dec 2004]
NEC lifts lid on next-generation HD-DVD drive
News A prototype half-height optical drive could give the high-density DVD format the edge over Blu-ray [21 Dec 2004]
Government witholds ID card legal advice
News An open-government request for information regarding the legality of ID cards in terms of human rights legislation has been refused [20 Dec 2004]
DRAM market set for 2005 'downturn'
News The memory market has seen big revenue growth in 2004, but is set for a cyclical fall next year [20 Dec 2004]
Magnetic memory moves on
News Toshiba and NEC have joined forces to cut down power consumption and size in cells of MRAM [17 Dec 2004]
RFID let off the royalties hook
News An RFID standard has been declared royalty-free, but the firm which owns patents related to the technology has warned that some hardware components will require paid-for licences [17 Dec 2004]
HP washes its hands of Itanium development
News Future processor design work for Itanium will now all be controlled by Intel, as HP hands over the last of its team to the chipmaker [16 Dec 2004]
ZigBee clears ratification hurdle
News Products containing ZigBee could hit the market as early as next year [15 Dec 2004]
UK police upgrade biometric identification tech
News A £122m deal will allow UK police to 'continue the good work' in biometric identification such as facial imaging and palm print recognition [15 Dec 2004]
Emerging markets to drive PC growth
News Sales of PCs in countries such as China and Mexico will be the driving force behind continued market growth, say researchers, which could boost non-Western manufacturers [15 Dec 2004]
Sony and Samsung sign patent deal
News The secrets of the PlayStation 2 aren't to be shared, but the companies will cross-license many of each other's patents in a move that could help them avoid costly lawsuits [15 Dec 2004]
ID card bill gets Tory boost
News Michael Howard has pledged Conservative support to the government's ID card bill, but only if it meets his party's criteria [14 Dec 2004]
Experts eye biometric issues
News An expert has warned that biometric systems may struggle to identify people with visual or facial disabilities. Or who have arthritis. Or are too tall or too short... [14 Dec 2004]
Toshiba shows practical quantum cryptography
News Unbreakable cryptography moves closer as Toshiba shows off near-commercial grade quantum photonics [13 Dec 2004]
