facebook rss twitter


  • IDF August 2005 :: Wireless Mobility

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Computing is going mobile – in the form of the power which we are carrying with us – a growth spurt at the beginning of 2002 which is still shooting ...

  • IDF August 2005 :: IDF Day 1

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Intel today opened IDF with a speech from Jeff Mcrae, Director of Intel USA, who opened by stating that Intel’s aim is to lead and pioneer the future.

  • IDF August 2005 :: Next Gen - No Hyperthreading (HT) for Intel

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    HEXUS remembers that at the time Intel were very keen to inform us that their was no cost associated with HT and it was 'free' performance. Surely it should be ...

  • IDF August 2005 :: Pre IDF Speech from Steve Pawlowski

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    HEXUS attended a pre-IDF warm up speech from Steve Pawlowski who leads the Digital Enterprise group, from which you’ll see high end chipset and server products.

  • IDF August 2005 :: Intel's New Architecture Plans

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Opening IDF today Intel's CEO Paul Ottelini told Developers, Partners, Press and Analysts about their new Architecture.

    Currently Intel have Netburst and Mobile Microarchitecture- today they are talking about ...

  • Google Talk?

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Yesterday it was Google Desktop v2, today there's a buzz about the possibility of a Google IM service being launched as early as tomorrow.

    x
  • IDF August 2005 :: HEXUS.beans :: ATi set to launch RADEON X800 GTO

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    My Fanny has unearthed a .bean in San Francisco that we think will tickle the fancy of those people who are looking for some full-on 12-pipe 3D graphics action, costing ...

  • IDF August 2005 :: HEXUS.beans :: ATi CrossFire for Intel processor platforms…

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    No doubt about it, in the race to deliver a dual GPU PCIe graphics solution to the market, NVIDIA not only convincingly beat ATi Technologies out of the stable door, ...

  • Google Desktop Search gets personal

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's that time again, when Google unleash something new to the world, and everybody is compelled to try it out. This time it's the new version of their Desktop Search ...

  • Sun spearheads open DRM

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's looking less and less likely that the future of online music won't have DRM dictating to us what we can do with our files. However, there may be some ...

  • Enermax powers Galaxy

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    Enermax, those crazy power supply dudes have gone power mad with their latest bit of kit, the Galaxy. Set to be available in the UK from around October, the Galaxy ...

  • MSI MICROSTAR RD480 Neo2 mainboard

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    At a computer games convention you’d expect to see a bit of hardware, but all stuff directly related to games such as joypads, steering wheels… the odd mouse mat and ...

  • Graphics card sales to increase

    20 August 2005, 00:00

    A shortage of PCIe capable chipsets with onboard graphics will lead to increased graphics card sales in the second half of this year, according to the general manager of NVIDIA ...

  • Intel creates Wi-Fi community initiative

    19 August 2005, 00:00

    Intel has setup a new 'Digital Communities' initiative, which involves 13 pilot schemes to help communities create wireless network connectivity for various purposes.

    x
  • War of the worms

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    A series of worms written to exploit a PnP networking vulnerabilty in Microsoft Windows are competing against each other for supremecy.

  • Internet could widen rich/poor divide

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    Websites created to inform users about particular neighbourhoods could lead to greater levels of segragation, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.

    x
  • Stay patched and keep Zotob out

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    A new worm, called Zotob, is doing the rounds of the Internet at the moment, exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Windows' uPnP networking functionality.

  • Dispute over IP phone and 911 rules

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    VoIP is taking off, but there are concerns over whether it is a suitable replacement for traditional phone systems given the current way 911 calls are handled.

  • Firefox Market Share Falls

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    It may be a surprise for many of you to learn that between June and July Firefox actually lost market share.

    x
  • HEXUS RSS Feeds Konfabulator Widget

    13 August 2005, 00:00

    Fans of all things widgety, Rys has written a Konfabulator Widget that allows you to easily keep track of the three HEXUS RSS feeds.

  • MSI set to drop ATi?

    12 August 2005, 00:00

    We’re hearing that here in the UK, Taiwanese mainboard manufacturer MSI Microstar has just advised some of its trade distributors that ‘MSI is dropping ATi VGA cards’.

    x
  • Probe of Intel spreads to South Korea

    9 August 2005, 00:00

    South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is investigating Intel's sales activities, requesting documents related to rebates and marketing. Most readers will make the immediate connection between this and investigations in both ...

  • Mozilla Foundation Forms Mozilla Corporation

    4 August 2005, 00:00

    The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. The funds generated by the Mozilla Corporation can help the non-profit Mozilla Foundation in areas ...

  • ATi chipset division coming on strong (in North America at least)

    2 August 2005, 00:00

    HEXUS remember the days when ATi Technologies, was generally a rather conservative operation, but it seems that those days are fading fast...

  • How should Cisco have dealt with their security flaw?

    1 August 2005, 00:00

    Last week an ISS employee left his job and had a restraining order request filed against him as he made a presentation on exploiting a security flaw in Cisco routers. ...

  • Spyware takes physical form - your printer is watching you

    29 July 2005, 00:00

    Tin foil hats at the ready. Your printer could be allowing documents printed with it to be traced back to itself and possibly you. Does it sound absurd? Yes, but ...

  • Time and Tiny Stores Close

    27 July 2005, 00:00

    Granville Technology Group, parent of cheap-as-chips Tiny and Time personal computer brands and the UK's largest maker of PCs, has closed all its 78 retail stores leaving "uncertainty" over its ...

  • MS WGA Goes Live Worldwide

    26 July 2005, 00:00

    Microsoft's latest scheme to battle Windows piracy - Windows Genuine Advantage - has reached version 1.0 and is now in use worldwide.

  • A third of businesses vulnerable to backup hacking

    26 July 2005, 00:00

    Ever-resourceful hackers are looking towards new means of retriving data from businesses, exploiting security holes in backup software to gain access to a company's most sensitive data.

  • Memory Prices on the rise

    25 July 2005, 00:00

    As previously speculated, RAM prices are on the way up reported as rising more than 6% on average. We can expect increased demand to further bump up prices.

    x
  • Microsoft anti-trust case could see Intel reinvestigated

    25 July 2005, 00:00

    As AMD's war against Intel rages on, a former FTC employee claims that AMD's case and a past Microsoft anti-trust case could lead to U.S. regulators investigating Intel again.

  • Wireless broadband borrower brought to justice

    23 July 2005, 00:00

    A UK man has been fined £500 and given a sentence of 12 months conditional discharge for the sinister crime of accessing somebody else's broadband connection using Wi-Fi.

  • icrosoft reported yesterday that broad-based demand has produced a 9% revenue growth

    22 July 2005, 00:00

    Microsoft reported yesterday that broad-based demand has produced a 9% revenue growth for the June quarter, with nearly $3bn revenue growth in fiscal 2005.