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  • 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.

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  • 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 ...

  • Billboards Bluecast adverts to phones

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    There is no escaping advertising, it is everywhere you look, and now it is beamed to your own pocket, thanks to new billboards which transmit ads to Bluetooth phones.

  • Starship Troopers – Developer Interview

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    We collared Doug Binks, Head of Strangelite Studios after he’d been having a practise run through of his presentation of their latest game, Starship Troopers.

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  • 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 ...

  • Burnout Revenge - Hands On

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    You’re more than likely familiar with the concept of the Burnout series. It’s basically an arcade racer that, unlike NFS:U, goes heavy on the spectacular crashes with cars crumpling left, ...

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  • James Bond: From Russia With Love – Hands On

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    From Russia With Love is a TPS (third person shooter), set in a faithful recreation of the 1960’s when the film was originally made.

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  • 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 ...

  • Timeshift – Hands On

    20 August 2005, 00:00

    Sitting down with Kyle for a go on Time Shift, he explained his thinking behind the game. In essence, Kyle believes that one thing missing from games in general and ...

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  • Unreal Engine 3 and willy waving

    20 August 2005, 00:00

    Notable amongst the delegates here at EIEF was a brash and outspoken Canadian going by the name of Mark Rein… He has to be one of the true characters of ...

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  • 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.

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  • Company Of Heroes - Hands On

    19 August 2005, 00:00

    Right, take the guys from Relic, those wonderful chaps behind the superb Warhammer based Dawn Of War RTS, forget about fantasy universes and improbable weapons. Instead, turn all your expertise ...

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  • Games Conference 2005

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    So right after EIEF in Edinburgh, I’m whisked away from sunny Scotland and bundled on a 9.35 am flight out of Stansted to Altenburg, then on to Leipzig for the ...

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  • Review: PowerColor GameFX Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCIe

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    CrossFire compatibility, or the lack of it, may be a concern for a few, and we doubt that we'll be seeing an AGP incarnation in the near future, so not ...

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  • 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.

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  • Making robots feel - new robo-skin developed

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    A team of Japanese researchers have created a thin, flexible network of pressure and temperature sensors that could be used to give robots a sense of touch.

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  • 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.

  • Interview with John Bruno of ATI - Fish and chips? Oh yes.

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    Having joined ATI from General Electric in the summer of 1996, John's been part of the team that's launched products from the very first mobile ATI graphics part - Rage ...

  • Bet On Soldier - Jason Harman

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    We managed to corner Jason Harman, Technical Manager for Digital Jesters and have a chat to him about Bet On Soldier, the soon to be released FPS from Kylotonn

  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB95P v2.0

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    For ultimate gaming in a Shuttle XPC, you need to look elsewhere, and in that respect the SB95P v2.0 trips over its own shoelaces in the race to the gaming ...

  • Jon Peddie August '05: Codec wars – Sony’s AVC vs. Microsoft’s WM9

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    There is a battle of epic proportions shaping up between Sony and Microsoft over the storage, delivery and management of digital media in and around the home. At stake for ...

  • 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.

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