Mobile dual-core CPUs on the horizon
The dual-core duel between Intel and AMD is only the beginning of a technology race, which will grow more intense as the battleground shifts toward the end of this year from desktop and server processors to the previously unexploited territory of the mobile space. More...

Gates charts course for Longhorn
Microsoft this week steered into its third decade of computing, launching 64-bit Windows XP operating systems and providing a glimpse at the next major revision of Windows, code-named Longhorn. More...

Pope domain squatter hands gains to charity
The Florida man who squatted on half a dozen possible Papal names -- including the one eventually chosen by former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI -- said that he would be turning over the domains to a charity. More...

VeriSign to sell three-year SSL certificates
VeriSign this week announced it would begin offering three-year SSL certificates to web enterprises starting next month, and touted the longer lifespan as a way for etailers and others to cut administrative costs. More...

Lull in worm threats
Emailed worms pose less of a threat and Microsoft has been lucky so far, said a virus researcher last week in explaining why 2005 has been relatively quiet on the security front. More...

Altiris reports expensive first quarter
IT lifecycle management vendor Altiris this week reported a 35 percent loss for the first quarter. More...