Wednesday 31 October, 2001

Mac OS X 10.1

Thanks to version 10.1, OS X is now ready for the masses. If you already have OS X, upgrade now. OS 9 users should wait for Microsoft Office X to ship.

By John Rizzo

IBM a step closer to a computer as smart as a lizard

Don't ask us why a lizard - or why IBM spells 'lizard' eLiza...

By Kate Hanaghan

Mind the cultural gap

Companies and countries consistently fail to learn enough about each other before coming up with brilliant new ideas that don't work - but real communication can bridge even the biggest divides.

By Rupert Goodwins

Inside Intel

Intel has developed a Napster-like system for efficiently moving data around its worldwide network -- Guy Kewney finds out about life inside Intel.

By Guy Kewney

Dell Dimension 4300

A good value mid-range PC that introduces Intel's 845 chipset and SDRAM to the Pentium 4 processor.

By Jonathan Bennett

Chip recovery will start in 2002 - analyst

Gartner sees the semiconductor industry starting to get back on its feet in 2002, but warns that recovery is likely to be slow

By John G.Spooner

British talent shines in 2001 EMMA Awards shortlist

The EMMA Awards is in its tenth anniversary year, and has just published the shortlist of contenders for the 2001 awards

By ZDNet UK

Netscape releases Navigator 6.2

The new browser improves integration with Windows XP

By Matthew Broersma

BT's Bonfield to quit after mmO2 demerger

Chief executive Peter Bonfield will quit the UK's incumbent telco in January following a tumultuous six years in charge

By Matthew Broersma

Politicians 'must start chatting online'

The British public want the chance to grill their elected representatives on the hot issues of the day, according to new research

By Graeme Wearden

Son of Nimda on the attack

A Nimda variant is reported to be spreading through Asia, and computers which were not secured against the original worm are at risk

By Robert Lemos

IBM expands self-healing server plan

Big Blue extends its eLiza initiative, which aims to make servers adjust to their workloads without human intervention

By Stephen Shankland

How Intel plans to survive the downturn

Intel goes back to its core chip markets to focus on the emerging PC markets and influence the 'upgrade cycle'

By Michael Kanellos

Amazon saves millions with Linux switch

The e-tailer goes with the lower-cost operating system and cuts $17m in tech expenses, a move that could be bad news for Windows if others follow

By Margaret Kane,  Robert Lemos,  Stephen Shankland

Rambus-P4 chipset meets another maker

A new chipset from Silicon Integrated Systems will give Rambus memory a boost

By Michael Kanellos

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

annonymous2

If Piratebay is a crime then so is borrowing a dvd you purchased to a family member or a friend. Why should we not be aloud to share. Most of the...

1 hour ago by annonymous2 on UK ISPs ordered to block Pirate Bay website
NanWag

File Services For Macintosh was causing Excel to prompt for Overwriting changes or Save Another Copy because it was changing the timestamp on the...

2 hours ago by NanWag on Windows Server 2008 drops the ball for Mac compatibility
Regis Machado

creative cloud $48/month in the USA, £48/month in the UK ($79). good for the competitors

4 hours ago by Regis Machado via Facebook on Adobe move promotes piracy
Tom Espiner

Hello KosGirl, Good question. I've asked Belfius for a response. The latest post I can find on Pastebin about it is here:...

4 hours ago by Tom Espiner on Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data
KosGirl

Have there been any further updates to this story? I can't find any information on whether the hackers released the data or not.

5 hours ago by KosGirl on Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data
SandJ

I have done 7 speed tests this morning on different speed test tools. They tell me my download speed is: 12.3, 12.3, 12.3, 11.1, 12.7, 12.7, 11.7...

6 hours ago by SandJ on Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users
Jack Schofield

@Mary Microsoft could always send Mozilla a spec sheet and oblige them to meet the same standards as IE. Then Mozilla can spend millions of...

9 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Windows RT browsers and the point of Windows RT
goth1csnake3

Not before time, that people making films,dvd's get whats coming to them. Well done, Virgin Media.

11 hours ago by goth1csnake3 on Virgin Media: Spotify deal will bring down piracy
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Apex - the question then is what about letting the user choose to have a tablet where they don't have to have that responsibility? why can't the...

21 hours ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Windows RT browsers and the point of Windows RT
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Moley, Apex, thanks; I think there's an interesting other dimension of choice - the choice to have a platform that is 'locked down' in the sense...

21 hours ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Mozilla accuses Microsoft of shutting Firefox out of WOA
Yellowcave

Not surprised. I once used the methods to let my firewall just notify me of breaches. Not one single logged event was genuine. Once, we all...

1 day ago by Yellowcave on Mobile porn filters catch innocent content, says report
duplex

live realy sucks in facebook becuase people hack your profile

1 day ago by duplex on Irish watchdog: Facebook privacy still falls short
Ed Macnair

If only it was that simple. When you start accessing Cloud applications you are stuck with the security model the vendor provides...........unless...

1 day ago by Ed Macnair via Facebook on IT security? You're doing it wrong!
Phil at Cloud4

Another good updaet, I have enjoyed going on the journey reading this series on SharePoint 2010 and have learned alot. Great writing.

1 day ago by Phil at Cloud4 on Designing a SharePoint farm: Tiers before bedtime
muteen

roumers of an ipad Mini, isnt that just an iTouch!?

1 day ago by muteen on Apple rebrands iPad 4G as 'Wi-Fi + Cellular' for UK
apexwm

Thanks for this article and bringing this issue to light. Unfortunately this type of activity is common not only with Adobe, but many other...

1 day ago by apexwm on Adobe move promotes piracy
Andy Bolstridge

there's a very thin line between tax avoidance and tax efficiency - earning £850 a month and claiming dividends to bring my income up to normal...

1 day ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on The Idle Self-employed
Andy Bolstridge

I see that they are happy to announce these numbers.. but no-one will take any notice until they start announcing sales numbers too.

1 day ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on Microsoft's score card for Smoked by Windows Phone
AndyPagin

I saw a Windows phone about a year ago, haven't seen once since, and quite a few people own phones in the City of London.

1 day ago by AndyPagin on Microsoft's score card for Smoked by Windows Phone
helice041

Well said. You can add the change differences between US $ and Euro for the adobe cloud subscription and the very clouded informations about when...

2 days ago by helice041 on Adobe move promotes piracy