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Blog Thursday 31/3/2005 There are reports abroad of a new battery technology from Toshiba. The figures look fantastic — as much capacity as current lithium ion cells but capable of being...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment More robot threats, Macintoshery, sick computers and Toshiba's Large Electricity all give Rupert a quick charge this week
Longhorn: If they build it, will anyone come?
Analysis The apparent success of Windows XP and the removal of features could cause serious problems for the next-generation Windows OS. When it is finally released, will it be wanted?
Easynet promises super-fast broadband this year
News Easynet says that ADSL2+ could offer download speeds of 24Mbps, and should be available in some parts of the UK later this year
UK misses out on Novell's latest public sector discount
News German goverment agencies are getting big discounts on Novell products, but the UK will probably have to make do with its existing offers
Supermarket axes online store
News Iceland is to close its loss-making e-commerce arm to concentrate on bricks-and-mortar stores
EU calls for biometric passport delay
News The EU says that only five of its states will meet the US' October deadline, and has called for an extension for its citizens
Local authorities battle for £10m e-city prize
News The UK government is encouraging local authorities to use technology to boost public services
Police: New laws won't tackle cybercrime
News A strengthened Computer Misuse Act won't have much impact on cybercriminals who are already flouting tougher laws, according to one of Britain's leading cybercops
Official: Cybercrime is growing
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit is set to confirm next week that organised criminals are abusing insecure broadband connections
Foolish stories aren't just for April
Leader It's tradition to write a parody on 1 April. A hard task, given what we have to report on for the rest of the year
What are your IT Priorities for 2005?
Analysis ZDNet UK is launching the IT Priorities reader research programme for 2005 and needs your help – in return you could win an iPod
Sparks fly as BT boosts business broadband
News 2Mbps broadband is now standard for BT's small business customers, but one rival has angered the telco by rubbishing the new offering
Science fiction to become science fact?
Q&A We talk to Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun and partner at a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm, about the reality of Star Trek-esque technologies, Dolly the sheep and Internet regulation
Intel to comply with antitrust ruling
News The chipmaker has made it clear it doesn't agree with the findings of the Japanese FTC, but says it will comply with the its ruling anyway
Enterprises boost Red Hat revenue
News The Linux seller reported revenues of $196.5m for its last financial year, and profits of $45.4m for the same period. The rise was attributed to increased corporate subscriptions
Head to head: two top blogging services
Group Test Blogs in business? Certainly: small-business owners use them to keep their messages in front of customers and partners. See our comparison of TypePad and Blogger.
3 posts massive growth
News Customer numbers are up tenfold at the 3G network, but its average revenue per user is down despite customers often spending more than planned
Redmond launches phishing offensive
News Microsoft has filed over a hundred lawsuits against people who it claims were responsible for phishing sites that infringed on its trademarks
Blogger
Review Beginners will love Blogger's ease of use and the fact that it's free. However, professionals should look elsewhere.
Linux-based tools help out Amazon
News Business intelligence tools from Cognos re-affirm the e-commerce firm's commitment to open source
No regrets for Newham
News The council thinks 'more than ever' that its decision to go for Microsoft-based systems over Linux-based alternatives was the right call
Transmeta retreats from manufacturing
News The beleaguered chipmaker looks set to stop making chips and just rely on licensing its intellectual property to stay afloat after years of catastrophic losses
Microsoft admits to flaw in Windows patch
News An OS update related to Internet Explorer released in January can cause performance issues, according to the software behemoth
Google ups the ante with Gmail enhancements
News On the first anniversary of its Web-based email service, the search giant has integrated rich-text formatting support and is doubling the amount of storage available to each user
Dell Latitude X1: a first look
Preview The Dell Latitude X1 is sure to attract attention from executives who want an affordable ultraportable notebook and don't need a built-in optical drive.
