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Archive - 01 Dec 2003

AOL quick to offer faster broadband

News 1Mbps ADSL could soon become the industry standard, as AOL puts its muscle behind the service

Spam fears dampen online Christmas shopping

News Nearly half of all consumers say they will limit their online shopping during the festive season because of junk email and credit card fears

Fraudulent e-commerce site proves hard to close

News A convincing e-commerce site is still up six weeks after the discovery that it is fraudulently using fake security certificates and the details of another, legitimate, Web site

Siebel spells out 'CRM for Everyone' strategy

Video Thomas Siebel talks about why and how his company is delivering customer relationship management services to companies of all sizes, "any way users prefer"

NTL offers premium broadband, but keeps bandwidth cap

News The proliferation of paid-for content has prompted cable firm NTL to offer bundles with its broadband services, but downloads will be rationed to a gigabyte each day

IBM to focus on industry-specific software sales

News Partner programmes and a salesforce reorganisation are key to IBM's focus for 2004

GNER steams ahead with Wi-Fi train

News GNER has begun a trial of Wi-Fi-enabled trains on its route to Scotland for passengers with a wireless card and a first-class ticket

New rules outlaw hand-held mobile use while driving

News The government's ban on driving while holding a phone has now come into effect, with offenders facing a minimum £30 fine

Canadian arrest highlights the dangers of Wi-Fi

Analysis The arrest of a man using an unsecured Wi-Fi hot spot to view child pornography has highlighted how vulnerable wireless networks can be to 'wardrivers'

Next-gen PlayStation to sense user emotions

News Sony will pioneer the concept of letting users interact with computers using hand gestures, eye movements and even emotions, in future versions of its PlayStation console

Software patents face-off delayed until spring

News The Council of the European Union has put off a critical vote on software patents, as IT giants step up pressure to make changes

Mobile mast attacks raise vigilante concerns

News A number of base stations have been destroyed amid concern that they are responsible for local clusters of illness, but the mobile industry doesn't believe the trend will hamper 3G rollout

FrogPad introduces palm-size keyboard

Video ZDNet's David Berlind checks out FrogPad's 20-key keyboard, which is one-fifth the size of a typical keyboard and requires the use of only one hand

Microsoft gears up its automotive efforts

Feature A computer in every car may be some way off, but Microsoft is beginning to talk up its efforts

Wind River joins open-source groups

News The specialist in operating systems for embedded computing devices is to join the ODSL and the Eclipse Consortium

Mitac Mio 339

Review Mitac’s camera-equipped Mio 339 is a perfectly good Pocket PC, if you can cope with its relatively poor battery life.

DVD standard wins approval

News Toshiba and NEC have taken a step ahead of their rivals in the DVD standards battle with the approval of their HD DVD format by an international association

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