Orange unpeels 3G plans
News The mobile operator has pipped T-Mobile by setting the date for the release of its 3G data card and handsets
BT names the day for rural broadband rollout
News Brief: The path to universal broadband availability has become clearer, although some people have to wait another year for their high-speed access
Utility computing: Just because you can, should you?
News Strategic planning is more important than ever now the trend towards utility or on-demand computing is introducing a new class of IT mistake
How to combat your organisation's misperceptions
Help/HowTo IT departments often feel out of sync with what the rest of the company thinks of them
EFF sets its sights on 'frivolous' IT patents
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation is gunning for a group of patents that it claims are frivolous and may pose a threat to freedom of expression online
Computer Misuse Act stands the test of time
Analysis MPs in the All Party Internet Group have rejected calls for extensive changes to the UK's antihacking statute, the Computer Misuse Act 1990
Fixing the flaws in Microsoft's big picture
Comment Microsoft's abandoned play for SAP highlights a corporate culture overdue for change
Tiger's search function set to roar
News Apple's latest operating system, which is still in development, is 'ahead of the competition' on search, claims Steve Jobs
Linux kernel: Moving closer to Windows?
News Tech Ed: Security and the way windowing is handled remain two of the diminishing differences between Linux and Windows, according to one of the main speakers at Microsoft's developer conference
Brightmail's new software tackles zombies
News The anti-spam vendor releases a new version of software that tries to keep zombie PCs at bay
Apple sets up Rendezvous with Windows, Linux
News Builder: In a move to attract developers to its 'zero configuration' technology, Apple has released updated source code
'Controlled' music copying okay - record industry group
News Australia's main record industry group says it is not opposed to a certain amount of copying by consumers, as long as it can be controlled
Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 922
Review If you want a fast scanner that produces high-quality prints, this is the one. But for overall speed and fax capabilities, look elsewhere.
Ellison explains industry pressure
News Oracle launched its hostile bid for PeopleSoft because of a radical shift in the market, chief executive Larry Ellison has told the antitrust trial
Mono Project releases non-Windows tools
News Novell, as steward of the Mono Project, has released tools for developing on non-Microsoft platforms via a new Web site
Swappers log off Kazaa as alternatives emerge
Feature Has Kazaa become a victim of its high profile?
Web criminals hit Betfair with DDOS attack
News Internet betting service Betfair has blamed yesterday's disrupted operations on a malicious denial of service attack
Panasonic readies Blu-ray DVD
News The Blu-ray Disc format, which allows a capacity of 50GB, will underlie the next DVD recorder from Panasonic's parent company
Dell offers $100 for old iPods
News The PC maker will give consumers a $100 rebate on its Digital Jukebox if they surrender their iPod
Appeals court reaffirms Microsoft settlement
News Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice has been upheld, with an appeal for stiffer penalties rejected
Revamped MSN search goes live
News Microsoft is making its first steps towards search independence with a revamped tool that sports a Google-like front end
Orange adds more hot spots with Cisco
News The European mobile firm will increase its network of Wi-Fi hot spots in France by 1,500 by the end of this year
Google sued by start-up over code
News A lawsuit alleges that a Google engineer stole code to create Google's social-networking site
Sony unveils iPod-like player
News The 20GB music device will combine with a music-download service from Sony to challenge Apple's grip on digital music



