Previous DayWelcome can be lukewarm at Wi-Fi hot spots
News For many companies offering Wi-Fi hot spots, service is their weak spot as they fail to ensure customers can get easy access to help and support
Saving Station X
Comment The UK's Bletchley Park has been credited with bringing WW2 to an early close as well as being the birthplace of modern computing but it still faces a constant battle to survive
Broadband black spots hit urban firms
News Companies out in the sticks aren't the only ones whose businesses are threatened because they can't get ADSL or cable, the British Chamber of Commerce has warned
Protests derail software patents vote
News Warnings that a controversial directive could devastate European software businesses have struck a chord with MEPs
Sun and Siebel forge closer ties
News The two software companies will strengthen their marketing and development partnerships
China, Korea and Japan close to open-source deal
News The three Asian giants plan to collaborate on an open-source alternative to Windows
A witch's guide to safe computing
Comment Why the 'blue screen of death' may be caused by spiritual interference
Spam's biggest challenge: Defining it
Comment Should there be general agreement on what constitutes spam?
Intel to elaborate on new multicore processor
News Intel will outline its plans for a new high-end Itanium chip, which could include 16 processors, later this month
Nokia handset lures karaoke fans
News Nokia is targeting Asia's karaoke lovers with a handset that plays backing music and displays lyrics
Freeserve defiant after Dixons chooses AOL
News Update: Dixons is to end a five-year-old promotional deal with Freeserve, as ISPs battle for new subscribers
PeopleSoft mops up J.D. Edwards shares
News PeopleSoft has bought the last remaining shares of J.D. Edwards that it did not already own
Scottish hoteliers jam mobiles
News Canny hoteliers are using Taiwanese technology to block cellphone signals, fooling guests into thinking there is no coverage in the area and forcing them to use the hotel's phone services
Sun offers rewards for Solaris test-taking
News Sun will give people who run tests on its operating system a free USB device
Microsoft weighs up Explorer changes
News Microsoft will consider tweaking Internet Explorer, after a ruling against the software giant in a patent infringement case
FBI arrests MSBlast worm suspect
News The FBI made an arrest on Friday, though the suspect concerned has been accused only of creating the MSBlast.B variant, which did little damage compared to the original worm
Motorola’s Symbian 3G phone: a first look
Preview 3G phones have yet to take off in a big way -- but will Motorola's next-generation handset change that? We have a preview.
