Microsoft re-releases Palm sync software for Mac
News Users of Mac OS X can now connect their Palm devices to Entourage X, as Microsoft works some of the kinks out of its Palm conduit
Intel dominates chipset market
News New figures show that a bigger-than-expected drop in demand and a price war have left chipset makers hurting, while Intel has trumped the competition
Critics fight RIAA file-trader action
News Consumer and privacy groups are arguing that the recording industry does not have the right to find out the identity of a Kazaa file-trader
Siebel offers employees cash for stock
News Siebel employees with stock options that are now virtually worthless will be able to trade them in for stock or cash
Battling browsers
Buyer's Guide Want to use a Web browser that isn't Microsoft's Internet Explorer? Check out our reviews of the three main contenders, make your choice, and get downloading.
Laptops threatened with plane ban
News A preliminary investigation by NASA has found evidence that ultrawideband devices could interfere with an aeroplane's safety systems - it could mean a ban for all laptops
Samsung and Nokia team up on smartphones
News The consumer electronics giant will join Matsushita and Siemens to make handsets based on Nokia's Series 60 platform, with colour screens, Web browsing and other advanced features
Are you working too hard?
News UK workers are plagued by long hours and a lack of flexibility, and would rather cut their hours than win the lottery
How do you attract the best staff?
News If potential job candidates are unimpressed with what they see on a corporate Web site, or don't find the information they are looking for, then they may well decide against applying for the job
Web standards group outlines core principles
News After nine months of public debate, the W3C has outlined the core principles behind Web technologies
How to stop ID thieves
Comment Larry Gilbert: Identity theft is one the fastest growing crimes, with businesses and consumers losing billions of pounds each year to identity thieves. You can't count on biometrics. Here's why.
Q&A: The future of display technology
News Cambridge Display Technology is no slouch when it comes to ambition: the start-up is working on a technology designed to dethrone the $29bn liquid crystal display industry
China launches first supercomputer
News The Legend Deepcomp 1800 can reach a speed of 1.06 teraflops, putting it among the top 25 computers in the world
IM raises corporate trust issues
News Instant messaging is increasingly being used in the workplace, but some companies are taking control of who is talking to whom
TI shrinks its Wi-Fi chips
News The chip maker has unveiled a new wireless networking chip that's small and low-powered enough to fit into a PDA or mobile phone
Handspring: Don't touch that download
News The handheld maker warns that a Treo upgrade for GPRS may cause problems in some geographical areas - and it can't be undone
Microsoft sets XP update release date
News The company has put the finishing touches on a software update for Windows XP, which will fix bugs and allow more control over how the operating system is configured
Programming geeks fight to the finish
News While most of the US enjoys a three-day weekend, some programmers are busy creating killer software robots



