Previous DayApple iPod 10GB
Review Like the original 5GB iPod, price notwithstanding, this is the finest MP3 player that we've ever reviewed. However, we still wish that Apple would offer native Windows support.
PDA market growth slows
News Growth in shipments of personal digital assistants isn't what it used to be, according to Gartner. Still, it beats the contraction afflicting the PC sector
Film studios create new standards body
News Seven companies say they will work together to promote technical standards for digital filmmaking and viewing. One analyst calls it a 'necessary step' in filmmaking
Linux vets launch free wireless 'Sputnik'
News Sputnik, formed by the co-founders of Linuxcare, are providing a free software download which will provide access to an 802.11 network of more than 200 'hot spots'
BT accused of 'anti-competitive behaviour'
News Freeserve is claiming that BTopenworld was tipped off about February's broadband price cuts and is being subsidised by BT. BT denies all charges
AMD and Intel war over benchmarks
News Intel is training resellers in the art of discrediting the way AMD rates its processors, calling it 'bad science'. AMD says the comparisons are irrelevant
IBM adds wireless muscle to Web software
News Eyeing the boom in business use of mobile devices, Big Blue tweaks its WebSphere software to work with wireless - so that PDAs can reach behind corporate firewalls
Which skills top CIOs' wish lists for IT staff?
News The ability for IT staff to learn and evolve a skill set rates highly for employers
HP explains Hewlett ousting
News Hewlett-Packard had planned to renominate the son of its founder to the board - until he filed his lawsuit alleging systematic deception of shareholders
Commerce One joins warnings club
News The online marketplace provider joins the rest of the e-commerce applications firms with a warning that it will miss forecasts
It could be time to switch to OS X
Comment Imagine my surprise a couple of weeks ago when I realised I was spending more time in Mac OS X 10.1.3 than in Mac OS 9. It's good to see some of the bumps have smoothed out.
Don't let Brilliant hijack your PC
Comment Online advertiser Brilliant Digital Entertainment has figured out a way to use your computer's storage and processing power to create an online ad network.
EBay closes password option to plug hole
News A vulnerability on eBay that could allow hackers to gain control of a user's account has been shut down
Web services group leaves Sun in the cold
News Sun is fuming over being left out of the Web Services Interoperability Organisation. Sources say that both Microsoft and IBM voted against it being given 'founder' status
Dell hones blade-server push
News Next week will see Dell unsheathe a line of blade servers and bundled software and services, say sources, but its late entry could blunt its efforts
Spammers busted in Net fraud crackdown
News The FTC says it has netted dozens of alleged Internet scammers in a major anti-consumer fraud effort launched in conjunction with six US states and Canada
US privacy advocates sue over national IDs
News The US government is urged to be more open about its measures to prevent domestic terrorism
Anti-Unix site drawing a blank
News After it is revealed that Microsoft and Unisys' anti-Unix site is running on Unix, the site changes to Microsoft software. But it now appears to have crashed
Smarts links reporting with monitoring
News A deal between two network management players puts real-time and historical network management together
Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone
News AMD's K6 MMX processor sports a smaller die than Intel's Pentium Pro with which it competes, making it a cheaper device to manufacture
VisionTek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600
Review This is a great card, providing lightning games performance, video handling facilities and multi-monitor support. Although it’s one of the most costly gaming cards around, it delivers enough...
