Sony VAIO PCG-R600HEP
Review This high-quality ultraportable would fly off the shelves were it -- and the optional (but likely to be required) docking station -- not quite so expensive.
Why can't we stop the worms?
Comment Another worm, same problem. Robert Vamosi says all these worms are attacking the same vulnerability - why can't we just fix it?
RealNetworks launches subscription music service
News The online music subscription service launches, with legal music available to paying customers
The XP Embedded catch: viruses in your video recorder
News Consumer electronics makers are set to come out with devices based on Microsoft's latest operating system, but first they'll have to learn how to keep viruses out of your VCR
Amstrad resurrects classic games for mobiles
News Amstrad is buying up classic games for the old Sinclair Spectrum - sources say it's to port them to mobile phones
Ginger launch takes hype biscuit
News It was supposed to be bigger than the Internet. But at the launch on Monday, Ginger was revealed to be a four-foot-tall motorised walking stick - albeit with some very clever technology
Broadband blunders hit UK online
News The UK online second annual report reveals that broadband rollout is the biggest obstacle to driving Internet take-up in Britain
Europe should accept US settlement, says Microsoft
News The antitrust settlement now under consideration in the US should satisfy European Union competition regulators, Microsoft argues
Seiko slips SmartPad into Pocket PC
News Seiko's SmartPad, which allows notes written in ink to show up on a handheld, is being released for use with the Pocket PC system
Firms get frugal with holiday gifts
News The economic downturn is having an effect on the previously lavish gifts handed out in the tech industry
HP debuts 'blade' servers
News Hewlett-Packard is beating its rivals to the market for super-skinny servers with the release of its bladed system
FBI builds cybercrime division
News The FBI has restructured and created a division to handle high-tech and computer crimes
Enron's collapse could hit tech market hard
News Shockwaves from the energy giant's collapse could badly affect the technology industry, from online trading to communications
Outlook clone links Linux to MS Exchange
News Open-source software company Ximian moves into the proprietary market with the release of a package linking Linux to Microsoft Exchange
'Free' OS X riles Apple
News Apple issues a cease-and-desist notice to a site that posted details of how to turn an upgrade into a full-strength operating system for free
Oracle releases database for Itanium
News The availability of Oracle's pervasive software is a crucial step in moving the Intel chip into the mainstream
Sharp unleashes Linux handheld
News The Japanese company's long-awaited PDA runs on the Linux open-source operating system and includes a retractable keyboard
Network Associates reshuffles top execs
News Antivirus chief becomes president as Network Associates makes changes to its management structure
Five years ago: Sybase slates 'ridiculous' SQL Server claims
News A key server database rival today dismissed Microsoft's grand claims for progress of its SQL Server. A spokesman for Sybase UK said the Redmond, Washington giant was "buying customers" and spouting...
Compaq iPAQ Navigation System 128i
Review Although cheaper satellite navigation systems are available, Compaq's handheld-based solution has much to recommend it.



