Windows CE .NET to launch on Monday
News Microsoft will take its .Net Web services strategy into the streets with the new version of its mobile operating system
Linux world dismisses new Trojan risk
News The variant of a two-month-old Remote Access Trojan that attacks Linux machines has been categorised as a low risk
Ireland hit by New Year job cuts
News January gloom hits Ireland, as two high-tech employers decide to close factories in Dublin
Intel trots out 1.3GHz Celeron
News Intel's first release of the year is a budget-friendly Celeron chip with a clock speed of 1.3GHz
New GeForce arrives next month
News The next-generation chip from the market-leading graphics processor maker will arrive as early as the beginning of February, giving gamers a significant speed boost
Full marks for school mobile phone masts
News A survey of mobile phone masts at schools across the UK found emission levels to be well below the maximum allowed, but this does not mean all masts are safe
Porn Trojan exploits old Microsoft hole
News The malicious JS/Seeker-E script installed on some Web pages is exploiting a hole in Internet Explorer to redirect users to porn sites
Microsoft alerts Passport users to need for patch
News .Net Passport users are being sent emails to warn them of the need to patch Internet Explorer, as many may still not be aware of the security flaw
AOL plugs AIM security hole
News AOL has fixed its servers to plug a hole in its instant messenger application following a public advisory released by a nonprofit security team
Doubt cast over Web standard's ownership
News A Canadian firm is claiming that it owns the patent to the technology that allows programmers to write software to access Web resources
Nvidia settles Dutch hacking case
News Hackers allegedly broke through chip designer's security and posed as employees to gain confidential information
Civil rights group decries face-recognition tools
News Face-recognition technology doesn't work - and what's more, it will invade the privacy of innocent people, warns a report from the ACLU
IDC: Modest IT growth this year
News Spending will be up slightly, but any increase will be welcome news after a grisly 2001
Security hole hits patched Internet Explorer
News A patch issued by Microsoft for IE 5.5 and 6.0 closed one security hole in the browsers, but appears to have opened another one that is just as dangerous
Five years ago: Intel 's MMX is finally out
News After several months of industry chit-chat and speculation Intel finally pushed its MMX technology into the spotlight
Online retailers fumble on customer care
News E-commerce sites must take better care of their customers, according to new research
Sony Cineza VPL-HS1
Review The Cineza could do with being a little brighter and a lot less expensive, but is eminently suited to its role as a home cinema projector.

