Previous DayAbandon data retention plans, urge privacy groups
News The British government's oft-criticised data retention plans will open up your phone and email records to law enforcement agents from the UK to beyond the Urals, say critics
Ensure staff comply with hands-free law, companies told
News Employees who are required to use mobile phones while in their vehicles run the risk of prosecution after 1 December unless supplied with hands-free kits, warn experts
Group calls for peace talks in P2P wars
News Having urged consumers to shun the music business, the man behind Boycott-RIAA.com now wants to 'foster working relationships' between all sides in the P2P file-sharing wars
VoIP price war looms
News Internet-telephony firms are vying to be crowned the cheapest, as the technology hits the mainstream
Longhorn: The nuts and bolts
Comment Mark my words, Longhorn will be immensely popular once it is released - it is revolutionary technology that makes desktop computing better
Indian merger forms super-outsourcer
News Outsourcing firm Headstrong will merge with rival TechSpan to create a $100m company
Patent ruling creates ripples on Net
News A decision in a patent case brought by SightSound Technologies against Bertelsmann subsidiaries may have implications for music and video downloads
Music-software firm pleads iTunes mismatch
News Musicmatch, which connects Window-based PCs to Apple's iPod, says installing iTunes for Windows will cripple its software
Novell buys SuSE Linux
News In a move that could boost SuSE Linux in its competition with Red Hat, Novell has signed an acquisition deal - and will itself benefit from investment by IBM
Veritas helps firms track data
News The software firm is releasing a product that it says will help companies comply with new data-management regulations
IBM wants to manage your desktop
News Big Blue is introducing a programme that allows companies to pay a monthly fee in exchange for care of their technology
Mobile market tipped to boom again
News Retailers are braced for a mobile-phone Christmas, thanks to operator price wars and the popularity of camera phones
US Energy Dept hands out $20m for tech research
News IBM and Corning have been awarded $20m to develop high-speed links for the next generation of supercomputers
The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
Help/HowTo How to fix the 10 points where intruders are most likely to gain entry
Seizing opportunities to go open source
Feature Switching to open-source software makes business sense when presented correctly
China developing domestic 3G phone
News Handsets for China's home-grown 3G standard will be available in 2005
Aussie text service tags elusive tunes
News Cellphone users wanting to name that song can hold up their handset and receive the answer via text message
Web record falls to Japanese team
News A group of Japanese researchers claim to have achieved a new world speed record for data transmission via Internet Protocol, sending a movie file in less than a second
Sharp Actius MV1214
Review Over four hours’ battery life and decent performance stand the Actius MV 1214 in good stead, as does its build. Enlarge the keyboard a bit and reduce the price, and it would be even better.
Next Xbox will sport IBM chip
News The next version of Microsoft's gaming console will employ IBM's processor technology
Students defy DMCA to post email online
News US students critical of software firm Diebold's relationship with the Republican party are ignoring legal threats and posting internal email correspondence online
IBM faces cancer victims in court
News Arguments start this week in a case brought by ex-IBM employees who developed cancer
Yahoo goes for Google-like look
News Yahoo has rejigged its home page to emphasise new search features, making it appear more similar to rival Google
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
News Red Hat's chief executive has said that Windows will remain the right platform for home users, at least until Linux has had more time to mature
