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Archive - 05 Oct 1999

Linux Expo: Aussies do encryption for Linux

News Down under Linux is getting the attention it deserves

Millennium bug thingy... wassat then?

News You might know what it is, but there are some who are more than a bit confused...

Hotmail wants your credit card details

News Microsoft wants to take your credit card details and put them on its servers. Security experts advise caution

Net learning for disruptive pupils

News Disruptive children could get help from the Internet if plans unveiled in Scotland last week go ahead... Not everyone thinks it's a good idea.

AMD takes a 'SledgeHammer' to Intel

News One of Silicon Valley's longest-running rivalries is heating up again.

Sledgehammer... er, we'll see

News Sledgehammer... sounds good doesn't it? But ask the industry and things aren't so clear...

Huge UK telephone savings on the way

News OK, so BT has Britain's telecoms industry by the wires, but a new trend is looking good for the British consumer...

MCI Worldcom buys Sprint for $115bn

News After pressure from BellSouth, MCI WorldCom agreed to buy Sprint in the largest merger ever.

Web site owner hacks own site

News The owner of a small biking Web site in Oklahoma has taken the extraordinary step of defacing his own Web site in a desperate, if slightly comical attempt, to deter a group of crackers who have...

Mobile phone operators show off their figures

News Choosing your mobile phone operator is becoming an increasingly difficult task -- will consumers take any notice of the meagre comparative performance figures that are available to them?

Hands-free surfing, anybody?

News New interactive language technology lets surfers talk with their PCs and navigate the Web using natural speech.

Itanium: Behind Intel's new brand

News Pentium, Xeon -- here's another made up name for an Intel chip: Itanium... Read how Intel comes up with its brands.

Put your feet up -- it's National Techies Day!

News What are you doing in the office? It's National Techies Day

FCC rule change hits Bluetooth

News Yet another problem faces Bluetooth, this one threatens the flexibility of the technology

News Burst: Hotmail wants your credit card details

News Less than two months after its embarrassing security blunder Hotmail, is hoping users will entrust their credit card details to its servers.

Amazon in the Palm of your hand

News Amazon.com announced a new program Monday that will allow consumers to shop and check online auctions from wireless devices.

A new feather in Red Hat

News Red Hat releases new version of flagship operating system -- Red Hat Linux 6.1 -- based on the 2.2.12 kernel.

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