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Blog Friday 5/9/2003 OK - that's the end of Rupert's PR Masterclass! I hope you've enjoyed this brief refresher course, and are ready for that pre-Christmas push into the party season (and special...
New Aibo to lead the way in robotic vision
News Sony's ERS-7 robot pet is to get vision from the company that brought us the beer-fetching notebook PC. It raises the spectre of Aibo being able to fetch more than the morning paper, but could also...
Web services standards fail to unite
News IBM and Microsoft are declining to come onboard a unified Web services reliable-messaging specification, preferring to make their own way
Intel scales up expectations
News A buoyant chip market has induced Intel to raise revenue expectations for the third quarter
Technology drives efficiency - execs
News Most UK managers say technology has made their companies most effective, although their personal efficiency has not been boosted
Sony Ericsson pencils date for 3G phone launch
News The Z1010 is being put through its final paces in readiness for launch. It will be the first phone from Sony Ericsson that is able to video conference
EBay vetoes sale of iTunes download
News EBay has halted the auction of a music download purchased through Apple's iTunes service
Disgruntled Linux firms organise own conference
News After in-fighting at the Lindows-run Desktop Linux Summit earlier this year, a group of firms have decided to go their own way
Services megadeals not quite so mega
Analysis Big-money IT contracts often hide the true costs involved in following through on the deals
Corporations find bargains in basements of eBay
Feature EBay may have a reputation as an online flea market that caters to memorabilia collectors, but the Net auction giant is attracting some of the biggest names in business.
Mobile industry 'back on track'
News Research shows that the mobile phone market is recovering from its two-year slump, in the latest positive sign for the IT industry
IDC rethinks PC forecast
News The research firm has scaled up its predictions for PC shipments this year
Virus attacks - the answer's in the post
Comment Why the saga of worms and patches fails to fit a Hollywood storyline
Robot dog walks into fewer walls
News The third generation of Sony's Aibo will sport more tricks, including better hearing and 'facial expressions'
PeopleSoft fails to see all Oracle emails
News PeopleSoft has lost its legal battle to uncover Oracle's email and documents pertaining to its hostile takeover bid
Media Center PCs win wider acclaim
News Dell and Sony will launch their first Media Center PCs, as Microsoft's entertainment-focused system attracts greater industry support
Mobile subscribers surge worldwide
News IDC predicts that 1.4 billion people worldwide will be using mobile phones by the end of next year, with 3G increasingly driving sales
Singaporeans tout all-in-one operating system
News An operating system designed by a Singapore start-up can run Windows, Linux and Palm applications as smoothly as their native OS, says its creators
Oracle again extends PeopleSoft bid
News Oracle will now give PeopleSoft shareholders till mid-October to tender their shares for its hostile takeover bid
