Previous DayLinux closes on Windows in usability tests
News The open-source operating system may be beginning to lose its user-unfriendly reputation with recent improvements, according to a German study
Novell comes clean on Ximian and SCO
Video Chris Stone claims that Novell is "changing its stripes" to be "more partner-friendly, developer-friendly and now Linux- and open source-friendly." He talks exclusively with Dan Farber in a face...
Spam laws may not stand up to cannons
Comment Hopes for effective 'do not spam' legislation are bound to get dashed, mostly by the economics of email. Rogue spammers aren't going to be stopped easily
Verizon kicks off hot spots
News Verizon has launched wireless Internet access in hundreds of US hot spots
Veritas software works with Linux on IBM
News LinuxWorld: The storage firm joins a swag of companies using the annual conference to declare their compatibility with Linux
EDI in a Web services world
Feature Rather than being a straight replacement, XML and Web services offer a way to update legacy EDI links
RealNetworks releases player code for Linux
News LinuxWorld: RealNetworks will release the source code for its audio and video player for developers to tweak
Microsoft's entertainment PC to debut in UK
News Microsoft is launching its Media Center PCs in new markets, including the UK
GameShadow automates PC game patches
News Software developer Aardwork has launched a subscription-based patch management service for PC gamers.
RIM's future hangs in balance
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has lost a crucial patent-infringement case
Bidders lining up for 3G football rights
News Hutchison 3G managed to corner the rights to show Premiership action over third-generation networks a couple of years ago - now other firms have the same goal
IBM lands $100m military chip design deal
News A deal with Raytheon will expand IBM's custom-chipmaking business, which already manufactures graphics processors and mobile-phone chips, to include military systems
New UK tech awards open for nominations
News Nominations are now open for the CNET Networks Technology Awards, celebrating the best IT suppliers, e-commerce sites, and the people and technologies who are making a difference
China to take notebook crown
News China will become the world's largest manufacturer of notebooks by the end of this year, supplanting Taiwan
Finding flaws helpful - MS security chief
News Microsoft's product security chief says the discovery of a flaw in its "most secure ever" operating system benefited the company
Stepping up to a giant
Q&A After Vivendi Universal bought his digital music company, MP3.com, for $350m two years ago, Michael Robertson could have retired and never looked back. Instead, the outspoken entrepreneur decided...
Smartphone sales show astronomical growth
News Shipments of mobile phones incorporating handheld devices tripled last quarter, compared to the same time a year ago
Opera scales download record
News The independent browser is claiming a record number of downloads this year, despite the stranglehold of Microsoft's Explorer
E-commerce growth slows but sales diversify
News Online sales are still growing at about 20 per cent in the US, though the exponential growth of the past is tailing off
Focus on these four areas when securing mobile devices
Feature Mobile devices are increasingly being used for critical areas of business but can you make them secure?
Linux cuts costs - users
News LinuxWorld: Businesses are adopting Linux because it means significant savings, according to LinuxWorld attendees
Govt broadband plan 'will cut competition'
News A lobby group claims government plans to aggregate broadband supply will create local monopolies and stifle competition
Novell may dump NetWare for Linux
News LinuxWorld: Novell is talking about abandoning development of its NetWare operating system, though support will continue
Digital SLRs
Buyer's Guide Are you serious about digital photography? If the answer's 'yes', then you'll be hankering after a digital SLR. Here's a roundup of the leading contenders.
Red Hat chief takes stand
News LinuxWorld: 'We will prevail,' says the Linux firm's chief penguin, despite multiplying legal wrangles over the open-source operating system
SCO sets steep charge for Linux licence
News LinuxWorld: Businesses wanting to stay clear of SCO's legal threats will pay a high price
Software piracy drops - report
News Less software was pirated in the US last year, according to the Business Software Alliance
