China's WTO entry boosts Linux
News China has agreed to step up its efforts to stamp out pirated software, but instead of paying for Windows, many organisations are switching to locally developed Linux distributions
Internet watchdog chief quits
News The chief executive of the Internet Watch Foundation has resigned at a crucial moment in the organisation's history
Compaq to report surprise profit
News Despite the slump affecting many areas of the tech industry, Compaq is reporting a fourth-quarter profit
VeriSign buys .tv Web domain
News .Tv Corp. International will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign, announces the .com registry
CES: Name change and first product for Rearden Steel
News New products include the Moxi MC, a set-top box design that includes a modem, hard drive and Firewire ports and runs on a modified Linux operating system
The wit and wisdom of Scott McNealy
Comment Take a look at some of Scott McNealy's amusing nicknames for Sun's competition.
Mobile phone firms referred to Competition Commission
News Oftel's powers of persuasion haven't worked on the mobile industry, so it has resorted to the big stick approach
Macworld Focus: Jobs does it again
News The new flat-panel iMac took centre stage at Macworld 2002 but that wasn't all - see full reports and video from the show floor
Intel Northwood fails to take the lead
News First test results show that Intel's new Pentium 4 'Northwood' processor does not, as some observers predicted, leave AMD's Athlon in the dust. For many mainstream applications, the Athlon is still...
Online job ads keep sliding
News International turmoil and a gloomy economic outlook are contributing to a sharp drop in online recruitment
BT denies network sell-off rumours
News The UK's incumbent telco insists that its crown jewels will not face the chop, even for £18bn
Cook reveals hopes for Internet general election
News The leader of the Commons hopes that technology will revive the democratic process for younger voters
WITC opens debate through online forum
News Members of the public will be able to participate in discussions at the World IT Congress through online forums
Want to capture a .com? Get in line
News Verisign is proposing to set up a waiting list for domain names, including .com addresses, which are not renewed
New Microsoft gadget set for debut
News Microsoft's tablet-shaped handheld device is rumoured to be debuting at CES this week
Software makers expand iPod capabilities
News Innovative software opening up the iPod to other systems is to be on show at Macworld
Intel, AMD duke it out with new chips
News Competition between chip mammoth Intel and up-and-coming AMD is finely balanced as new chips arrive this week. Will AMD be able to hold its own?
Flat-panel iMac pictures leaked
News Apple will reveal a sleek new flat-panel iMac today, along with a slew of new software. Already, some pictures have leaked onto the Web
Five years ago: Netscape Communicator beta to be first of many
News Netscape's first beta of its Communicator browser/groupware suite will be only the first of six previews the company will issue
Dell Dimension 4400
Review If you need a little extra computing power, this 2.2GHz Pentium 4 system can certainly provide it -- but there's plenty of attractively priced competition.



