Previous DayThousands more Wi-Fi hot spots for UK
News Wi-Fi operator The Cloud's coverage grows again, with a deal covering hotels, airports, shops and even Leicester Square
BusinessObjects adds LDAP and Oracle support
News BusinessObjects has improved support for directories and databases in the latest version of its Business Intelligence software
Sweet-toothed bugs generate electricity
News Researchers say the electricity generated by mud-dwelling bacteria from a lump of sugar could power a mobile phone for four days
BEA turns to services
News To in attempt to sell more software, BEA System will tout consulting services
Videoconferencing via VoIP gets standard
News An international telecommunications group has approved a new standard for videoconferencing with VoIP
Chipmakers to debut low-power Wi-Fi
News New chips based on the 802.11b standard will allow handheld computers and mobile phones to connect to wireless LANs without draining their batteries
Adults win reprieve from Thai games ban
News Adult can opt out of Thailand's online games curfew, though will have to register and verify their identity to do so
Neoteris provides intranet access for smartphones
News An update to Neoteris' communications applicance allows mobile workers to take secure email with them, while leaving their laptops at home
Dell says Axim performance sorted
News Dell has started distributing a free CD that brings Axim X5 handhelds shipped with Windows Mobile 2003 up to speed
Malaysian govt buys identity microchip
News The Malaysian government has acquired rights to chips that can embed identity tags into cash, passports or human bodies
Asian powers seal operating system plan
News A plan by Japan, China and South Korea to promote Windows alternatives such as Linux is moving ahead, with Japan pledging millions to research and development
Critical Internet Explorer patch 'does not work'
News A fix to a serious bug in Microsoft's browser is still not working properly after a re-release, according to the firm that discovered the flaw
Asian Windows alternative 'would raise competition issues'
News Japan, China and South Korea's plan to create a rival to Windows would go against free-market principles, Microsoft argues
SCO may have SGI in crosshairs
News SCO Group is making suggestions that Silicon Graphics, with its XFS file-system technology, may be the next target in its intellectual property legal campaign
'Homeless Hacker' may surrender to FBI
News Adrian Lamo, accused of hacking into high-profile Web sites such as Yahoo, The New York Times and Excite@Home, is in negotiations to surrender to federal law enforcers
Intel debuts low-cost Itanium 2 chips
News The chip giant has tweaked its high-end server processor for blade servers and clusters, but the biggest modification is on price
Microsoft settles Be lawsuit for $23m
News The move closes the book on the story of operating system maker Be, which claimed that Microsoft's anti-competitive actions forced it out of existence
Toshiba Satellite Pro A10
Review Given its sub-£500 (ex. VAT) price, the Satellite Pro A10 is pretty impressive. Choose it if you need a budget notebook for everyday tasks -- but be aware of its limitations.
