Nokia admits multiple Bluetooth security holes
News Nokia has admitted that a number of its Bluetooth handsets are vulnerable to bluesnarfing - in which data can be stolen from a phone without the owner's knowledge
EMC announces storage upgrade
News The storage maker has announced updates to its Clariion line of hardware
3G operators open up a VAT of controversy
News Can m'learned friends help Britain's third-generation mobile licence holders to claw back some of the £22.5bn they blew during the auction of 2000?
Multiprotocol label switching makes for mainstream
Feature After years of hype, MPLS may finally be an acronym whose time has come
Bluetooth phones at risk from 'snarfing'
News A serious Bluetooth security vulnerability allows mobile phone users' contact books to be stolen. You've heard of bluejacking - now meet 'bluesnarfing'
Maplin drops copying devices
News Under pressure from the European Union Copyright Directive, the electronics chain has discontinued three lines of devices that could be used to circumvent copyright protections
Nokia grabs Psion's Symbian stake
News Psion's decision to sell its chunk of Symbian could damage the operating system's chances of dominating the smartphone market. Now analysts believe Symbian looks like it's just Nokia's baby
Samsung CLP-500
Review Home-based businesses and small offices looking for a sub-£500 colour laser with a network printing option should consider the Samsung CLP-500.
Opera plans March IPO
News The browser company is seeing higher revenues from sales and licences, and says a flotation will help it to compete
Disney to deliver content with Microsoft
News The two firms have struck a deal to develop digital media content
Why MyDoom-like attacks will persist
Comment Is email doomed by the IT industry's greed?
Businesses will blow IT budgets this year - Gartner
News Spending on IT is likely to surpass the amount companies have budgeted for this year, after a frugal 2003, according to the research firm
US firm trials 4G broadband
News Mobile provider Nextel is conducting a test of wireless broadband capable of delivering 1.5 megabits per second
Protect yourself from the risks of steganography
Feature It's possible to move sensitive data using steganographic techniques - here are ways to protect yourself
New spec speeds data transports
News The latest HyperTransport version, released this week, will improve performance in PCs and communications equipments
Lycos looks to lease space
News The Web portal is attempting to lease out space at its California headquarters, in a sign of further cost-cutting
Stop intruders exploiting applications
Feature Why you must design your applications with security breaches in mind
Stock-swap programme costs Microsoft millions
News Microsoft's stock-option exchange programme has cost the company over $600m, but profits remain healthy in its client and information worker units
Microsoft talks up 'entry-level' Windows
News Update: The company is to compete in poor countries with a cut-price, reduced-functionality version of Windows XP - and Thailand is already using the software
Is it time to charge for email?
Comment Spam has become the bane of our inboxes. Is it time to seriously consider bringing the era of free email to an end?
Hosting firm felled by attacks
News A massive distributed-denial-of-service attack hit an Australian Web hosting firm over the weekend
IdeaFisher Pro
Review This is a useful brainstorming tool once the initial learning curve is overcome. However, it could do with an interface overhaul, while localised versions for audiences outside North America would...
Union wades into offshoring row
News In the face of what it sees as government inaction over offshoring, Amicus is to investigate the issue itself - and in the meantime, threaten industrial action against any organisations that cut UK...
Yahoo rethinks music downloads
News The Internet firm is investigating ways of developing a music-download service
AMD raids Asia resellers after fake chips found
News AMD has found 30 bogus chips in four PC stores in Manila, the Philippines, in a series of raids
Filtering Kazaa 'impossible' - Sharman
News Sharman Networks says it cannot differentiate between copyright-infringing and legitimate file-sharing on its network
SCO wants $5bn from IBM
News The amount that SCO is seeking in damages from IBM in conjunction with its Linux lawsuit has hit $5bn



