Previous DayGoogle lays foundations for Office rival
News The search giant has acquired a hosted word processing site in what could be the start of a move to take on Microsoft's Office and Office Live suites
Samsung Q1: a first look
Preview CeBIT: Samsung's first-generation Ultra Mobile PC is an intriguing device, but currently you don't get enough functionality or battery life for your money.
United Nations calls for ISPs to police spammers
News Legislation should be put in place to force service providers to combat spam, according to the UN's telecommunications body
Europe has RFID in its sights
News CEBIT: The EC is pushing for global standards and interoperability for RFID tagging but there is also concern that individual privacy could be compromised
'IT industry is ageist' says Intel chairman
News Craig Barrett, chairman of the board of Intel, is working with the UK charity Age Concern to highlight age discrimination
Wi-Fi to hold its own against WiMax 'past 2009'
News WiMax's popularity will explode over the next three years, according to Infonetics, but it's not going to come close to Wi-Fi for a while
Yahoo's founder responds to China criticism
News Jerry Yang claims to feel 'horrible' about the arrests of Chinese Internet users, but says it's an acceptable downside to doing business in the country
Itanium ready for radical reworking
News IDF: The next two generations of Intel's beleaguered server chip will change both its systems architecture and microarchitecture
BT reaches out to stranded C&W customers
News A dedicated line has been launched by BT for small businesses about to be cut off by Cable & Wireless
Firefox to get phishing shield
News Google is helping the team that develops Firefox build anti-phishing technology into release 2, which is due to appear later this year
Ubuntu Linux gains another accolade
News Debian-based Linux distribution Ubuntu has racked up another accolade, this time from a Linux community site
SMEs feeling excluded from EC patent consultation
News Smaller tech companies claim they are being shut out of a process that could lead to the EU-wide introduction of software patents
Novell hopes its next desktop will leapfrog Windows
News The software company claims that its upcoming desktop Linux release beats Windows in terms of usability - at least until Vista comes along
Manufacturers unwrap first Origami Ultra Mobile PCs
News CeBIT: Ultra Mobile PCs are on show at CeBIT, with Samsung, Asus and Founder the first to deliver, though early models seem to suffer from poor battery life
OS X hacking challenge called off
News The University of Wisconsin did not take kindly to a systems engineer using its network for a public Mac security test
Google agrees click fraud settlement
News The $90m deal needs to be approved by the presiding judge, but looks to be a good deal for Google
Microsoft admits Media Player update bugs
News Three recent patches for Windows Media Player can cause some very strange behaviour
Vodafone: Partnership the key to IT success
News CeBIT: Vodafone's CEO kicked off this year's Hanover trade show with an upbeat assessment of the future of ICT
