Archive - 09 Oct 2000

News Sheer frustration prompts the cable giant to offer its own ADSL service

TMA 2000: Broadband not enough

News Don't expect too much from broadband, warns TMA speaker

RIAA holds fire on Webcast licensing scheme

News But the UK's indie scene is already making it easier for Internet radio stations to play their tunes

Ransom negotiations for WWII code machine begin

News Museum contacted by kidnapper after agreeing to pay ransom for historic crypto device

Technophiles show Luddite streak

News Prominent scientists ask: Is technology really good for us?

Oftel on a leash

Comment Any householder would be aggrieved if they bought a big, fierce dog to guard their premises, and then returned home from a night out to find the buglars sitting at their ease in the lounge, with...

The Day Ahead: Dot-coms search for happy medium

News Dot-coms seem to have veered from one extreme to the other. It's time for a more reasonable middle way

Next-gen phones and gadgets to spur economic growth

News Semiconductors and microchips will boom through next year based on demand for increasingly powerful wireless tools

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AMD Hammers together 64-bit simulator

News Simulator from AMD to get programmers 64-bit ready

CERT to disclose software flaws

News The security incident response centre will give software companies 45 days to fix security flaws, joining the trend toward open discussion of vulnerabilities