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Archive - 10 Aug 2004

Drive to broadband-enable Scotland is launched

News Scotland is lagging behind the rest of Broadband Britain, but a massive new public sector contract may soon change that

Mosquito Trojan bites smartphones

News A virus that is able to send costly SMS messages from smartphones is now in the wild

Rock Tablet T200

Review Rock's Tablet T200 is a convertible-style tablet that reduces cost by using Windows XP Home and third-party pen-enabled software rather than Tablet PC Edition. However, its performance and battery...

LCD market 'to double in four years'

News Sales of liquid-crystal display chips will boom and per-unit prices will drop, says IDC

AOL: Fix for critical IM flaw due this week

News AOL has admitted that there's a flaw in its Instant Messenger application, but says a fixed version is just days away

Sharp monitor delivers 3D without glasses

News The Japanese firm has developed a monitor that gives images a 3D effect when viewed normally

Northern Ireland gets IT upgrade

News The Northern Ireland Executive wants to make online services more accessible, and streamline communications between departments

Wi-Fi: Preston to become the Paris of the North?

News Lancashire's newest city has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its Wi-Fi network from its busy campus

Statistician defends his outsourcing figures

Q&A Forrester Research's John McCarthy is the author of some unpopular research on outsourcing's popularity

SCO ponders hike in 'Linux IP' licence fees

News The threat of higher indemnity fees in the future may be the only way to shift more SCOSource licences today, because further lawsuits have been put on ice

'Critical security hole' found in AOL IM

News A serious flaw in AOL's Instant Messenger application means users could fall foul of a buffer overflow attack, according to experts

Stealth pop-ups barred

News A settlement bans a US company from exploiting a Microsoft back door to flood PCs with advertising

PeopleSoft shells out $70m fighting Oracle

News Blocking the hostile takeover bid has so far cost PeopleSoft millions in banking and legal fees

Apple fixes graphics flaw

News A security update patches a recently found vulnerability

Roxio to concentrate on Napster

News Selling its consumer software division will allow Roxio to focus solely on its digital-music arm, the company says

Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition

Buyer's Guide Microsoft's latest OS for handhelds and smartphones -- Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition -- adds some attractive features, such as VGA support.

DVD profits 'less than £1'

News Manufacturers are making only $1 on each DVD player they sell, as mass production and competition take their toll on prices

AMD claims to deliver on SP2

News The chipmaker says it has beaten Intel to harness security features enabled by Microsoft's operating system update

Mobiles change into cashpoints

News A service has launched in Japan that turns cellphones into mobile wallets

Latest Bagle masquerades as quote

News Yet another variant of the worm pretends to quote prices and attempts to download other pieces of malicious code

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