Oracle enters the grid
Comment A great leap for computer-kind or a small marketing step?
Sony Ericsson recalls exploding phone charger
News Sony Ericsson has recalled hundreds of thousands of faulty phone chargers because they could explode, electrocute users and cause a fire
Sony VAIO PCG-TR1MP
Review The VAIO TR1MP is a touch too diminutive to serve as your primary computer, but it's an excellent supplementary system for frequent travellers.
SDSL launch means cheaper business broadband
News Firms that don't want the major expense of a dedicated leased line could opt for a symmetrical broadband package instead - depending on their location
SuperGlue helps data stay legal
News Informatica's metadata-management system is designed to help corporations deal with increasingly stringent and complex data-protection requirements
China shuts door to spam
News China has blocked 127 servers sending high volumes of unsolicited email, in an attempt to change its reputation as a spammers' safe haven
UK still languishing down DSL league
News Despite booming take-up, the UK is still playing second fiddle to the likes of Iceland
Smartphone boom 'won't hurt handhelds'
News The handheld device market will keep growing, rather than declining as smartphones grow more popular, according to new research
Ringing the changes with VoIP
Q&A Net2Phone's chief executive says the Internet-telephony technology is just leaving the starting line
Cisco spruces up IP phone
News The 7970G's colour touch screen - claimed as an industry first - could make IP telephony easier to use, but it comes with a steep price tag
Macromedia flashes new MX wares
News The MX 2004 product line aims to encourage broader acceptance of Flash as a development environment, appealing initially to Visual Basic programmers
Microsoft storage OS picks up manufacturers
News HP and Veritas have lined up their support for Windows Storage Server 2003, as Microsoft drives into the higher end of the storage market
RIAA: P2P networks full of child porn
News The US recording industry is urging a legal crackdown on peer-to-peer networks, arguing they can be abused by paedophiles
Anti-spyware software targets Gator
News Pop-up ads may be legal, according to a new ruling, but software makers are wasting no time in giving consumers a way to remove them
Intel eyes imaging market with new chips
News The MXP family of processors, designed for photocopiers and scanners, is designed to provide a less costly alternative to traditional imaging chips
McNealy criticises 'jalopy' IT culture
News Sun's chief executive says technology is too complex and expensive because IT staff overengineer their companies' computer systems
Child's mother pays RIAA to drop suit
News The Recording Industry Association of America has settled a lawsuit against an alleged 12-year-old file-swapper in exchange for $2000
Barnes & Noble pulps e-books
News The books retailer has shelved sales of e-books, apparently because of poor sales
Ellison 'determined' to buy PeopleSoft
News Oracle's chief executive has dismissed comments by his PeopleSoft counterpart that the fight is 'over'



