The tyranny of popularity
Comment People keep telling me how much better Windows XP will be than any other version of Windows. They get upset when I say: "Yes, it almost certainly will be. But so what?"
Icann swamped by Net name chaos
News Sub-licencees' impatience puts pressure on Icann to act quickly
Billion dollar bank fraud foiled by UK crime fighters
News Banking fraudsters duped investors with fake Web pages
Industry Standard Europe magazine folds
News US decides to pull the plug on its European operations after only six months
Judge: Napster efforts 'disgraceful'
News A federal judge told Napster that it should find a better way to block copyrighted songs. If it can't, 'maybe the system should be closed down'
Microsoft declares a 'war on hostile code'
News Secure Windows XP is the goal of MS's war on security bugs
Crypto experts hail Advanced Encryption Standard
News The government has got it right, say security experts
ARM sees opportunity in adversity
News ARM is reaping bigger profits as other chip companies suffer - but how long can it last?
Embedded chips chase gadget market
News Designers and manufacturers showcase chip technology at Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco
Forget about a Napster Armageddon
Comment If you think the music industry has had its way in its battle against the recording industry of America, then guess again. Consumers are not weeping into their Cheerios over the loss of free music....
Sun uses reviews to whittle down work force
News Review procedure should trim some fat from the company in lean times
Microsoft picks FireWire over USB
News USB struggles to find a firm footing into mainstream computing
Motorola posts first loss in 15 years
News While Blair fights for UK jobs, the US mobile firm fights for profit
EC launches European cybercrime forum
News EC cybercrime forum will include public interest groups
Security flaw found in Alcatel DSL modems
News Popular Alcatel modems vulnerable to hacker attacks
Phone hacker jailed in UK's biggest phone scam
News Engineer modified mobile chips to allow millions of pounds of free calls
Judge calls Napster filters 'disgraceful'
News And if it can't get its filtering technology right maybe it should shut down altogether she adds
Accenture and Loudcloud aligning on Net
News Web-focused services collaboration unveiled
A Year Ago: Internet TV arrives with promise of revolution
News First published: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:28:12 GMT
OmniSky
Review Even on a 9.6Kbit/s GSM network, OmniSky delivers a usable service that's streets ahead of any WAP phone.



