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Blog Wednesday 9/11/2005 What a day for voting. Not only has that lovely Blair chap failed to persuade his people that suspects should be locked up for quarter of a year while the plod peer through...
US stands firm over Internet control
Q&A Q&A: US ambassador David Gross talks about the US Internet governance sentiment approaching next week's UN Summit
Towards Broadband Britain 2.0
Leader The achievements of recent years need celebrating, but that’s no argument for complacency
SAP slams open source 'socialism'
News 'Intellectual property socialism is the worst that can happen to any IP-based society,' says an SAP executive
HP's double-edged IP sword
Feature 'Patent trolls' are reported to be buying patents on the open market, forcing HP to form a revenue-generating IP group
Tsunami 'hacker' finds new job in security scene
News A conviction under the Computer Misuse Act hasn't stopped Daniel Cuthbert working for a security firm
Samsung X50 HWM 760
Review In terms of specifications and usability, this is a very competent notebook indeed. Just don’t expect to carry it too far without noticing its overall bulk.
Sunbelt ruffles spyware feathers
Feature UK surveilllance software maker RetroCoder is threatening the enti-spyware firm over claims of copyright infringement
Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008
News There is no compelling reason to rush into upgrading to the next version of Windows, says Gartner
Torvalds gets tough on kernel coders
News Linus Torvalds has threatened that if developers add 'last-minute things' to the next version of the Linux kernel he will 'refuse to merge, and laugh in their faces derisively'
Siemens' profits nosedive
News Restructuring costs and poor performance of IT services and telecoms units mean a massive drop from last year's figures
CA breathes new life into Unicenter
News CA is consolidating its Unicenter portfolio and will focus on its customisable new arrival, Unicenter 11
Windows Trojan confusion abounds
News Trend Micro thinks it may have found a Trojan exploiting Windows' most recent flaw, but has some doubts
Nokia explains Qualcomm 'disappointment'
News The Finnish handset maker has said it thinks Qualcomm's licensing terms are unreasonable and discriminatory, as it faces up to a patent lawsuit
Dell foots big bills in third quarter
News Third quarter earnings are lower than initially predicted for Dell, which has been hit by high repair costs and expensive severance packages
Intel announces global WiMax investment
News From Brazil to Vietnam, WiMax projects are springing up all over the place
