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Archive - 11 Sep 2002

UnitedLinux to take software public

News The first public beta of the combined Linux distribution will appear later this month, but it will have Red Hat's dominance to contend with

Nokia launches latest camera phone

News Mobile users who want to be image-conscious will soon be able to use the Nokia 3650 to take pictures, record video or just play multiplayer games

Email worm exploits 11 September

News An email claiming to have information about the 11 September attacks on the US releases a mass mailing worm

IDF: Intel to use desktop strength in wireless market

News The chipmaker's Calexico PC card modem will allow PCs and notebooks to connect to wireless networks, and it'll be tested only with the Banias mobile processor

Mobile mania at IDF

News Wireless handheld devices of many kinds are on show at the latest Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Here are some of the tastier prototypes.

Oracle appeals to W3C on Web services

News In order to avoid a conflict over Web services standards, Oracle has asked the World Wide Web Consortium to decide on the language to use

BT boss wants government support not subsidies

News The government's role in promoting high-speed Internet take-up is to encourage public sector bodies to become broadband-enabled, not dish out subsidies, says Ben Verwaayen

IDF: Intel unveils Banias secrets

News Banias is Intel's first totally new mobile processor for more than a decade, and it uses a host of tricks to save power

Greek gaming law defeated in court

News A court has thrown out a case against three people accused of violating a new Greek law banning all electronic games in public

BT launches SDSL trial

News The trial - which allows faster upload speeds over broadband connections - follows a recent Oftel ruling on the issue, but BT insists the two are not connected

How 9/11 changed disaster planning

Feature New technologies and new practices have come to the fore since last September. Five consultants give their views

Bluetooth Web servers to invade the home

News Cambridge Silicon Radio has embedded a tiny Web server into its Bluetooth chips, potentially allowing control of everything from DVD players to central heating from a Web browser

Back to the future of 3D gaming

Comment Matt Loney: Every year at IDF, journalists are given a sneak peek inside Intel's Architecture Labs. Now, some of the technology shown off five years ago is coming to fruition, and it's impressive...

Discover Perl's File::Find module

Feature The File::Find module within Perl encompasses the same functionality as the UNIX find command and also gives you the advantage of programmatic structures

Freeserve ads 'misleading', says ASA

News 'As long as you like' can't have limits, says the Advertising Standards Authority in a ruling against Freeserve

Towering rebuild: what I learnt from 9/11

Feature Lucky breaks got one company back on its feet after the disaster, but it won't be left to chance in future, according to our first hand account

Windows XP Service Pack 1

Review Windows XP's first service pack is a worthwhile download -- if only for the security patches -- as long as you have the bandwidth. If not, you're better off using Windows Update or ordering it on CD.

Would you work for an Internet start-up now?

News The dot-com boom may be over, but opportunities still exist among Internet start-ups. Before you take a job with a new dot-com, ask these questions

IDF: Intel focuses on wireless

News Intel's plans for future PCs and notebooks will focus on a wireless strategy, including the Banias mobile processor

Migrating to .Net?

Feature Assuming a compelling technical or business reason driving the requirement, here are five good reasons not to migrate your Java or J2EE applications to .Net

Corel announces Tablet PC software

News The software maker is to provide a graphics program, possibly as a free download, for Microsoft's Tablet PC operating system

Yahoo!, ISPs dig in against labels

News The companies are siding with Verizon in its legal spat with the recording industry over revealing the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate

AMD opens the transistor gates

News Like Intel and IBM, AMD says it's has developed a new multiple-gate transistor, which will create more-powerful, energy-efficient processors

Is roaming coming to Wi-Fi?

News Networking groups are attempting to jump-start international standards for allowing users to jump from one Wi-Fi network to another, but the going is tough

IDF: Intel sees dual-core Itanium by 2005

News The technology move will allow higher-end networked computers to share tasks between processors, without breaking the bank

Apple harvest in jeopardy?

News Mac OS maker boosts emphasis on software and services in a bid to compensate for slow hardware sales

Epson Stylus Photo 2100

Review When your photographs graduate from snapshots to art, reward yourself with the Epson Stylus Photo 2100. Its long-lived prints, first-rate output quality and ability to handle a broad selection of...

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