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Blog Tuesday 10/04/2001 Judo's great. Find your opponent's strength, and use it against them. That way, the biggest of bullies -- let's say, oh, BT -- can find themselves on the floor before they've...
Yahoo gets awfully explicit
Comment It is possible to sell whisky, and also, to work hard to alleviate the problem of alcholism. But (as Yahoo will find out over the next few months) it's probably not a good idea to run your AA...
Bluetooth to be big by Christmas
News Wireless network provider says reports of Bluetooth's death have been greatly exaggerated
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Scientists teach computer to speak
News Could tutoring a computer be the way to develop machines that talk back?
Microsoft retools MSN Explorer
News MS takes on AOL time Warner in the new media arena
Government's digital plans come under fire
News ONdigital chief calls for government to do more to kickstart digital revolution, but he also has his own agenda
Porn sales unlikely to boost Yahoo! profits
News Analysts warn that pornography sales -- far from boosting Yahoo!'s balance sheet -- could seriously damage its brand
BT shares hit by Moody's 3G gloom
News BT faces ignominy of a ratings cut
Switching on home networks
News Doing a spring clean? Why not hook up all your appliances to a smart home network
Privacy activists blast Echelon
News In one of the most public criticisms of the international spy system to date, the US' ACLU is to take out prominent adverts criticising Echelon and Carnivore
BT turns phone boxes into base stations
News Money-spinning ideas from the beleaguered telco include renting out phone boxes to mobile network carriers
Coalition shows off process for faster chips
News Extreme ultraviolet lithography means ultra-speedy processors
Analyst sees end of chip stock woes
News Semiconductor stocks get upgraded, but sceptics point out a lack of evidence behind analyst's decision
Spending on streaming video expected to skyrocket
News The money from streaming media looks to come from enterprise, rather than the much-feted consumer market
Plans for Linux game console fizzle
News Indrema has run out of money and dashed hopes for small game developers
Product surplus moves Palm to cut prices
News Good news for consumers as Palm slashes prices
Intel drives in-car computer effort
News Your car is about to get chippedIntel has discovered a method of fitting at least five software companies under the dashboard or in the backseat of a car.
Yahoo! beats estimates but cuts staff
News Portal cuts costs with layoffsWeb portal Yahoo on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings that slightly beat Wall Street's expectations but said it plans to lay off 12 percent of its 3,510...
Microsoft kills off Clippy
News That annoying paperclip is finally binned as Microsoft admits the feature is hideously unattractive
PDA price war looms on the horizon
News With falling sales across the Atlantic and worries the slowdown could be heading to Europe, PDA makers are beginning to cut prices
