WirelessUSB gets cheaper - at a cost
News A technology aimed at replacing cables for mice, keyboards and other peripherals is getting an upgrade, but data speeds could be its weakest link
Massive theft of mobiles and Xboxes sparks hunt
News Police are looking for a man sporting a beer belly after a lorry-load of handsets and consoles worth £780,000 vanished on Monday
AMD makes its mark on Opteron
News A new logo programme will make it clear which products contain AMD's processors
French campaigners win concession in mobile privacy row
News French mobile phone users have six months in which to opt out of being included in a national directory
US lawmakers worry RFID will hurt privacy
News California's legislators will meet later this month to address privacy issues surrounding radio frequency identification tags
Cleaning up after the MSBlast worm
Help/HowTo How to rid your system of the latest fast-spreading worm
My trip to Windows hell...and back
Comment Recently, my Windows machine froze up for no apparent reason and I spent hours troubleshooting. Sound familiar? Here's my story - and why Microsoft can't let this sort of thing continue
Attorneys begin mammoth PeopleSoft task
News Up to 1,000 customers will be interviewed as state attorneys general attempt to decide whether Oracle's hostile bid violates antitrust law
Update Windows today - before it gets Blasted
News Microsoft's Windows Update server could be out of service sooner rather than later because of a new worm
End of the line for NTL's Knapp
News The cable guy from NTL is leaving his post after 10 years of ups and downs
Microsoft to publish Office prices
News Pricing and a release date for the next version of Office will soon be made public, say analysts
Nanotech brings out the Luddites
Comment The future of nanotechnology may be put in jeopardy because of well-meaning but scientifically illiterate activists
Gamblers sue their credit card companies
News A Californian couple claims their banks and credit card companies should not have processed their bets
ID chips pressed into laundered clothes
News The controversial RFID tag technology is being taken to the dry cleaners
LG L3000A
Review The L3000A will allow you to get more detail and information into your presentations than a similarly priced plasma screen. You can leave whatever image on the screen for as long as you like, with...
Time to drop 'AOL'?
News AOL Time Warner may attempt to distance itself from its Internet arm's troubles by removing the brand from its name
PowerPoint misses out on XML
News The inclusion of XML has been promoted as a major feature of Office 2003 - but not all aspects of the suite will include it
Mac Office slashed in price
News Microsoft is cutting prices for the Mac version of its Office suite
Transmeta casts Efficeon chip as saviour
News Transmeta hopes the new chip, to launch in notebooks later this year, will help revitalise its fortunes
Samsung does ultrawideband deal
News Samsung is set to announce what it claims is the first commercial deal for the 480Mbps data-transfer technology
Digital fingerprint aims to cut down piracy
News In its latest antipiracy move, Universal Music has signed up Audible Magic to help prevent counterfeit copies of its CDs being made and distributed
Paper cut out at .co.uk registry
News Owners of .co.uk domain names will no longer have to resort to paper if they want to renew or update their registrations
Protecting yourself from the MSBlast worm
Help/HowTo What to do about a worm exploiting widely publicised holes in Microsoft Windows
How to stop your hardware overheating
Feature Once you know the cause and effects of heat in your system, you can go about eliminating it as a problem. Here’s what you need to know
Zone Labs targets IM security
News The security specialist has bought a company that provides software protecting instant messaging applications
SCO signs up first Linux licensee
News Despite pending action on its legality, SCO has convinced a Fortune 500 company to pay for a Linux licence
Worm exploits major Windows flaw
News The MSBlast worm is spreading rapidly, and security experts predict that the spread will accelerate when hackers refine its code
Microsoft hit with $521m Explorer fine
News Microsoft's Internet browser violated existing patents, according to a US federal court - though the software giant will appeal the decision

