Previous DayPC makers rev up 3GHz releases
News As the Christmas shopping season approaches, details are becoming available about PCs based on Intel's new 3GHz Pentium 4
AOL Internet chief resigns
News After less than a year at the helm, James de Castro is to step down from his executive position at AOL
RIM cuts staff by 10 percent
News The maker of the BlackBerry handheld is cutting costs in order to achieve financial targets, meaning hundreds of jobs will go
How to avoid falling for text message scams
News The UK government has issued guidelines on how to spot unscrupulous firms who use mobile phones and the Internet to rip off consumers
Nvidia nForce2 faces delays
News The version of Nvidia's latest chipset that comes with integrated graphics should be available by now, but motherboard manufacturers say they are still waiting
Mobile operators want to get machines talking
News A new report suggests that machine-to-machine communication could be an important market for mobile companies in the future
Oracle urges email switch
News A month after releasing the Oracle Collaboration Suite, the company is urging IT managers to move from Microsoft and IBM's software to its product
Students develop racing game for the blind
News Three MA students from the Netherlands have developed a sound-based racer called Drive for the blind
Inside Palm OS 5
Tech Guide Palm's new Tungsten T marks the debut of version 5 of Palm OS. So what's new in OS 5, and what does this tell us about Palm's approach to its competitors?
Trailblazing rural customers get their broadband
News Residents in the Yorkshire town of Todmorden now have access to broadband after reaching the critical mass of orders required for BT to upgrade the exchange
Management tip: Dare to look foolish!
News There are many instances where it makes sense for a manager to ask very basic--some would say foolish -- questions. Managers need to put their egos aside and ask the questions that need to be...
Microsoft to invest $400m in India
News India is of 'strategic importance' says Gates, just weeks after the announcement of the Linux India Initiative
IBM ThinkPad X30
Review IBM’s ThinkPad X30 is an ideal travelling companion: it's light enough to carry but comfortable to use, and it packs sufficient power and battery life. It’s not cheap, especially if you factor in...
Hire talent and passion over skill and experience
News As a hiring manager, knowledge and training are traditionally the most important areas you look at when evaluating a candidate. Maybe it's time to shift your focus
AltaVista goes for the Google effect
News AltaVista's new look draws on the experience of the ever-popular Google search engine, including an ad-free home page
Kevin Spacey launches online talent hunt
News The star of 'American Beauty' is to look for new filmmakers and screenwriters through a peer review-based Web site
Flash USB drives take off
News The market for flash memory-based USB storage devices is expected to grow rapidly over the new few years, reaching £2.4bn in revenue by 2006
Microsoft fixes wireless glitch
News The technology giant has unofficially released an update to help prevent its wired and wireless hubs from disconnecting computers from the Internet
IBM bakes 3D circuit design
News A new 3D circuit design from IBM stacks transistors on top of one another like the layers of a cake, in an effort to boost chip performance
Microsoft and Samsung: We'll undercut Palm
News Samsung is helping Microsoft develop a low-cost PDA designed to take on Palm - and Microsoft says it has 30 licensees already
Oracle's 'de-support' deadline draws ire
News As OracleWorld kicks off, the host company's plan to pull tech support for a still-popular suite of business software has some IT managers fuming
Freeserve sparks BT broadband enquiry
News Following a failed attempt to get Oftel to look into BT's promotional activity, Freeserve is finding that it pays to shop around
PalmSource: More licensees on the way
News PalmSource chief executive David Nagel says the company has signed up more licensees - but won't say which. Apple is among the favourites
