Trains get satellite broadband boost
News The telecoms regulator says train companies can now use the same high-speed satellite Internet uplinks as planes and ships
Palm launches 'European' Treo 750v
News The device is aimed squarely at enterprise users but analysts claim it lacks the wow-factor of similar handsets such as the BlackBerry Pearl
BT accused of customer retention hypocrisy
News The communications giant is in a spat with B2B broadband provider Unicom over the rules around trying to convince departing customers not to leave
BlackBerry Pearl 8100
Review It's nothing revolutionary, but the addition of multimedia features to the already solid email capabilities make RIM's BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.
IT employers warned against ageism
News As new employment laws come into force, companies are warned that with today's skill shortages and an ageing population business cannot afford to discriminate
Dunn departs HP over media leak scandal
News Chairman Patricia Dunn has agreed to resign her post after an investigation into media leaks sparked controversy
Google and Microsoft vie for Earth domination
News A new version of Google Earth is imminent but Microsoft has plans to beef up its rival application Virtual Earth
EU takes control of Intel antitrust inquiry
News The German investigation into allegations that Intel influenced a major retailer not to sell AMD chips has stepped up a gear, as European Commission regulators take over
On the passing of Bill Ziff
Leader ZDNet UK owes its beginning to Bill Ziff, who died late last week. The story's not over yet
BT set to take broadband lead again
News The ntl:Telewest merger created the UK's biggest broadband ISP, but not for long, according to researchers
Fraudsters catch on to the Net's 'long tail'
News The Internet's so-called 'long tail' effect is beginning to apply in the world of cybercrime with online scammers no longer targeting just the best-known brands
Microsoft prepares Atlas AJAX tooling
News The software maker plans to release commercial-grade Atlas products by the end of the year
SEC probe holds up Dell quarterly report
News The computer maker has postponed filing its quarterly earnings because of issues raised by the investigation
Windows Live Search has arrived
News Microsoft's online search portal is going live, and is expected to offer an improved interface that delivers more accurate search results
IBM to unveil encrypting tape drive
News Big Blue is launching its System Storage TS1120, which will allow users to encrypt data on tape drives
Start-up boosts Sun's open source plans
News A company called Simply RISC has built a single-core variant of Sun's open source UltraSparc T1 chip



