Previous DayGenie conjures up multimedia messaging
News Genie is to be one of the first to offer multimedia messaging, allowing cell phone users to send pictures and music to other wireless devices
Can MS juggle privacy and security?
News Microsoft has a two-pronged battle ahead as it seeks to eliminate security flaws and reassure users that their privacy is not compromised by its software
Pocket PC to make phone calls
News Microsoft is to announce an application that lets manufacturers add wireless access for data and voice calls to Pocket PC devices
Microsoft to debut developer tools
News Visual Studio.Net launches on Wednesday, taking Microsoft's Web services strategy to the next stage
Apple's MPEG-4 snub may halt QuickTime
News The company rejects a proposed blueprint for MPEG-4 licensing. It could cause its QuickTime digital media player and new QuickTime broadcast technology to be grounded indefinitely
UK sales rise in flagging European PC market
News Sales of PCs declined across Europe in the fourth quarter, but retail sales in the UK and France bucked the trend
Torvalds automates Linux tweaks
News Linux founder Linus Torvalds starts using software to automatically apply patches and updates to the open-source OS after receiving complaints that the process was too slow
Visual Studio develops .Net strategy
News Visual Studio .Net was three years in the making, a development timescale unprecedented for Microsoft. ZDNet UK brings you coverage of the launch with exclusive video and the first review. A ZDNet...
Irish start-up picks up where Sun left off
News Antefacto's S1000 could bring high-availability Web sites to the masses, filling the space left when Sun Microsystems abandoned StaqWare
Superfast ADSL planned for metro areas
News Easynet has big plans for UK cities, including 8mbps ADSL in the near future and a follow-up that could include 32mbps broadband services. But it won't come cheap
IBM working on 'Sun-killer' appliance
News IBM's appliance server is just a prototype now, but if it reaches the market it will enable individuals and business to switch on features such as streaming media and credit card checking with the...
Developers feel the big squeeze
Comment It's starting to look as if the deck has been permanently stacked in favor of the Microsofts and Oracles, leaving independent software developers in increasing danger of getting shut out.
Why Web services will be the Next Big Thing
Comment The giants of computing all agree on the importance of Web services - David Coursey explains why.
Next-gen Cobalt Raq server 'due this summer'
News Sun's promised expansion to the Cobalt Raq range could appear this summer in the form of the Raq 550, sources say
Investment bank picks up on .Net
News DrKW had to help Microsoft with security issues, but found .Net applications two or three times quicker to build. It's an early victory for Microsoft's new development environment
Flaws in common software threaten Net
News Simple Network Management Protocol was never designed for security, and now experts are warning that its shortcomings could be used to crash everything from computers to networked medical equipment
Critics clamour for Web services standards
News Software makers and traditional businesses are growing impatient with the Web standards body
Overture extends key Microsoft deal
News Overture is set to top its quarterly results despite losing a recent deal to rival Google, and has extended its relationship with Microsoft
Five years ago: Dr Solomon's says McAfee virus alert is just marketing
News A spokesman for Dr Solomon's said rival McAfee's claims to have found a Linux virus in the wild are just smoke and mirrors
Things about MS Outlook that bug me
Comment Ever noticed how Microsoft Outlook accepts multiple copies of the same calendar event without checking for duplication? Or how bad it is at dealing with spam? David Coursey has, and he's not happy
Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000
Review The relatively affordable price, modular drive bay, comfortable keyboard and good battery life are enough to tip the balance in favour of the latest Satellite Pro. There are a few niggles and it...
