Previous DayOnline retailers rapped over unfair contracts
News A dozen online retailers - all selling computer equipment and software - have been forced to remove unfair clauses from their contracts with customers
Organic robot mixes rat brain with silicon
News A new experimental device combines biology and electronics to investigate the wetware in our heads
Unbundling still stuck in the broadband mire
News BT maintains an iron grip on the wholesale ADSL market as most of its rivals show little inclination to take advantage of local-loop unbundling, according to Oftel - which says it is happy with the...
Pure IP uptake slow, EU happy with hybrid
News Hybrid PBX systems are the order of the day in Europe, despite pressure from Internet-friendly companies like Cisco and 3Com
Swinging nanotubes point way to next-generation RAM
News Combining the latest nano materials with a standard chip fab plant gives Nantero a big advantage for universal memory, the company claims
ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0
Review ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0 is a great firewall for security novices, but you'll still need a separate anti-virus program.
Apple to take the HyperTransport route
News As a members of the HyperTransport consortium, Apple is expected to start using the processor technology when it refreshes its desktop portfolio
Visa cards blocked after details stolen
News A security breach at a US firm has led to credit card details being stolen - some customers in Europe are now finding that their cards have been blocked
Transmeta to push Linux devices in China
News The chipmaker has bought a stake in a Chinese computer maker, which will develop and market devices based on Transmeta's own Linux distribution
Q&A: Bell Labs eyes broadband's future
Feature Jeff Jaff, president of Bell Labs, talks about what he sees for the future of telecommunications and broadband
Thursday: Getting to the bottom of smart seats
Blog Thursday 12/06/2003It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's enough to make you believe in the fundamental goodness of the universe. Whichever god it is that looks after journalists smiled...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment The Tony Blair Mobile Phone Challenge, Microsoft in the land of Oz, failing email, robot seats and robot noses: these are some of Rupert's favourite things
802.11g approved, 802.11n is next in line
News The 54Mbps 802.11g wireless networking standard has been approved and proposals for a much faster standard - 802.11n - have been put on the table
Who really owns Unix?
Comment Allen Brown, president of The Open Group, gives his perspective on the war of words over Unix between SCO and IBM
Intel sells hard drive unit to Adaptec
News Intel has sold off its ICP Vortex subsidiary - which makes products that manage multiple hard drives in servers - to Adaptec
Al-Jazeera hacker awaits sentence
News The hacker who attacked AL-Jazeera's Web site during the Iraq war has pleaded guilty to the crime, but he is expected to get off very lightly
Spam 'more of a menace than hackers'
News Viruses are the number one fear of computer users, but concern over the growing problem of junk email is increasing
Summer snapshooters
Buyer's Guide Here are five digital cameras that are just right for preserving memories from your summer holidays.
Australian government moves on SMS spam
News Telecommunications authorities down under are considering fines of up to £4m for those who distribute unsolicited bulk text messages
Sony speeds development of next-gen mobile screens
News The electronics giant is pumping up its investment in OLED screens, which could mean longer battery life for mobile phones and other gadgets
Broadband spurs online advertising
News Web companies in the US are seeing growth at the high and low end - from both broadband adverts and search keywords
J.D. Edwards sues Oracle for $1.7bn
News The company alleges that Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft is aimed at disrupting a proposed PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger
Antivirus flaw crashes Exchange servers
News A bug in Network Associates software is being actively exploited by attackers, despite the availability of a patch months ago
SCO sets Monday deadline for IBM
News SCO may file a request to halt sales of IBM's version of Unix, and could even revoke IBM's customers' licences
