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Blog Thursday 13/03/2003A friend calls up, in some distress. She has a brother in the army, stuck out in Kuwait, and since they've all had their mobile phones taken away there's no way she can get hold...
Dell Latitude D600
Review Dell has done a marvellous job redesigning its corporate thin-and-light notebooks, making the new Latitude D600 a wise choice for companies looking to upgrade their laptop fleets.
Samsung launches first GSM phone to use Palm OS 5
News CeBIT: Samsung has been showing off a smartphone running on Palm's latest OS
Microsoft opens new PM career path
News A new PM career track with Microsoft could lead consultants into new opportunities. But be advised that it requires PMI's PMP certification - no small chore
Use patterns to build better sites
Feature A new book by Addison-Wesley outlines a group of patterns that Web designers can implement to improve their user interfaces and can be a valuable resource for anyone involved in the development of...
Will Opteron help dispel the megahertz myth?
News In a move further away from using clock speed as the measure of a chip's performance, AMD is to market its Opteron processors with a new model number formula
ATI, Nvidia competition heats up
News CeBIT: Two of the best known graphics card manufacturers have been very busy over the last week, launching rival products
DVRs get stylish at CeBIT
News CeBIT: Digital video recorders are going in the direction of modular hi-fi equipment with TerraTec's new product line, inadvertently named after a northern English city
Silence is golden (or black, or silver)
News CeBIT: A completely silent PC goes on show in Hannover - and it looks rather snazzy too
Pros and cons of outsourcing email
Feature Before you make the suggestion to outsource email, know both sides of the coin
Online PS2 gamers achieve new high-score
News Less than nine months after its launch, the PS2 Internet adapter, which enables online gaming, has sold almost one million units
EMC offers slower, cheaper storage
News By switching to low-cost hard drives, EMC will be able to offer slow, but cheap storage solutions to price conscious customers
Creative to develop Media2Go device
News CeBIT: Microsoft has recruited Creative into its Media2Go coalition, which 'encourages' manufacturers to design their products using the next version of Windows CE
PersTel range to get universal cradle
News CeBIT: PersTel's entire range of portable entertainment devices - including MP3 players and DAB radios - can be recharged on its universal cradle, called Homekit
Nvidia takes its show on the road
News CeBIT: The chip maker's new GeForce FX Go aims for advanced features and support for the latest games while keeping power usage to a minimum
Get two must-have network tools - for free
Feature Network diagnostic software can be a major help for troubleshooting problems and abnormalities, but it doesn't come cheap. Luckily, free tools such as HyperTrace and NetState Live offer some great...
Nokia reveals trio of telephone technology
News Three examples of the latest mobile phone technology have been unveiled in Hong Kong by Nokia
Kazaa in child porn investigation
News P2P networks including Kazaa are famous for exchanging music files, but they are now being investigated for swapping pornography
Windows to support storage standard
News The iSCSI standard will allow Windows users to create storage area networks using their existing Ethernet infrastructure
Web services - the only way to make Wi-Fi good for business?
News Iona has developed a Web service software that avoids problems caused by connecting to a corporate network from different Wi-Fi hot spots
Flat-panel monitors edge ahead
News For the first time, sales of flat-panel monitors are about to overtake those of traditional CRT monitors
Code Red variant causes little alarm
News The relatively slow spread of a new worm variant shows that administrators are wising up and patching their systems, according to experts
'Operation Buccaneer' nabs suspected pirate ringleader
News US authorities are seeking the extradition of a man accused of leading one of the Internet's oldest piracy groups
SAP extends midsized business strategy
News CeBIT: The software maker revealed plans around its new software aimed at midsized businesses, and talked up an alliance with HP
Microsoft offers extra-strength tablets
News CeBIT: New technology and a new manufacturing partnership for Smart Displays and Tablet PCs could increase consumer interest in the gadgets
Plantronics claims Bluetooth headset breakthrough
News CeBIT: Unimpressed by the battery life of existing Bluetooth headsets, Plantronics promises an improvement
