More UK firms plan broadband upgrade
News UK companies want broadband, but nearly half of existing business users think they'd ditch it if prices rose by just 10 percent
Itanium 2 glitch can be avoided - by going slow
News The 'glitch' discovered in Intel's Itanium 2 processor has a quick-fix, but it means losing some performance
Digital rights: What Microsoft could learn from Apple
Comment David Coursey: What can you do with the digital content you 'own'? It's a controversial question that both Microsoft and Apple must address. Here's what I think Steve Jobs could teach Steve Ballmer...
Mobile industry looks ahead to 4G
Feature Third-generation mobile technology has arrived, duly accompanied by a barrage of hype. But the industry is already discussing the next big thing - 4G
Change of bids for wireless broadband auction
News Speculation that Pacific Century CyberWorks was violating the terms of the 3.4GHz auction process by submitting 15 separate applications has been followed by a U-turn
Sony Ericsson ups the ante for mobile gaming
News A new deal will see high-end games for Sony Ericsson's latest handsets distributed through retail, wireless and online outlets in the UK
Enthusiasts get Raptor instead of Caviar
News Western Digital on Tuesday began targeting PC enthusiasts with its best-performing hard drive, the Raptor, which was originally designed for servers
Students propose defence for DoS attack
News Two students at Carnegie Mellon University have proposed two methods that can be used by organisations to defending against denial of service (DoS) attacks
Court rules for Web users in privacy case
News A US court has ruled that Pharmatrak - an online data gathering company - can be sued by Web users for collecting certain information about them without prior consent
Toshiba, NEC snub Blu-ray DVD format
News Toshiba and NEC have chosen to develop their own blue laser DVD technology, snubbing Blu-ray, which will spark yet another DVD standards row
Test SQL Server 2000 clustering in VMware
Feature SQL Server 2000 is a complicated and expensive product to test. An economical alternative is to build a clustered testing environment using VMware
Red Hat Linux 9 Professional
Review Red Hat 9 is a boon for those who already use it, but it's too expensive to warrant a switch from Windows. Try SuSE (or the free version of Red Hat) for a better mix of price and features.
Intel unveils double-jointed tablet PC
News Intel has been showing off a prototype notebook that can be transformed from a regular notebook design into a tablet PC
RIAA apologises for Penn State copyright warning
News A mistaken notification message to the Pennsylvania university threatened to shut down access to a crucial server in the middle of exams, the record industry body has admitted
AMD increases sales, reduces market share
News AMD increased the number of processors it sold in the first quarter of last year, but still managed to lose market share to Intel, according to Mercury Research
Destinator
Review This Pocket PC-based GPS navigation solution is easy to learn and use, and generally works well. However, an upgrade will be required before we can recommend it without reservations.
Microsoft: Internet toilet was a prank
News We were just pulling your chain after all, says Microsoft, admitting that the iLoo was a late April Fools joke
Hackers claim to use iTunes for music sharing
News A new version of Apple's iTunes software appears to be enabling Internet-based music sharing, something that could land the computer maker in hot water
Xbox faces the music with new software
News Microsoft has made its first move to expand its console beyond gaming with Music Mixer
Intel warns of Itanium 2 electrical glitch
News The server processor contains a problem that can make some computers run erratically or crash, Intel has revealed



