Previous DayBT doubles its money with broadband growth
News The latest figures show that ADSL take-up is going well but BT, which provides most of these lines on a wholesale basis, may not be doing so well at selling its own product in the retail world
The parallel 64-bit universe
Special Report Choosing the Intel road to 64-bit computing means migrating in one uncomfortable jump but alternatives from AMD and Apple could offer a smoother ride
Super processing power
Special Report Supercomputing projects can lead to innovations that benefit the whole industry but association with mammoth systems can also do wonders for a vendor's or nation's image
Distributed computing racks up anti-cancer wins
News A UK project that pulls together the spare CPU cycles of PCs across the world has identified a clutch of molecules with cancer-fighting qualities
Friendster rivals get together
News A new competitor to the Friendster social networking service has been launched, and a different company has acquired another rival
ID Cards: The full story
Analysis After months of squabbling, the government has finally committed to introducing ID cards in the next five years
Kazaa plans defensive ad campaign
News Sharman Networks, the parent company of Kazaa, is developing an offline advertising campaign that will encourage users to defend file swapping
Intel outlines its ultrawideband position
Q&A Ben Manny of Intel gives his take on the UWB controversy
Microsoft eases SQL administration
News Microsoft has released tools to improve administration of its SQL Server database
Ultrawideband standards war brewing, says Intel
News Despite lengthy discussions, the standards war over ultrawideband shows no signs of abating
Oracle's embattled bid likely to drag on
News An antitrust ruling on Oracle's attempt to acquire PeopleSoft may not be made till January
China shifts space race to software
News Software developed for China's space mission is seeking a wider market
Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?
Comment ID cards are nothing to worry about, says the government. So why does nothing about them stack up?
3D displays emerge as commercial reality
News The market for organic light-emitting displays will be worth more than $3bn by 2009, according to a research firm
Sony Ericsson P900
Review Sony Ericsson has taken its P800 smartphone, made some improvements, and repackaged the whole thing. The result is a highly capable device that's the equal of its competitors.
Mod-chipped Xbox 'can't play Xbox Live' - Microsoft
News Microsoft, which is launching its Xbox online gaming service in Asia, may be hurt by the large numbers of modified consoles in the region
HP puts more effort into recycling
News The printer manufacturer will include prepaid envelopes with some inkjet printer cartridges to spur recycling
Australia shuts out IT professionals
News Australia's government has dropped all technology skills from its list of specialisations given preference for immigration
Open-source fight staged on 'wrong battleground'
News A senior Gartner executive says the battle between open-source and proprietary software should be fought in the application arena
US broadband population soars
News Broadband suppliers in the US have enjoyed their most successful quarter ever, with another 2 million households signing up for high-speed Internet
Film-swappers face three years' jail
News Possessing just one copy of an unreleased film would put a file-swapper in prison, under forthcoming US copyright legislation
IBM and SCO gather reinforcements
News The legal battle between IBM and SCO over Linux is intensifying, with both sides calling on industry heavyweights to back up their arguments
