Previous DayZigBee clears ratification hurdle
News Products containing ZigBee could hit the market as early as next year
BT handed second fine for NHS broadband rollout
News Penalties of over £4m are being levied on BT for delays to its NHS broadband rollout
UK police upgrade biometric identification tech
News A £122m deal will allow UK police to 'continue the good work' in biometric identification such as facial imaging and palm print recognition
Intel unveils dual-core details
News Intel is bringing its Smithfield chip to market, but hasn't put much meat on its bare-bones announcement
UK companies see perils in software patents
News Contrary to government claims, the machine tool industry doesn't appear to be a good example of the benefits of software patents
Linspire boss urges Dutch government to go open source
News After it was revealed that the Dutch government was in negotiations with Microsoft, Linspire boss Michael Robertson has said his software could cost €150m less
PeopleSoft: What the customers and staff are saying
Analysis As the market faces the new reality of Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft, the company's staff and customers are reflecting on how they see the future panning out
Hard drive 'crash guard' pioneered
News A new 2.5cm hard drive will be unveiled early next year that has built-in protection against drops and other shocks, which could have massive implications for the use of hard drives in mobile...
Cisco branches out for WANs
News Cisco has integrated the technologies of a number of recently acquired companies into a new product, which it says will speed up access to centrally stored data to LAN speeds, even when it's...
WiMax on the brink
News The much-talked-about wireless broadband technology is on the brink of either greatness or eternal obscurity, but network operators need more convincing if it's to be the former
We need more penguin suits
Leader The suits will never speak the language of the developers, so there's only one thing to do...
Developers angry over software patent 'evasion'
News A public meeting held to discuss the European directive on software patents has disappointed some anti-patent campaigners, who say their concerns weren't addressed
Apple's spat with Real continues
News Having lambasted it for 'hacker tactics' in the past, Apple has now issued an iPod firmware update that shuts files from RealNetworks' online music store out of the iPod
T-Mobile MDA III
Review The MDA III is a well-featured GPRS handheld, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in, and a slide-out thumb keyboard. The extras offered by T-Mobile have some appeal to business users.
IBM turns on the charm in grid offensive
News Application companies are finding themselves the targets of Big Blue's affections as it seeks to create more grid-computing partnerships
Emerging markets to drive PC growth
News Sales of PCs in countries such as China and Mexico will be the driving force behind continued market growth, say researchers, which could boost non-Western manufacturers
Microsoft wraps up patches for Christmas
News In its last scheduled update for the year, Microsoft has released five non-critical patches for Windows XP
Sony and Samsung sign patent deal
News The secrets of the PlayStation 2 aren't to be shared, but the companies will cross-license many of each other's patents in a move that could help them avoid costly lawsuits
Mozilla plans thank you surprise as Firefox growth continues
News As takeup of Mozilla's open source browser continues to increase, the group is to take out another ad in The New York Times, which it says will contain something unexpected
