Kapor: Open-source project will be "last job"
Video Mitch Kapor, former Lotus CEO and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, tells ZDNet's David Berlind about his new project - the Open Source Applications Foundation.
Wi-Fi spreads through the home
News New Wi-Fi connections allow stereos to play downloaded music and TVs to show photos stored on PCs
Ultrawideband tribes square up for standards fight
News Wireless networking capable of high resolution video and near-gigabit speeds is on the cards, but the standards fight is intensifying
Agere chips ring up Wi-Fi Internet phones
News A new set of chips from Agere will let manufacturers quickly put together mobile phone handsets that can make cheap phone calls over a Wi-Fi connection
MPs: Government must subsidise rural broadband
News The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has told the government to take its broadband policies back to the drawing board
Is VoIP ready for prime time?
Feature Internet phone calling is poised for a major boost as cable giants get into the game, but some of the biggest players are holding back
SuSE to sell Linux PCs online
News The Linux distributor is expanding its consumer-desktop focus, even as it continues to sell software for high-end servers
Let's bring e-crime into the open
Comment Peter Judge: The UK government wants to consult with us about how to deal with electronic crime. Let's make sure they understand the issues, and help get some good legislation out there
Mobile industry still waiting for upswing
News Makers of mobile phones and related equipment are showing few signs of recovering from their three-year slump
Microsoft's mobility power play
Feature Windows Mobile 2003 is the first operating system designed to take advantage of any available communication protocol - and the company hopes it will move enterprises into purchasing mode
Commodore 64 brand gets new guardian angel
News A new owner for the Commodore 64 licence means a subscription Web portal and a new logo, as the company responsible for its licensing moves to protect the brand
Malaysian price controls may flout WTO
News Malaysia's plan to stem piracy by cutting software and music prices may breach a WTO rule
CA sounds out on-demand revenue with Sonar
News CA World: Computer Associates has announced new tools for pay-as-you-use computing
Yahoo joins outsourcers to India
News Yahoo will set up its first software development centre outside the US in Bangalore, India
Panasonic promises longer DVD-DVR recording
News Buyers of Panasonic's latest DVD-DVR device will have more capacity to record live television shows onto hard drives or discs
Who is really responsible for hacker attacks?
Comment Robert Vamosi: Hackers are often targeting human weakness rather than software vulnerabilities.
Intel turbocharges Xeon chip
News The chipmaker has launched a 3.06GHz Xeon with an additional 1 MB of cache
Adobe e-form will target Microsoft
News A new Adobe electronic forms application is destined to clash head-on with Microsoft's forthcoming InfoPath software
File-swappers fear prosecution
News The number of people trading songs online dropped dramatically after record industry threats of legal action, according to an Internet-ratings company
Torvalds launches Linux 2.6 beta
News Linux Torvalds released a test version of the 2.6 Linux kernel on Monday
Acer Aspire 1705 SCi
Review A notebook on steroids, the Aspire 1705 SCi has a 3.06GHz desktop-class processor, a 17in. display and a full-size keyboard. It’s worth considering for company meeting rooms or home use, but there...
Yahoo's Overture may force Microsoft's hand
News Yahoo's £1bn acquisition of Overture could stir its rivals into action
IBM strengthens Linux investment
News IBM is hiring more programmers to beef up work on Linux for its Power line of processors
PeopleSoft can buy J.D. Edwards
News Regulators have given the green light to PeopleSoft's purchase of J.D. Edwards, ruling that the deal is not anticompetitive
CA: Don't believe the wireless mega-hype
News CA World: The money being poured into wireless technology may not reap the expected rewards, warns Computer Associates



