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Blog Wednesday 10/10/2001 Ah, alcohol. Regular readers will recall me getting excited by new fuel cell technologies, where you pour a miniature of vodka into the back of the cellphone and it runs for...
Thousands of BT Anytime users face the axe
News BT is to offer heavy users of its narrowband unmetered access service a month's subscription if they decide to leave. It is also to take action against service 'abusers'
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment From XP to alcohol and back again - Rupert Goodwins takes you through the highs and lows of his week.
Government to boost power of digital TV signals
News The DTI has released a draft report that sets out a framework for the 2010 analogue switch-off deadline
FSA loses latest round in domain name dispute
News An independent expert appointed by Nominet says the .uk registry should leave the fsa.co.uk domain name in the hands of a small seaside company
Police raid software pirates
News Singaporean police raid several software pirates and impound thousands of conterfeit items
Bulldog savages BT over 'dirty tricks'
News BT and Bulldog clash over the co-mingling of equipment and third-party staff in BT's exchanges
ARM chip dominance defies market slump
News The UK chip designer continues to see strong revenues from its dominance of mobile phones and handheld computers
The451.com goes up in flames
News The technology news and analysis dot-com, which took its name from the flashpoint in Fahrenheit of paper, had just too high a burn rate
Handspring slaps extra charge on UK buyers
News Palm licensee Handspring has unveiled its all-in-one wireless handheld called Treo, but it will cost half as much again in the UK as it does in the US
Companies look to recycle PC cast-offs
News The replacement of electronic items is leading to a large amount of techno-rubbish - and it's a growing problem
Internet shopping is safe, says Consumer Association
News The Which? report claims that peoples' fear about online fraud are out of proportion to the real risks involved
IBM to hit 1GHz with PowerPC chip
News The battle for the gigahertz-capable chip hots up, with IBM due to announce the PowerPC 750FX today
Apple to update iBook, PowerBook
News Ahead of financial results, Apple will tweak its fast-selling iBook and Titanium PowerBook laptops
Apple, HP oppose W3C patent plan
News Companies urge policy to produce royalty-free standards
Microsoft case misses settlement deadline
News The government and Microsoft have been unable to settle their landmark antitrust case before the first deadline imposed by a federal judge, sources say
Five years ago: Jim Barksdale on Netscape Communicator 4.0
News Netscape chief executive Jim Barksdale gives an exclusive interview to ZDNet UK about Communicator 4.0 and Netscape's dedication to the intranet
Toshiba Tecra 9000
Review Toshiba has done a splendid job with the Tecra 9000, which delivers a comprehensive set of features (including wireless LAN) plus good battery life, all wrapped up in a well-designed package.
