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Blog Wednesday 11/7/2001 If ever there was an earthly candidate for satanic contracts, the mobile phone industry is it. How many times have we signed deals, only to exclaim "What the hell?"...
Rupert Goodwin's Diary
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US government wants a few good hackers
News At the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas this week, hackers have found themselves courted by the the Feds
Toshiba spirits Pocket PC into Genios
News New devices will go on sale in Japan this summer, but there's no indication when they'll hit the UK high street
Baltimore denies reports of CA takeover
News Irish security software firm says it is not in advanced takeover talks with Computer Associates, but admits that any serious bid would be considered
Ofcom paving Bill published
News Legislation will pave the way for the merger of current regulators, but goverment cannot guarantee the watchdog regulatory powers by the 2003 deadline
Sun, AOL collaborate on instant messaging
News Project RAC, also known as iPlanet Instant Messenger beta 3.0, will allow users to broadcast to groups, conduct polls and forward messages to mobile phones
T-Mobile to challenge Vodafone over 3G
News Deutsche Telekom's mobile arm plans to expand, while Vodafone is to concenrate on high-value 3G customers than chasing market share
Microsoft in dispute with children's charity for dodging Windows fees
News The software giant backs away from legal action against a charity that refurbushed PCs but didn't pay a Windows 'licence transfer fee'
Microsoft changes its tune on MP3 ripping
News Windows XP will now support MP3 format in addition to Windows Media Audio
Government moves to speed MS trial
News Microsoft could be faced with an injunction before the shipping date of Windows XP
HP LaserJet 9000dn
Review An excellent high-speed network printer, but be prepared to add extra memory and paper trays.
