Previous DayFriday: Flushing away the iLoo
Blog Friday 16/05/2003Woe is me. It seems that the Microsoft Internet Toilet is no more. They've made a big job of canning it, though: once the Redmondians got wind of the UK iLoo, they kicked up a...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment In which Rupert enjoys Scotland's bonny banks and broadband, survives being a sassenach but comes a cropper with Microsoft's marketing.
EU considers changes to IP enforcement
News A European parliamentary committee has said a proposal for EU-wide IP enforcement may need get tougher, due to recording industry concerns
Mafia use 3G phones for election scam
News The Italian Mafia were reportedly planning on using video phones to rig the country's regional election results
Dell Dimension 8300
Review With today's fastest processor and speediest graphics card, the Dell Dimension 8300 is a versatile high-end PC built for both work and play.
Help sought as campaigners push the rural agenda
News The Access To Broadband Campaign wants to bring government, industry and communities together to tackle the broadband divide, and corporations are already showing an interest
MIPS cuts a third of staff
News The chipmaker has announced a restructuring plan that involves up to 60 job cuts in order to get back to profitability
High-flying Web prices brought down to earth
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Web companies can hoodwink customers, but never feel you can't fight back
Sun, HP take on Squadron
News The latest high-end Unix systems from HP and Sun will allow customers to double the number of processors in an existing chassis
Governments embrace outsourcing
News Governments around the world are outsourcing functions ranging from human resources to IT applications, according to a new study
BT to deliver SDSL, despite market apathy
News BT is expecting to deliver its SDSL services this August, but is finding that most businesses are very happy with their ADSL connection
Paid search boosts Yahoo revenue
News The portal's partnership with Overture has brought in a significant proportion of its revenue, according to Yahoo's latest filing
The atoms went marching in one by one
News US government scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in harnessing neutral atoms and moving them individually
Nokia pen writes notes to a mobile phone
News A digital pen being developed by Nokia allows mobile phone users to write or draw a message, transfer it to the phone and then distribute it via MMS
Linux scorecard highlights improvements for business
News SuSE tops a new study on business features in Linux, but the operating system still trails behind Unix in some areas
Dell sees server and PC growth
News Matching analysts' expectations, the top PC maker saw 31 percent growth in its quarterly earnings and said it is on track to grab more market share
Sun slashes midrange server price
News The server maker has dramatically cut prices on its recently-introduced V1280 in order to fend off rivals
Support wanes for GameCube
News At the E3 gaming expo, games publishers say they are rethinking their support for Nintendo's console in light of flagging sales
Intel reports headway in mobile device market
News Intel's chips have taken two years to go from nothing to owning a substantial proportion of the market for handheld computers, the company has said
US judge weighs DVD copying arguments
News At the beginning of a case pitting DVD copying technology against the movie studios, a judge has said she is leaning toward past rulings in favour of copyright holders
Acer’s 17in.-screen notebook
Preview The Aspire 1700 from Acer is the first Windows-based notebook with a 17in. display. So what's the attraction of this 7kg monster? We take a first look.
