Previous DayPC survival time 'down to 20 minutes'
News Virgin PCs connected to the Internet won't even last long enough to download critical patches, says the SANS Institute
WiMax: Coming your way soon?
News Research claims WiMax technology has a bright future, but BT says operators won't be able to offer it without joining forces with each other
NTL wireless trial ends in failure
News Point-to-point wireless doesn't appear to have a commercial future in places like Milton Keynes, where trees and buildings get in the way
Google faces new inquiry over stock options
News The US Securities and Exchange Commission has started an informal investigation of the search firm's presentation of stock options to insiders
Symantec arms against phishers
News Upgrades to its flagship products will help keep personal data out of the hands of phishers, says the security firm
Rival Wi-Fi standard claims more speed
News A second consortium is proposing a wireless networking standard that it claims would quadruple data transfer speeds
KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows
News The new version of KDE has a completely new email client, in one of many improvements designed to close the features gap with Windows
National Savings eyes e-services
News Regular savers will be offered more services electronically, the state banking service says
Microsoft puts back SP2 automatic update
News Corporate customers will have more time to block SP2, after Microsoft announced it would delay automatic distribution till the end of the month
Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast
Tech Guide XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, but there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card...
Time to get real about PC virtualisation
Q&A Analyst Gartner claims PC virtualisation will be the 'most disruptive technology the PC has faced in a decade'
Anti-phishing software detects fraudulent lures
News An Internet security firm has developed a program that can tell whether sites are legitimate
Apple files colourful patent
News A computer that glows in different shades may be up Apple's sleeve
Microsoft can't afford to let Newham fail
Leader Is it hats off to Newham Council, or should we brace for chaos?
Google trading could start tomorrow
News Bidding on Google's shares could close on Tuesday evening, with trading to start as soon as Wednesday
Bluetake i-Phono BT420EX
Review Although it's not without drawbacks, Bluetake's i-Phono BT420EX is an innovative piece of Bluetooth kit that allows you to get wireless stereo sound from any audio device, and doubles as a headset...
Hanging on to PCs
Feature What do you do with old equipment?
E-commerce celebrates double figures
Feature The first secure online retail transaction was carried out 10 years ago, when a CD was purchased
Presidential parody draws millions of viewers
News A song starring an unusually animated George Bush and John Kerry drew three times as many visits as the candidates' official Web sites
Big Blue finishes Power5 line
News IBM will complete its iSeries Power5 family with a machine that handles multiple tasks - at a price
Real halves song prices
News The music seller hopes price cuts will lure listeners into trying its new iPod-compatible technology
IBM acts to throw out SCO's Linux claims
News Big Blue is attempting to have SCO's attack on its Linux code dismissed
Intel switches off TV plans
News In another delay from the chipmaker, a cheap large-screen TV chip will not be released this year
