Nominet calls in experts to resolve disputes
News Independent dispute resolution experts to take some of the heat from .uk domain name disputes
Intel chief slams 3G spending
News Craig Barrett also warns that demand for chips in the PC sector is currently very poor
Why I like the new iBook
Comment I have long lamented the passing of the PowerBook 2400, Apple's first sub-notebook, and a machine which has had a remarkably loyal following over the years. Like me, many people I know still have...
RoSPA calls for mobile driving ban
News The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents claims that at least 16 people have been killed by car drivers using mobile phones
Half of UK households to own digital TV by 2005
News More then 15million homes will have access to interactive TV services, but few are likely to be surfing the Internet
Philips loss to be followed by 4,000 job cuts
News Europe's largest consumer electronics firm posts a massive loss, and announces plan to cut a further 2 percent of its workforce
DefCon: hacking for human rights
News Hackers are turning their attention to creating anonymous, private methods for sending human rights information across the Internet
Third World nations embrace IT
News Technology is dramatically improving conditions in some poor countries, but a new report warns that it could leave other economies in the dust
Apple to spruce up iMac
News This week's Macworld Expo should see the iMac get a face-lift - analysts predict new hues and speedier processors, and a flat-panel version could be in the works
Court affirms software download patent
News E-Data insists it owns the patent for Internet software downloads, and an appeals court says the company may be right. At stake are licensing fees that could make the E-Data richer than Microsoft
Intel slices Pentium III prices
News Mobile Pentium III processors cut by up to 37 percent, as desktop Pentium III and Celeron chip prices also drop in the lead-up to the release of 'Tualatin'
Hackers steal vital data from Formula One team
News Benetton claims that someone broke into its computer systems last year, and stole the details of the design of this year's car
Pay-as-you-surf with Alpha telecom's Internet scratch card
News Londoners will be able to trial the no-contract Internet package next month
Five years ago: Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0 second beta
News Microsoft touts integral Java compiler and ActiveMovie features in latest salvo against Netscape
Microsoft ruling: Everybody wins
Comment Last week's unanimous US appeals court decision overturning substantive portions of the Microsoft antitrust verdict took everyone by surprise.
New OS options galore
Comment I've probably installed more new OSes from scratch over the past two months than during the entire preceding year. Not because of an extraordinary influx of new hardware--alas--but rather because...
The war over 802.11x security
Comment Not long ago, when wireless networking was new and rare, security was an afterthought. The reason? The scarcity of 802.11b cards acted as a form of back-handed security. If no one had an 802.11b...

