Previous DayWindows XP could trigger fight for Web subscriptions
News Microsoft's services strategy represents its most ambitious expansion ever, but the move faces major obstacles involving antitrust, security and new competition
VIA announces Pentium 4 'clone'
News The Taiwan chipset giant is not shying away from further confrontations with Intel in its plans for a 2GHz chip
AOL beats lowered estimates
News Analysts are worried by the downturn in the advertising market, but AOL has matched its reduced forecast
Virtual hotel cracks down on cybersex
News UPDATED: An Internet chat site for teenagers has been forced to hire 200 moderators to cool down some of the conversations
Back to the future
Comment With everyone at the Microprocessor Forum talking about 64-bit computing, AMD has unveiled the details of its Hammer attack on Intel. But it has much deeper implications than go-faster scientific...
BT and One2One lose 3G appeal
News Judges rule that the government acted within the law when it gave Vodafone and Orange more time to pay for their 3G licences
Handspring to drop Treo price, add GPRS
News Several new deals around Handspring's Treo communicator will lower prices for UK consumers, add always-on Internet connectivity and give access to corporate email
Zeus 4.0 cashes in on Microsoft security fears
News The UK company's first new Web server software in four years will offer protection from worms such as Nimda and Code Red
European Xbox launch details announced
News Microsoft confirms the European price and date for its next-generation Xbox console at the X01 event in Cannes
Microsoft realigns software developer units
News Training, development tools, marketing to programmers and more are moved into one new evangelist division
European PC sales sink
News PC sales are slumping on this side of the Atlantic as well, raising fears of a disastrous fourth quarter
FT.com to merge with FTMarketwatch.com
News Pearson hopes to beef up FT.com's coverage of the world's stock markets, as it warns investors of an advertising slump
Transmeta dumps latest chief
News Mark Allen is replaced after only seven months as chief executive in the latest shake-up at Transmeta
New 'anthrax' email worm is a dud
News An email worm trying to take advantage of people's fears of anthrax has flaws that make it unlikely to spread too far
RIAA: We'll smother song swappers
News Copyright holders are looking to target users' PCs directly to stop them from using peer-to-peer online services
Intel revs mobile Pentium 4s
News Chip giant announces the long-awaited mobile version of its flagship processor, but no Rambus support in sight
AMD rewrites chip rules with Hammer
News AMD's 64-bit processor, coming next year, may face an uphill battle for commercial acceptance despite its advanced design
Intel revenues down 77 percent
News Analysts cut their estimates in recent days, therefore the chipmaker's third-quarter earnings of $655m and $6.5bn revenue were right on target
Email answer to anthrax risk
News The use of email looks likely to boom following the anthrax attacks. Businesses and government bodies are urging people to avoid potentially lethal 'snail mail'
