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News Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation condemns FSMLabs' software patent, but stops short of legal action
Apple cancels European event
News Apple Expo Paris falls prey to fears over travel safety following the terrorist attacks on the US
Fujitsu opens up Linux-based humanoid robot
News The electronics giant is releasing details of the internal architecture of the Hoap-1 to help programmers write their own code
IT chiefs join homeless for a night
News In London, Manchester and Glasgow, IT chiefs will spend Friday night sleeping rough to raise money for young homeless people
Attacks shouldn't shake tech industry
News News analysis Last week's terror attacks shouldn't hurt technology business much and analysts said they were hopeful the sector could rebound
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There's little I can say about the past week that hasn't already been said. So instead of the normal retrospective diary, let's look forward. We find ourselves adrift in a different world. The...
UK police ask for traffic data from ISPs
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit has asked ISPs to retain communications data for the next month, to aid the US terrorist investigations
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment The tragic events of the past week have dominated the news -- this week, Rupert Goodwins' diary takes a look forward to some of the possible consequences of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks
Palm tightens grip on fan sites
News Palm Computing is beginning to crack down on sites that use the Palm name, but has already alienated some supporters in the process
Mitsubishi cuts off US phone sales
News The Japanese company is to pull out of the US mobile phone market and close sales offices
GameCube launches with little fanfare
News Nintendo releases its latest console in Japan, but the launch is low-key and quietly attended
Networks boost security against attacks
News Cyberterrorism is a very real threat, firms are warned -- the FBI is advising increased security on networks
Hackers split over vigilante strikes
News The hacker community wrangles over its response to the attacks in New York and Washington, as one group calls for strikes against Palestinian and Afghani Web sites and another calls for calm
Software nightmare
Comment Software installation can be a deeply frustrating business -- Guy Kewney delves into the world of Random Access Memory and software bugs.
