Previous DayApple plays up .Mac subscriptions
News The company says 100,000 people have signed up for the online service. That pales in comparison with the 2.5 million for the earlier iTools service
White House preps cybersecurity plan
News Internet protocol improvement and centres to recognise and respond to cyberattacks are included in the proposals, but so are plans to make businesses pay
Avoid Java-XML Data Binding headaches
Feature XML has become an almost inevitable part of most projects. XML does provide a multitude of benefits, but most Java coders also are well aware of what a headache playing with XML in Java can be
Microsoft veteran launches tool start-up
News Charles Simonyi, who helped to develop the software giant's Word and Excel applications, opens Intentional Software to design software development tools
Wi-Fi hot spot lands at UK airport
News Passengers waiting at Birmingham International Airport will be able to surf the Web wirelessly by using an 802.11b-compatible device
More calls for BT's break-up
News Analysts calculate that splitting BT could yield an extra £11bn for shareholders, but BT is giving the idea the cold shoulder
Slapper worm continues to put it about
News The Slapper worm, which attacks Linux Web servers and creates a rogue peer-to-peer network, is continuing to infect machines
UK Government suffers data retention blow
News Data protection commissioners from various European countries oppose sweeping proposals that would force ISPs to retain communications traffic for up to two years
Dumb Wi-Fi cleans up cabling
News Symbol's new wireless LAN uses dumb access points and a smart switch with power delivered through Ethernet to cut down on cabling
Join Linux to Active Directory with Samba 3.0
Feature As enterprises put in more Linux, it must work better with incumbent operating systems. The next release of Samba eases the links to Windows 2000
Asus MyPal A600
Review If you’re looking for a thin and light Pocket PC handheld, the MyPal A600 is a good choice, although CompactFlash expansion is only provided as an optional add-on.
IBM, Intel to share blade server designs
News As the initial excitement over blade servers wanes, IBM and Intel have decided to pool their resources. The result could be a new de facto standard
Sun expands StarOffice giveaway
News The company will give away its software suite to ministries of education in Europe and Africa in an effort to chip away at Microsoft's dominance of the market
Apple readies first Jaguar update
News The Mac OS X 10.2.1 update includes bug fixes and enhancements, according to documentation briefly posted on Apple's Web site
Intel unfurls experimental 3D transistors
News The chipmaker plans to unveil more details behind its Tri-Gate transistor, an experimental circuit that could be important in the company's quest to keep up with Moore's Law
Intel powers faster, thinner notebooks
News Intel launches a new collection of processors designed for notebooks - including a pair of ultra-low voltage chips that may appear in tablet PCs
IBM takes Linux to Hollywood
News As Hollywood turns the switch to digital, IBM is gearing up to grab more business by introducing souped-up technology for video and audio production
AMD hammers home 64-bit message
News AMD unveils its largest advertising effort to date, a new print and online campaign with the tag line, 'AMD Me.' Intel, meanwhile, ditches its space aliens
Wi-Fi 'hot spot' in the fast lane?
News A man in the US is battling commercial wireless access using his 1997 Saturn outfitted as a mobile Web access point to distribute free Wi-Fi
PS2 can now be like TiVo too
News BroadQ says its Qcast Tuner software will connect a PlayStation 2 with a PC running video-recording software to record TV programming
