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Ruling questions Windows trademark
News Microsoft may lose its rights to the Windows trademark after losing its fight to stop a Linux-based operating system, which will run Windows-based programs, being branded as LindowsOS
HP-Compaq merger hits home stretch
News Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's shareholders have now spoken, and it looks like a green light -- albeit a rather faint one at HP. Find out more in this ZDNet News Focus
Compaq picks up Pocket PC RealOne Player
News RealNetworks has launched its streaming media player for the Pocket PC, but only so far only Compaq is bundling it on its devices
Symbian to get Visual Basic support
News The arrival of the first beta of AppForge for Symbian later this month will allow the smartphones to tap into a large body of existing Visual Basic applications
UK tech recession is over, say analysts
News Experts think that the need for companies to replace IT equipment has already led to an upturn in UK technology spending, with the US market also bottoming out
Sony aims to prove that bigger is better
News Sony's latest Vaio GRX notebook has a 16.1-inch display, which the manufacturer says is the largest notebook screen currently on the market
Handspring releases Treo Mail
News Handspring has released software that provides a wireless email service for Treo communicators
Linux gets a facelift
News SuSE's upcoming operating system will get a makeover with the KDE 3.0 graphical interface, adding new multimedia features, while Mandrake adds an encrypted file system
Tech VCs toughen up on funding terms
News Venture capitalists are imposing stricter conditions on the start-ups they fund in order to prevent their reduced funds from shrinking further
HP backs down on DVD+RW offer
News Buyers of HP's dvd100i first-generation DVD-RW drives were given the impression they could be upgraded to support DVD+R, but that isn't the case
Microsoft spat with Sony sees PS2s removed from CeBIT
News Sony was forced to pack up its PlayStation2 game consoles early after Microsoft complained that it was breaking the rules by letting show-goers play with them
Nokia links two networks with one modem
News A laptop modem allowing access to 802.11b and mobile phone networks is being released by Nokia
Traffic jam accompanies Flash arrival
News The demand for the latest version of Macromedia's software, which claims to be the most significant revision of Flash so far, was too much for the Web site
The HP-Compaq deal: Heads you lose, tails you lose
Comment As shareholders vote on the HP-Compaq merger, take, a short tour through the not-too-pretty history of high-tech mergers leads to just one conclusion: whichever way this vote goes, nobody wins.
Apple polishes remote Mac OS X access
News Remote Desktop allows users to administrate 802.11b wireless networks or monitor screens on a school network
25 more states join fight against Microsoft
News Three-quarters of the US states now oppose the Justice Department's settlement with Microsoft, as weeks of new testimony begin on Monday
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 15/03/2002 A plaintive cry is heard from Hannover. It is erstwhile colleague Guy Kewney, who has been covering things like CeBIT for 25 years or so. They won't let him in, because they...
Five years ago: MSN reads news, plans travel booking, London guide
News Microsoft Network (MSN) is stepping up its UK activity by kicking off a news service tomorrow and plans to follow up with online travel booking and a London listings city guide
