Previous Day'Swen' worm poses as security patch
News Antivirus experts fear a new Windows worm could fool many into installing it, because of its legitimate appearance
Search tool scans blogs for business
News A new search service scans tens of thousands of Web logs to keep businesses informed about consumer trends and opinions
The man who built a better mouse trap
Comment Ubiquitous PC mice once existed only on the scientific fringe, with their inventor waiting two decades before commercial models were produced
New Xscale powers 'Xbox in a phone'
News IDF: Intel has unveiled an upgrade to the Xscale chip as well as details of a significant Pentium M upgrade
UK law smashes consumer spam
News From the end of this year, it will be an offence for a British firm to send unsolicited junk mail to personal email accounts - but business addresses will remain unprotected
BT urges closer control of Telewest and NTL
News BT thinks it is being unfairly treated by regulators, and wants cable companies to face more restrictions
Next Sobig outbreak 'overdue'
News It is only a matter of time till the next version of the Sobig virus starts to spread, say virus experts
Dell Inspiron 8600
Review Building on the success of its 8500 predecessor, the Inspiron 8600 combines state-of-the-art components with a proven design to deliver an excellent multimedia-orientated desktop replacement notebook.
3 and Japanese telco team for video telephony
News The deal allows NTT DoCoMo customers with 3G handsets to make videophone calls to the UK
Solaris to enlist military security
News The next release of Sun's operating system will add security features from Trusted Solaris, which was developed in partnership with the US government and military
SSH glitch gives 'skeleton key' to networks
News A patch for the Unix remote management shell has been re-released after suggestions attackers have for months been exploiting the vulnerability to gain access to systems
Yahoo IM to shut out Trillian
News The next upgrade to Yahoo's instant messenger will block access through third-party applications, echoing a similar announcement last month by Microsoft's MSN service
Australia tables anti-spam law
News The legislation will fine businesses up to AU$1.1m a day for sending spam
Patch released for critical Sendmail flaw
News A vulnerability in the mail server software potentially allows attackers to take control of servers
Movie studios sue DVD software firms
News Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox have filed lawsuits against several small companies distributing DVD-copying software
US govt prolongs Icann's reign over Net
News Icann has won another three years of control over Internet names and addresses
DB2 flaw leaves database defenceless
News IBM has posted a patch for some Linux editions of DB2, after a weakness that could let unauthorised users take control of a database's contents was discovered
Lindows offers free PCs to antitrust victims
News The Linux software seller will give away PCs and software to Californians eligible to benefit from the settlement of a class-action suit against Microsoft
