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Archive - 19 Feb 2003

Micron to trim work force 10 percent

News The chipmaker plans to cut about 10 percent of its 11,000 employees in a continuing tech market slump

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Blog Wednesday 20/2/03If you've never been here, San Jose might seem like a romantic, exciting destination. There's even a song about it. It has its good points --- the weather is almost always lovely,...

BT explores slower ADSL in search for long-range broadband

News Is your house located too far from the local exchange for 512Kbps broadband to work? BT is working on a possible solution

Strike fears over BT outsourcing plan

News A union is threatening strike action against BT's outsourcing plans, but the telco says it is not replacing UK jobs with overseas ones

Transmeta gets tablet deal

News Viglen's eXaro tablet PC, already on sale in the UK, will use the Crusoe processor

Forum tries to save email from spam-traps

News Email marketers have set up an online forum for people having trouble with legitimate emails being caught by spam filters

3G fades from conference radar

News 3GSM: Picture messaging, mobile video, Wi-Fi and smartphones are demanding attention at this year's 3GSM World Congress - but all at the expense of 3G

ISPs help government to sink pirates

News The battle against pirate radio stations is taking to the Web, and ISPs are being press-ganged into service

Businesses hit by removal of .uk.co domain

News A dispute between the Colombian government, the .co registrar and the University of the Andes has resulted in the .uk.co domain being removed

Barrett: Chips with everything

News IDF: In his speech to the Intel Developer forum, the chipmaker's chief executive said that 2003 will see new families of chips, and continued investment in fabrication plants

ICQ goes wireless worldwide

News Germany and the Netherlands are among the countries to get messaging services via SMS and other software platforms

O2 suspends email-to-phone service

News The mobile phone operator is making 'improvements' to its email-to-phone service, resulting in the service being taken offline

WaSP takes sting out of its tail

News The Web Standards Project, which aims to keep browser makers in line with industry norms, says it will be taking a friendlier approach from now on

Bluetooth group steps up mobile efforts

News 3GSM: As the wireless technology matures, the Bluetooth SIG is focusing on mobile network operators for new business

What to look for in a notebook PC

Buyer's Guide What are all the bits and pieces inside a notebook, and which ones should you worry about when buying a system? Read our buyer's guide and find out.

Intel to launch processor for handhelds

News IDF: The chipmaker is set to announce a processor based on the XScale designed specifically for handheld computers

Assess e-info vulnerabilities

Feature Getting a grip on good security means getting honest, comprehensive answers from your IT staff about what's being done and what's not. These five questions will help you determine your true...

Overture to buy AltaVista

News The search engine business is consolidating as Internet heavyweights look for new ways of bringing in revenue

Demanding migrate from NT to .Net Server

Feature It's a steep migration path from NT Server to Windows Server 2003 (as .Net Server has recently been renamed). Here are some pointers to ease the process and some pitfalls to avoid

Palm readies high-end wireless handheld

News Palm's latest wireless effort, the Tungsten W, aims to catch up to wireless players such as Handspring and RIM. But it still uses OS 4, and won't be shipping in the UK any time soon

Microsoft going after Hotmail spammers

News The software giant is using a multi-pronged approach in rooting out junk mailers, urging new legislation and cooperating with ISPs

Oracle plugs six database holes

News Oracle is urging its customers to apply the security fixes immediately, four of which repair critical flaws

Real, Ericsson team on mobile media

News 3GSM: RealNetworks' streaming media platform is to make its way onto Ericsson's mobile devices, expanding Real's presence away from the desktop

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