Previous DayAnger over encryption key seizure threat
News Talkback: Ninety percent of readers polled oppose the introduction of Part 3 of the RIP Act
Wanadoo closes serious security hole
News A security flaw that left the details of thousands of Wanadoo customers exposed has finally been closed, thanks to a user forum
Dell better late than never with AMD
Leader It's a shame Dell's decision to use AMD chips wasn't as timely as its famous production lines
Sony VAIO UX180P: a first look
Preview Can Sony save the Ultra Mobile PC? Although it's not officially a UMPC, or officially available in the UK, the VAIO UX180P is worth keeping an eye on.
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
News Security experts fear that the UK government is on track to outlaw the supply of network security tools, and even scripting languages such as Perl
US patent office to re-examine 1-Click
News Amazon.com's controversial patent faces more scrutiny after a New Zealand actor uncovered 'substantial' questions over prior art
Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'
News The software giant characterises open source as mainly of interest to local community projects, without the benefits of a commercial model
The Windows Vista timeline
Analysis While 2007 may seem like a long time to wait for Windows Vista, it's small change when you realise how long we've actually been waiting for Microsoft to release a new operating system
Keeping Microsoft live and kicking
Q&A Microsoft's Kevin Johnson has the unenviable task of not only managing Windows, and Windows Live but working out how the software giant should keep pace with Google
Online gamblers targeted by scams
News As online gambling increases in popularity, hackers are turning their attention to a lucrative form of spyware
Microsoft: Set your systems for Vista
News Vista won't be around for a while, but Microsoft has released hardware specifications to get users thinking about new systems well in advance
Military agency to use Microsoft's Virtual Earth
News The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will use Virtual Earth to provide geospatial support for humanitarian, peacekeeping and national security efforts
Google's search for mobile goes east
News Google has cut a search deal with KDDI, Japan's second largest mobile provider after NTT DoCoMo
IT salaries slump
News A growing number of IT professionals are earning lower salaries, while the proportion in the top brackets is declining — but consultants, at least, are doing well for themselves
RIM CEO: 'China's RedBerry is no threat'
Interview Mike Lazaridis speaks on the company's litigious spell, and on heading into China
Symantec sues Microsoft over storage tech
News The suit seeks unspecified damages and an injunction barring Microsoft from using the Symantec technology, which would include a halt on Windows Vista and the Longhorn server
Dell opts for AMD's Opteron
News The deal is confined to servers at this point, but still represents another in a string of wins for AMD over Intel
