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Blog Friday 20/8/2004Microsoft's new-found interest in China may be leading to a spot of Maoist self-criticism. Tom Edwards, a geographer in charge of the company's Department Of Stuff Beyond Even...
UK looks to unify telephones and the Internet
News The Department of Trade and Industry is looking into an ambitious plan to merge the telephone number and the IP address
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment No mobile coverage in Scotland, no peace on the train and no shortage of SCO controversy: Rupert's coming home
Google storms onto Wall Street
News The search engine has made its market on the stock market this week - despite Playboy-related hiccups and an SEC inquiry
PostgreSQL 8.0 will run on Windows
News The next version of the open-source database will be able to run on Windows, eliminating the need to run emulation software
BlackBerry in sync with Mac OS X
News New software allows the handheld devices to synchronise data with Apple's operating system
Wi-Fi trains are steaming down the track
News If 'intelligent spoofing' can solve the problem caused by tunnels, hundreds of trains could soon include wireless networks
Millennium of UK history heads online
News Documents from the past 1,000 years will be on the Web by 2007, according to new plans from the National Archives
New regulations aim to clean up after office jokers
News Think again before you send that oh-so-funny email about a colleague. It could land you in hot water
HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100
Review A strong performer with a flexible design and an excellent warranty, the HP Compaq dc7100 is a perfect desktop PC for corporate environments.
Microsoft must say bye bye to American pie
Leader Those who want to woo the world must learn to speak its languages
Apple warns on hot PowerBooks
News Batteries in 28,000 PowerBook G4s could overheat and pose a fire hazard
Who gives the best IT service and support?
News ZDNet UK is looking for the company that provides the best service and support for business IT purchases in the UK. This is your chance to nominate your best supplier
Can IT keep up with malware authors?
Comment Web users and technology professionals alike are both battling a flood of malicious software - and it increasingly looks like the 'bad guys' are winning
Ringtones dial up higher revenues
News More than $189bn will be spent worldwide on mobile data services next year
IBM moves to block SCO's Linux
News Big Blue has asked a court to stop SCO distributing any Linux software
Google employees set to cash in
Feature Google's employees are gearing up to profit from the company's IPO - will it be a yacht, a house or a fancy car that catches their eye?
Lycoris 1.4 integrates Windows apps support
News The desktop Linux release allows Microsoft applications to run without paying for a Windows licence
Kazaa owner takes heart from US copyright ruling
News Sharman Networks is looking to a US ruling to lend weight to its copyright fight in the Australian courts
Oracle moves to monthly patches
News A specific date each month will be designated for new patch releases, according to the database maker
Yahoo mail flaws fixed
News Security holes that potentially let hackers read users' cookies have been patched, says Yahoo
Strained silicon speeds AMD's chips
News Silicon atoms pulled farther apart means more room for electrons to move and therefore better performance
Hackers enable iTunes swapping
News OurTunes allows music to be shared via Apple's iTunes jukebox but swappers must be on the same local network
SP2 trickles down to home PCs
News Consumers are the first to be sent Windows XP Service Pack 2, which has started being downloaded by PCs that have Microsoft's automatic update feature turned on
