Amnesty slams IT giants for Chinese 'hypocrisy'
News Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all been heavily criticised over their activities in China
10 ways to protect systems from electrical damage
Feature There are many potential causes of electrical catastrophe, so follow these measures to keep your systems and peripherals safe
Second Ofcom Bulldog investigation unlikely
News Ofcom appears unwilling to launch a new investigation into Bulldog's customer services, despite reports of continuing problems. Is an appeal to an arbitration body the answer?
Microsoft's unpromising start
Leader Microsoft is promising to be good in 12 ways. Just don't look too hard at the details
The blogosphere strikes back at censorship
News Bloggers are fighting back against perceived censorship in India and France
SAP defiant despite revenue shortfall
News Software revenues fell below expectations at the enterprise software specialist, but the company insists it's coping with the competition
Microsoft: Getting to grips with open source
Feature Has Redmond finally accepted that open source should be embraced, or are the company's recent partnerships with community-developed software providers simply another way to crack the competition?
Open source directory launches beta
News Builder: Ohloh, an open source information provider set up by former Microsoft employees, has released its public beta
Qualcomm provides Super 3G's missing uplink
News The company claims success in testing HSUPA, which should provide an uplink speed to match HSDPA's downlink and may shut mobile WiMax out of the market
IBM middleware may refuel veteran aircraft
News Age shows no signs of wearying the RAF's Nimrod aircraft, which IBM UK is now bidding to upgrade
Kingston U3 DataTraveler (2GB)
Review The U3 platform allows mobile professionals to travel light, carrying a basic set of business applications and data on a secure USB flash drive.
Apple profits healthy as Mac sales rise
News Mac sales are up 12 percent from last year, and the iPod's results for the quarter weren't as poor as some feared
World Cup gives PC sales the boot
News The PC market is still expanding, but this summer's football frenzy may be responsible for a slowdown in growth
Intel to go quad-core this year
News The battle to ship quad-core server and desktop chips is swinging Intel's way
Microsoft promises to be good
News Software giant has vowed to respect competition and fair play in the future

