Previous DayThursday: Smart mobs rampage
Blog Thursday 19/06/2003 News from the East Coast of that strange America, where experiments in smart mobs have proved successful. The idea is that groups of complete strangers can be assembled at a...
Gyrating remote controls Windows XP
News A remote-control unit for Windows XP Media Centre that uses a gyroscope to help with navigation has been unveiled at the CeBIT exhibition in New York
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Video games that turn you into a teenager, what Donkey Kong has to teach SCO and what happens when Dixon of Dock Green takes over your ISP -- issues that keep Rupert awake at night. Now it's your...
Microsoft takes spam fight to source
News Authorities in Asia, which generates up to 90 percent of spam, will receive a helping hand from Microsoft
Referee! FriendsReunited exposes CV porkies
News The FriendsReunited Web site is being used by employers to check up on prospective-employee applications with fascinating results, according to a recruitment company
Apple ripe for Power Mac overhaul
News Analysts say Apple is ready to launch a more powerful range of high-end desktops
PeopleSoft spurns Oracle a second time
News Oracle's latest bid remains too low for PeopleSoft's board of directors
Hard-drive maker notes gap in market
News Western Digital may follow Seagate's lead into notebook PCs
Robots gear up for European football championship
News More than 50,000 visitors are expected at next month's RoboCup, to be held in Italy
Government purse key to breaking spam curse
News The government has been urged to make sure that the Information Commissioner has the financial muscle to prosecute the worst spammers
QXL shuts down auction scam on UK site
News A dodgy trader was attempting to sell goods cut-and-pasted from eBay
IBM gives Shark more teeth
News Big Blue has tweaked its Shark storage system to improve disaster recovery capabilities
US tech exports plunge
News The technology downturn is starkly evident in the latest US import and export figures
Mobile phones head back to earth
News Verizon has launched a mobile phone that mimics landline behaviour indoors
Tough times force debt-for-equity swaps
News Cisco has settled Cogent's debts by buying part of the company
ICANN under investigation
News A US congress bill attempts to block the Internet registry's plans for .com and .net domains
Spammers face lawsuits and jail
News Spam has become a political hot potato in the US, with a push to punish perpetrators gathering in strength
Hackers masquerade as Best Buy to steal credit-card details
News An email purporting to be from the electronics chain is directing would-be victims to a fake Best Buy Web site
Japanese police tune biometrics for foreign suspects
News Faced with the difficulty of identifying non-Japanese criminal suspects, Japanese police researchers trialled their facial-recognition technology on Australians
PeopleSoft chairman sells by rote
News Company chiefs are making trades on schedule in an attempt to stem insider-trading insinuations
Taiwan's Computex set to draw record crowds
News A major Asia-Pacific trade show has already sold out its booth bookings, easing fears about the show's postponement due to Sars
GMate Yopy 3500
Review Along with Sharp’s Zaurus, the Yopy offers a credible Linux-based alternative to the legions of Palm OS- and Pocket PC-based handhelds on the market.
RIAA warns individual song-swappers
News The recording industry body said it has sent warning letters to several users it accuses of pirating music via peer-to-peer networks, after forcing ISPs to reveal their personal details
Ballmer sets launch date for Xbox 2
News Microsoft's chief executive has given an indication of the company's plans for its next-generation console, spurring renewed speculation about Nvidia's role
Apple slips out G5 chip details
News The Mac maker has apparently slipped out details of a new line of machines running on the long-awaited G5 chip, according to a number of reports
