Previous DayMicrosoft catches a chill when Windows wind down
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Microsoft knows just one way to make money, and the cost of dependency may be fatal in the end.
Bandwidth talk turns off broadband late adopters
News Broadband providers must explain the wide benefits of a high-speed Internet connection rather than just focusing on technical issues, if take-up is not to falter
Public get a say on DMCA
News The US Copyright Office is now accepting comments from the public about a section of the controversial copyright law
Sharp shows off clamshell Linux PDA
News The new Zaurus model has an unusual form factor and a high-resolution screen, squeezing a PC-style display into a pocket-sized device
Inktomi updates Web search service
News The latest version of Inktomi's search service will allow its paying customers to target specific global regions
Can IT directors love Microsoft?
Comment Peter Judge: A shift in corporate IT's priorities might play to Microsoft's advantage, but it will take a quasi-religious conversion to get IT directors to accept the Microsoft way.
Sun gags UK Web site
News Sun Microsystems has threatened a UK hardware news site with legal action for a story that included information that had already been posted on Sun's own Web site
Smart-card ticketing goes Underground
News Smart cards using radio frequency ID chips have begun mass trials on London Underground in preparation for a consumer launch next year
BT promises a new broadband exchange a day
News e-Summit: One hundred and fifty more local exchanges will be upgraded to offer ADSL by March next year, as the broadband divide slowly closes
PCs and gadgets battle to be king of the living room
News Comdex: Apple and Microsoft found themselves on the same side of the argument for once as PC makers took on the electronic gadget makers
Sony VAIO PCG-GRX516SP
Review If you want a high-quality desktop replacement notebook that's ideally suited to video editing and other multimedia content creation applications, Sony's VAIO PCG-GRX516SP fits the bill - but be...
Philips builds bridge between TV and PC
News Comdex: Philips has demonstrated a new wireless device that allows access to PC-based content from a television or stereo
Microsoft to simplify security alerts
News As a result of feedback from customers, Microsoft is to make changes to the way it alerts users about security issues
Intel's 3GHz P4 heats up CPU fray
Comment Historically, Intel drops a technological grenade of sorts at the doorway as it exits its current processor area, to confuse and misdirect the competition. Bill O'Brien thinks this could be the...
Microsoft clarifies Exchange migration path
News IT Forum: Contrary to some reports, the next version of Exchange, code-named Titanium, will run on Windows 2000 - but some features do need .Net Server
UK gets silver medal for e-commerce
News e-Summit: The government may not have hit its target to make the UK the best place in the world to do e-commerce, but it says there is still plenty to be proud of
AOL cuts marketing staff
News Sources have confirmed that the interactive marketing division is to lose over 10 percent of its staff, as AOL still struggles to cope with declining revenue
Cheap is in at Comdex
News Reporter's notebook: CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says the convention has decidedly gone downscale. If IBM said it was throwing a lager bash in a parking lot, it wouldn't raise an eyebrow
SuSE deal to expand US sales effort
News Comdex: A new agreement will help the No. 2 Linux distributor reach small and medium-sized companies in the US
New software key to IBM desktop future
News Comdex: In the future, companies will hire third-parties to deliver a variety of on-demand computing power for fees, Big Blue is betting
Linux consortium takes on Red Hat
News Comdex: UnitedLinux's product, released this week, is a major milestone in the effort to steal some of the momentum of market leader Red Hat, which garnered nearly three quarters of Linux revenue...
News Corp. exec puts piracy in spotlight
News Comdex: Chief operating officer Peter Chernin said it was time for the 'looting epidemic' to end, citing losses in the £5bn range
National chief executive predicts date of tech upturn
News Comdex: The company's optimism is based on the ability of chip manufacturers to simultaneously shrink chips while making them more powerful, and the need of inventors to connect their products to...
AMD touts sales win
News Comdex: A deal with Northeast Utility is part of AMD's push into the enterprise market as the chipmaker tries to cope with tough times. A guitar god is also invited along to the party
Dell to produce Itanium 2 computers
News Comdex: The change of mood on Itanium 2 seems to close the book on one of the more florid server melodramas of the past year, and may shut AMD out of Dell's plans
