Boom in Symbian handset shipments
News The mobile operating system maker is reaping the benefits of increased sales of smartphones
Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint
News The next-generation mobile trailblazer has made a loss of more than £300m on its 3G operations, in a blow for the emerging industry
Microsoft wants larger piece of storage market
News The software giant will release new storage server software and undercut the opposition's prices
Wal-Mart sells more Linux wares online
News The US retail giant's Web site will sell software that lets Windows applications run on Linux-based PCs
Windows patches may become automatic
News As the MSBlast worm makes it clear that something must be done about insecure PCs, Microsoft has said this may be the time to take more control of the Windows update mechanism
Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines
News Have electricity providers finally cracked the process of sending high-speed data across the electricity network?
Prime minister gets email - but don't expect a reply
News People are now free to send emails to Tony Blair - but the PM won't be replying to each and every one personally
Networks must counter triple threat
Feature Three security threats have taken turns wreaking havoc in the past few weeks. How should MSBlast,Welchia and Sobig be handled?
Microsoft forces IM upgrades
News People using Microsoft's free MSN Messenger need to upgrade to avoid being locked out of the service next month
Corel investors approve takeover
News The Canadian software firm will be bought out by a venture capital firm that specialises in turning ailing businesses around
ISP promises to stop spam
News Freedom2Surf is offering subscribers a spam-filtering service that reduces the number of nuisance emails landing in their inbox
Attorney general takes controversial Act on tour
News The US attorney general has launched a nationwide tour pointing out the benefits of the Patriot Act, which allows authorities to monitor Internet communications without a warrant
Security flaws jeopardise online banking - survey
News The banking sector fared poorly in a survey measuring network security across blue-chip firms
Australia cracks down on offensive content
News Publishing offensive content on the Internet could mean a two-year jail term under new laws being proposed in Australia
No date for IPO yet - Google
News Google's co-founder says he is in no rush to take the company public
Sponge's fibres inspire high-tech cables
News Researchers have transmitted light through the glasslike fibres of a deep-sea sponge
Dell takes prices lower
News The manufacturer has slashed server and desktop prices, despite HP laying blame for its poor results on an aggressive pricing strategy
Sobig virus 'biggest epidemic yet'
News Sobig represents the largest worldwide virus infection to date, judging by the volume of email blocked by Internet service providers
Microsoft issues alert on three 'critical' flaws
News Three security flaws in Internet Explorer and Windows could leave PCs open to attack unless they are patched, Microsoft has warned
Micromuse acquisition provides Harmoni
News Micromuse, which develops products to help service providers to cope with network outages and IT failures, has taken over one of its key partners



