Previous DayUK patent firm details ambitious claim
News A UK organisation's Web patents appear to address many fundamental electronic publishing applications
Supreme Court allows handover of Intel documents to EU
News The highest court in the US has ruled that Intel documents from an antitrust trial in Alabama can be handed over to the EU
Acer n30
Review Acer's n30 Pocket PC is compact and lightweight, and includes Bluetooth, but it could do with integrated Wi-Fi and a swappable battery.
Berners-Lee wins €1m prize
News Sir Tim has been awarded a cash prize for his work on the development of the Web - and has hit out at the ease with which software patents are awarded
Porn spammers sneak images into Outlook
News Spammers have found a way to bypass Outlook 2003's anti-spam security by embedding pornographic images into their emails
Big Brother turns its eye to Gmail
News Google's email service is likely to win a Big Brother award for its threat to privacy, according to civil-rights group Privacy International
Sprint and Sweden claim Internet speed record
News After transferring 840GB of data halfway round the world in under half an hour, Sprint and Sweden's academic research network are claiming the fastest Internet transmission
Flood of England and Wales successfully simulated
News The Environment Agency says the test of a Web site designed to coordinate the response to a huge flood 'passed expectations'
Mobile phones for your business
Buyer's Guide Want your mobile to be a useful business tool rather than a frivolous gadget? Here's what you should be looking out for.
Japan's NEC extends its reach
News NEC wants to move into phone markets outside its native Japan, where it is one of the largest handset manufacturers
Routing wizard explains his approach
Q&A Tony Li has a reputation both for brilliance and for being 'difficult'
Security: Firms must keep their eye on the ball
Comment Sophisticated attackers will use known vulnerabilities to gain access to and steal from corporate networks - it's not enough just to lock the doors any more
Stealth wallpaper shields WLANs
News Panels that block electronic eavesdropping on Wi-Fi traffic but allow radio and mobile phone signals to pass have been developed by BAE Systems
Falling prices drive UK notebook sales
News Notebook sales are booming in Germany, France and the UK while desktop PCs are proving less popular
FriendsReunited acquires Schoolfriends.com
News The UK site's additional features, such as its family tree service, made it an attractive purchaser, says Schoolfriends' founder
Intel heads for 3D standards war
News Intel previously backed development of a 3D rendering technology for the Web but after breaking its ties with the group, a fight appears imminent
AMD bets on cheap chips
News The Sempron chip will attack Intel's Celeron range at the low-end of the market
Australian body calls for mod-chip legalisation
News Music companies will be able to 'double dip' by taking a cut of a new levy but also locking away their digital media unless mod chips are legalised, says the Australian Consumers Association
Duopoly 'would mean price rises' - economist
News An economist has told the court considering Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft that a takeover would mean Oracle and SAP domination of the business-software market
Sybase offers dynamic alternative to archive storage
News The database company has released archiving software designed to reduce the time that IT managers spend in dingy storage rooms converting backup tapes into readable formats
