Previous DayBSD a better OS than Linux?
News BSD is the software behind the world's most popular Web site and the world's most popular FTP site -- but unless you're a geek, you've never heard of it.
Fixing Y2K bug is creating new problems says consultant
News Firms with comprehensive millennium bug programmes are creating a raft of new problems a Y2K consultant told ZDNet News today.
Microsoft goes head to head with AOL
News Microsoft has taken aim directly at America Online by launching an instant messaging service that will hook users up with AOL's popular programs.
Bluetooth products race to market is on
News The race to market with the first Bluetooth devices is on with the Danish firm Digianswer taking an early lead, promising Bluetooth-enabled PC cards and USB adapters by February 2000.
Latest in mobile - is it a phone, TV, radio or Net browser?
News A communications chameleon -- the latest device in the world of mobile telecommunications -- is being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Microsoft targets Apple fans
News Microsoft is introducing a slew of consumer-oriented products aimed at Mac users, including updated e-mail software that lets user synch up with their Palm Pilot and a new browser with special...
Disney portal slowly passsing GO
News Go Network, the portal created by Walt Disney Co. and Infoseek is six months old this week -- and contrary to the expectations of some, Go hasn't turned the Internet upside-down.
UK technology key to Microsoft deal
News The UK wireless telephony industry is the envy of the world, according to representatives at STNC Ltd., a British cellular software firm swallowed up by Microsoft's Productivity Appliances Division...
Nuggets: Feature-rich camera for digital snaps
News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mits on...
Nuggets: Webcam offer - how will you use yours?
News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mits on...
AOL delivers again
News America Online easily hurdled analysts' estimates in its fourth quarter Wednesday, raking in $156m (£95m), or 13 cents a share, on sales of $1.4bn. Its shares closed up 2 11/16 to 115 7/8...
Amazon hits 2Q estimates
News Amazon.com met analysts' estimates in its second quarter Wednesday, posting a loss of $82.8m (£50.4m), or 51 cents a share, on sales of $314.4m. It also announced a 2-for-1 stock split.
