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Review Toshiba's Portégé 2000 sets a new standard for ultra-thin sub-2kg notebooks. Frequent travellers and mobile aesthetes will probably accept its moderate performance in exchange for its 'wow' factor.
ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0
Review ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0 is as good as personal firewalls get. Although you'll still need an anti-virus product to completely protect your PC, we think that the extras in ZoneAlarm Pro are worth the cash...
BT denies suspending broadband connections
News A technical problem with ADSL kit from Fujitsu has been preventing some new broadband customers from connecting to the Internet, but BT says it is not suspending connections
Scientists find no link between mobiles and ear tumours
News American scientists say they have found no evidence that mobile phone use leads to an increased risk of ear tumours, but warn more research is still needed
Smart Fuel Cell shows off alcoholic laptop power
News Laptops, mobile phones and printers are candidates for a new fuel cell technology capable of delivering 40 watts of power
Ignorance of IT laws threatens UK firms
News Companies in the UK lack policies to deal with many IT-related laws, leaving themselves, their employees and their customers at risk
Digital TV battle looms as second free-to-air box joins fray
News Hauppauge is to take on Pace Microsystems with a set-top box that will let owners record programmes onto their PC hard disk
West Wing meets Web services
Comment Trying to decode the birthing process of Web services protocols or the machinations of standards bodies is like watching an episode of "The West Wing."
Growing pains for Amazon's used goods
News Following criticism of the secondhand-books policy, Amazon is also struggling with technical problems that are preventing users from doing business
HP slashes port cost, stays in wiring closet
News Hewlett-Packard aims to overtake 3Com with its latest networking blitz, and has its sights set on Cisco in the longer term
Symbian opens source code
News Developers are to get access to the handheld operating system, in a move that the company hopes will encourage the creation of more applications
One company, one file structure
Feature Dfs wasn't designed to offer a single file access share point, but with a little planning, it can do just that
Telewest trials faster broadband in Scotland
News Telewest's Scottish customers will be able to trial its 1mbps broadband for no extra charge. A nationwide rollout is due to follow shortly
Your worst security threat: Employees?
News A government-backed report has found that employees are almost as big a security threat as external causes - and companies are finding and the cost per incident is rising
IT jobs market set to grow
News IT, telecoms and electronics are set to recruit one million people over the next five years
Online ad group names permanent chief
News The Interactive Advertising Bureau's chief aims to lead the industry down a profitable road to recovery
SuSE, Sun hook up on grid software
News Sun's grid computing software will be bundled with the next release of SuSE Linux Professional Edition
Caring for your cables
Feature What kinds of preventative maintenance should you perform on the basic cabling infrastructure of the network?
Klez worm could compromise sensitive data
Feature The initially innocuous Klez worm is turning nasty as vandals tweak both the mode of attack and the payload
Yahoo! settles yodeller suit
News The Internet company has reached an agreement with the yodeller who provided its signature sound
Intel readies 2.4GHz Xeon
News The chipmaker plans to release a 2.4GHz version of its Xeon chip for one- and two-processor servers during its developer conference today in Taiwan
Showdown looms over Passport
Feature A key Microsoft executive took the witness stand late Thursday in the continuing antitrust case, setting the stage for a potential showdown over the company's plans in the emerging Web services...
Xbox creator quits Microsoft
News Seamus Blackley, the father of the Xbox who was credited with giving Microsoft kudos it needed among gamers, has left the company to pursue other opportunities
Microsoft gives in-car speech a tune-up
News The software giant releases its latest speech software for use with Windows CE for Automotive 3.5, Microsoft's operating system for in-car use
Handheld sales show signs of life
News The handheld market has seen a year-over-year decline, according to market researcher IDC. But will improvements in the economy launch a recovery?
Intel uses EUV tool to speed chips
News Chipmaker Intel has ordered a test version of a new tool it says will allow the company to hurdle an impending industry-killing roadblock and continue to punch up chip performance
Gates gamble pays off for Microsoft
News Redeeming himself as a witness, Microsoft's chairman takes surprising charge during cross-examination, fending off attacks by the states' lawyer and landing some hits of his own
IDC: Don't view China as one entity
News Hardware vendors have to understand the varying needs of China's massive population in order to prosper in the potentially lucrative market
Five years ago: Law firm sees end of road for .com names
News The Internet's ubiquitous .com suffix could be on its way out
