Motorola mobiles get 3D games engine
News Motorola has adopted graphics technologies from Japan to help developers build 3D applications and games for its range of mobile phones
UK's minimum Net speed creeps up
News Oftel, the UK telecoms regulator, has raised the threshold for Internet access speeds, claiming a victory for consumers. But will anyone really benefit?
Palm hopes new Tungsten will shine brighter
News After the original Tungsten T failed to meet sales expectations, Palm has updated it with the T2, building in Bluetooth connectivity and extra multimedia features
When in roam: Openzone gets access to US Wi-Fi
News A deal between BT and Airpath Wireless means that BT Openzone customers will be able to get Wi-Fi access if they cross the Atlantic
Handheld sales keep sliding
News PDA shipments dropped 10 per cent in the second quarter, as manufacturers struggled to target new markets
Amazon reports surge in sales
News Amazon's second-quarter results beat market forecasts, thanks partly to the Harry Potter phenomenon
New P2P system crippled by success
News A file-swapping technology offering faster downloads has become a victim of its own popularity
US universities delay unmasking file-swappers
News Universities are reluctant to invest hours in fulfilling RIAA demands for the names of students trading material online
TI deal caused death of SPV suit
News Mobile phone maker Sendo said a deal with mobile phone chipmaker Texas Instruments led to the withdrawal of its patent lawsuit against Orange
Korean online game takes Asia by storm
News Millions of Asians are hooked on Ragnarok Online, an Internet role-playing game in the style of EverQuest
Australia to ban spam
News Australia's government will ban unsolicited commercial email later this year
'Super drive' tapes sell well
News Companies are buying higher capacity, faster tape drives to cut down on tape machines
Netomat wants to make Web more social
News A start-up drawing on art theory and instant messaging wants to shake up online interactions
Wal-Mart accepts electronic cheques
News US retailers are starting to take payment by electronic cheques, which allow customers several days' leeway before payment is drawn from their bank account
Carly Fiorina on the post-merger 'HP Way'
Interview The Hewlett-Packard chief executive on how her company plans to take on Dell, and whether innovation in IT really is dead
Lindows reawakens network computer
News The consumer-Linux firm is trying a bare-bones PC, despite network computing's failure to take off in the 90s
Outsourcing backlash will fade - Gartner
News The reaction against outsourcing IT work to countries such as India will recede when Western economies pick up, according to the research firm
Red Hat embraces outside programmers
News Red Hat wants the wider programming community to play a more active role in its Linux development process
Windows passwords broken in seconds
News Swiss researchers can crack a Windows password in 13.6 seconds



