Previous DayShareholders give thumbs-up to BT wireless spin-off
News Investors defy union pleas and throw their votes behind BT's plan to demerge itself of mmO2. Critics fear that a takeover bid will follow
Europe's Christmas e-spending to surge
News Web retailers look set to enjoy a bumper season, and non-US e-commerce is likely to account for more than the US for the first time
Sony to launch PlayStation2 Linux for UK
News A 'worldwide' version of the PlayStation2 Linux kit is in the final stages of preparation, according to a Sony executive
Europe moves in circles over spam laws
News The European Parliament reverts to an earlier position on unsolicited email advertising, showing evidence of a split in the ranks
Palm extends a hand to developers
News In the face of competition from Microsoft, Palm is to initiate new developer programmes and push for the corporate market
Unions protest against BT's wireless sell-off
News Unions fear that splitting mmO2 off will lead to thousands of job cuts, but it looks like investors will approve the plan
Xbox UK public preview - dates announced
News Microsoft has just announced a series of two-day events where you can be among the first in Europe to play on an Xbox
Indigo: The colour of Passport security?
News Microsoft is to unveil its security plans for online authentication this week as part of its .Net strategy
Microsoft releases XP add-ons for MP3
News Windows XP users will have to pay extra to 'rip' MP3 files from their CDs - and that is just one of the software features missing from the new operating system
Microsoft to disclose .Net fees
News Charges for companies will be 'nominal', while consumers will pay about £17-£35 a year
Researchers: Email ads to lead rebound
News Email marketing spending will nearly triple this year, finds a new report
Compaq slips a disc into audio players
News Compaq moves away from expensive flash memory to mini-CDs
New Crusoe notebook to hit US shores
News Fujitsu will bring a Transmeta-based notebook PC to a larger market, welcome news for the struggling chipmaker
Tech companies broadside anti-piracy plan
News Intel, IBM, Microsoft and others say the proposal would be 'an unwarranted intrusion'
Sun's plan to eclipse .Net
News As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows XP, the gateway into an ambitious infrastructure plan, Sun further defines its own business Internet project
Five years ago: AMD P-133 here, P-166 soon
News AMD has begun shipping its 133MHz Pentium equivalent
Norton AntiVirus 2002 8.0
Review There's no better virus killer than Norton AntiVirus -- but unless you're moving to Windows XP, don't bother with this minor upgrade.
