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Archive - 23 Sep 2003

BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest

News Thousands of ADSL-hungry people can't get a trigger level off BT, let alone broadband - but the telco says it isn't possible to have viable targets for every community

3 signs up MTV and Jackass

News Hutchison 3G is leaping into bed with naked rollerbladers - will this help it get its numbers up?

Microsoft lends support to 64-bit push

News The software giant has developed a beta version of Windows XP for AMD's new Athlon 64 processor

Red Hat expands enterprise offering

News Red Hat is aiming to take some of the complexity out of enterprise Linux server systems with its latest management tools

Dell brings MP3 player under brand umbrella

News Dell will expand the range of consumer-electronics products carrying its own brand, as it looks for new revenue streams

Why Microsoft really does need IBM this time

Comment Many people may remember the days of OS/2, when Microsoft promised support for IBM but then changed its mind - now the tech giants are standing together again in the name of Web services standards

US privacy flies out the window

Comment How an airline secretly farmed out customer data to a private firm, which correlated it to social security numbers, home addresses, income levels and vehicle ownership information to create a...

The low-down on 802.16a: Data, media, VoIP

Video At the Intel Developer Forum, ZDNet's Patrick Houston sees a new Wi-Fi technology that uses the 802.16a wireless standard and touts a 10-mile coverage area

Nvidia makes play for handhelds

News The graphics chip maker wants to replicate its dominance of the desktop market in the handheld-device arena

Will patience create a Wi-Fi winner?

Q&A The founder of ISP Earthlink is setting out to capture the Wi-Fi market, which he sees growing steadily as more portable devices become Web-enabled

NetApp unpacks entry-level storage

News The storage firm has released systems targeted at smaller companies

Texas Instruments tweaks VoIP chips

News Changes to voice-over-IP chipsets will mean advanced capabilities can be added more easily, says Texas Instruments

Intel ready for upswing

News A senior Intel executive says the good times will return, with wireless technology, faster processors and emerging markets all reasons for optimism

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V1

Review This compact and lightweight camera offers photography enthusiasts first-rate pictures and impressive performance.

US agencies demand tighter software security

News Five federal agencies will hold software makers to stricter security standards, in a bid to cut down on viruses and hacking incidents

Yahoo to compare prices for shoppers

News Yahoo will launch a price-comparison service this week, in an attempt to capture some of the increasingly sophisticated shopping market

McNealy defends value of IT in business

Video At the SunNetwork 2003 conference in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy debates with writer Nicholas Carr, whose article 'IT Doesn't Matter' appeared in the Harvard Business Review...

Microsoft to pick up half of state's legal tab

News Microsoft must pay nearly $1m in legal fees, after a court ruling in favour of the state of Massachusetts

Google links search to location

News Google users will be able to enter their postcode in conjunction with search terms to produce results tailored to their location, along with a map

Dell touts cut-price server for small business

News Dell is targeting smaller firms with a $1000 server and software package

Microsoft Smartphone 2003 debuts in Taiwan

News A Taiwanese manufacturer has unveiled the first clamshell smartphone based on Microsoft's latest mobile operating system

iPass gives green light to Wi-Fi roaming

News The US company this week launches a roaming service that allows business travellers to access different hot spots

AMD pips Intel with 64-bit offer

News AMD's new Athlon 64 processor gives the option of upgrading to 64-bit software, which will start shipping later this year

VeriSign refuses to budge on redirection

News The domain registration firm says it will not alter its new policy of pointing unassigned domain names at its Web site, despite growing criticism from the Internet community

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