Previous DayIBM ThinkPad X22
Review If you must have the lightest possible system, and don't mind the lower performance, IBM's ThinkPad X22 may be the ultraportable for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Sony's Vaio hit by security hole
News Company warns that users must download a fix quickly, or risk finding that their data has been deleted
Online Christmas shopping soared in 2001
News More than 10 million UK surfers browsed online for Christmas presents in this year - almost half as many again as the previous year
Singapore Oracle execs fired over fraud charges
News Three Oracle sales executives lose their jobs after the employees were found guilty of gross misconduct concerning a certified Oracle reseller
Palm plans updated PDAs and wireless devices
News A mid-range colour device and an update to the m505 are on the cards as CeBIT approaches, following Palm's wireless PDA
EU creates loophole for personal data transfers
News A standard contractual clause in the data protection directive has been adopted to allow EU businesses to transfer personal data to companies in non-member countries
How to break into your own computer
Comment Having a PC or system hacked by a stranger is everyone's nightmare - but sometimes you need to get hold of your own data remotely. Robert Vamosi looks at ways to do it.
Cloud Nine sells up after DoS attack
News Following a severe denial of service attack, Cloud Nine has sold its assets to another ISP, but customers remain angry and confused
Commerce One goes back to its roots
News Commerce One is moving away from large e-marketplaces and back into procurement applications to help enterprises cut costs
Airline industry grounds high-speed Net
News Security concerns have changed the priorities of many airlines, leading to cutbacks in plans to install wireless Internet access on planes
Scientists: Fight flaws with laws
News A group of US scientists is arguing that software makers should take legal responsibility for security flaws in their products
Baltimore finds a buyer for Content
News Baltimore Technologies gets a much-needed lifeline with the sale of its Content Technologies division for £20.5m
Workers using email for sex talk
News An Australian survey shows that a third of employees think using email to discuss their adventures is tolerable, but most think access to porn is unacceptable
Netscape seeks more than money
News Analysts see Netscape's new lawsuit against Microsoft as a vote of no confidence in the government's antitrust sanctions, and an attempt to redress the balance
Embedded Linux alive and kicking
News The dot-com hype is history, but Linux companies are betting on success in everything from set-top boxes to robots
Five years ago: Formic takes drudgery out of data collection
News Battersea, London-based Formic promised this week to cut the time and effort out of data entry with a new version of its forms creation and automated data capture package
