Previous DayNew Linux kernel hurries to release
News The new kernel arrives less than two weeks after its predecessor, making some wonder why so many bug fixes are necessary
Shock! Horror! A cable company that trusts its customers!
Comment Good customer service from cable companies has been a rarity - but Telewest has broken all the rules and been honest with its customers. Rupert Goodwins is delighted.
Jam Echelon Day a 'rousing' success, says organiser
News Echelon did not grind to a halt, but the protest day helped to raise public awareness about the US-led surveillance system
TSMC shrinks memory to 0.13 microns
News The process will mean cheaper, more efficient memory modules for TSMC's customers, as well as potentially lower costs for consumers
Plug-and-play broadband due in January
News An initiative to let customers install their own ADSL connection could help make broadband more affordable
Intel expects PC sales boom next year
News The launch of Microsoft Windows XP will force many companies to upgrade their PCs in 2002, predicts Intel
IBM names new Unix server chief
News Val Rahmani to take over the Unix server division as it faces the challenges of an economic downturn and a new product line
Consumers gain new rights over data
News For the first time in the UK, consumers now have legal redress against companies who flout data protection laws
Compaq posts third-quarter loss
News The computer company is hit hard by recent events and the weak economy, and still faces a price war
Borland updates Kylix
News The drag-and-drop Linux development tool gets a remake, with a free version specifically for developing open source applications to follow
Can Apple keep control of the iPod?
News For now, PC users are locked out of the iPod. But they will find a way in, says Guy Kewney
.Movie coming to a Web site near you
News New domain aims to make it easier for film fans to find the official site for their favourite movies
IT workers' dough isn't rising
News Tech pay is stagnating in many areas - and some salaries may actually be shrinking
Lindows unites Linux and Windows
News Hoping to bring Linux to a whole new market, a new start-up is launching a version of the operating system with Windows functionality
Biometrics: for your eyes only
News An iris-recognition authentication system was launched in Australia yesterday - but some experts fear it could give away personal information to employers
Law makes Scotland attractive to Net paedophiles, says expert
News A criminal psychologist has warned that child pornography laws in Scotland will lead Internet sex offenders north of the border
Red Cross solicitation is a Trojan horse
Help/HowTo New Trojan horse does not appear to damage computers, but it attempts to steal credit card information by preying on charitable instincts
Wireless harmony
Comment Talk of a conflict between Bluetooth and WiFi is pointless - in the future, they'll both be a major part of our wireless lives.
Developers discover the cost of .Net
News Microsoft is charging its business partners nominal fees, expecting to make its profits from end users
Apple unveils iPod
News The digital music player, the size of a deck of cards, stores 1,000 songs on its hard drive. Critics give it a mixed response
Intel shrinks flash memory for phones
News The chipmaker aims to double the size of the memory while halving the size of the chips
