Previous DayPatents directive wins European Parliament OK
News The directive has passed its first legislative hurdle, but has been amended to include stricter limits on the patentability of computer-related inventions
Microsoft chatroom closure is 'irresponsible'
News A Microsoft rival has criticised MSN's 'moral' stance on chatroom closure, and said that greater investment could lead to a safer online environment
New spin on transistor heralds chip revolution
News A fundamental breakthrough in solid-state physics looks set to drastically improve computing technology
Jury decides first DMCA conviction
News A Florida man has become the first person to be convicted by a jury under the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Looking for love online drains wallets
News US consumers have dramatically increased their spending online, due to more and more people searching for soulmates through paid dating services
Symantec snaps up storage-software firm
News The security-software company has strengthened its disaster recovery capabilities by buying storage manager PowerQuest
Microsoft: Doing it for the kids?
Comment Microsoft claims it has taken down its chatrooms in the interest of protecting children - but its motives may not be as altruistic as they seem
Graphics benchmarker tightens the rules
News Manufacturers have been warned not to tweak their software to cheat on benchmarks
OpenSSH patches second specialised flaw
News The open-source project for secure communications has released a patch for a security hole that affects only some installations varying from its default configuration
Maxtor and EqualLogic ally for iSCSI
News The two storage firms will work together to develop products using the serial-attached SCSI interface and its Internet protocol
PalmSource eyes souped-up device size
News The company behind the Palm OS is looking to extend its reach beyond conventional handheld computers into the notebook arena
Microsoft domination 'threatens US security'
News An industry group has issued a report warning that Microsoft's omnipresence creates a risk to US security
How does XML measure up?
Q&A Tim Bray is one of the co-inventors of XML - he assesses its progress, and explains how his latest project, Antartica, will help enterprises mine data
Microsoft accelerates Office dominance
Comment Microsoft wants to springboard off Office's ubiquity and create a new generation of enterprise applications with that familiar look-and-feel
Intel takes Pentium 4 on road again
News The chipmaker has released four new consumer versions of its mobile Pentium 4 processor
AMD's dual-core plans keep heat on Intel
News AMD has plans for a dual-core version of its 64-bit processor, and meeting its delivery target would mean the company stays hot on Intel's heels
AMD answers 64-bit question
News AMD is attempting to sell the necessity for a desktop upgrade to 64-bits, despite Intel persevering with its 32-bit Pentium 4 range
Via diverts down 64-bit track
News Via Technologies will release a chipset that lets manufacturers use AMD's new Athlon 64 processor
64-bit computing will take off in Europe first
News The Athlon 64 is likely to find favour among European markets first, according to Microsoft, whose support will be key to AMD's success
IBM wins big names to grid computing
News IBM has signed up another handful of firms to grid computing, which involves pooling computing resources
A first look at AMD's Athlon 64
Preview With the Athlon 64, Windows users get their own 64-bit processor. The chip delivers excellent 32-bit performance today, along with the promise of 64-bit computing tomorrow.
HP customers safe from SCO
News HP will assume liability for its customers' use of Linux, protecting them from SCO's legal action over ownership of the operating system's code
