Previous DayMotorola switches chips
Comment You have to admire Motorola for the best smuggling operation ever seen. Or, in this case, unseen; it has managed to drop its long-standing 68000 instruction set without anybody noticing. And it has...
Valuable resources
Comment Last week, I talked about the strange case of CPU time and how some people were trying to meter what is by now as plentiful as sand on a beach. Out of curiosity, I went to check on how Seti@Home's...
Westminster launches UK's largest Internet kiosk network
News Twelve outdoor Internet points are to be piloted in central London, offering free access to passers-by
Developers squeeze Palm inside PocketPC
News Users of Microsoft's Windows CE platform have lusted after Palm's library of applications for years - will they finally get their wish?
Shareholder revolt forces Vodafone to review bosses' pay
News Complaints of executive greed have forced the UK's largest network operator to consider changing its boardroom bonus scheme
SBC gets boost from DSL and wireless
News Positive second-quarter results based on growth in DSL and wireless sections are released by the communications company
Borland gives away Kylix Open Edition
News The tool speeds up GPL software development, but company warns: keep it away from your proprietary code
Intel to phase out Rambus discounts
News Direct Rambus DRAM is now cheap enough that Intel no longer has to subsidise sales, but rival DDR is still gaining ground
Gateway beats IBM for US government contract
News Gateway has won a contract with the US Chamber of Commerce, beating out incumbent IBM
Telecom industry has saving graces, insiders say
News Long-haul network equipment manufacturers may weather the telecommunications storm while other companies falter
UK company shows off cloth keyboard
News Lightweight fabric is water-resistant and can be folded up
Gates donates £2.6m to provide UK libraries with Net access
News 350 libraries in socially deprived areas will be eligible for new online PCs through the grant money
IT contractors facing pay cuts
News Self-employed workers could see their pay packets shrink later this year
Medicine on a Microchip
Comment My friend was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C, a devastating disease that attacks the liver. The treatment isn't fun. Several times a week, she injects herself with interferon, a drug that...
SirCam worm 'high risk' but not an epidemic
News The SirCam worm continued to spread on Tuesday, although antivirus experts said it still paled in comparison to other destructive programs
Lucent sells optical fibre business for $2.75bn
News Lucent said on Tuesday that it was selling its Optical Fiber Solutions business to Furukawa Electric and Corning
IBM expands Linux marketing push
News IBM has spread its Linux marketing push to its iSeries servers, a line designed for medium-sized companies running specific programs
The future is broadband, says Microsoft
News Microsoft president Rick Belluzzo outlined a vision of a high-speed Internet world with his company as its foundation on Tuesday
Microsoft under pressure on Windows XP
News Senator asks US federal and state authorities to delay release of Microsoft's new operating system, calling for an investigation into XP
Wall Street boos Amazon's juggling act
News Analysts take a dim view of Amazon's latest losses and growth expectations
Five years ago: 200MHz Pentium appeal no match for Pentium Pro
News 200MHz Pentium systems are dribbling out the door as UK corporate buyers succumb to the persistent wooing of the Pentium Pro, according to PC vendors.
Sagem WA3050
Review The WA3050 is an excellent convergence device by today's standards, but it's not without its faults.
