Archive - 25 Oct 1999 - Technology News, Blogs, Product Reviews and White Papers

Hackers could soon hold the remote control to your car

News Remote technology will protect cars from malicious attack

Interactive shopping for WAP phones

News World's first interactive WAP phones allows simultaneous speech when ordering goods

PM moves to Internet time - critics sceptical

News "The government does not yet fully comprehend the implications of the Internet" says Labour head of the all-party Internet group.

Excite@Home buys Bluemountainarts.com for $780m

News Acquisition gives Excite a Web reach of about 34 percent, a 40 percent boost from prior levels.

Egg hit by 'security alert'

News But Prudential's Internet bank says it's just a false alarm.

D-Day for Intel's Pentium III

News Consumers stand to gain from Intel's roll out of 15 new Pentium III chips. Intel rival AMD is already planning Athlon price cuts.

Amazon sues Barnesandnoble.com over 1-Click

News Top e-bookseller accuses its biggest rival of stealing the idea for a key feature.

Gateway cows come home

News Gateway rubber cows are recalled as a safety hazard

Jane Wakefield: Come on BT, free the Net

News In a week when pressure mounts for unmetered calls, will it fall on deaf ears at BT?

Blundering employees are biggest threat to corporate data

News Human error blamed for 26 percent of all data losses

Troubleshoot Microsoft for real! - Online gaming beta

News Blow those Microsoft bugs into space-dust with latest online Beta missions

Sycamore Networks makes spectacular US IPO debut

News New company rocks Wall Street with next-generation networking products.

Nuggets: Last printer of the year from Epson

News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mitts on...

Government launches e-commerce week

News Blair admits mistake over the pace of digital change

News Burst: UK ISP blames Hotmail for virus epidemic

News The world's most popular free email service is overloading ISPs with virus ridden mail causing havoc for their technical staff, according to British ISP Star Internet.

Staying Out Late? Equip yourself with these High Tech Gadgets (Part 2)

News More ghostly gadgetsConnect Ghouls with Goblins Motorola TalkAbout 280 SLK

Staying Out Late? Equip yourself with these High Tech Gadgets (Part 1)

News Equip Yourself with These Must-Have Gadgets

News Burst: Woolwich first to WAP banking

News The UK's first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) banking service is announced by the Woolwich Bank Monday.

Have a Hi-Tech Halloween

News The Web's best resource for games, gear, activities, mischief, and more! Here is a round up of the most happening Halloween gadgets available.