Previous DayMicrosoft's Rare buy pits Xbox 2 against PS3
News Analysts believe that buying the UK games developer will be of little short-term benefit to Microsoft, but will help when the second version of the Xbox goes up against the PlayStation 3
Ulead updates photo software
News The latest PhotoImpact is Ulead's attempt to recapture lost market share from competitors like Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop
Slapper worm takes on new forms
News Update: Two disguised variants of the innovative Linux worm have appeared, and already the worms are thought to have infected hundreds of companies. A security firm is denying earlier reports that...
Autonomic computing changes gear
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Autonomic computing could be the key to the future of information processing - but is it realistic to think it can ever really succeed?
Group fights small business failure
News Innovation Network, a group spearheaded by BT, will support start-ups and and provide an informal forum for sharing ideas
Liquid Audio going down the drain?
News Despite playing by the rules rather than taking the original Napster approach, Liquid Audio could meet the same fate as the fallen P2P giant
IBM rings up Linux sales
News High-tech cash registers are the latest Linux success for IBM, which has sold them to two large customers
Ntl wins Xbox Live broadband deal
News UK Xbox owners will be able to go to ntl, Telewest or BTopenworld to get high-speed Internet connectivity for their console from next March
Oftel boss wins place on Ofcom board
News David Edmonds joins three others on the board of the new super-regulator - but has already warned it will do little to solve the UK's rural broadband crisis
Greek government backs down on gaming
News Following intense criticism, the Greek government issues a clarification of the law that bans electronic games, saying that police should restrict arrests to gambling-related offences
Nokia, Ericsson reach mobile milestone
News Despite the financial problems facing mobile phone companies the next generation of fast access is on its way, with new handsets and cross-network roaming announced this week
IBM tools enter e-business market
News New WebSphere offerings add support for older programming languages, and target medium-sized businesses as well as enterprises
Start-up banks on hack-proof Linux
News Guardian Digital unveils a new operating system distribution that it says will stay beyond the reach of hackers. But Red Hat and other Linux giants are already racing into the same territory
Olympus, Kodak click on digicam specs
News The 4/3 System will allow photographers to swap lenses on high-end digital cameas
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11
Review Any graphics suite that contains CorelDRAW gets our vote, and the other applications in this package only add to CorelDRAW's appeal. Although Adobe’s Photoshop is the top image editor in its class,...
Microsoft confirms Rare buy, Xbox Live date
News At a promotional event in Spain, Microsoft has confirmed the dates of the beta and open launches of Xbox online gaming in Europe - and finally admits it has bought Rare
Mozilla browser gets some bite
News A new Mozilla-based browser, Phoenix, focusses on high performance. But like its predecessor, it includes some bugs
Tablet PC speaks in tongues, but not all
News Microsoft's specialised software for pen-based computing will speak English, French and German, but not Spanish. At least not yet
HP plans further job cuts
News The continued economic slowdown means another 1,800 job losses at HP - though the computer giant says it continues to hire in some areas
Hollywood named in on-demand conspiracy suit
News An antitrust lawsuit has been filed against three major studios, including allegations of conspiracy and price-fixing
