Satellite broadband goes nationwide
News It's rather more expensive than ADSL, but regional agencies are expected to help with the installation costs of BT's satellite broadband service
Microsoft rewarded for work-life balance effort
News Software giant wins award for encouraging employees to limit the time they stay at work
Open-source guru finds Mac OS X too restrictive
News Apple is trying to draw open-source developer interest with its Mac OS X operating system, but Eric Raymond, for one, isn't convinced
IBM aims Linux eServer at telecoms
News Big Blue hopes the new eServer, based on Linux and priced lower than its current telecom servers, will increase sales in a market that has traditionally been dominated by Sun
Google case shows the hazards of the DMCA
Comment The battle between Google and the Church of Scientology is the first real demo of a nightmarish scenario - a constitutional one, set up by the DMCA. And it looks like it's going to get much worse...
Debunking the Microsoft myths
Comment David Coursey has been to see Microsoft for himself, and has found that many of the popular myths about the company don't match up with the reality.
Palm, Handspring doomed by wireless?
News They may be big in PDAs, but a new report predicts neither Palm nor Handspring has what it takes to compete against mobile phone makers and Microsoft in the wireless age
HP: We're taking on commercial printing
News Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Indigo has moved it into the high-end printing market, and it aims to grab a bigger share of industrial printing
IBM's eLiza: Self-healing IT
Feature IBM's new/old iniative - eLiza - promises self healing systems.
Microsoft amends 'clerical errors' in financial reports
News The software giant is to correct two quarterly reports to reflect queries over unearned revenue
Sun aims Java at the Web services market
News Sun is making a definite move into the Web services market with announcments about software designed for mobile phones and handhelds
Java phones take centre stage at JavaOne
News Sony Ericsson and Motorola are among the companies that have been showing off their upcoming ranges of phones at Sun's JavaOne conference. ZDNet UK has exclusive video
MandrakeSoft clears up downloads confusion
News The Linux distributor has clarified its policy for allowing downloads of StarOffice 6.0 following complaints from members of its user club
Microsoft hopes to lure Java developers
News Q&A: John Montgomery, Microsoft's representative at Sun's JavaOne conference, talks about why Visual J#.Net should appeal to Java developers
Hackers attack eBay accounts
News Hackers are taking over eBay accounts and setting up false auctions - although the crime is not widespread yet, it may indicate a worrying trend
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 22/03/2002 More mobile phone madness, this time in the Evil Wireless Waves Are Cooking Our Kids And Running Our Baths department. According to the This Is Local London website, residents in...
Applied Micro leads chip-speed war
News Applied Micro gains a lead in the communications-chip market, but other chip makers say it's too far ahead of the market
Intel unrolls Blueprints programme
News The company is offering corporations a series of designs to get technology installations up and running faster - and get itself some chip business where possible
Five years ago: EC rule sends RAM prices up 30 per cent
News EC anti-dumping legislation is sending RAM prices spiralling upwards again. The legislation took effect on March 20 and is already making itself felt, memory makers say
Sony VAIO PCG-SRX41P
Review If you can live with its relatively small screen and somewhat cramped keyboard, the SRX41P delivers a lot of mobile computing functionality in a highly portable format.



