Claranet faces action over 'unlicensed' software
News The Business Software Alliance is taking legal action against Claranet and four other UK companies
Orange GPRS launch slips to fourth quarter
News The mobile network operator now says its consumer GPRs service will launch in the fourth quarter, but details remain vague
Internet will never be secure, says Schneier
News Speaking at ISSE 2001, the security expert dismissed any attempts to resolve the problem of Internet security
Standing up to Microsoft
Comment Windows XP is on the way - but has Microsoft's relationship with its customers improved? Rupert Goodwins thinks not.
SiS integrated chipset heralds cheaper P4 PCs
News Taiwan's SiS is to release an integrated chipset for cheap Pentium 4 PCs
Ericsson upgrades Symbian smartphone
News Eriscsson releases an upgrade to the R380, which aims to fix some of the smartphone's reported problems
Palm backs off fan sites
News An unpopular policy of forcing Palm fan sites to change their domain names looks to be ending
Secret codes 'not hidden in Web images'
News Following reports that bin Laden hides messages in images on the Web, a study has found no evidence that steganography has caught on
Major PS2 price cut announced
News Sony has announced a major cut in the price of the PlayStation2 console from the end of this week
Government urges BT to cut ADSL costs
News Taskforce persuades the e-commerce minister that the UK would be much better off if BT cut the cost of its wholesale and retail broadband packages
Intel boots Gelsinger upstairs to become first CTO
News Pat Gelsinger will head new division directing cross-platform technology development
I-mode success drives NTT DoCoMo towards early 3G
News Mobile colossus NTT DoCoMo reckons 26 million users can't be wrong, as it prepares to launch high-speed mobile Internet services in most Japanese cities
Two 3G operators in the UK 'destined for bankruptcy'
News Mobile commerce hasn't lived up to the hype, and two mobile operators could be in real trouble if 3G is not a big hit with the public
Microsoft adds Java support to database
News In a response to demand from customers, Microsoft will release software for linking Java programs to its SQL database
Sun to challenge Microsoft's Passport
News The network computer maker says it will announce a 'digital identity' initiative on Wednesday, a move that appears to take aim at the Passport system for Internet commerce
Latest AMD snub cuts both ways
News Advanced Micro Devices is losing another PC partner. Gateway says it will no longer sell Athlon-based desktops in a move that could hurt the computer maker as much as it hurts AMD. Separately, AMD...
Five years ago: Oftel tells BT to cut ISDN prices
News Oftel has told BT to cut ISDN prices again, saying the most recent tariffs failed to promote the technology and was unfair on competitors.
Handspring Visor Neo
Review A good entry-level Palm OS handheld, although it breaks no new ground.

