Previous DayXbox hackers attempt to blackmail Microsoft
News A group says it can run Linux on Microsoft's Xbox, and will make this technique public if Microsoft refuses to consider an official Linux boot loader
HP opens new front in PC price war
News HP's latest PC for consumers undercuts rival Dell
UK is an open-source 'third world country'
News Linux User Expo: Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe where it comes to adopting open-source software, says a lobbyist. But the open-source community cannot expect businesses to adopt Linux...
Get ready to meet the motion-sensitive mobile
News A new smartphone from Finland lets users scroll and zoom simply by using their hands
Sony's online 'Star Wars' game debuts without hype
News In a galaxy not so far away, Sony released its online game based on the classic movie series
How to effectively set up file and printer shares
Feature Appropriate permissions for sharing files and folders are essential to any infrastructure - here is a step-by-step checklist
HP hops on board SmartFrog
News HP has demonstrated its support for open standards in grid computing by donating software to the SmartFrog alliance, which sets standards for the technology
AOL admits failure of Winamp revamp
News AOL has launched a "classic" version of its Winamp media player, after devotees rejected its most recent iteration
Spammers conscript home PCs to do dirty work
News Junk emailers are using viruses to hijack consumers' PCs and relay spam
Windows 2000 SP4 arrives - but may need patching
News The Windows 2000 service pack 4, which allows the ageing operating system to support USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi authentication, comes with a warning - you may need to apply another patch
Prepare yourself for the Internet-based application revolution
Feature If you have to automate processes or integrate systems, you're going to be in need of an Internet application, so now is the time to find out more
Friday: Brits in spaaaaaaaaaaace
Blog Friday 27/06/2003And I can slide into the weekend happy in the knowledge that I once again belong to a space-faring nation. Well, Europe anyway: it's good that we're part of the flotilla of...
Antitrust ally returns to haunt Oracle
News A lawyer who worked alongside Oracle to fight Microsoft dominance has been hired by takeover-target PeopleSoft
Yahoo insiders take profits as shares hit high
News Yahoo executives have made millions of dollars in the past two months as the company's stock rebounds from the dot-com bust
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Tropical paradises, Dixons shop assistants and Amazonian warriors are all very well, but when Rupert starts writing poetry about Bluetooth it's time to worry
Court sets back Sun's Java push
News Microsoft will not have to include Sun's Java virtual machine, though it will have to stop distributing some of its own versions
Mobiles usurp landlines' function
News Americans are using their mobile phones to make calls they would once have made from landlines
Windows NT's end is nigh
News Telephone support for the operating system is about to be cut off
Employers get tough on Internet misuse
News Almost half of employers would fire staff for misuse of email and Internet during working hours, according to a survey
Sobig.e virus spreads fast
News The Sobig virus' latest mutation has infected scores of PCs in the UK and US
