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Archive - 27 May 2002

PricewaterhouseCoopers loses pwc.com domain fight

News PricewaterhouseCoopers loses an attempt to win pwc.com from a Hong Kong company, after using a little-known subsidiary to bring its case

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Blog Thursday 23/05/2002 File sharing neo-Napsters Kazaa and Morpheus seem to be on their last legs, not because they've been found to be transgressing the law and rightfully brought to book, but...

Linux gets Bluetooth

News The Linux development kernel now supports wireless 'personal area networks', but ordinary users won't see the software for a while yet

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Comment To be bombarded with spam is one thing, but to be bombarded with other people's spam is quite another...

Excel hole opens PCs to hackers

News Specially formed XML stylesheets can be used to fool PCs running Microsoft's latest spreadsheet application into executing rogue code

Xbox losing the numbers game

News Sony's PlayStation2 is continuing to attract the most exclusive game titles as the console wars continue at E3

Online gaming: A revolution ahead?

News Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all moving into online console gaming - but not all software companies will be rushing to follow them

Sun to drop free StarOffice downloads

News The software company will end free downloads of StarOffice 5.2 this week, as it announces a new distribution deal with Ximian

Eizo FlexScan L565

Review This impressive 17in. LCD monitor delivers an excellent combination of performance, features and price, and is highly recommended for general office use.

Nanotech start-ups suffer from telecoms surplus

News Huge stockpiles of components owned by telecoms companies are creating a difficult market for nanotechnology-based start-ups to grow in

Intel backs away from InfiniBand

News The future isn't looking so bright for the embryonic high-speed networking technology as Intel pulls out of the market

NEC's Scotland pullout threatens 450 jobs

News Electronics manufacturer plans to move its manufacturing operations to China, threatening yet more Scottish high-tech jobs

HP teams up with MIT on wireless

News HP and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces on research into wireless technology

Aussie tech companies take on Silicon Valley

News The Australian government is helping local companies promote themselves in Silicon Valley

Coming soon: Windows your way

Comment In addition to the usual security patches and bug fixes, the first service pack for Windows XP will let computer makers (and you) hide icons for Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and other...

World Cup fever could develop into virus outbreak

News Fans looking for World Cup paraphernalia on the Internet may accidentally download malicious programs, putting PCs and networks at risk

The email battlefield: building a defence

Comment Email has long since made the transition from 'electronic post-it note' to critical business tool, but the securing of email systems is in its infancy. What are we waiting for? The time to act is now.

E3 shows game industry's true colours

News The gaming show displayed the wackiest new products alongside the big moneymakers

Five years ago: Micronics claims fastest PII board crown

News Micronics has released what it claims are the fastest motherboards to support Pentium II processors

Audiogalaxy in RIAA crosshairs

News In its latest legal action, the recording industry is taking on file-swapping network Audiogalaxy

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