Previous DayBBC to sell £220m technology arm
News Auntie wants to sell its BBC Technology to one of the big IT services firms. Whoever takes it on could, says the BBC, offer a far wider range of IT services to clients
Plastic memory shows promise
News New discoveries may lead to cheap, fast memories based on a common plastic
Europe's 'DMCA on steroids' gets go-ahead
News Update: The draft IP enforcement directive, a measure that critics say would harm consumer choice and criminalise many innocuous activities, has moved one stage closer to final approval
Oracle forgoes profit to hit Microsoft's SME plans
News Oracle is giving away modules of its ERP software to smaller companies in the hope of tying them in for the long term and cutting out a challenge from Microsoft
Olympus DS-660
Review This is an expensive dictation machine. You're paying for sound quality, and if that matters above all else to you then the DS-660 may be worth the price.
Europe to take Wi-Fi crown from US
News As Wi-Fi hot boom over the next few years, Europe is set to overtake the US, say analysts
Sendo X: a first look
Preview The UK’s very own mobile phone manufacturer has launched its much-delayed smartphone. Here are our initial impressions.
Human nature: Security's nemesis?
News It is a grave mistake to underestimate the ability of human nature to undermine technology - especially when it comes to security, as diy.com found out to its cost recently
Twenty years of viruses and still no cure
Feature Viruses that now wreak havoc on the Internet have come a long way since their humble beginnings as experiments and games
China: Revenue opportunities and the Internet death penalty
Comment When tech leaders start making moral speeches, should all their actions be judged in moral terms?
Windows 95, 98 get system restore
News UK-based Waycam Technologies has launched a set of data recovery tools that can add the System Restore facility to older versions of Windows
Phone bloggers get multimedia upgrade
News Foneblog v2 brings more features to mobile bloggers, and more revenue to operators' pockets
Industry group fights SCO with Linux education
News The Open Source Development Labs consortium is planning to fight intellectual property fears around Linux by teaching businesses how kernel development works
Linux kernel 2.6 heads for final testing
News The delayed operating system core gets one last test version for developers to examine
SCO's 'Las Vegas code': All show?
News The examples shown by SCO chief executive Darl McBride in Las Vegas this summer amounted to nothing but fist-pounding, according to a professor of law in the latest debunking of SCO's case against...
MP3.com artists to be given a new home
News CNET Networks, the new owner of MP3.com, has announced that independent artists will be given a place to post their music online
Adam Smith's lessons for IT
Comment If the US tech industry wants to retain its current dominant position, it might want to spend less time pleading for special favours from the government
Sendo tweaks its image with flagship smartphone
News The Sendo X, successor to the company's aborted Windows smartphone, could increase the appeal of photo messaging by allowing users to get personal
Nigeria renews efforts to stop 419 scammers
News New legislation could be introduced in Nigeria to combat the notorious 419 spam scams that flood inboxes worldwide
Free support for smartphones tipped to end
News As mobile phones get 'smarter', operators will no longer have the resources to offer free support, and that is likely to mean increased costs for IT departments
Thailand plans cheap wireless
News The government plans to follow its success with inexpensive Linux PCs by promoting mobile phones, Wi-Fi and other wireless technology for the poor
Compulsory ID card scheme on course for Parliament
News The controversial plan is set for the next session of Parliament, introducing the possibility of mandatory identity cards containing biometric information and tied to a central database
Indiana cancels India outsourcing deal
News A US state has made a move to protect domestic tech jobs, amid growing concern about shifting call centres and software contracts overseas
Orange Smart City-Coupé
Review The Smart City-Coupé is a fun, economical and ultra-compact car with the added advantage of a Bluetooth handsfree system, a Sony Ericsson T610 and six months’ prepaid mobile phone contract.
Hong Kong signs up to view Windows code
News The Chinese region is the latest to take part in Microsoft's programme, designed to persuade governments that Windows is secure and fend off the Linux threat
Mac OS X glitch published after patch 'delay'
News A security researcher has published details of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's operating system, claiming the computer maker has been sluggish in coming up with a fix
