Previous DayMotorola sues Aruba over WLAN patents
News Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley Communications, both subsidiaries of the phone giant, have filed patent infringement claims
Microsoft DRM tool locked out genuine users
News Windows Genuine Advantage servers suffered disruption over the weekend, with XP and Vista users treated as if they had counterfeit software
New Zealand to outlaw spam
Blog New Zealand is to pass a law to make spamming illegal, according to NZ news site TV3. "Next month the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act will take effect - meaning spammers in New Zealand can...
CIO's - a light at the end of the tunnel
Talkback "80 per cent of budget, to keep legacy systems alive"…Seems like a bit of a waste to me. I understand that these things are cash cows, but all anyone does by updating or re-shaping their legacy...
Of Microsoft, china pigs and hungry bears
Blog Here's a question worth asking. In 2017, what and how big will Microsoft's major revenue streams be? Even discounting hindsight, that's a lot harder to answer than the same question ten years ago:...
The genuine advantage in Windows' woes
Leader Windows Genuine Advantage is nothing of the sort. Take the cue for a fresh look at how IT should work
IEEE agrees to disagree
Blog Finally it looks there may be some agreement on the future specification for ethernet. Even if the agreement is an agreement to disagree. I reported back in June that the international...
Nike's Flash-based payment pages: Just do it?
Video How secure is the sports-equipment manufacturer's online store?
Paint problems delay Dell's Inspiron deliveries
News Issues with producing machines in multiple colours now dog Dell's Inspiron range, after earlier problems with its XPS portfolio
Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure
Review This is an excellent tool for replicating virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESX Server 3.x and VirtualCenter 2.x. Although the suite is relatively new, impressive usability features hint at...
Losing patience with eBay
Blog We all love it for buying and selling general tat, but I've been driven round the bend recently by trying to sell a high value item on eBay. I guess it's a reputation thing. If you're going to...
Inside iWork '08
Photo Apple's office productivity suite now handles spreadsheets in addition to word processing and presentations. Check out our screenshot gallery.
Vista not showing Kodak's true online colours
Video Could discord between Eastman Kodak's photo-sharing website and Microsoft's newest operating system be a sign of something else?
Clash of the TyTNs
Blog I'm very fond of my T-Mobile Vario II pocket PC smartphone thingy, which is also known (branded, whatever) as the HTC TyTN. Well, I think I know what my next handset might be - the TyTN II,...
Microsoft starts 'hackers' blog
News Online postings from internal penetration testers will discuss vulnerability testing issues at the software giant
Google: Censorship should be trade barrier
News The search giant's chief executive has called for internet censorship to act as a non-tariff trade barrier in the interests of freedom of speech
Vodafone boosts uplink speeds
News The mobile operator plans to launch a USB modem that takes advantage of HSUPA technology to provide greater upstream bandwidth
TfL trials hi-tech travel-information system
News Transport for London's trial will let passengers receive real-time travel information by placing their mobiles on 'touchpoint' posters
Australian tax staff fired for security breach
News Employees at the Australian Tax Office have lost their jobs after they were found to have abused their access privileges
SugarCRM plans to go public in two years
News Following the release of a beta of Sugar 5.0, the open-source CRM firm's CEO, John Roberts, says the company is on track for an IPO
Majority of UK firms adopting 3G
News A report commissioned by ZDNet.co.uk reveals that more than half of businesses are using 3G services, and finds that cellular-based mobile connectivity will soon become the norm
Telecom New Zealand apologises for email woe
News The telco will make a £350,000 donation to charity and provide a week's free internet access to customers after recent email outages
Ex-XenSource CEO touts desktop virtualisation
News Nick Gault's new company will utilise VMmare Server when it launches its software in September
Solis Energy develops solar-powered Wi-Fi
News The company has created a portable, solar-powered energy source for Wi-Fi routers, promising to bring wireless internet to remote locations
Get your LEGO Steve Jobs today!
Blog Ok – so there is the long tail – and then there's the looooooonnnnng tail. Internet economics mean that almost any niche is a market but come on – a site that specialises in making LEGO brick...
Brother MFC-9440CN
Review Our quibbles with the Brother MFC-9440CN pale in comparison to the many things we like about it, chiefly its sublime combination of fast speeds and high-quality output. It's currently our top...
Computers as Art - the artist replies
Blog Last month I posted some pics of an exhibition I attended at Camberwell art college of some interesting ceramics of degraded computers and mice. I received this reply from the artist - Jehan E....
CIOs last three years in their posts
News Research has shown that UK tech chiefs stay in their jobs for an average of 38 months, although the IT projects they commission can take much longer
Security experts warn of Sony 'hidden files'
News The fingerprint-recognition software packaged with Sony's Microvault USB could be used by malware to compromise users' PCs
Intel updates vPro for desktops
News New features of the processor include better security, management and energy savings
Acer snaps up Gateway
News Suitors once offered $7bn for Gateway, but after a decade of missteps and bad luck the company is acquired for a modest $710m
