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Archive - 29 Aug 2001

Handspring VisorPhone

Review You must really want an all-in-one package for your Handspring device to justify spending nearly £300 (ex. VAT) on this add-on module.

Hack attacks on home PCs increase

News Home PCs face increasing threats from intruders, and those on broadband connections are most vulnerable, according to both CERT and the hackers themselves

Handset delays could cripple 3G rollout

News How will network operators make a success of third-generation services if phone makers don't come up with the goods in time?

Wyly's big day at CA falls flat

News The existing board claims victory in the battle for control of Computer Associates, although the final results are not yet known

Intel Developer Forum: Full coverage

News At its developer jamboree in San Jose this week Intel touted everything from computers for your socks to performance figures for the 64-bit McKinley chip. Find out what's fact and what's still fiction

ISPs may be forced to keep tabs on customers

News New recommendations in Australia could see Internet Service Providers recording their customers' online activities

Robots could be nurses of the future

News Japanese plan could bring forward the day when robots work as nurses within hospitals, or help to save lives after a natural disaster

CBI demands action on cybercrime

News The Confederation of British Industry calls for more government action after finding that fear of Internet crime is stopping businesses getting online

IDF: McKinley to be twice as fast as Merced, says Intel

News At its Developer Forum in San Jose, Intel releases the first performance figures for McKinley and it looks promising, but 32-bit applications will see little benefit

IDF: Banias ends the megahertz madness for Intel

News Intel is slowing down in its race for more megahertz, and plans to start tailoring processors more closely to the applications they will be used for

Motorola picks Lineo for set-top box

News Lineo announces partnership with Motorola and a product to prevent mixing of open-source and proprietary software

Linux company to work on supercomputer

News Linux supercomputer maker to collaborate on data storage software for the US Energy Department's nuclear simulation tests

Gator bites back in ad battle

News Following criticism of its banner-covering pop-up ads, Gator sues the Interactive Advertising Bureau for disparagement and trade libel

Psion dips into the red

News UK PDA maker pins future success on the enterprise market as it announces £13m losses for its first six months, but insists the Symbian flotation is still on track

Microsoft patents may threaten open source

News Open-source supporters worry that Microsoft's recent patent acquisitions could restrict the development of Linux software

Home PC users wake up to need for firewalls

News The Code Red worm and the SirCam email virus appear to be the cause of an upswing over the summer of sales in home antivirus products

Handspring to launch two PDA-mobile phones

News Palm licensee Handspring has gained regulatory approval for two mobile phones based on the popular operating system; the Treo k180 and Treo g180

Gateway to lay off up to 25 percent

News A lack of brand recognition is blamed as the company closes operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Australia and New Zealand

IDF: Intel 'hyper-threading' doubles chip power

News Intel's new technology, called 'hyper-threading,' will take advantage of formerly unused circuitry in the Pentium 4

Oracle returns fire after Gartner report

News The database software maker accuses Gartner of bias, but the research firm rejects the criticism of what it sees as evidence of independence

Five years ago: Dell first up with pre-installed NT 4.0

News Dell claims to be first PC vendor in the UK to ship systems with Windows NT 4.0 pre-installed