Previous DayWho is 3G for, anyway?
Comment 3G is not an instant hit with the consumer. Should the networks shift their attentions to business? Would that make any difference?
Portals in space
Q&A In 1998, Joe Firmage took the risky step of disclosing a visionary experience that convinced him of a connection between the world's religions, high-tech advances and visitors from outer space
Europe shoots to top of digital camera boom
News Europe's sophisticated mobile phone market has been quick to adopt digital cameras, but the gap to the US is narrowing. And the technology may have already become passe in Japan
Lindows PCs play DVDs
News PCs running Lindows' consumer-desktop operating system can now play commercial DVDs
National Gallery delivers Van Gogh on demand
News A new print-on-demand system uses Linux to churn out up to 1,000 images per day, claiming big advantages over the gallery's traditional shop - though copyright could become an issue
SCO execs take personal profits
News Senior SCO executives have been divesting their personal portfolios of the company's shares, which have soared since launching its legal action against IBM
FBI seeks power to eavesdrop on Net
News The FBI wants the right to listen in on Internet phone calls because it says terrorists can communicate undetected through voice calls placed online
Singaporean online university opens doors
News The first batch of students start MBA courses this week at a Singapore-based online university, which is backed by 16 tertiary institutions from around the world
BT to use Bluetooth to cut mobile costs
News The UK's dominant telco unveils its move back into the mobile space, with dual-band Wi-Fi and GSM phones a key part of its future strategy
What Microsoft should do with its pot of gold
Comment How should Microsoft spend $49bn? Perhaps by starting again from the beginning
Dell fixes Axim glitch
News Dell will post a patch that improves the performance of its Axim X5 handhelds running Windows Mobile 2003
Firms rush to sell songs online
News A stampede of iTunes clones is about to hit the Web, hoping to replicate Apple's success in the PC environment
Graphics technology shows shape of the universe
News At Siggraph, astronomers and computer scientists are plotting the future of computer graphics, and getting a clearer picture of how the cosmos is put together
The software contrarian
Q&A John Chen knows how to speak his mind, particularly when he feels optimistic about the future
The politics of price discrimination
Comment Next time you get a bargain online, think about the relative cost to your privacy
Intel lays siege to server chipsets
News ServerWork's commanding position in server-chipset sales is weakening as Intel turns up the heat
Singapore mulls biometric data in passports
News Tighter US restrictions on travel will mean fingerprints, eye scans and other data embedded into travel documents, even for visa-exempt countries
Hong Kong firm unveils homegrown mobile chip
News Culturecom, best known in China for its kung-fu comics, has worked with IBM to produce a chip with technical tweaks for the huge Chinese market
Oracle asks court for more time
News The hostile bid for PeopleSoft is set to drag out further, with Oracle asking for longer to decide on a hearing date for its lawsuit
'Hype will happen' - Gates
News The dot-com boom's promises will eventually be kept, says Microsoft's chairman
Email failure 'worse than divorce'
News IT managers would find a weeklong failure of their corporate email system extremely stressful, says a new report
Asus S1N
Review The ultraportable S1N from Asus will suit mobile users who don't need fast 3D graphics or particularly long battery life. You'll also need to be happy with an external optical drive.
