BT results see revenues falter
News 'New wave' services have boosted BT Group's revenue, but the telco's turnover is down slightly
Skype launch flawed by reset bug
News Skype's first full release of its VoIP software connects Internet calls with the phone system, although some users may find that it shuts down their PCs with no warning
Yahoo matches Gmail gigabyte - but only in China
News The Internet firm has boosted its free email storage limit for Chinese users
Apple accuses RealNetworks of hacking
News Software that lets iPod owners listen to songs in RealNetworks' music format will not work with future iPods, Apple has said, in a stinging attack on the media firm
IBM buys apps management firm
News Its seventeenth acquisition since 2001 sees IBM buying application management software firm Cyanea
Motorola claims wireless spread-spectrum breakthrough
News Researchers in Motorola Labs announced on Tuesday that their Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology can transmit data at speeds of up to 300Mbps
Online shopping increase provides bait for phishers
News More and more people are shopping online, leading to an increasing number of incidences of phishing
US government IT spending jumps 50 per cent
News Contracts worth more that $23bn were awarded during the second quarter of 2004, according to a report
Data-matching could catch VAT-dodgers
News Working together to match data could provide valuable information for those fighting against VAT fraud
Cardiff 'partners' with LogicaCMG on IT
News More partnership than outsourcing is how Cardiff sees its deal to roll out a modernisation programme
Check Point plugs VPN security hole
News Check Point has had to issue a patch to plug a serious security hole in some of its VPN and firewall products
Microsoft 'offshoring some Longhorn development'
News A labour organisation claims to have documents which prove Microsoft is outsourcing some development work on its latest OS to India, despite the company's claim to keep 'core' work within the US
All aboard! The enterprise service bus pulls in
Comment There's no fixed way to create an ESB, but getting interoperability right is key to any system
Tech support costing companies
News Survey: The majority of US workers spend at least 30 minutes talking to tech support every week
E-blackmail elbows physical crime aside
Comment Criminals are finding that electronic attacks offer the richest pickings
PeopleSoft upsets merged customers
Feature Companies that chose J.D Edwards for its dedication to smaller firms are far from pleased with its new owner's approach
Researchers revise mobile projections
News More cellphones will be sold this year than first thought, market analysts say
Seti's Boinc project hit by DDoS attack
News Brief: The search for extraterrestrial intelligence was disrupted temporarily last week, but normal service has now been resumed
Of Google, sewers and English ale
Comment The modern world's latest woe, Internet-borne viruses, may find a cure in Victorian science
Enthusiasts gaze into iMac crystal ball
News Apple's announcement that it will redesign the iMac has sent users' imaginations into overdrive
Hackers striking more suddenly
News Attackers are writing malicious code more quickly than ever, the founder of the Black Hat Security Briefings has warned
Bangalore closing gap on Silicon Valley
News The Indian high-tech centre may become the biggest IT employment area in the world
Microsoft outlines standalone antivirus plans
News The software will detect destructive files in two ways, a Microsoft executive has revealed
Tech-savvy shoplifters 'could alter RFID tags'
News Hackers could cheat stores by changing the identity of goods, warns a technology consultant



