Previous DayUK chipmaker ships 10-millionth Bluetooth chip
News Cambridge Silicon Radio says that Bluetooth is now a mainstream technology, but others argue that usability problems are increasingly hampering the technology's growth
What the IT trenches are saying
Comment Jon Oltsik: I've been talking to IT managers whose take on technology reflects a very different reality from the one commonly bandied about as conventional wisdom
Intel tweaks roadmap to boost Pentium M
News As Centrino begins to gain ground, Intel is changing the mission of its mobile Pentium 4 and introducing faster Pentium M processors
Lindows keeps quiet as SCO battle rages
News Unlike Novell and Linuxtag, Lindows - the consumer Linux maker - says it is neither for nor against SCO's legal battle against IBM and Linux
Shared source: Get a limited peek at the Windows source code
Feature The MSDN Code Centre Premium service offers 'qualified' organisations access to the Windows source code, which is invaluable when trying to make your software work - all the time
What if SCO wins?
Comment John Carroll: Open-source companies are growing up and becoming the profit-oriented entities that companies at their core truly are. But this can be like watching Dr Jeckyll turn into Mr Hyde
Marina offers Wi-Fi for £250 a year
News Boat owners and sailors will have unlimited Internet access via Wi-Fi from marinas around the South East for an annual fee of £250
Philips to challenge Intel with P800 smartphone chip
News The Dutch electronics giant is to release a new mobile multimedia chip - already used in Sony Ericsson's smartphone - to the general market next year
Eclipse Java tools will swallow Tiger
News Software consortium Eclipse will launch a new set of tools next year, which will incorporate the latest Java specification - code-named Tiger
AOL hands RealNetworks job to Dolby AAC
News AOL confirmed it has dumped RealNetworks in favour of Dolby as its preferred radio streaming technology
Microsoft faces Office pricing dilemma
Analysis News analysis: Microsoft cut the price of its Office software suite this week, but it may soon be forced into slashing its volume licensing charges
Software on the cheap
Buyer's Guide Fed up with paying through the nose for programs? Need to repopulate a system with applications following a disaster? You need our guide to free and low-cost software.
Wireless credit card in development
News Philips and Visa have teamed up to develop a contactless credit card, which enables shoppers to make a purchase without opening their wallet
Computex is rescheduled for September
News Computex, the Taiwanese tech trade show recently postponed because of the Sars outbreak, has been rescheduled for September
SCO bans press from Open Systems briefing
News SCO has banned journalists from attending an Open Systems user briefing in Australia because it expects the managing director to receive a 'hostile grilling' from members
Microsoft loses £1.58bn in Telewest deal
News In 2000, Microsoft bought a huge chunk of Telewest. Yesterday, the company sold its entire stake for around 0.2 percent of the original purchase price
Munich deal boosts desktop Linux
News An agreement by the Munich local government to replace thousands of Windows PCs with Linux will be one of the largest desktop Linux migrations ever seen
Shareholders dismiss lawsuit against Rambus
News In the latest twist in Rambus' high-stakes courtroom drama, shareholder plaintiffs have decided not to sue the company after all
Microsoft patches new security flaws
News Internet Information Services and Windows Media Services are both vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks
Dell not switching on utility computing
News The computer maker says that on-demand computing, currently a hot topic in the IT world, is still years away as a practical reality
SuSE, SCO bullish on profits
News The two companies, on opposite sides of a Linux dispute, both say they see a brighter financial future ahead
