Sharp SL-5000D
Review This could be the product that kick-starts the Linux handheld market, but we'll have to wait and see.
Police u-turn on ISP server logs
News The National Crime Squad has retracted earlier statements suggesting that it had access to Demon Internet's download logs for a major investigation
First Foster server makes mainframe features mainstream
News IBM's x360 is the first server to use the Xeon MP, but initial shipments will be stunted by a lack of availability of the processors
Compaq signs up American Express
News In the latest high-profile deal, Compaq has signed up Amex as a thin client and server customer
IBM Summit server prepares for takeoff
News Early shipments of the 'Summit' server are ready to go early next month, says IBM
Novell's latest evolution
News Novell is to bring in consultants to rebuild its brand and bolster its chances of success in the future
SuSE Linux names new chief exec
News A reorganisation to move the company towards profitability includes a new chief executive
Court dismisses free-speech lawsuit
News A US lawsuit claiming that the music industry is stopping a professor publishing his work on anti-copying technology is dismissed
GameCube outsells the competition
News Nintendo has taken the lead in the next-generation console launch stakes by selling half a million consoles in a week
Hopes blossom in chip drought
News Demand and prices are rising in the PC processor sector, leading to hopes of a recovery on the way
Opera fine-tunes latest browser
News The new version plugs a security hole discovered in the last version of the browser, and allows non-Roman alphabet characters to be read
Court upholds ban on DVD-cracking code
News The publisher of the 2600 hacking site has lost his fight to post links to the DeCSS code used to play DVD movies on PCs
Palm lays off another 250
News The cuts, affecting up to 20 percent of the company's staff, are the company's third round of large-scale cuts this year
IBM loses supercomputer crown
News Compaq's Terascale nabs top honours in a new ranking of supercomputers, leaving behind former champion IBM. The list uses new benchmarks that reflect real-world performance, say the testers
Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw
News A bug in a popular FTP program used with Linux servers puts Web sites in jeopardy of attacks from hackers. Though fixes are in the works, a Red Hat warning just makes matters worse
Win XP - now available in slot machines
News Microsoft launches an embedded version of its Windows XP operating system for slot machines, as well as for devices such as ATMs and cash registers
Amazon shares back in favour for now
News Talk of increased sales has boosted Amazon's shares, but it may only be a matter of time before the short sellers return



