Previous DayFirst phase of supercollider grid goes live
News CERN has launched the first phase of a grid computing project designed to process data from the Large Hadron Collider, which will search for the origins of the universe
US pilots fly virtually with Computer Sciences
News The services firm has won a $1.1bn contract to manage the US Army's flight simulator and aviation training operations
Navman GPS 3300 Terrain
Review Off-road drivers, cyclists and walkers can stay on-track using Navman’s GPS 3300 Terrain bundle for iPAQ handhelds.
Segway sales fall far short
News In recalling all Segways, the company revealed it had sold only 6,000 of the transporters - a fraction of projected sales of between 50,000 and 100,000
Why 64-bit is so important
Comment The arrival of 64-bit computing deserves the big headlines it generated last week
Army deploys PC forensics technology in Iraq
News Equipment and techniques normally associated with resolving business disputes have made their way into post-war Iraq, where the army is using it to find evidence of war crimes
Learning from the bankers
Comment Without Y2K contingency work, 11 September, 2001, would have been much more disruptive for US banks - and access to money has a greater stabilising role than is immediately obvious
New music stores serenade Web surfers
News Dell and MusicMatch are promoting their online music plans, while other big names contemplate joining the growing market
Data services prop up wireless revenues
News A decline in voice revenues means advanced data services will become crucial to the bottom line, according to a study
Mobile operators to offer Wi-Fi via BT
News Vodafone and Orange are to begin offering high-speed wireless Internet access across the Openzone network, as BT begins selling wholesale Wi-Fi
SCO and Linux: The legal rights and wrongs
Q&A An intellectual-property lawyer gives advice to technology customers concerned by SCO's Linux action
China opens Windows code lab
News Chinese researchers will scrutinise the source code of Microsoft's operating system for security issues
Are leased lines on their last legs?
Special Report Vendors are touting real alternatives to the expensive leased-line that could eventually render the idea of a dedicated link redundant
IBM launches another SCO counterattack
News Big Blue has accused SCO, which is pursing legal action against Linux users, of infringing IBM copyrights
McAfee VirusScan 8.0
Review VirusScan 8.0 sports a trimmer profile, a simpler interface and fast performance, but support is more of a hassle than before.
Quantum sharpens tape-library portfolio
News The company has released an automated storage tape system dubbed 'Mako'
Segways recalled after ditching riders
News All of the high-tech scooters sold during the past year and a half are being recalled, because power glitches can cause passengers to take a tumble
Google and Amazon tussle for talent
News Searching on the name of Amazon's search chief turns up a job ad on Google
Adobe publishes merged package
News The software firm is bringing together its Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator programs
Taiwan hands out 22 million ID cards
News The health identification cards, based on Sun's Java technology, contain microprocessors that can run applications
Yahoo freezes out Trillian
News Users of Trillian's instant-messaging software have begun to be blocked from Yahoo's IM service
Experts warn on 'unpatched' vulnerability
News Attackers are taking advantage of a security hole in Internet Explorer not immediately patched by Microsoft
Norton AntiVirus 2004
Review NAV 2004 is still a good choice for first timers, but its minor improvements mean that NAV 2003 users need not upgrade.
Young worm-creator arrested in US
News The US Department of Justice has arrested a minor on suspicion of creating and releasing a worm that exploits Microsoft security flaws in an MSBlast-like manner
