Previous DayDesktop Linux: Novell making slow progress
News Less than 30 percent of internal users have migrated to a Linux desktop since March, Novell has admitted
UK IT spend to rise next year
News Fifty-three percent of UK firms predict that their IT spending will rise next year, according to the latest research from the National Computing Centre
3G likely to be scarce outside urban areas
News A map drawn up by O2 shows that while the company's 3G service may reach 80 percent of the population by 2007, its network will leave large geographical areas with no coverage at all
Industry veterans launch open-source venture
News Builder: Former Microsoft VP who helped expand the market for Windows wants to create 'the Dell of the software industry' with a new open-source project
Leading antivirus firm acts to stop phishing
News McAfee have released an update to their popular spam prevention and personal firewall services in an attempt to combat the rise in phishing attacks on consumers
Mobile user arrested for 'disturbing the peace'
News The etiquette of mobile phone calls has been put in the spotlight by the arrest of a woman in Washington, D.C.
JPEG exploit could beat antivirus, says expert
News Security experts say that a JPEG exploit could pass through antivirus software
CNET technology awards celebrate excellence in IT
News Red Hat's desktop Linux distro, Nortel's multimedia server and BlackSpider's outsourced security offering were all honoured at this year's CNET Networks awards
There's a new set of IT priorities on the block
Leader ZDNet UK's conference on Tuesday demonstrated a new enthusiasm among IT professionals in the UK - and a new set of IT priorities
Are Sun and Microsoft forming an unholy alliance?
Comment Rumours are abounding after details of a deal to shield StarOffice users from patent-infringement litigation explicitly left OpenOffice.org users out in the cold
Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX 720
Review With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 1.3 megapixel camera and dual expansion slots, the Pocket LOOX 720 is a well specified and competitively priced Pocket PC handheld.
Government launches new immigration screening system
News The Home Secretary has announced plans to electronically track and screen all those people entering or leaving Great Britain
Hiring hackers: Readers talk back
Video Would you hire a convicted hacker? David Berlind presents a selection of what ZDNet readers said when they were asked
India to be fifth 'flagship' for Windows XP Starter Edition
News India has been announced as the fifth country to be chosen for the trial of Microsoft's pared-down version of Windows XP
Light 'slowed' to speed up data transfer
News American scientists have developed a way to slow down light in semi-conductors, which has the potential increase the efficiency of data transfer involving fibre optics
Apple offers free replacements for 'spotty' screens
News Apple is offering free replacement screens for all 15-inch powerbooks afflicted with this widely reported problem
RIM to release new BlackBerry in Europe
News The 7290, RIM's latest colour-screen handheld, works across GSM and GPRS networks
BayStar's common shares go on the market
News BayStar Capital, having settled its differences with SCO, has put its common stock up for sale.
Experts warn of JPEG-based virus attack
News A flaw in Windows' handling of JPEG files was recently revealed - and now analysts are saying that an attack taking advantage of it is coming 'closer and closer'
IBM opens new research centre
News Brief: Supercomputing and management consultancy will come together at the Center for Business Optimization
