Previous DayPrivacy International cries foul over ID cards
News Opponents of entitlement cards are bringing the parliamentary ombudsman into play, alleging maladministration by the government
Users to get more control over .Net Passport
News Changes to bring Microsoft's .Net Passport authentication service into line with EU privacy laws will benefit users worldwide
Broadband campaign site Eclipses rivals
News The latest broadband registration scheme lets users who can't get high-speed Internet access show their interest in ADSL, SDSL, satellite and wireless broadband
Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter
Review If you have Bluetooth-enabled equipment and you'd like to connect it to your PC, this is a straightforward and affordable way of doing it. A PC Card adapter may suit notebook users better, but...
Web services find new life
Feature One of the software industry's brightest prospects -- Web services -- has started to prove its worth by driving e-commerce in an unexpected way: as the bridge that links companies behind the scenes
Why Microsoft was right about Linux
Comment Charles Cooper: When Microsoft lawyers said Linux was a major competitive people laughed. But it's now likely to become the dominant platform in corporate datacentres.
EMC revs up its matrix
News The storage company aims to close the performance gap with its rivals by overhauling its high-end products
Debug SOAP apps
Feature Apache has distributed the TCP Tunnel/Monitor application as part of Apache SOAP. Learn how to use this message monitoring app to debug Web services
Sony camera-PDA set to arrive in UK
News The upcoming PEG-NZ90 blurs the boundaries between handheld computers and consumer electronics, with Bluetooth and a two-megapixel camera
New standard to speed chip connections
News The HyperTransport 2.0 specification aims to provide data transfers between chips at up to 40 gigabytes per second
IM bot will talk for cash
News SmarterChild will again provide AOL Instant Messenger users with answers to specific questions - but it's not free any more
Think 'thin' to bring down bandwidth
Feature Budget concerns, complicated infrastructure, and user frustration are all reasons to move away from a fat client networking strategy. Here's a compelling argument for using thin clients to save...
Intel chipset boosts 400MHz production
News Intel's change in specifications has forced memory makers to up the production of high-speed double data rate DRAM
Sony Clie gets USB upgrade
News Future Clie handhelds will include a USB On-The-Go chip, allowing them to exchange data without using a PC
IBM: Pervasive computing is the future
News The computing giant sees more and more aspects of 'smart' technology becoming part of people's lives, pointing to the success of mobile phones and other devices
Survey gives thumbs-up to ID cards
News UK citizens support ID cards, according to a report commissioned by the world's biggest smart card maker. Privacy activists are not convinced
Net hack activity worsening
News Researchers found that a 'dummy' server was attacked nearly 500 times on the day of its installation
Government unveils 'grooming laws'
News Those convicted of the new offence of making online contact with children with the intention of later abuse will face up to five years in jail
Safari 1.0 Beta
Review Apple's free Mac OS X-only browser is worth considering if you're sick of Internet Explorer for Mac, but -- in beta at least -- it's hardly a compelling offering.
Dell plans relentless diversification
News The PC maker says that its direct business model will fare well with all sorts of new product lines, from PDAs to services. Analysts advise to take this rhetoric with a grain of salt
Security clearinghouse under the gun
News The CERT Coordination Center, a group widely used by security companies as a clearinghouse for newly discovered software vulnerabilities, has raised the ire of a well-known researcher
Linux gets high-end server boost
News A new update should help computer makers such as IBM use the open-source operating system better in multiprocessor servers
Slammer may not feed on Microsoft alone
News Other companies' products using flawed Microsoft database software could have amplified the SQL worm's impact, according to researchers
AOL loses Ted Turner and £60bn
News Troubled media company AOL Time Warner has reported a net loss of nearly $100bn for 2002, and says vice chairman Ted Turner is resigning
