Previous DayGovernment may regulate RFID use
News The government is expected to debate the use of RFID technology after the parliamentary recess, in case it needs to be regulated in the UK
MPs put the boot into IR35
News The government has been told that its tax on contracted workers isn't doing much good and should be reviewed
IBM claims anti-Linux conspiracy
News An IBM executive told delegates at an Australian conference that a 'set of forces' was attempting to derail Linux - including, but not limited to, Microsoft and SCO
Samsung's all-in-one digital camcorder
Video CNET's Brian Cooley takes a look at Samsung's SCD-5000 DuoCam, a mini digital camcorder that features a 4.1 megapixel lens for still photography.
Man charged with stealing Cabinet Office laptop
News The Cabinet Office has admitted that three laptops have been stolen in recent weeks, amid renewed criticism of government security measures
Maligned security industry gathers
News Security experts and hackers are congregating in Las Vegas this week, as a continual stream of alerts creates scepticism over the industry's effectiveness
Tablet PC shipments fizzle out
News Despite a much-hyped launch and an influx of new vendors, tablet PCs are not exactly flying off the shelves, according to new figures from Canalys, which says Microsoft is to blame
Japanese mobiles try paying by photo
News Mobile phone users in Japan will be able to shop by snapping a photo of a special bar code
Malaysian PM proclaims success of high-tech hub
News Criticisms that Malaysia's multimedia corridor is 'irrational' have been proved wrong, said the country's prime minister
'Do-not-spam' may not pass go
News A do-not-spam list may remain wishful thinking for US consumers if a lawsuit promoting the freedom of commercial speech makes progress
McDonald's beefs up Wi-Fi combo
News The chain's trial of wireless Internet access will spread to 75 restaurants
Start-up touts keyboard made of light
News A Californian company will next year release chipsets that beam a working keyboard onto a flat surface
'Over-enthusiastic' agent spams mobiles
News A real estate agent in Queensland, Australia, has been reprimanded for spamming mobile phones, waking many people at 4 a.m.
Red Hat starts testing latest Linux
News The Linux seller has begun to beta test the next iteration of its enterprise version
Venture capital slowly flowing back to IT
News Half of the tech sectors in a survey released this week reported continuing growth in investment
Actuate to buy Nimble
News Another merger has been announced in the rapidly consolidating business-software sector
Gnome grafted onto Solaris
News The latest version of Sun's Unix operating system for the first time incorporates the Gnome interface
AMD cuts prices for mobile and server chips
News The latest price cuts, affecting Opteron and Athlon XP-M processors, follow on from recent reductions by Intel on the price of its Xeon server chips
Microsoft lays groundwork for Longhorn
News Microsoft will release new development tools as part of preparation for the launch of Longhorn, its next version of Windows, and Yukon, an overhaul of its SQL Server database
HP iPAQ H5550
Review With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 128MB of RAM, the iPAQ H5550 is the mobile power user's Swiss Army knife.
