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Leader Once again, the Lords grasp the nettle and ask the right questions about national IT policy. Take note — and take part
Fedora seeks women developers
News The project is trying to attract female coders, but some members of the FOSS community doubt it will be a success
Microsoft meets EC deadline with a thud
News A 2,600 page submission dents the Commission's in-tray in a weighty bid to avert an antitrust fine
Government drives down IT costs
News New contracts with Microsoft, Oracle and others have delivered more than £400m in savings, the government claims
TomTom GO 910
Review The GO 910 performs its core navigation task very competently. The wide-screen format is an improvement, and the software is generally well presented and usable. However, it remains to be seen how...
Apple recalls MacBook batteries
News Batteries in the computer maker's MacBook Pro laptops may be substandard and need replacing, Apple has warned
Photos: Charity wants your old handsets and cartridges
Photo Your company could help Computer Aid meet its target of refurbishing 100,000 PCs for the developing world by 2007
Vodafone denies 3G snub
News Following reports that it has given up on recouping its 3G investment, Vodafone says customers are still keen on services like mobile TV, but admits video-calling is a flop
Red Hat rains on Xen parade
News Most of the computing industry may be rallying behind Xen virtualisation, but Red Hat believes the technology is nowhere near enterprise-ready
CNN to put users' video online
News CNN hopes to turn YouTube-style user video into a journalistic tool
Motorola takes Linux into the mobile mainstream
Analysis Analysis: Motorola shipped more than a million Linux-based 'Ming' phones in China last quarter, opening new doors for the operating system
Lords leap into security inquiry
News A House of Lords committee wants to hear whether UK citizens are sufficiently protected when going online
Linux to power US Navy aircraft
News Wind River's embedded Linux will run surveillance and other mission computing tasks in a modified 737 plane
Anti-fraud service blacklists PC hardware
News A system devised by Iovation identifies PCs that have used stolen credit cards, then puts the machines on a permanent watch list
Users must pay for Microsoft Office beta
News Microsoft will introduce a fee to offset the cost of providing Microsoft Office system Beta 2 downloads
Glitch halts Small Business Server rollout
News Microsoft said it found a problem with Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 after the product was released to computer makers but before it was made broadly available
Torvalds criticises GPL revisions
News A new draft of the GPLv3 does not go far enough in solving problems around DRM, according to Torvalds and others
JavaScript attack maps secure networks
News Current security systems may be powerless against a new technique for invading home and corporate networks via a Web browser
