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  • This is the future of online newspapers

    Guardian creates defining moment in the paid-for Web

    The Guardian yesterday announced that it was going to start charging for online services, making it the last UK broadsheet newspaper to install a paid-for element on its website. The end of universal free news content has finally come. And so we thought we'd take a quick look at where all the broadsheets stand at the moment …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2003, 07:19

  • Wi-Fi Alliance passes out 802.11g kit

    Packets on parade

    The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced the certification of the first eight products as 802.11g compatible. Four access points and four PC cards officially conform to the new wireless networking standard. Atheros AR5001X+ Universal 802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Adapter Broadcom 54g(tm) AP Reference Design - BCM94306-GAP …

    Wireless 9 Jul 2003, 07:24

  • Microsoft profiting from antitrust punishment

    License fees

    Microsoft's gift for turning its punishments into business opportunities continues to rankle with the States who brought antitrust suits against the software giant. A filing with the US Department of Justice reveals that Microsoft has already been asked to reduce the licensing fees for its communications protocols it is obliged …

    Software 9 Jul 2003, 07:28

  • Thailand imposes curfew on online gaming

    Fears of addiction

    Authorities in Thailand are set to impose a strict curfew on online gaming which will see access to online game servers blocked between 10pm and 6am every day, with Internet cafes also facing curbs to their business hours along the same lines. The move, which is a trial measure set to run from July 15 to September 30, comes …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2003, 07:45

  • Intel to boost Xeon cache, cut prices Monday

    1MB L3 for $690

    Intel will ship Xeon chips with 1MB of L3 cache for dual-processor systems next Monday and cut the prices of its current Xeon line-up while it's about it. The new processor will debut at 3.06GHz. Unlike the Pentium 4, there's no support for the 800MHz effective bit rate frontside bus - instead the Xeon's bus is clocked to an …

    Channel 9 Jul 2003, 09:24

  • Skullcandy Link

    Reg Review Connect your phone to your music to your head

    Skullcandy's Link is a simple product: a pair of over-the-ear headphones, a 3.5mm audio jack and a cellphone connector, all wired together. And that's it. Simple, yet incredibly useful. Slip on the 'phones, connect your MP3 player and your mobile phone and away you go. Just down the cable from the 'phones is a microphone pod …

    Personal 9 Jul 2003, 09:40

  • Britain is a nation of Net tourists

    We, the semi-connected

    Almost a half (47 per cent) of UK households now enjoy Net access, according to the latest government statistics. According to statistics from the April 2003 National Statistics Omnibus Survey, published today, 11.7 million of the UK's 24.9 million households are connected to the Internet. And an estimated 54 per cent of …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2003, 10:21

  • We've found the perfect solution to spam

    Extraordinary solution

    The Internet Research Task Force's (IRTF) quest for an effective solution to spam has struck gold in the form of IT specialist Mark McCarron. The IRTF's Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG) mailing list has over the course of the last month carried details of Mr McCarron's remarkable Global ISP Email Identity System (GIEIS) system …

    Security 9 Jul 2003, 10:32

  • Send to Mobile = brass in pocket

    Content owners find another way of charging

    With broadband, point and click, web browsing, there's a world of information at your fingertips, writes Rob Bamforth of Bloor Research. When you move away from the desk and take the information with you, what could be simpler than printing some piece of information you've found and putting it into your pocket? Instead of …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2003, 11:13

  • Chip industry turnaround coming in Q4

    IC sales rising despite gloom

    The semiconductor industry's recovery will commence during Q4, despite the recent forecasts from industry organisations that 2003 will experience significantly lower growth than expected, chip market watcher Advanced Forecasting (AF) has claimed. The company points to the expansion of Asian foundries and rising IC sales - the …

    Channel 9 Jul 2003, 13:00

  • 3Dlabs brings Wildcat III, 4 cards to Linux

    Reg Kit Watch Plus: Toshiba rolls out Centrino-based Portege sub-notebooks

    Graphics 3Dlabs has posted Linux drivers for its Wildcat 4 and Wildcat III graphics cards, the company said today. The cards are aimed at high-end scientific and content creation applications and are pitched against Nvidia's Quadro series and ATI's FireGL cards. The Wildcat 4 series, comprising the 7110 and 7120 AGP 8x cards, …

    Personal 9 Jul 2003, 13:40

  • Review Memix 128MB USB Memory Watch

    We like USB Flash drives. They're easy to use, make cross-platform file swapping a doddle, and they're incredibly convenient. Why lug around an external drive or a pile of Zip disks when you can carry 1GB on your keychain? E-mail isn't the answer - too many ISPs block attachments that are bigger than a couple of megabytes - and …

    Personal 9 Jul 2003, 13:44

  • Dell to tighten systems security

    Pre-configure Windows settings for users

    Dell is to pre-configure Windows 2000 installations on its desktop and notebook products in a bid to provide its customers with more secure systems, the company said today. Dell says more than 50 Win2k security settings will be activated prior to shipment - essentially to save customers from having to do the work themselves - …

    Security 9 Jul 2003, 14:15

  • 3Com welcome to join Cisco-Huawei dispute

    Three's a crowd?

    A US court has granted 3Com's motion to get involved in patent violation dispute between Cisco Systems and 3Com's joint venture partner Huawei. 3Com has welcomed US District Court Judge T. John Ward's ruling that it is "entitled to intervene" in the closely watched case, which centres on accusation by Cisco that Chinese vendor …

    Data Networking 9 Jul 2003, 14:22

  • TVBrick to pump Japanese TV across Net

    Massive copyright infringement?

    French open source software company Nexedi has launched TVBrick an Internet-based system designed to help Japanese folk overseas keep up with the favourite TV shows. And we don't think the Japanese TV companies - or their foreign counterparts are going to like it very much. It arguably represents copyright infringement on a …

    Personal 9 Jul 2003, 15:27

  • MP sets up spam busting site

    Use it, don't abuse it

    Derek Wyatt MP, Chair of the All Party Internet Group, has set up a Web site to mobilise consumers against the mounting menace of spam email. The site, EndSpam, includes advice about how consumers can complain to their ISP about unsolicited commercial email or complain to their MP about the issue of spam in general. In …

    Security 9 Jul 2003, 16:11

  • P2P fans unite, the RIAA fight is on

    Grassroots action

    The thunderous grunt let out two weeks ago by the RIAA has served as a call to arms. P2P advocates are ready to prove the technology has merits that outweigh the music labels' self-serving concerns. As the pigopolists' lobby group, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), prepares to sue thousands of individuals, …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2003, 18:47

  • Verizon launches MMS

    But carrier shall not picture message unto carrier

    US carrier Verizon has launched a picture messaging service that's compatible with the global MMS standard. But you can't send picture messages to friends on rival networks - at least, not yet. Verizon is a CDMA carrier, but has opted to go with the MMS standard that's used worldwide by GSM networks. The bundles announced today …

    Mobile 9 Jul 2003, 18:48

  • RIAA faces antitrust suit

    Man bites pig

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) could find itself on the end of an anticompetitive lawsuit filed by Internet broadcasters. The Webcaster Alliance, an organization which represents grassroots streaming media, says it will take legal action "unless the RIAA takes concrete steps to address anticompetitive …

    Music and Media 9 Jul 2003, 21:13

  • Revolution needed for rural broadband success

    You have nothing to lose but your dial-up

    The Access to Broadband Campaign (ABC) put the contentious issue of bringing affordable broadband to rural areas under the spotlight in a one-day conference today. The conference, held at City Point, near Moorgate in the City of London, looked at how to bridge the "digital divide", separating those with access to broadband from …

    Telecoms 9 Jul 2003, 21:27

  • DARPA puts millions in U.S. vendors' pockets

    Need for speed

    DARPA has done its part to keep U.S. computer makers alive and kicking by handing out millions in grants to Cray, Sun Microsystems and IBM. As part of its High Productivity Computing Systems program, DARPA has kicked down more than $100 million to vendors. The government agency hopes the server makers can come up with some high …

    Servers 9 Jul 2003, 22:04

  • Serverworks spots flaw in Grand Champion LE chipset

    The North Bridge doth blow

    Serverworks has issued a software utility which lets OEMs spot dud versions of its Grand Champion LE chipset. A performance issue in a "small percentage" of North bridge chips in the LE chipsets causes affected systems to hang. The Grand Champion LE is a volume product, designed for two way Xeon servers. Last year's launch …

    Servers 9 Jul 2003, 22:31

  • Sun replaces Ethernet card with donkey

    V210 and V240 on hold

    Customers hoping to get their hands on Sun Microsystems' new V210 and V240 servers will have to wait a little bit longer. Sun has halted shipments on both systems due to malfunctioning onboard Ethernet ports provided by a third-party. Sun found that the ports may "silently corrupt received network packets," according to an …

    Servers 9 Jul 2003, 22:44