XML and Java are go, says Sun

If you want to access XML data the easy way, use Java. That's what Sun hopes for the two programming interfaces (APIs) it is making available today. And a third API will follow, shortly. ...more

Recycling is so PC

Company formed to offer Internet-ready PCs from ?200 Key Computers, which will launch 24 September, is set up to offer cheap computers, notebooks and peripherals and tackle the growing mountain of waste computer products in the UK. Prices start from ?199.99 including VAT, credit card charges and delivery for an Internet-ready system based on a 233Mhz Pentium, a 1. ...more

Visual Studio .Net 2003 adds Compact Framework support

Microsoft has officially unveiled Visual Studio .Net 2003, its major software development system. Following on from the release Windows Server 2003 and a 64-bit Edition of SQL Server, there is also a new release of Microsoft's programming environment. ...more

Apple shares stomp upwards with Boot Camp

Apple's share price rose sharply yesterday following the news that the company has developed software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Analysts believe that Boot Camp, which was released as a public beta ahead of the inclusion of the finished version in the next major revision of Mac OS X, could make Macs more attractive to a considerable number of PC users who, for one reason or another, still want to be able to run Windows software. 'It makes the Mac the most versatile computer on the market,' said Tim Bajarin, a tech industry consultant at Creative Strategies. ...more

CES 2007: Yahoo! wages new mobile search battle

'We want to be number one in mobile search, and we want to be number one in search monetization.' This is what Yahoo!'s VP of Connected Life, Geraldine Wilson, told us, outlining the company's raft of announcements emanating from CES. The mobile-related Yahoo! developments include version 2. ...more