Be Inc settles antitrust case against Microsoft

Be Inc and Microsoft Corp have settled the antitrust lawsuit filed by Be in February 2002. Be has been paid $23,250,000 by Microsoft, plus legal fees, to drop the case. At the same time Microsoft does not admit to any illegal practices. ...more

IBM appoints new chief

The IBM board of directors have elected a new CEO to succeed Lou Gerstner. Samuel J. Palmisano (pictured left, with Gerstner), currently IBM president and chief operating officer, will take over 1 March, but to smooth the transition Gerstner will remain chairman until the end of 2002. ...more

Security concerns holding back mobile computing - Symantec

Security and storage giant Symantec claims that cyber attack concerns are the biggest turn-off for businesses considering rolling out wireless and remote computing. Ollie Whitehouse, wireless research scientist at Symantec, said that while many businesses have had a mobile workforce for some time, the devices used have escalated in power and hence risk. What five years ago was just a phone for voice calls is now a powerful computer with the ability to store sensitive financial data and to grant access to corporate networks. ...more

Firefox 1.5 reaches release candidate 1

The first release candidate version of Firefox 1.5 is now available from the Mozilla Organisation. The release adds nothing bar bug fixes to previous beta releases. ...more

Sony unveils first video Walkmans

Sony has unveiled a range of video-enabled Walkmans, its first attempt to encroach on the compact smaller handheld video market pioneered by the likes of Creative and Apple. Not forgetting the PSP console, of course - which launched in the UK in September 2005 - but now Sony is moving video functionality down into the Walkman range. The three flash memory based models offer 8GB, 4GB or 2GB of storage with a AVGA 320x240 pixel display that can display MPEG-4 video encoded in H. ...more