D-Link claims market's first Vista-ready Draft N router

D-Link claims it is first to market with a wireless router that is based on the draft 802.11n wireless networking standard and that also carries a Works with Windows Vista logo. Having the stamp of approval of Microsoft Labs, D-Link boasts that its Wireless N Gigabit Router (DIR-655) will work smoothly with home networks of machines running the Vista OS, which will be released 30 January. ...more

Dell technical support refuses spyware help

Dell's technical support staff have been told not to help customers remove spyware from their machines. The company has told its staff not to give information over the phone or refer customers to sites or companies which can help. The edict came to light via an internal memo which has been leaked to Lockergnome. ...more

Big blue is in the black

IBM has proved immune to the current IT malaise by reporting a quarterly increase in net income of 15 per cent and a revenue increase of 9 per cent. But it's not the desktop segment that's driving the success. The headline figures are that IBM has announced diluted earnings per share of $0. ...more

Cool.com - from cash cow to 'virtual ghost town'

Once the most treasured of e-commerce properties, catchy dot-com names are no longer the cash cows that they once were. Take the case of Timothy Lee, owner of the once highly-desirable Cool.com. ...more

Microsoft to charge for Office beta downloads

Microsoft is to begin charging $1.50 to download the latest version of its Office 2007 system beta. The company cites download demand in excess of 3 million in the two months since the beta 2 was made available and describes the decision to charge for further downloads as a 'cost recovery measure'. ...more