Windows XP delivery date

The date has been decided, the marketing midwives have been put-in position, so it's official - 25 October will see the delivery of Windows XP to the world. Running on a Windows 2000 code base, the newest Microsoft operating system overhauls the familiar Windows look in favour of Web browser style interface. Microsoft, of course, is trumpeting the release as establishing a "new standard in power, reliability, security and simplicity". ...more

Microsoft wants the world to share its Passport

Microsoft has announced plans to expand its Passport authentication service so that it works with third-party enterprises and service operators. Its goal is to make the Microsoft Passport a universal single sign-in system that will span multiple organisations and services and networks. The development should not come as a surprise. ...more

Tiny worm catches out lazy adminstrators

A tiny worm only 367 bytes long is set to cause chaos in the internet today. SQL Slammer, also known as "Helkern" is claimed by one anti-virus company to be `one of the biggest dangers threatening the normal operation of the Internet to come along in recent years`. The worm doesn't infect end user machines and is not a mass-mailer but instead targets the in-memory process of unpatched Microsoft SQL server machines. ...more

Bounty offered over sex.com

Just when you thought that the case surrounding the ownership of the sex.com domain name was over, another bizarre twist presents itself. If you've not been following the case, you might not be aware of the story so far. ...more

Artists rebel over Sony's iTMS stance

Artists signed to Sony in Japan are rebelling against their label's decision not to make their music available through iTunes Music Store. At least one contacted Apple directly in order to get their tunes onto the downloads service, which after just a few days of operating became the largest in the country, and a musicians' management agency has said it is interested in talking to Apple in defiance of the label. Among the rebels is rock musician Motoharu Sano. ...more