Vista delay gives Apple room for refinement - analyst

The ongoing delay of the release of Windows Vista has given Apple more time to refine the next major upgrade to OS X, according to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu. Wu believes that Apple has decided to hold back the release of OS X 10.5 Leopard rather than release it before Windows Vista, the successor to Windows XP, begins shipping early next year. ...more

ICANN votes down .xxx domain

The body governing the top level domains of the Internet ICANN has rejected the proposal for an .xxx top level domain. The Board of Directors voted 9-5 against the proposal from the ICM Registry - a Florida based company set up for the purpose of lobbying for the domain. ...more

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

AOL, BTOpenworld raise dial-up prices

AOL and BTOpenworld have both announced increases in the prices of their unmetered dial-up, narrowband Internet services, from ?14.99 to ?15.99 per month. ...more

Treo 700p leads PalmOS revival

Palm has revived the Palm platform for its latest Treo launch, having felt the Windows Mobile pull for the Treo 700w. The Treo 700p smartphone runs PalmOS 5.4. ...more