EC to allow computer patent law destruction

The European Commission has said it will not stand in the way of the European Parliament if it wishes to destroy a controversial EU directive on computer patents. The EC's Charlie McCreevy told the Parliament on Tuesday that 'the ball is now very clearly in the European Parliament's court. It's for you to decide how you want to play it. ...more

Blackberry rival updates mobile messaging software

Good Technology has released the latest version of its mobile messaging software for PDAs and phones using Microsoft's PocketPC platform. GoodLink 3.0's support for Windows-powered mobile devices brings it into even more direct competition with arch-rival Research in Motion (RIM), whose BlackBerry handhelds and messaging platform provide a similar service. ...more

LA Times pulls wikitorial experiment

It sounded like a great idea. Why not let the readers write the newspaper? However, when the Los Angeles Times punted out the idea of 'wikitorial', the results were not quite what it hoped for. After just a week, the newspaper has withdrawn the wikitorial section from its website after being bombarded with what it terms 'inappropriate content'. ...more

China closes gaps in the Web

If you have been following China's stance on the World Wide Web, you will know that the powers that be aren't too keen on its citizens downloading any unsuitable material. According to report from Reuters, the Ministry for Public Security has upped the ante with the release of its new Internet Police 110 software. This new software package has been designed to keep all that unhealthy information from seeping into the Chinese consciousness via the Internet. ...more

Michael Dell returns for Dell 2.0

More than twenty years after he founded the company, Michael Dell is back in the driving seat as Dell's chief executive (CEO), a position he handed over to Kevin Rollins in 2004. The company had suffered another blow by having to announce that its fiscal year 2007 revenues will be below expectations. Rollins who was, until yesterday, the company's CEO has resigned forthwith from his leadership position and as a member of the board. ...more