Ireland struggles with 3G licensing

Four licences available, three applications made... ...more

Microsoft denies Tablet PC dive

Microsoft has said it has no reports of sales figures in decline for Tablet PCs, despite Canalys figures showing that shipments were down 23 per cent. The Canalys report showed shipments of Tablet PCs had taken the hit this quarter, and total shipments since launch had yet to reach 100,000. Even so, Microsoft has told us that however many products are shipping into the channel, sales for Tablet PCs have increased sequentially since launch, both globally and here in the UK. ...more

IBM makes a bid for wireless dominance

IBM is launching a massive drive to take over the wireless market in Europe, Asia and the US. The company has announced a series of new products that it hopes will make it the choice for ISPs offering wireless access to the Net. It also hopes to attract companies wishing to connect PDAs and wireless devices to applications and networks. ...more

KDE 2.0 moves to the centre of the Linux universe

A major new version of KDE - the Linux-based desktop environment - has been released. KDE 2.0, dubbed "Kopernicus", features a range of productivity tools, from Konqueror, which is a full featured web browser and file manager, to KOffice, an integrated office suite. ...more

OSDL strengthens links with developer community

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has set up a technical advisory board to beef up its communications with the developer community. The OSDL, which employs the likes of Linus Torvalds and Andrew Morton, is a vendor-funded non-profit organisation pitched as a centre of gravity for Linux technology. The technical advisory board will help ensure the OSDL has a handle on what the developer community is focused on. ...more