BT and BSkyB eye AOL UK

BSkyB and BT have emerged as the favourites to buy AOL UK's Internet access business. Reports that the business was up for sale emerged ten days ago and since then various big-name firms have been mentioned as possible buyers, including Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone and Google. However it appears that the field has narrowed to just two, though both are baulking at the rumoured $1bn asking price. ...more

Tiger widget vulnerability highlighted

Apple's Dashboard technology - one of the high profile new features in Tiger - could leave users vulnerable to hacker attacks by allowing the installation of a malicious widget. The vulnerability was discovered by a widget developer, going by the name stephan.com. ...more

Google's Brin regrets China decision

One of Google's co-founders Sergey Brin has admitted that the company may have 'compromised its principles' in bowing to pressure from the Chinese authorities to censor its search results in order to get a foothold in the People's Republic. Speaking in Washington Brin said: 'We felt that perhaps we could compromise our principles but provide ultimately more information for the Chinese and be a more effective service and perhaps make more of a difference.' The company, whose motto is 'Don't Be Evil' has been lambasted by US House of Representatives international relations sub-committee for the deal which allowed Google to set up its . ...more

PDA market in downward spiral reports IDC

palmOne is at the head of a downward spiral of the PDA market according to research group IDC. IDC's figures showed a 8.7 per cent slump year on year for the third quarter of 2004 - the third successive quarter of year on year decline. ...more

Microsoft offers new release candidate for Windows Server 2003

Microsoft has posted an R2 release candidate of its upcoming upgrade for Windows Server 2003. Building on the original Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), R2 is an updated release of the Windows Server 2003 operating system that aims to extend connectivity and reach throughout an organisation. In particular, Microsoft has targeted servers at branch offices to bring them under the central umbrella. ...more