Intel reports sales up a fifth

Intel has reported record revenues for its third quarter financial results. Sales of $9.96 billion represent an 18 per cent increase year-on-year, and they put Intel in the black to the tune of $2 billion, up 5 per cent on the same period a year ago. ...more

Office XP shot Clippy

Part of Microsoft's marketing campaign for its Office XP suite will include a tacit admission of the years of annoyance caused by the Office Assistant paper clip. Long-derided for programs weighed down by too many features, Microsoft will now use the demise of Clippy to persuade people that upgrading to Office XP will bring an end to "It looks like you're writing a letter.. ...more

A Data-Vac puts the freshness back

Here's a gadget that really sucks. A vacuum cleaner for computer users. We all know that the insides of our PCs can get a little grubby so it comes as no surprise that the Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Company has launched a range of vacuum cleaners with the computer user in mind. ...more

Now Cisco bitten by disgruntled shareholders

The after-shock of the dot-com collapse has passed, but the recriminations are starting to bite from those who saw their investments disappear. The latest case involves Cisco Systems. A US pension fund - an institutional investor in the networking company - has started a class action on behalf of all those who bought Cisco shares in the period between 10 August 1999 and 6 February 2001. ...more

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