Microsoft loses Eolas Supreme Court appeal

Microsoft has lost the latest round in its battle with the patents company Eolas. The Supreme Court in the US has decided not to hear a review of the case. The long running case concerns a patent by Eolas and the University of California that covers the use of applets in browsers. ...more

Google and Microsoft are threatened species

What do Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! have in common? Apart, that is, from carving up the Internet search business between them. All three are on a US professor's list of companies that could disappear within 20 years. In fact the list is stuffed with US corporate giants: Dell, Amazon, Starbucks and Wal-Mart are there too. ...more

The ADSL rumble rolls on

Grievances about BT's handling of the ADSL roll-out are continuing to surface. The latest developments concern the allocation of ADSL products by BT to its own OpenWorld service, and Freeserve is making noises about legal action. While BTOpenWorld's share of installed ADSL circuits continue to increase, Freeserve is complaining that its installations for broadband access (which are carried out by BT) are running at a meagre 29 a day. ...more

Acer barges in at the bottom end of Tablet PCs

Forget ultra-lightweight, long battery life, mobile processor, premium-priced Tablet PCs. Acer's new TravelMate will do little travelling if you have to carry it by hand, but at ?999 ex VAT and packed with power, it has its sights firmly set on the classroom. In particular, the Acer TravelMate 250PXCi introduces a new range of desktop replacement Tablet PCs with an eye on getting in the catalogue of the Government's Laptops For Teachers campaign, (and their students). ...more

Intel disappoints in third quarter

Intel has reported lower than expected results for the third quarter, blaming weak demand in Europe. The processor manufacturer said that sales would amount to $8.5bn (?5. ...more