UK Patent Office hones definition of patentability
New Bagle variants await instructions for control
Phishing scams continue to reel users in
Sony unveils its first Walkman phone
IBM peps up its PHP support
SCO secures vital Nasdaq meeting
Cheers and boos for the heroes and villains at the annual ISP Awards
Home Office launches safe computing site
US judges agree FCC has no rights pursue HDTV broadcast flag regs
Microsoft’s security moves throw industry into confusion
Children recruited to commit cyber crime claims report
Skype alights on Broadreach hotspots
Poland continues fight over EU patent directive
SCO to restate its previous financial results
Microsoft evidence nabs global spam ring
US Court throws out enforced content protection
Sun Connection aligned for one-stop technology updates
Cisco, Intel and BT join forces on wireless security
Linux community in BitKeeper spat
Novell boxes iPod-friendly SUSE 9.3
Novell bids to push Linux into mission-critical computing
Security of personal information sacrificed for sake of theatre tickets
Federal Trade Commission raps spyware company for false detection
SUSE makes a play for consumers
Dutch try to head off last ditch attempt to ratify software directive
Nokia records Christmas sales boost
Open Source Development Labs puts $4mn towards legal fighting fund
PC markets to grow 25 per cent over six years
Linux is now mainstream, report claims
e-Christmas card has hidden worm
Microsoft fixes IE iFrame flaw
Microsoft gets tough on Certificate of Authenticity counterfeiters
XP SP2 passes security experiment
O2 seals i-mode data services deal for UK
New IE flaw could hide malicious script behind a JPG
Microsoft tackles XP counterfeiting with new replacement programme
Nokia phones struck by Skulls virus
Trend Micro ousts McAfee from Hotmail message scanning
Skype upgrades service; Vonage launches in the UK
Microsoft to bundle anti-virus scanning into its monthly security bulletins
The return of the Bagle
Cookie-crumbling virus on the loose
Outlook Live! hooks PIM functions to MSN Hotmail
Toshiba brings PCs under the control of mobile phones
Price check: TFT monitors
Sun suffers on Wall Street despite recording profit
Green party pressures the EU to revise computer patent directive
Intel records record revenues for final quarter
Microsoft fixes image handling flaw in latest monthly security bulletin
Skulls variant threatens Nokia phones