October 2003

• New Worm Steals User Data
• Panda Updates Antivirus Programs
• Internet Access Tax Ban Stalls
• Kaspersky Updates Antivirus Apps
• Internet Aids in California Firefighting
• Symantec Product Activation Poses Problems
• Microsoft Goes After Google
• Motorola Launches Linux-Based Phone
• NEC Steps Up PC Protection
• Tokyo Edge: Gadgets That Trick and Treat
• Do Antispam Laws Have a Dark Side?
• Europe Steps Up Microsoft Antitrust Queries
• Microsoft Shows Next-Generation Security Code
• Intel Goes Extreme
• Three Minutes With RIAA Chief Cary Sherman
• Sun, TI Team Up to Talk Java
• Lexar Recovers Lost Images
• Printer Cartridge Clones Get Boost
• Microsoft Looks in the Crystal Ball
• Viral Scourge 101
• Zap Those Pests
• Microsoft Previews PDAs, Tablets
• Intel Ships 802.11a Chip
• Microsoft Launches Voice Command
• The Ten Commandments of PC Security
• Web Inventor Backs Microsoft
• Epson Readies High-End Photo Printer
• DMCA Challenges Dealt a Blow
• Stored Data Doubles in Three Years
• Mandatory Copy Controls Near
• Newest Coolpix Boasts Several Firsts
• Microsoft Details Security Changes
• Campaigning in Cyberspace
• Enterprise Messaging Interoperability Nears
• Microsoft Settles Six Class Action Suits
• Dell Updates High-End Gaming PC
• Did AOL Charge Users Without Consent?
• Microsoft Delays Digital Music Devices
• Sober Virus Spreads
• CAN-SPAM Law Won't, Critics Say
• Trend Micro Updates PC-cillin
• Internet Access Tax Ban Nears Vote
• Sneak a Peek at the Next Windows
• Fujitsu Readies New Tablet PC
• Dell Delves Into Digital Music
• Citibank Customers Hit With E-Mail Scam
• California Wins Suit Against Spammers
• New Thinkpads Get Graphics Boost
• Spam Slayer: New Antispam Weaponry
• Intel CPU Could Run Macs
• Epson Faces Consumer Suits
• Judge Questions Microsoft Licensing Plan
• AOL Turns Off Windows Messenger
• Microsoft's Security Morass: What Do You Think?
• Gateway Updates Business PCs
• Microsoft Reports Strong Consumer Sales
• Casio Shows New and Improved Digicam
• Linux Gets a Reality Check
• Camera Phones Get the Picture
• Microsoft Revises Bug Alerts
• Motorola Shows Big Power for Small Devices
• Red Hat Upgrades Linux OS
• Sony Uses Blue Lasers to Boost Storage
• Toshiba Updates Pocket PCs
• More Patriot Act Amendments Unveiled
• WebEx Upgrades Meeting Center
• User Group Sues Dell
• Is the Age of Desktop Linux Approaching?
• Notebooks Will Rule, Intel Says
• Senate Squashes Spam
• Could Spam Kill Off E-Mail?
• Centrino Notebooks Lag in U.S.
• Sendo Describes First Symbian Phone
• Motorola Phones Will Pack Linux, RealOne Player
• Epson Ships Photo Series Printers
• Apple Rolls Out G4 iBooks
• Settlement Proposed in Fujitsu Hard Disk Suit
• Dell Turns On Its LCD Television
• Sony Unveils Small-and-Thin Digicam
• The Hidden Cost of Office 2003 Upgrades
• Business Powerhouse Courts Smaller Firms
• First Office 2003 Users Weigh In
• Microsoft Ships First SmartPhone in U.S.
• Electronic Postmarks Promoted
• Sony Adds Video to Smartphone
• Exchange Server 2003 Ships
• Ballmer, Barrett Talk Security
• Speedy Searches of E-Mail Offered
• Instant Messaging Gets the Picture
• Yahoo Works to Flush Out Spam
• Toshiba Notebooks Go Wide
• NEC Ships Plasma Displays
• Cybersecurity Audits Urged
• ARM, NEC Team on Multiprocessor Core
• ITunes for Windows Proves Popular
• Utility Combines Photo-Sharing, Chat
• NEC Speeds Wi-Fi Transfers
• Lycos Links Up With Movielink
• Microsoft Highlights Antitrust Compliance
• Could Your CD Contain Corn?
• ISPs Rev Up Antispam Efforts
• Spam Slayer: Outsmart Scammers
• Sony, Intel Team on Cell Phone Content
• Microsoft Exec Rips ITunes
• Patriot Act Amendments Offered
• Microsoft Releases Super Patch for XP
• High-Frequency Wireless Gets Go-Ahead
• SCO Gives Linux Users More Time
• MSN Adds Antivirus, Firewall Tools
• IM Poses Legal, Personnel Problems
• ITunes Comes to Windows
• Cybersecurity Efforts Draw Fire
• Business IM Gets a Boost
• VeriSign Grilled Over Site Finder
• PC Sales Exceed Expectations
• Britain Urges United States to Can Spam
• Windows Server Beta Ships for Opteron
• Microsoft (Finally) Patches IE Flaw
• Microsoft Issues First Monthly Security Alert
• Dell Details New Axim X3 PDA
• WiMax Promises Broadband Breakthrough
• Mozilla Internet Suite Updated
• Security Flaw Found in Hotmail
• FSLogic Safeguards Shared PCs
• Information Isn't Always Power
• Antispam Activists Win (and Lose) in Court
• Maxtor Technique Pushes Hard Drive Capacity
• Transmeta Unveils Low-Power Processor
• Lawmakers Hammer on Spam
• AOL to Offer Discount Dial-Up
• Is the Internet More Dangerous Than Ever?
• MSN to Offer Free Video Player
• LG Unveils Large Plasma Display
• Kubi Tools Boost E-Mail Collaboration
• Gates on Making Microsoft Mobile
• China Gets on the Grid
• Show Spotlights Chip Designs
• Pioneer Amplifies Windows Media 9
• HP Highlights Mobility
• Sharp Ships Notebook With 3D Screen
• FileMaker Ships Task Manager App
• Spam Slayer: Hot Tips to Cool off Spam
• Google's Secret: 'Cheap and Fast' Hardware
• EMusic Halts Unlimited Downloads
• Dell, HP Plan New Wi-Fi Pocket PCs
• Microsoft Plans Broadband TV Software
• How to Pick a Perfect PC
• ITunes Moves to Windows in October
• Trillian Gets Video Functions
• Tokyo Edge Roundup: Living-Room Tech
• Tech Execs Give Hint of Future
• Hacker Busted for Identity Theft
• Microsoft Gets Serious About Security
• Sierra Wireless Ships SmartPhone
• Web Site Welcomes Hackers
• Laptop Era Dawns
• Plans for Napster Launch Revealed
• Intuit Apologizes for Product Activation
• Is the Music Industry Stuck in the Past?
• What Are the Worst Security Problems?
• Revamped IE Called 'Premature'
• Sculley: Apple Should Have Picked Intel
• Oracle Ships Small-Business Database
• SMC Adds Print Server to Wireless Router
• Windows Dominates on the Desktop
• EarthLink Adds Spyware Protection
• Napster Ready for Relaunch
• Dirt-Cheap Dial-Up
• XP Media Center, Take 2
• 64-Bit Takes Off
• Microsoft's Patch Policy Pickle
• Gateway Unveils Home Theater
• News In Brief
• TDK Shows Off Stylish MP3 Players
• Toshiba, Fujitsu Roll Out New Notebooks
• AOL Sticks With Google
• Sony Unveils Video, Gaming Device
• First 2-Megapixel Camera Phone Debuts
• New Discs Double DVD Storage
• Microsoft to Make Changes to IE
• Sharp Shows New Notebook
• VeriSign Defends Site Finder Service
• P-to-P Companies Look to Go Legal
• What's Next in LCDs?
• Panasonic Readies Three New Cameras
• Sony Secures USB Storage Device
• IBM Updates ThinkPads
• EDial Links Phone, IM
• DHS Launches Cybersecurity Monitoring Project
• Spam Slayer: Doublespeak in the Spam Wars
• Four Plead Guilty to Software Piracy
• VeriSign Suspends Site Finder
• What Palm Chiefs Learned From Newton
• Study: Bluetooth Shipments Double in 2003
• Lexmark Wins Printer Cartridge Suit
• User Sues Microsoft on Security
• Toshiba Shows Off Blue Lasers
• Digital Gear: Great Gadgets for Kids of All Ages
• Yahoo, WebEx Meet Up
• Matsushita Cooks Up 'Kebab'
• Graphics Chip Makers Scrap Over Half-Life
• Music Sales Down, File Swapping Up
• Trojan Horse Hijacks IE
• Microsoft to Reveal Latest Smartphone
• Panasonic Unveils New 4-Megapixel Digicam
• Yahoo Edits E-Mail Marketing Plan
• Sony Hands Over New Clies
• Software Pioneer Looks Back--and Ahead
• Microsoft Readies Small Business Server
• Internet Sales Tax Looms
• OpenOffice 1.1 Ships
• PC Grid Powers Search for Smallpox Cure
• ICANN Investigates Site Finder
• AOL Speaks Spanish
• RIAA, Senators Press for P-to-P Changes
• Will Your Next TV Be an HP?
• Virus Experts Ask: What's in a Name?
• Palm Refreshes Tungsten, Zire PDAs