Zafi worm spreads fast
Another version of the Zafi worm hit the internet this week, and by virtue of its multi-language "Merry Christmas" greetings, managed to spread fast enough to force anti-virus firms to up their alert warnings. More...

Samsung introduces tiny flash-memory cards
Samsung Electronics has announced a line of flash-memory cards that are smaller than a thumbnail, as the firm said it had defeated the nagging problem of high power consumption. More...

Teamwork on RFID price barrier
International Paper has teamed up with US start-up OrganicID, a developer of RFID tags, to develop organic printable tags that OrganicID says represent a price breakthrough. More...

Researcher predicts mobile slowdown in 2005
The mobile industry had a banner year in 2004 but will experience a slowdown in 2005 while faster 3G services and applications are being implemented, according to an IDC study. More...

Sun talks up Solaris 10 for ISVs
Sun has started promoting Solaris 10 to ISVs and channel partners with a range of sweeteners, including extra help for partners porting Solaris on to x86. More...

Ask Jeeves jumps into desktop search
Ask Jeeves this week joined competitors in announcing plans to release a desktop search application that would list information from a user's PC along with web-search results. More...