Online auction site eBay has made plans to soon drop support for Microsoft's Passport for site log-ins and discontinue alerts sent via Microsoft's .Net alerts.

China devises first core IPv6 router

China has developed and demonstrated its first high-performance network core router based on the next-generation internet standard known as IPv6, which the country officially inaugurated earlier this week.

Taiwanese unveil Windows phone-PDA

Taiwanese electronics vendor E-Ten Information Systems has unveiled a Windows-based PDA and cameraphone.

Longhorn downsizing may threaten licensing

Microsoft has cut further planned features from Longhorn as it prepares two Windows server updates for 2005, a move resellers argue may hamstring its Software Assurance licensing scheme.

Apple may launch cheap Mac

Apple enthusiasts have claimed that the computer maker is about to unveil a more affordable Macintosh computer.

Tsunami of online US donations

US relief organisations have received a record amount of money from online donors for helping the agencies get emergency supplies to victims of the South-East Asia tsunami disaster.

Commodore brand sold

The venerable and once-proud Commodore computer brand has been sold by its Dutch owners to a US-based digital content distributor for 24 million euros.