Peter Sayer - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Peter Sayer

Article | 11/07/2005 Sasser worm creator sentenced by German court

A German teenager who confessed to creating the Sasser computer worm has been found guilty of three counts of computer sabotage and four counts of dat...

Article | 1/07/2005 Reports: Microsoft in talks to buy adware developer

Microsoft has been discussing the possibility of buying a developer of adware, Claria, according to reports published in US newspapers Thursday. Howev...

Article | 22/06/2005 Motorola adds Wi-Fi to 3G phone for NTT DoCoMo

DoCoMo will begin selling a mobile phone combining Wi-Fi and 3G (third-generation) functions on July 1, according to the phone's manufacturer, Motorol...

Article | 20/06/2005 Philips deal makes TPV world's biggest monitor maker

TPV Technology will soon become the world's largest manufacturer of PC monitors, after acquiring some of the flat screen TV and monitor businesses of ...

Article | 16/06/2005 Fujitsu-Siemens recalls fire-risk laptop batteries

Batteries in some notebook computers from Fujitsu-Siemens Computers can overheat, with a risk of fire. The company had recalled the batteries in some ...

Article | 14/06/2005 Nokia switches to open-source browser in phones

Nokia is turning to open-source software developers to provide a new Web browser for smart phones based on its Series 60 mobile phone software platfor...

Article | 10/06/2005 Online gamer slew player over theft of virtual treasure

A Shanghai man was sentenced to death Tuesday after a dispute over ownership of a virtual sword in an online game led to a real-life slaying.

Article | 9/06/2005 London man arrested for 2001 Nasa hacking

Police in London arrested an unemployed computer systems administrator on Tuesday, over two years after U.S. authorities said they would request his e...

Article | 8/06/2005 Microsoft reveals changes in EU agreement

Microsoft has revealed details of the concessions it offered last week to the European Commission in negotiations over how it will comply with the ter...

Article | 2/06/2005 Agilent expands laser-guided mice availability

Agilent Technologies is equipping mice with laser sensors, the better to see on smooth surfaces such as highly polished wood or frosted glass.

Article | 26/05/2005 Mobile phone sales reached new records in first quarter

Mobile phone sales hit a new high in the first three months of the year, while the top three manufacturers tightened their grip on the market, accordi...

Article | 18/03/2005 Google France loses appeal in AdWords trademark dispute

Google's French subsidiary has lost its appeal against an October 2003 court judgment ordering it not to display advertisements alongside searches rel...

Article | 16/03/2005 Vendors store all things great and small

Storage products announced at the Cebit trade show in Germany, last week spanned the range from a Cisco Systems storage switch ready for multiterabyte...

Article | 24/02/2005 Mobile phone makers hope to play in music market

Wherever you turn at trade shows, there's always a stand with blaring music, and the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes was no exception this week. However...

Article | 21/02/2005 Camera-phone boundary blurs, but images get sharper

It can only be a matter of time before we talk of calling someone with our camera, as the resolution and capabilities of the imaging components in mob...