James Niccolai - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by James Niccolai

Article | 5/03/2001 Transmeta gets a new CEO

Chip maker Transmeta announced Thursday that David Ditzel, its chief executive officer, will step down from that position and be replaced by the compa...

Article | 28/02/2001 Barrett: Intel will ride out the economy's storm

Faced with an uncertain economic climate, Intel president and chief executive officer Craig Barrett sought to deliver a strong message Tuesday that th...

Article | 6/02/2001 Intel sees a roadblock ahead

At a closely-watched chip conference that kicks off in San Francisco Monday, Intel will highlight some emerging obstacles that need to be overcome if ...

Article | 2/02/2001 AOL hit with password-stealing virus

Members of America Online (AOL) were warned Thursday to be on the lookout for a trojan horse virus that can steal their passwords, potentially allowin...

Article | 24/01/2001 DoubleClick cleared of wrongdoing

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed an investigation into DoubleClick, after concluding that the Internet advertising company did not mis...

Article | 15/01/2001 HP co-founder dies at 87

William Hewlett, the technology pioneer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard in a Silicon Valley garage more than 60 years ago and helped grow the company i...

Article | 11/01/2001 Motorola's new PowerPC chip reaches 733MHz

Motorola has launched its new MPC7450 PowerPC microprocessor, designed for a variety of applications including networking equipment, high-end embedded...

Article | 13/12/2000 Samsung phone, Bluetooth in Palm's future

Samsung Electronics became Palm's latest customer Tuesday, announcing plans to deliver a smart mobile phone based on Palm's software that combines voi...

Article | 4/12/2000 Shockwave virus upgraded to high risk

An Internet worm that disguises itself as a Shockwave Flash movie is gaining traction among corporations around the world, and at least one anti-virus...

Article | 14/11/2000 HP's Fiorina touts Nokia deal, Net services

Carly Fiorina, HP's president, chairman and chief executive officer, outlined a strategy Monday to provide a broad range of software technologies for ...

Article | 3/11/2000 Intel expects Pentium 4 to hit 2GHz within a year

In an upbeat presentation to financial analysts Wednesday, senior Intel executives outlined the company's plans for the next year. The forthcoming Pen...

Article | 2/11/2000 Rambus claims a victory with Samsung patent deal

Samsung Electronics has signed a patent licensing deal with Rambus that calls for the South Korean manufacturer to pay royalties to the US-based desig...

Article | 1/11/2000 Intel takes the axe to PC chip prices

Intel has slashed prices on its desktop Pentium III and Celeron processors by as much as one third, as the giant chip maker prepares to launch its new...

Article | 19/10/2000 Group aims to make the 'Internet lifestyle' real

In case you're still not convinced that the Internet lifestyle is the right one for you, a new industry group has been launched that hopes to convince...

Article | 12/10/2000 Intel Holds Relaunch of Faster PIII Until Next Year

Intel won't relaunch the 1.13MHz version of its Pentium III processor, which was recalled in August because of a technical glitch, until the second qu...