James Niccolai - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by James Niccolai

Article | 9/06/2000 Java goes mobile with Motorola

Motorola is going truly mobile, with a little help from Java.

Article | 8/06/2000 Gates Pledges Victory on Appeal

Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said he is confident that his company will prevail in its appeal against a U.S. Dis...

Article | 6/06/2000 Intel delays Timna release until 2001

Intel will delay the launch of its Timna processor for low-cost PCs until the first quarter of next year while it develops a new interface that will a...

Article | 1/06/2000 MS/DOJ: MS takes final swing at breakup proposal

Microsoft issued its final response today to the US government's proposal to split the software titan into two separate companies, paving the way for ...

Article | 31/05/2000 Intel to hit untold speeds

Intel took the axe to its microprocessor prices over the weekend as the US chip vendor prepares to release a panoply of new products in the weeks ahea...

Article | 29/05/2000 "Killer Resume" Virus Lurks

Called the "Killer Resume" virus, the latest worm to hit the headlines is a mutation of the 'Melissa' bug.

Article | 16/05/2000 Apple pushes back Mac OS release

Apple's new operating system may be six months behind schedule, but that didn't stop CEO Steve Jobs from singing its praises on the opening day of the...

Article | 4/05/2000 AltaVista stages raging page

Looking to broaden its reach among consumers, AltaVista has launched a new search engine site today designed to offer a faster, simpler way to search ...

Article | 6/03/2000 'South Park' Trojan can create email storms

A Trojan horse dubbed "South Park'' that made its first appearance on the internet last June is on the loose again, antivirus software vendors warned ...

Article | 2/03/2000 Compaq admits possible floppy drive problem

Compaq Computer has discovered a potential floppy disk drive problem with certain models in its Presario desktop PC family that could cause systems to...

Article | 2/03/2000 AOL Class-Action Suits Pile Up

America Online (AOL) has been slapped with two more class-action lawsuits. The lawsuits allege that the latest version of AOL's Internet software make...

Article | 29/02/2000 Intel Cuts Prices, Readies Faster PC Chips

Intel has cut prices by between 20 and 30 percent on its Pentium III, Celeron and Xeon processors. The move makes way for the release of faster chips ...

Article | 24/02/2000 Gateway maps 'beyond the box' growth

Gateway announced an aggressive five-year growth plan yesterday which calls for the company to more than triple its sales to $US30 billion by 2004.

Article | 23/02/2000 Via Enters Low-Cost PC Market with Cyrix III Chip

A new player in the processor market has emerged to take on Intel and AMD.

Article | 18/02/2000 Gates calls new OS most ambitious project ever

Ending years of hype and anticipation, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates yesterday took the wraps off the software maker's long-awaited Windows 2000 opera...