Jack McCarthy - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jack McCarthy

Article | 10/04/2000 Gates promotes Microsoft's case in TV ad

Bill Gates is taking Microsoft's case to the American public with a national television advertisement campaign.

Article | 5/04/2000 MS/DOJ - Microsoft ruling sends Nasdaq on wild ride

Stocks on the Nasdaq exchange plunged for a second day yesterday following a US federal judge's ruling that Microsoft violated antitrust laws. However...

Article | 4/04/2000 Governments Relax Encryption Regulations

Internet growth forces more countries to liberalize policies, EPIC survey finds.

Article | 27/03/2000 IBM Announces Set-Top Box 'Systems-on-a-Chip'

IBM said today it plans to integrate its PowerPC processor with other components to offer a series of "systems-on-a-chip" for television set-top boxes...

Article | 27/03/2000 Linux Users to Protest Copyright Act

A Linux users' group in Washington, D.C., is planning a protest against parts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which they say is being used to...

Article | 22/03/2000 Corel Still Runs in the Red

Software vendor says a Linux-based future will bring profits.

Article | 16/03/2000 DirectWeb Cuts Free PC Fees

Subscription service drops prices; get three years with a PC and Net access for $25 monthly.

Article | 15/03/2000 Fixed Wireless Prepares for Speedy Growth

The insatiable demand for high-speed Internet access will lead to explosive growth in the fixed wireless industry, and providers need to prepare thems...

Article | 14/03/2000 IBM Updates the Desktop

NetVista line of sleek PCs, Net appliances, and thin clients is designed for easy Internet access.

Article | 24/02/2000 New Hacking Tools Released to Attack Web Sites

Hackers have released new tools that could make attacks like those that temporarily shut down popular Web sites such as eBay and Amazon.com earlier th...

Article | 3/02/2000 Hackers object to ham-fisted movie business

A hackers' magazine has called for a worldwide protest outside movie theatres tomorrow against the Motion Picture Association of America's aggressive ...

Article | 25/01/2000 Microsoft and Liquid Audio team on online music

Liquid Audio announced it will distribute its secure digital music files through Microsoft's Windows Media format.

Article | 24/01/2000 Judge Halts DVD Encryption Hackers

The Motion Picture Industry Association of America (MPAA) has won a round in its fight to keep its members' DVDs (digital versatile disks) protected f...

Article | 5/01/2000 Intel Introduces Faster Celeron

Intel has rolled out a faster processor for sub-$US1000 PCs, saying it will be the first of several versions of the chip targeted at the low-end proce...

Article | 24/12/1999 Xerox forms Internet business group

Xerox said yesterday it has formed a business unit to emphasise its Web-based activities.