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Article | 22/05/2001 Cybiko revamps its teen-oriented PDA
Handheld computing just got extreme--Cybiko Inc. X-treme 2, that is. The updated PDA, geared toward teens, was being previewed at the Electronic Enter...
Article | 22/05/2001 Mobile Internet - next big thing?
Consulting outfit PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is hailing "killer applications" for mobile Internet computing as IT's next big thing.
Article | 22/05/2001 Compaq rebrands desktop, notebook range
Compaq is to drop one of its lines of desktops and rebrand its iPaq PCs.
Article | 22/05/2001 Dial M for mobile
The London Metropolitan Police Monday announced the launch of a trial scheme to bombard mobile phone criminals with text messages.
Article | 22/05/2001 Microsoft details new editions of Visual Studio.NET
Microsoft on Monday unveiled two new editions of its pending Web services development suite, Visual Studio.NET.
Article | 21/05/2001 PC recycling steps up in UK
Fujitsu-Siemens will be the first computer maker to set up a network of recycling depots to reclaim old PCs throughout Europe.
Article | 21/05/2001 Record labels' and songwriters disharmonious
While record labels and songwriters have joined forces to fight Napster, they stood on opposite sides of the room last Thursday on the question of how...
Article | 21/05/2001 Worm tries to fix infected Linux systems
A new worm spreading on Linux systems throughout the world is, counterintuitively, trying to do some good. The worm, called Cheese, attempts to fix an...
Article | 21/05/2001 Microsoft demands yet more profit
Applications giant Microsoft is changing its software upgrade policy so that small business users will have to shell out extra cash for new software.
Article | 21/05/2001 Let the game console wars begin
The battle for control of your living room has begun. Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are competing to be the central game console in your home entertai...
Article | 18/05/2001 Intel shows chip for wireless Internet devices
Forecasting a future with gadgets like video watch phones and wearable computers, Intel on Thursday unveiled an experimental chip that combines the co...
Article | 18/05/2001 Worm protests Sri Lankan violence
Mawanella is a small town in Sri Lanka. Never heard of it? Thanks to a new worm making the rounds Thursday, it's likely that you'll hear about it soon...
Article | 18/05/2001 Happy anniversary! Three years and counting
Three years of legal manoeuvring, two attorneys general and one bruised computer industry later, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 19 states rema...
Article | 18/05/2001 Sony unveils PCs equipped for TV video recording
Sony is expanding its VAIO Digital Studio and PC lines, shipping in June new desktops that range from entry-level systems to a high-end, fully-decked ...
Article | 18/05/2001 MusicNet gets first public showing before Congress
MusicNet, the digital music service being developed by BMG Entertainment, Warner Brothers Music Group and EMI Group, was put on display for the first ...
Article | 17/05/2001 IBM chooses Opera browser for Net appliance
Opera Software has delivered its newly developed Opera Internet browser for the QNX operating system to IBM, for use in IBM's NetVista Internet applia...
Article | 17/05/2001 Xbox set for 8 November US release
Microsoft's Xbox video game console will be available in the US on 8 November at a price of $US299, the company announced Wednesday at the E3 (Electro...
Article | 17/05/2001 Sony announces new Crusoe-based Vaio
Sony announced Wednesday that it will use Transmeta's Crusoe processor in its new Vaio notebook, which will be available to US consumers next month.
Article | 17/05/2001 PlayStation 2 builds Internet arsenal
Sony Computer Entertainment's (SCEI) PlayStation 2 game-console heavyweight added four new weapons to its arsenal this week in a move to get a leg up ...
Article | 17/05/2001 RealNetworks, Microsoft announce media player plans
The media player war between Microsoft and RealNetworks heated up Wednesday, with RealNetworks announcing new battlefronts on non-PC devices, and Micr...

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