News

Article | 14/12/2001 E-Store gets cashed up
The paperwork is all but signed, sealed and delivered for the buy-out of online retailer E-Store, with an announcement expected by December 21.
Article | 14/12/2001 Gokar worm spreads by e-mail, Web, chat
A new worm called "Gokar" began to spread across the Internet Thursday via e-mail, the chat program mIRC and the Web, according to a trio of antivirus...
Article | 14/12/2001 ICQ offers Web-browser based, Mac versions
ICQ, a subsidiary of America Online Inc. (AOL), is offering a new version of its instant messaging service that allows users to send messages from any...
Article | 14/12/2001 Hole found in login function of Sun, IBM unix
Attackers could get full access to servers running Unix versions supplied by Sun Microsystems and IBM because of a security hole in the login program ...
Article | 14/12/2001 Microsoft denies Japanese Xbox launch delayed
Microsoft says it is on track to begin selling its Xbox game console in Japan on Feb. 22, despite comments made Wednesday by Richard Belluzzo, the com...
Article | 14/12/2001 Twinhead produces Chinese Crusoe notebook
Taiwanese notebook PC maker, Twinhead International has launched its Crusoe-based notebook PCs in China hoping to boost its notebook sales there.
Article | 13/12/2001 One.Tel bosses face $50m for failure
Former One.Tel managing directors, Jodee Rich and Bradley Keeling, may be sued for $50 million by ASIC for not coming clean on the financial status of...
Article | 13/12/2001 Intel flooding the channel with DDR memory
Intel is busy stocking the channel with a new chip set capable of supporting DDR SRAM (double data rate synchronous DRAM) memory for the company's Pen...
Article | 13/12/2001 Report: Tech execs to advise U.S. president
U.S. President George W. Bush will appoint an advisory panel of high-profile technology executives, including AOL Time Warner Inc. Chairman Steve Case...
Article | 13/12/2001 Compaq to load RealOne player on consumer PCs
RealNetworks Inc.'s RealOne Player will become the default media player on Compaq Computer Corp.'s Presario line of consumer PCs, the companies said W...
Article | 13/12/2001 Report: Fiorina ups merger promotion effort
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carly Fiorina is increasing her efforts to win support for the multibillion-dollar merger with Comp...
Article | 13/12/2001 NTT to offer broadband service for Sony PS2
NTT Broadband Initiative Inc. (NTT-BB), Sony Communication Network Corp. (SCN) and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) have reached an agreement t...
Article | 13/12/2001 Microsoft again delays Japanese launch of Xbox
Microsoft has once again delayed the Japanese launch of its Xbox game console -- this time by at least one week -- as the company looks to invest in o...
Article | 13/12/2001 Excite@Home teleworkers face dial-up despair
A free 10-hour per month dial-up account, toll-free customer service and Web site news updates: Small consolation for the four million broadband custo...
Article | 13/12/2001 Sony, others file a lawsuit against Dell over MPEG2
Sony Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Victor Company of Japan Ltd., France Télécom SA, Scientific Atlanta Inc. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV...
Article | 13/12/2001 Workers now get chance to snoop on bosses
As civil rights advocates express concerns about managers snooping on their workers' online activities, a labor union in Australia has hit on the idea...
Article | 13/12/2001 NEC to delay its PDA launch again
NEC will delay the launch of its PocketGear PDA (personal digital assistant) for the second time, the company announced Tuesday.
Article | 13/12/2001 AMD launches Athlon MP 1900+, new chip set
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) raised the bar on its processors for servers and workstations Wednesday, by bringing the multiprocessor version of its At...
Article | 13/12/2001 Sony updates the Airboard
Sony has given its Airboard personal IT television a new look, improving the screen, giving it more functions and vastly improving the base station.
Article | 13/12/2001 Sites raided in search for software pirates
A number of Australian sites were raided early Wednesday morning as part of a global sweep for software pirates.

Best Deals on PCWorld

NotebooksView all »
TabletsView all »
Mobile PhonesView all »
Printers & ScannersView all »
Networking, Wireless & VoIPView all »

rhs_login_lockSign up to PC World Today for the latest news, reviews and galleries from PC World Australia.