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Article | 26/09/2001 D-day comes for dStore database
A Queensland-based software developer has become the owner of dstore.com.au, purchasing the failed online e-tailer from the administrators of dStore's...
Article | 26/09/2001 Sony's CD promo sparks new round in copy-protection war
The large music labels are continuing their fight against pirated digital music -- a fight that in the near future may keep consumers from playing the...
Article | 26/09/2001 '.Info' Web domain addresses go live on the Internet
After months of preparations, a few Web sites are beginning to appear online with new .info top level domain addresses that can be visited using Inter...
Article | 26/09/2001 AMD closes two factories, lays off 2,300
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will close its two oldest semiconductor wafer fabs in Austin, Texas and restructure its Malaysian operations with the los...
Article | 26/09/2001 Windows XP takes a bite out of Big Apple
In an effort to revive support in its flagship operating system and in a city devastated by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Microsoft announced late M...
Article | 26/09/2001 Compaq adds Evo hardware, services
Compaq Computer unveiled four new products within its Evo family of business PCs Tuesday, and announced plans for leasing the products through its Acc...
Article | 25/09/2001 NSW Police track booty online
NSW Police will go online with a computer database that has helped police recover $8.2 million in stolen property in the past two years.
Article | 25/09/2001 Adobe goes big with new product releases
Adobe Systems unveiled a slew of new software applications and upgrades as well as industry partnerships at the start of the Seybold Conference and Ex...
Article | 25/09/2001 Napster serenades songwriters, ready to end lawsuit
Struggling online music distributor Napster Inc. signed a preliminary agreement with a group representing U.S. songwriters and music publishers Monday...
Article | 25/09/2001 Real Networks mixes Player, Jukebox software
RealNetworks is melding its RealPlayer and RealJukebox into a new product dubbed RealOne, the company announced Monday.
Article | 25/09/2001 Sony pumps Vaio models with Intel, AMD chips
Sony Electronics announced Monday its fall lineup of Vaio notebook computers will have faster microprocessors and larger displays than previous models...
Article | 25/09/2001 'Vote' worm uses terror attacks to delete files
A new worm that can delete files from infected hard drives is using the terrorist attacks of two weeks ago, as well as the expected U.S. military resp...
Article | 25/09/2001 Compaq, HP announce new Windows XP systems
Although Microsoft will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines load...
Article | 24/09/2001 First sub-$400 LCD monitors appear
IO Data Device has announced the first LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors to carry price tags of less than US$400, on the opening day of the World ...
Article | 24/09/2001 NEC unveils PDA prototype
NEC has provided the public with a first glimpse at its planned PDA (personal digital assistant), unveiling a prototype of the device at the World PC ...
Article | 24/09/2001 Intel to invest US$300M in Shanghai plant
Intel plans to invest US$302 million in its A5T5 test and assembly plant in Shanghai, Intel spokeswoman Alison Wesley confirmed Friday. The announceme...
Article | 24/09/2001 Sanyo develops CD-ROM copy-protection system
Sanyo Electric has developed a new technology which it says prevents the copying of CD-ROM discs onto CD-R (CD-recordable) discs, the company said Tue...
Article | 24/09/2001 Digital music players shrink, play multiple formats
Competition in the mobile music player market in Japan is heating up, with a variety of tiny, long-playing, multiformat music players about to hit the...
Article | 24/09/2001 Xbox to come one week late
Microsoft has extended the wait for its Xbox gaming console in the U.S. by one week, the company said Friday.
Article | 24/09/2001 IBM deploys new NetVista M-Series PCs
With little marketing pretense, IBM this week introduced three new PCs to its NetVista line of desktop computers. The new NetVista M-Series PCs quietl...

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