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Article | 6/08/2001 Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 goes gold
Microsoft said Friday it expects to have the final version, or "Gold Code," of its newest Internet Explorer Web browser completed some time this week,...
Article | 6/08/2001 Latest online ad gimmick: hyperlinks
Move over spam, there's a new ad scheme called Toptext that is delighting advertisers and drawing ire from users who view it as yet another obnoxious ...
Article | 6/08/2001 Auckland couple develop virus blocker
Auckland couple Dave and Margaret Watson say they have invented a virus stopper that tackles the problem from a direction different to other antivirus...
Article | 3/08/2001 Desktop Linux fades as Dell pulls the plug
Dell Computer Corp. has quietly stopped offering the Linux operating system as an option on its desktop and laptop PCs, saying low demand forced the L...
Article | 3/08/2001 IBM unveils grid computing concept for future IT
Having jumped into the world of Linux with a US$1 billion commitment this year, IBM Corp. is now about to jump into what it thinks will be the next bi...
Article | 3/08/2001 Echelon protests planned
Internet activists will attempt to jam the infamous computer surveillance network Echelon as part of a protest on October 21.
Article | 3/08/2001 Appeals court rejects Microsoft rehearing bid
In a terse, two-sentence statement, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington Thursday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s request for a rehearing on part of the...
Article | 3/08/2001 Fujitsu to end 3.5 inch IDE hard disk manufacturing
Faced with declining sales as a result of the sharp drop in the desktop personal computer market, Fujitsu Ltd. has decided to end production of 3.5-in...
Article | 2/08/2001 Have dial-up modems reached their limit?
It's not likely that users will soon see modems that exceed 56K bit/sec on store shelves, but it is also not impossible.
Article | 2/08/2001 PC makers wary of cluttering Windows desktop
PC makers are posting "for rent" signs on the Windows XP desktop, taking advantage of a recent move by Microsoft Corp. to loosen its grip on what icon...
Article | 2/08/2001 PCI standards board to vote Friday on Intel's 3GIO
The industry group that oversees PCI bus specifications, the PCI-SIG (special interest group), on Friday will have its board of directors vote on whet...
Article | 2/08/2001 Square offers free trials for new online gaming service
Square Co. Ltd., the game software maker behind the Final Fantasy series, started receiving applications on Wednesday for its online gaming service tr...
Article | 2/08/2001 (Don't) call the cops!
Around a quarter of 999 emergency calls to Scotland Yard are accidental calls made from mobile phones, according to research released yesterday by the...
Article | 2/08/2001 Code Red fades to black
While mums and dads sat nervously on the edge of their chairs waiting for their home PCs to explode and the Internet's ‘meltdown' thanks to the evil C...
Article | 1/08/2001 IT jobs at low point but rebound expected in Q4
A survey has found that core computer/IT jobs will be plentiful in the fourth quarter, with 37.8 per cent of IT firms intending to increase staff numb...
Article | 1/08/2001 Microsoft offer not good enough
After attracting bad press globally for its actions against local charity, PCs for Kids, Microsoft has announced that it will make a $65,000 technolog...
Article | 1/08/2001 NEC outlines midterm plan, chip division cuts
NEC Corp., one of the world's largest electronics and semiconductor manufacturers, announced Tuesday its new midterm management plan with a sweeping r...
Article | 1/08/2001 Red Hat, 3G Lab team on open-source wireless OS
Bringing open source to wireless devices, Red Hat Inc. and 3G Lab Ltd. Tuesday said they will develop an operating platform for next-generation mobile...
Article | 1/08/2001 Kodak unhappy with Microsoft's digital photo plans
Microsoft Corp. posed with its technology partners in the market for online digital photo processing Tuesday as it prepares to launch its Windows XP o...
Article | 1/08/2001 Hitachi trials broadband game portal to rival Sony
Motivated by a recent increase in the number of Japanese houses using broadband services, Hitachi Ltd. launched a trial Web page portal site specializ...

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