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Article | 13/08/2001 Lawsuit alleges Palm computers can damage PCs
A California law firm has filed suit against Palm Inc. and its former parent company 3Com Corp., claiming that a feature used to synchronize data betw...
Article | 13/08/2001 Intel to show 2GHz Xeon chip
Intel Corp. plans to show off its fastest processor to date for workstations and servers at the Siggraph 2001 computer graphics trade show in Los Ange...
Article | 10/08/2001 ACCC steps up DVD investigation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has stepped up its investigation into the practice of DVD regional coding, following concern...
Article | 10/08/2001 Twenty years on, the PC is still going strong
A hint of nostalgia hit the high-tech world Wednesday night, as luminaries who drove the PC's success gathered to honor the 20th anniversary of the wo...
Article | 10/08/2001 Red Hat a little more enterprising with 7.2 beta
Without a lot of fanfare, the first beta of Red Hat 7.2, code named Roswell, has appeared on the company's FTP servers.
Article | 10/08/2001 Gateway plans to exit Europe, possibly Asia
Direct PC seller Gateway is planning to withdraw from the European market and is weighing its options for its Asian business, the company confirmed Th...
Article | 10/08/2001 Via's P4 chip sets risk lawsuit with Intel
In a move that raises the stakes in a looming legal battle between two of the world's largest PC component suppliers, Via Technologies is pressing ahe...
Article | 10/08/2001 Microsoft fails to patch Hotmail servers, hit by Code Red
Proving again that it doesn't practice what it preaches, Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that the Code Red worm infected two servers used for its Hotm...
Article | 10/08/2001 Intel's Itanium to power research system
Intel Corp.'s Itanium and McKinley processors will be used in a distributed scientific computing system allowing researchers to analyze, simulate and ...
Article | 10/08/2001 FBI ordered to reveal PC snooping technique
A federal court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday to reveal technology used to track the computer keystrokes of a suspect, in a ...
Article | 10/08/2001 No new news: Microsoft icons rule the desktop
When it comes to desktop warfare, the rules haven't changed. That was the message Microsoft sent Thursday when a spokesman for the company clarified c...
Article | 10/08/2001 Insurance Council targets online risks
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) released its 'E-commerce Crime And Vandalism Defence Plan' today to identify online legal risks.
Article | 9/08/2001 Judges join protest of digital snooping
A panel of U.S. federal judges better known in the technology industry for their role in the landmark court battle against file-swapping Web site Naps...
Article | 9/08/2001 Hi-tech analyzer lets you feel like a dog
Man's best friend is perhaps tired of listening to your grumbling. Japanese toy maker Takara and cell phone content provider Index have developed a pr...
Article | 9/08/2001 Toshiba to cut memory chip output by 25 per cent
In the face of what it describes as a "deepening global downturn" in the semiconductor sector, Toshiba plans to permanently close by September a memor...
Article | 9/08/2001 Via readies integrated P4 graphics chip sets
Via Technologies plans to launch an integrated graphics chipset, designed for Intel's Pentium 4 processor, in November, a Via official said Wednesday.
Article | 9/08/2001 Netscape releases buffed 6.1 browser
Netscape Communcations Corp. is back with another update: The Netscape 6.1 browser is available for download free of charge. You'll notice marked stab...
Article | 9/08/2001 New virus spreads using Acrobat files
A worm that infects PDF (Portable Document Format) files, used by Adobe Systems Inc.'s Acrobat software, was identified Tuesday, according to two secu...
Article | 9/08/2001 PC makers may ship Windows XP early
Some PC makers are preparing to ship computers and laptops running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system a month ahead of the expected October relea...
Article | 9/08/2001 Microsoft bumps up prices, blames poor Aussie dollar
Microsoft Australia will be bumping up prices of its products by 10 per cent, blaming the weak exchange rate for its decision.

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