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Article | 29/06/2001 TECHXNY - Compaq unveils IPaq music centre for home
If you need evidence that the much-predicted convergence of computers and consumer electronics may finally be upon us, consider this: PC heavyweights ...
Article | 29/06/2001 TECHXNY - Web service zeros in on PC problems
Flustered by a PC problem? Point your browser to Distinctive Technologies' PC Pinpoint Web site to try an automated service designed to diagnose and f...
Article | 29/06/2001 Microsoft caves to criticism, drops Smart Tags
Microsoft has decided to drop the controversial Smart Tags feature from its forthcoming Windows XP release. The feature will not appear in the final v...
Article | 28/06/2001 TECHXNY - Compaq unveils PCs that accept credit cards
Your local supermarket probably lets you pay for purchases by swiping your credit card through a reader. Why not give home PCs the same capability? Th...
Article | 28/06/2001 TECHXNY - Portable charger fuels PDAs on the run
Anyone who relies on a rechargeable-battery-powered personal digital assistant knows the frustration of watching it drain when no AC outlet is near to...
Article | 28/06/2001 TECHXNY - Compaq previews new Evo laptop
Combining an upcoming low-power Intel chip with its newly re-designed Evo line of computers, Compaq on Wednesday announced plans to begin shipping an ...
Article | 28/06/2001 Domains .biz, .info go live
Two new top-level Internet domains (TLDs) -- .biz and .info -- went live Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) sa...
Article | 28/06/2001 TECHXNY - Logitech unveils secure keyboards, mice
Talk about mousing around: Logitech has debuted four new computer mice and two wireless keyboards at PC Expo (part of TECHXNY) here this week. The inp...
Article | 28/06/2001 Microsoft shares code for .Net tools
Microsoft said Wednesday it will release the source code for its set of tools that will allow customers to build Web services and other applications b...
Article | 27/06/2001 Yahoo to add video to instant messaging
Yahoo is set to announce that it is adding video to its instant messenger (IM) service so that users will be able to see other IM users by means of We...
Article | 27/06/2001 TECHXNY - Handheld devices clamour for attention
Expanding the capabilities of handheld computers and enriching the handheld computer experience took front stage for vendors like Palm, Handspring, an...
Article | 27/06/2001 TECHXNY - Intel unveils wireless gateway for SOHO market
Intel on Tuesday at PC Expo extended its reach in the small office/home office (SOHO) networking segment by announcing the Intel Wireless Gateway, a w...
Article | 27/06/2001 Napster signs deal with European indie labels
Music file-swapping company Napster has closed a deal giving it access to hundreds of thousands of song titles belonging to European independent recor...
Article | 27/06/2001 TECHXNY - Power line network standard debuts
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is releasing its first home-networking specification here Tuesday at the TechXNY computer show. The launch is nearly t...
Article | 27/06/2001 Oracle pins future success on Web services model
Oracle Tuesday laid more groundwork for its shift to becoming an Internet services company that offers software and applications over the Web rather t...
Article | 26/06/2001 Compaq to swap Alpha for Intel
Compaq will transfer its entire 64-bit family of servers to Intel's Itanium microprocessor architecture by 2004. Also as part of the agreement, Compaq...
Article | 26/06/2001 Mazu unveils TrafficManager to stop DDoS attacks
In the battle to stop Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, a flood of new products have been offered recently. Many of these products offer a...
Article | 26/06/2001 Transmeta unveils 0.13 micron Crusoes
As expected, Transmeta launched Monday two Crusoe processors manufactured using 0.13 micron technology at the TechXNY conference in New York.
Article | 26/06/2001 Toshiba pushes hard disk density higher with new models
Toshiba announced Monday a line-up of hard disk drives for notebook computers that manage to cram more data than ever into a square inch of disk space...
Article | 26/06/2001 TECHXNY - HP debuts two notebooks, new enterprise package
Hewlett-Packard (HP) kicked off its presence at this week's PC Expo trade show by announcing a host of new products, including a pair of new consumer ...

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