eWeek has a list of features that will be in Microsoft’s upcoming Windows CE 5.0 OS. It will be targeted to PDAs and cell phones as always and it gains some impressive technology over previous versions such as the “Adaptive…
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The Simputer has finally made it to market according to the BBC News. After years of being touted as an inexpensive computer for poor regions of the world they’ve managed to find some backing and have made a device that…
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GamePC has tested Western Digital’s SerialATA WD740 10kRPM drive against Seagate’s monster of a Cheetah X15.3 15kRPM Ultra320 SCSI drive. Doesn’t seem like a fair contest but when you figure in price-to-performance ratios the SerialATA drive isn’t a bad looking…
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TMCnet has the details on Hitachi GST’s new 2.5-inch notebook hard drive that has been “ruggedized” for reliability. The Travelstar 4K40 isn’t the largest capacity drive, at 40GB, or fastest, spinning at 4200RPM, but its simplified design and increased shock…
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CNET News has coverage of Opera Software’s, makers of the compact web browser Opera, announcement of its Mobile Interactive Programming Guide technology. Phones containing their mobileIPG software allows you to remotely program a range of digital video records that have…
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Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman, has what he likes to call “Think Weeks” where he gets caught up on the latest technology trends and lays out plans for his company’s direction. eWeek got him to talk about some of the things…
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Intel is ditching the high megahertz speed race in favor of an energy efficient, unified line of chips for both desktops and notebooks according to CNET News. Their “Merom” chips will be based on the Pentium M processor which is…
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China will hold talks concerning their tax on imported microchips from the U.S. according to this InfoWorld article. A dilemma to be sure, hopefully there will be a compromise as WTO actions take many years to play out….
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eWeek has a cautionary tale concerning distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks with the message that your small website can become a target as well just like big name companies. They offer up a few tips on how to protect…
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CNET News has info on Microsoft’s planned price-cut on its Xbox gaming console. The rumors were true so expect a $30 price drop to $149 in the US beginning tommorrow….
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The Age brings us warnings of a growing problem that may top Spam on sheer annoyance, Spim. Yes Instant Messaging can be used to spread advertisements just like its email counterpart but this threat is just a bit hyped since…
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