Tech Week In Review 2001.04.30 - 2001.05.06 A summary of the past weeks technology news. Updated every Sunday. General IT RELATED STORIES: RAMBUS loses licensing legal battle. Record industry disappointed with Napster judge's ruling. eBay, the most visited e-commerce site in the world. Napster in talks with Microsoft? CD/RW digital camera from Sony. Apple's "iBook 2" will feature a CR/RW - DVD combo unit. $100 price drop planned for PlayStation2 in Q3 2001? e-books hacked. IBM are developing a self-sustaining computer/network. IBM present a breakthrough in LCD manufacturing. Texas Instruments present a solution that will increase the efficiency in broadband connections. CHIP (CPUs, CHIP-SETs, MEMORY) Roundup RELATED STORIES: Server & Mobile Palominos (next gen Athlons) from AMD as early as next week? VIA's P4 chipset-plans clear up? AMD cut prices, but CEO Jerry Sanders denies CPU price war. VIA's C5X CPU to debut at 1.2 GHz. IBM expands it's PowerPC road map. New nVidia drivers get a performance boost from P4. Intel P4s in short supply? Software Roundup RELATED STORIES: Yet another serious security hole in MS software detected. Windows XP could slip to 2002? Whistler Server = Windows 2002? Connectix previews their Virtual PC for Windows. Easy CD Creator 5 could apparently trash your Win 2k. Popular 3D software package Maya, ready for a release 4 in June 2001. Misc Science Roundup (Astronomy & other) RELATED STORIES: Worlds first space tourist, Dennis Tito returns safely to Earth. The 29 years old spacecraft Pioneer 10 i still "alive". Scientist create microscopic "tractor beam" a'la Star Trek.