2002.02.04 - 2002.02.10   |   A summary of the past weeks main technology & science news. Updated every Sunday.
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General IT (General, Business, Financial, Misc)
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Broadband demand in Europe stalls.
HP/Compaq merger vote on March 19:th.
Sun to add Linux & x86 to it's product line.
Sun & AMD, future partners?
Dell & Cray cooperating on Linux clusters.
AMD confirms Alchemy acquisition.
Dell sets a foolproof terrorist trap online. :-)
Maxtor enters ext. HD biz with 120GB model.

Science Roundup (Science & Astronomy)
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Galaxy NGC 4622 spins the wrong way?
Chandra provides new exciting Quasar data.
Final moments of black hole mergers explored.
Further advancements in nano-wire research.
CHIP Roundup (CPUs, Chip-sets, Memory)
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nVidia releases the GeForce 4 GPU.
Intel crams 221M transistors on McKinley die.
Motorola samples 200MHz ARM-based CPU.
VIA releases new P4 DDR SDRAM board.
STMicroelectronics quits GFX chip biz.

Software Roundup (General SW, Security, Virus-alerts)
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Microsoft halts development to hunt for bugs?
Palm presents OS 5.0.
Major privacy hole in MSN messenger...
...and it gets even worse with IE bug.
DivX codec licensed to inventors of MP3!?
Oracle servers "not unbreakable"...
..but they may be with this patch?