2001.10.29 - 2001.11.04
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A summary of the past weeks main technology & science news. Updated every Sunday.
| "History is full of wars everyone "knew" would never happen." [J Enoch Powell] |
General IT
(General, Business, Financial, Misc)
RELATED STORIES:
MS antitrust deal nearly over.
Napster's commercial re-launch, delayed.
Nokia rules PDA market in Europe.
BT about to start satellite broadband service.
Alcatel to axe 10.000 jobs.
Amazon saves $ millions on Linux switch.
Western Digital's figures not too bad...
Samsung wants a "podium finish".
Berners-Lee unhappy with MS browser tactics.
DVD-RW or DVD-RAM?
X-Box console pleasing "preview-testers".
Software Roundup
(General SW, Security, Virus-alerts)
RELATED STORIES:
MS to force IT-security censorship.
NIMDA mutations still causing damage..
Win XP vs Red Hat Linux 7.2
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Part III
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DVD "DeCSS" descrambler ruled legal.
CHIP Roundup
(CPUs, Chip-sets, Memory)
RELATED STORIES:
Chip-sales slowdown continues in 2002.
Intel to start shipping i845D next month.
SiS announces DDR P4 chipset.
AMD's current CPU line-up, incl. pricing.
Intel's current CPU line-up, incl. pricing.
ATI unveils slower, 8500LE Radeon chip.
Intel confirms P4 Celerons for 2H 2002.
Infineon seeks DRAM partners in Taiwan.
Science Roundup
(Science & Astronomy)
RELATED STORIES:
Creating mini-BlackHoles in accelerators.
Mars Odyssey in orbit & in good "health".
New "Quantum phase transition" theory.
