2002.04.29 - 2002.05.05
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A summary of the past weeks main technology & science news. Updated every Sunday.
| This week, the computer graphics evolution took another important leap. This race is far from over. |
General IT
(General, Business, Financial, Misc)
RELATED STORIES:
EU oversees cyber-crime laws.
Refreshed lap-tops from Apple.
Apple unveils educational "eMac".
Hewlett Jr looses in court.
M$, nVidia argue over Xbox price.
Micron didn't get Hynix, after all..
VIA profitable, but sales are down.
M$ once wanted to buy Nintendo.
Infineon & Nanya to build fabs.
Software Roundup
(General SW, Security, Virus-alerts)
RELATED STORIES:
OpenOffice 1.0 released. (Free StarOffice 6)
Adobe is victorious against Macromedia.
Security hole in... WinAmp!?
Solaris 9, focus on security.
Solaris security breaches detected.
The permanent Windows install...?
...and the M$ adjustment.
CHIP Roundup
(CPUs, Chip-sets, Memory)
RELATED STORIES:
3DLabs unveils the revolutionary
P10 VPU
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AMD's "Hammer" to launch at 2GHz?
Dell hints it may consider AMD's Opteron.
Intel cuts Mobile Celeron prices.
AMD licenses MIPS64 architecture.
DRAM prices falling.
Better 2D with nVidia's nv30 chip.
nVidia reveals next GPU release date.
Science Roundup
(Science & Astronomy)
RELATED STORIES:
NASA one step closer to shuttle successor.
Hubble provides panorama view of the universe.
Rare planetary conjunction in progress.
NASA is sending "RATs" to Mars.
2nd space tourist returns to Earth.
