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Archive - 09 Aug 2001

Verity shares rattled after profit warning

News Global economic downturn leads to increased losses for the infrastructure software company

Hewlett-Packard to slash handheld prices

News Reports suggest that HP is looking to pick up some sales from former Psion users by bringing in some big price cuts

Early adopters await the ebook

Comment If you're reading this, the chances are you're an early adopter, and thus a member of an elite and much-admired club. High technology marketing types are especially fond of early adopters because...

Napster blasts court's technical meddling

News Napster contends in recently filed documents that Judge Patel gave too much power to her technical adviser

Tech companies becoming big bond fans

News Courtesy of a weak stock market, lower interest rates and a desire to bolster their balance sheets, tech companies have been flocking to the debt markets

Yahoo! pitches promotion to IM users

News Yahoo! is sending a message to millions of people who use its instant messenger service

Hotmail attacked by Code Red II

News Attack on Microsoft's own server software causes problems for free email service

Union criticises Gateway closures

News With Gateway about to negotiate with a newly elected workers council, there are concerns that employees could get a raw deal

Commercial child porn ring bust leads to 100 arrests

News Operation Avalanche disproves assumption that Internet paedophiles operate as exclusive non-commercial clubs

MPEG-4 adds interactivity to video

News While Microsoft and RealNetworks wage a noisy fight over their audio and video technologies, an underdog is quietly entering the fray

Gateway makes plans to exit Britain and Ireland

News PC maker Gateway is evaluating whether to close all of its overseas units, including a proposal to close its British and Irish operations

AMD takes on myth of megahertz

News Athlon may be lagging in the clock-speed race, but that isn't necessarily a disadvantage, say experts

Napster chief outlines subscription pricing

News Napster chief executive Konrad Hilbers is floating a new price for the file swapper's planned subscription service

Microsoft reveals XP's icon must-list

News Windows Media Player joins MSN and Internet Explorer as required desktop icons

Five years ago: 150MHz Pentium arrives to muted welcome

News The 150MHz Mobile Pentium processor has arrived, with a distinct absence of fanfares that usually accompanies an Intel release.

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