Archive - 12 Jan 2000 - Technology News, Blogs, Product Reviews and White Papers

Ruperts Roundup of Millennium technologies

Comment Here are five of the most exciting technologies around currently: DVD, MP3, Broadband, Wireless and finally the Internet. They have made a significant impact on our lives in one form or another....

Hackers: This week's cyber-crime round-up

News It's been a busy week for security teams as hackers got busy doing what they do best

Partner push for Windows CE

News Microsoft dreams up a plan to bolster CE

News Burst: Bluetooth in danger - Report

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Startup Spotlight: Waysearch.com

News This e-commerce search engine is 19-year-old Ben Way's second business. But despite his youth he says experience counts for everything

Scottish Power to launch online bill payments

News Joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland allows consumers and small businesses to consolidate bill payments

Space-aged millennial school chooses Linux

News Linux at school... Open Source is getting them young

Nuggets: Data to go with ultra mini hard drives

News Portability, that's what you need. Get your fingertips around this...

THE DAY AHEAD: Why Yahoo! doesn't need a megamerger

News Yahoo! made its best case for staying independent with strong fourth quarter results. Officials did address the AOL Time Warner merger, but the message was clear: we're staying independent.

Yahoo! earnings beat The Street

News The Internet bellwether earns $57.5m on sales of $201m in the fourth quarter. The board also declares a 2-for-1 stock split.

Nuggets: Pricey scanner from Epson

News Scantasic from the boys at EpsonEpson, which simply refuses to take a break from announcing new products, launches yet another new scanner -- this time a flatbed for high end users.

Creative unveils 6GB MP3 player

News Remember the Nomad? It's back, only bigger... much bigger

Blockbuster merger to boost broadband

News When you combine Time Warner's network and AOL's marketing and open-access philosophy, cable access to Internet should grow, say analysts.

How Open Source could save Java

Comment For most of the 90s, the computer industry chafed under the rule of Microsoft. Java was supposed to change that, creating a level playing field where innovation would flourish again.