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Archive - 18 Jan 2002

Prolink GeForce4 graphics card details leak out

News Specifications of another manufacturer's next-generation graphics cards appear online, along with images

Politician slams broadband uncertainty

News Sir George Young is unhappy with BT's refusal to make broadband available in many rural areas, and the government's opposition to tax breaks for companies that provide high-speed Internet services

IMac hopefuls face longer waits

News Apple's new iMacs were supposed to ship within two to four weeks of the launch, but customers placing orders now may have to wait up to five weeks for delivery

News Schmooze: Goodbye Segway, hello flying exoskeleton

News The SoloTrek heli-pack took flight, the government increased its evil quotient, and Linux got more user-friendly

Wearable PC nears commercial launch

News Japanese and US customers will soon be able to work, surf and play games on the move thanks to a pocket-sized PC with a head-mounted display unit, but Europeans must wait

European Net registrars boycott ICANN

News European domain name registries including Nominet, which runs the popular .uk address system, are refusing to pay fees to ICANN

Wallace and Gromit hit the Web

News Aardman Productions, which already enjoyed online success with Angry Kid, will bring its most popular creation to the browser this year

Dell gains as PC shipments fall

News Computer shipments are still falling, but the downward trend seems to be slowing

EBay to raise fees

News Auction site eBay will begin charging for its 'Buy It now' feature, and will change the way it charges for Dutch auctions

Kazaa halts software downloads

News Popular music-swapping service bows to pressure from music industry lawsuit, taking 'drastic' action to avoid heavy fines

PC makers squeezed by upscale sales

News Consumers are moving toward higher-end PCs, but it isn't necessarily good news for PC makers, who are having to slash prices to the bone

MS credits XP, Xbox for 'record' sales

News Against a background of legal woes, Microsoft posts revenue of $7.74bn in its second quarter. It's all down to Windows XP, Xbox and MSN 7, the company says

Macworld redux: What still stands out

Comment Macworld has come and gone - Stephan Somogyi takes a closer look at the hardware and software launched at the show

HP outsources more manufacturing

News Hewlett-Packard is to cut costs further by outsourcing more of its manufacturing and selling some facilities

Five years ago: Net set to get world's longest fibre cable

News Telcos sign up to plan to build the world's longest, highest-capacity submarine fibre optic cable network

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