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Archive - 24 Aug 2001

VA Linux to sell proprietary software

News The open-source company has reversed the direction of its focus to sell closed-source software modules

Code Red is here to stay

News Code Red will be around 'forever', warns the security expert who has detected a new variation of the Code Red II worm

Creative Labs blasts out Audigy

News Audigy is the best-sounding concept from Creative Labs yet. The cards add Firewire and can render different sounds simultaneously in different acoustic environments

Government attacked over mobile mast rules

News Opposition MPs are concerned that local councils won't be able to prevent a mast being built on a local school or hospital

Microsoft stirs it up with Windows XP bash

News It's party time with Microsoft as it celebrates the release of Windows XP to PC manufacturers with a ceremony at its Washington headquarters

SMS marketing may be cut off by new e-commerce law

News The Information Commissioner is warning the government to include text message marketing in its implementation of the E-Commerce Directive

Offensive Trojan horse trashes PCs

Help/HowTo A Trojan horse dubbed "Offensive" does much more damage than just leaving lewd messages in the Windows registry, and can arrive as an innocent-looking Web page link

Baltimore relegated from FTSE 250

News Old Economy steps into the gap left by tech upstarts as former high-flying security stock is replaced by high street stalwart Woolies

Buy.com wins financial rescue

News A last-minute rescue package from Buy.com's founder saves the company's relationship with its credit card processing company

Lack of broadband may penalise football on the Net

News New broadcasting rights mean that football clubs can now broadcast matches on the Web, but broadband delays will restrict the venture's UK success

Apple to cut Titanium notebook pricetags

News Sources say Apple plans to drop the price of the 400MHz and 500MHz PowerBook G4s

Amazon sneaks a peek at XP prices - again

News Amazon begins taking advance orders for Windows XP for a second time, giving customers yet another preview of the cost of the new Microsoft operating system

2GHz PCs ready for launch

News Speed freaks, rejoice! On Monday, almost every major PC maker will release new desktop systems powered by Pentium 4 chips running at 2GHz or 1.9GHz

Gnome Foundation hires Timothy Ney

News The organisation developing the popular Linux graphical interface attracts the key man behind the Free Software Foundation

Five years ago: Gateway wants a Pro in every home

News Gateway cuts prices on G6 Pentium Pro-based tower case line

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