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Blog Thursday 23/08/2001 It's hard to get too worked up about games consoles when the weather is quite so gorgeous -- not that this has stopped Goodwins Junior on his regular summer outing to the...
UK site will be first for legal music swapping
News Peer-to-peer service Wippit looks set to make the likes of Paul Oakenfold and Stereophonics available for legitimate swapping - at £50 a year
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Here's my roundup of this week's news...
Microsoft opens 64-bit Windows
News Forget Windows XP - the 64-bit version of the Windows operating system is here now, and manufacturers are due to begin shipping within 30 days
IE 6 ready for downloading
News Microsoft has released the latest version of its Internet Explorer, providing a preview of some of the features of Windows XP
Google wannabes search for success
News Two new start-ups seek to capitalise on Google's success and enter the search market
Flooz.com collapse linked to massive credit card fraud
News The FBI is thought to be investigating the possibility that the Internet gift certificate company's collapse was speeded up by organised criminals
Critics snapping at Gator's heels
News Gator's online advertising methods are drawing fire from the Interactive Advertising Bureau as well as other Web sites
IDF: Intel sees recovery ahead
News Chip maker tells analysts that there are signs that the slump could be coming to an end
Linux moves into the mainstream
News IBM to announce new customers using Linux as part of a push to show that the operating system is no longer on the edge of the market
IR35 battle moves to the Court of Appeal
News Professional Contractors Group keeps up the battle against a tax which it claims will do serious damage to Britain's future as a big player in the IT world
IDF: Intel demonstrates largest ad-hoc network
News At its Developer Forum in San Jose, Intel has demonstrated an ad-hoc network made up of 1,000 wireless network nodes, each the size of a 50p piece
Microsoft delays Japanese Xbox launch until 2002
News Microsoft revealed its Japanese launch plans for the Xbox in a press conference on Monday
IDF: Pentium 4 fails to light a spark
News Analysts say the Pentium 4 has been much slower to gain market share than any of its predecessors - and only the forthcoming 845 chipset is likely to change matters
Intel dives into pervasive computing
News In the future, computers are as likely to be found in the middle of forest fires - or even in your socks - as on the desktop
Mac cruise to merge glaciers with G4s
News The man who dreamt up XML Excursion, Database Discovery and Perl Whirl thinks he's now found the perfect people for his Geek Cruises
The Industry Standard seeks bankruptcy protection
News As the publication that epitomised the dot-com boom folds, its parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
HP handhelds fall under 'Merlin' spell
News Hewlett-Packard is getting ready to unveil two Jornada PDAs that run Microsoft's 'Merlin' operating system for handhelds. The new OS will be officially launched as Pocket PC 2002 on 6 September
Five years ago: Zona attacks Netscape browser war tactics
News A research company has thrown a spanner into Netscape's complaints about Microsoft's tactics in distributing Internet Explorer
