7th September 2000 Archive

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Hitachi plans Transmeta Crusoe notebook for November Sony, IBM, Hitachi - turning into a bit of a horse race, this...

Bidders named for fixed wireless auction Twelve of them on the starting line, 42 licences up for grabs
Mobile commerce bit of a non-starter Forrester talks sense - we say 'we told you so'
Verizon slashes DSL tariffs Cheap high-speed Web access in UK seems even further away
We all still want Bluetooth But we'll be long in the tooth before we get it

Acer lost £450 million on cancelled IBM contract Aptiva phase out blamed
Hi-tech dollars buy US election Dems get $10.7 million, GOP gets $8.7 million
IBM shows off wireless ThinkPads Bluetooth access coming in Q4
Intel shoots self in foot. Twice Reg praises Intel, wheels immediately fall off
MS has yet another crack at handheld PCs We think the point this time is they're not supposed to sell in stacks...
Pop.com film site flickers out Was Spielberg really anything to do with it?

CallNet in ‘destructive’ whispering campaign Denies ISP being run down
Clinton's emails an historical goldmine Very interesting when you think about it
Email details UN man's last hours Soon after, Carlos Caceres was hacked to death by Timorese militia
Sega unwraps SegaNet Aims at PC online gamers as well as console owners
World Online denies plug-pulling Soothing words calm savage beast

Granny allergic to PCs – official Intel et al deny it's personal
You vill enjoy yourselves. That M$ party in full Somehow we get the feeling that the new watchword is 'partnership'

Hardware Roundup take two Two hardware roundups in one day? We're just too good to you lot
HW Roundup India strikes The world is very, very big

Apple identifies alleged lead secrets leaker Updated Worker Bee discovered
Apple moots IBM Power 4 as G4 successor? Expect major Cube meltdowns if it did
Apple raises legal sword over rumour sites Steve 'Damocles' Jobs strikes to end product leaks
MacOS X public beta in two weeks – Jobs Powerbook, iBook revs stay under wraps
PowerPC G4 Plus breaks 1GHz barrier Trouble is, yields suck, apparently
UK users prepare anti-Apple protest action And warn Steve Jobs in advance.... ahem
Xtrem unveils 1.2GHz Mac Liquid cooling to leave Mac fans drooling?