Lucent licenses Netscape's Netcenter
NEWS.COM - Lucent Technologies said today that it has licensed Custom Netcenter from Netscape Communications in a bid to develop an Internet portal for wireless telephones and handheld personal organizers.

National Semi leaving PC chip market
NEWS.COM - Burdened with financial losses and declining prices, National Semiconductor will exit the PC chip business and lay off more than 500 people in the process.

Is the PC era really over?
NEWS.COM - Phillip Rueppel, a research analyst, speculates on the future of the PC market.

Echostar, WebTV team on TV service
NEWS.COM - Echostar Communications and Microsoft's WebTV Networks will launch an interactive television service next month, becoming one of the first high-speed Internet set-top boxes to hit stores.

Is the Internet moving off the PC?
MSNBC - If you’re looking for the future of the Internet — and for where the real money on the Net is going to be made — look no further than your telephone, your television, or your pager.

Two Web Breakthroughs Just Waiting for High-Bandwidth
ZDNet Anchordesk - Soon, Web-based file servers will make your hard disk obsolete. And Web-based conferencing might mean you never have to travel for business again.

Interactive TV coming home this year
Excite News - Consumers will finally have a choice of interactive TV products this fall, industry insiders say.

AOL eyes PC-less Net access
NEWS.COM - America Online is expected to introduce a variety of gadgets, including a screen phone, that allow people to access the Internet without having a personal computer.

Lucent CEO: ‘Network of networks’
ZDNN - Richard McGinn indulges in some crystal-ball gazing at Internet World -- and explains why networks will change the world.

Corel's Linux beta to debut by August
NEWS.COM - Corel will release a beta of its forthcoming Linux software by August 10, a step that will jump start the company's challenge to Microsoft's desktop dominance.

Caldera eases Linux onto the desktop
NEWS.COM - Caldera offers a consumer-friendly desktop version of Linux that lets users install it from their existing Windows desktop.

Yahoo To Extend Service Beyond PCs
Excite News - Leading Internet portal Yahoo! Inc. is planning to extend its reach beyond personal computers to hand-held devices and television-based Internet appliances like WebTV.

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