Visor: next-generation computing
MSNBC - Handspring’s first PDA expands into many devices.

MSN to offer Net computer
NEWS.COM - With the introduction this week of MSN Web Companion, Microsoft has put its spin on the network computer concept of an appliance-like device for Web access.

Personal communications for the next millennium
MSNBC - The lines originally drawn between cellular phone calls and pager information retrieval and even PDA storage are starting to blur.

Cable modems or DSL: Which is better?
Salon - Is the issue bandwidth or security? Price or speed? Reliability, privacy, the virtues of dedicated vs. shared bandwidth -- the list goes on and on.

Intel's got Internet inside
Red Herring - The Santa Clara, California-based company, whose investment portfolio in more than 250 companies is estimated to be worth over $3 billion, has allocated over half of its investment funding to Internet-focused startups, according to company officials.

Hotter Than Intel
Fortune - In this era of digital communications, Texas Instruments and Intel are opposites, in a sense: Intel is at a crossroads, while Texas Instruments knows exactly where it wants to go.

Linux guru sees software price crash
MSNBC - Computer software prices will crash when the need for constant upgrades disappears, and this is only a matter of time, leading computer and software expert Linus Torvalds said on Thursday.

Is MS Ready for Star (Office) Wars?
Wired - "For 99 percent of users, Star will have everything they need," said Andrew Bochman of Aberdeen Group. "The average person is not a power user of all those Microsoft features. It's hard to see how Microsoft can respond to this threat."

The Caching Question
Internet World - Every site understands the value of delivering content quickly. Here are the options for placing it closer to users.

Intel Releases Network Processor, Announces $200 Million Fund
internetnews.com - IX Architecture is Intel's new system for creating networking and telecommunications equipment based on reprogrammable silicon and open interfaces.

OBJECTIVE JOURNALISM IS DEAD...
Editor & Publisher - A survey of journalists finds that — Surprise! — many admit to changing the angle on press releases when writing stories.

Store your desktop on the Web
PC World - New Internet-based application set lets you access your personal desktop from any browser-enabled PC.

Gartner says 75% of e-business wil fail
IDG.net - A full 75 percent of all e-business projects will fail due to poor planning and unrealistic expectations of new technology, according to a study released today by research firm Gartner Group.

Closing Arguments? You Wish! Why the Antitrust Trial Will be With Us for Years
Anchordesk - They call it the Cyber Trial of the Century. Even if you snoozed through Round 1, better wake up now. To learn what's at risk as the landmark antitrust trial wraps up. Because this isn't just about Microsoft. It's about your company and mine. And about new rules for the new digital era.

IBM gets OS religion
MSNBC - Big Blue preaches a new gospel — all OSes are created equal — and puts its money where its mouth is.

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