First Widescreen Notebook Under $1000
Gateway announced its retail family of eMachines widescreen notebooks for spring 2004, from high-performance wireless systems to the first widescreen notebook under $1000. (4/14/04)
Broadband Reaches Critical Mass
More than 27 million US homes have high-speed broadband Internet access, and broadband has gone mainstream. (4/14/04)
Google Set to Shake Free Webmail Market
Google announced plans to roll out a new service called Gmail, which will provide users with another option in the free Web-based email market. (4/2/04)
Gateway Shuts Down Retail Stores
Following the acquisition of PC maker eMachines, Gateway has announced plans to close its retail stores. (4/2/04)
New TLDs Coming Soon?
Ten organizations recently submitted top-level domain (TLD) applications to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that manages and coordinates the DNS. (3/30/04)
HP Files Patent-Infringement Suit Against Gateway
HP filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Gateway this week,
alleging that Gateway is shipping notebook and desktop computers that
infringe on six of HP's patents.
(3/26/04)
Programmer Sues Kazaa
A Romanian programmer is suing Kazaa, claiming that he wrote the source code for its popular but infamous file-sharing software. (3/23/04)
75 Percent of US Populace Online
According to a new Nielsen/NetRatings survey, nearly 75 percent of the US population, or over 200 million people, are online. (3/23/04)
Major Email Providers Sue Spammers
A group of the largest US email providers filed six joint lawsuits
against hundreds of spammers yesterday in a rare moment of corporate
cooperation. (3/11/04)
The Web Services I Can't Live Without
The notion of paying for Web content once seemed ludicrous. But the Web of 2004 is awash in useful services—some free, some paid. Here's a list of essential paid services. (3/3/04)
Tip: Think Multifunction
CD devices are starting to include handy six-in-one slots for popular media types. (3/3/04)
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop
You probably don't give a whole lot of thought to your keyboard and mouse. Once you take a look at this sleek device, however, you will. (2/27/04)
Microsoft to Provide Antispam Technology, Foster Email Standards
At the RSA Conference 2004 Internet security conference in San
Francisco yesterday, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect
Bill Gates outlined his company's plans to work with large email
partners to eliminate spam. (2/26/04)
Yahoo! and Google Go Head-To-Head
Look for improvements to Google's and Yahoo!'s search engines as the two companies compete for shares of online searches. (2/23/04)