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  • Tech greats bid farewell to Gates

    As Bill Gates steps down from full-time work at Microsoft, well-wishing cheers and not-so-nice jeers are echoing from Silicon Valley.

  • Gates shows off Vista in CES keynote

    After months of touting Vista's geekier side, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday highlighted features designed to convince the average consumer that they need the next version of Windows.

  • Apple sued over iTunes interface

    A US company has sued Apple Computer, alleging that the interface for iTunes infringes on its patent.

  • Victoria sends ICT trade mission to India

    Some two dozen local and multinational IT companies will attend the BangaloreIT.COM 2004 trade fair in India this month with the financial assistance of the Victorian government. This is India's largest ICT trade event, attracting 185,000 visitors last year.

  • Comdex cools it

    For many of us, November has always been a time to gather with friends to feed on cocktail sausages, negotiate transport difficulties and revel in the crass commercialism that makes this country great.

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  • Gates still has unfinished business

    Boosting adoption of voice-control and multitouch tech are among the items on the agenda of Microsoft's chairman, even as he moves closer to a part-time role.

  • The role of 802.11n in the Enterprise

    As the 802.11n standard gets closer to final ratification, enterprises are beginning to wonder how this may impact their Wireless LAN strategy in the coming year and beyond. For organisations that may choose to deploy 802.11n, it will have serious upgrade implications for both the infrastructure and the client side.

  • Gates on Google

    Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.

  • Consumers lead the way for enterprise players

    Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.

  • Dell and AMD: Will it ever happen?

    Will they or won't they? Dell execs remain elusive on AMD plans, but analysts say circumstances could push the two together.

Reviews (25)

  • Tablet PCs: The story so far

    Tablet PCs have yet to achieve serious market penetration, but now could be a good time to buy one. Why not check out our recent coverage in this developing area?

  • The holy hype around 3G

    Have third-generation services failed the wireless industry? So thinks Marty Cooper, the man who's credited with inventing the cell phone.

  • First Look: Nvidia GeForce FX family

    Our editors take a sneak peak at the newest members of the GeForce FX family--the 5800 Ultra, 5600 Ultra, and 5200 Ultra.

  • Desktop of the future: It's Greek to me

    Commentary:Hewlett-Packard has a vision of what the next generation of the desktop PC will look like and what it will be able to do. But Rich Castagna thinks the vision might be a little shortsighted.

  • SIS unsheaths its Xabre

    A week after Nvidia's launch of the GeForce FX graphics chip, Taiwan's Silicon Integrated Systems has brought out its latest entry for price-conscious gamers: the Xabre 600.

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