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  • Will you measure up to Windows XP?

    PC enthusiasts looking to grab an early copy of Windows XP may be in for a big surprise: Many will need more computing horsepower to run the operating system.

  • Windows XP may be released early

    Starting next month, some new PCs could include an unexpected accessory: Windows XP.

  • Windows XP catches the FireWire 'bus'

    Microsoft will not support a budding peripheral-connection standard in its forthcoming Windows XP operating system, instead favouring a technology developed by Apple Computer.

  • Microsoft to chew on Bluetooth

    Microsoft is set to release a Windows XP update that adds support for Bluetooth, the much-hyped technology for wirelessly connecting peripherals.

  • Microsoft offers last Windows XP test

    Microsoft is preparing to clear an important hurdle for delivering Windows XP, but outside forces still could trip up the new operating system.

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  • Will your PC keep pace with Vista?

    The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive.

  • A billion PC users on the way

    By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.

  • Apple and Microsoft out of sync

    Apple Computer has released the final version of its iSync synchronisation software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.

Reviews (9)

  • Windows faces new competition: Itself

    In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

  • Nine lives for Mac OS 9

    Apple Computer has pulled back from a plan that would have made Mac OS X the primary operating system on all new Macs starting in January.

  • Apple and Microsoft out of sync

    Apple Computer on Thursday released the final version of its iSync synchronization software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.

  • Adobe pares Mac support

    Adobe Systems announces new versions of its video products--but Mac users will be out of luck when it comes to video editing.

  • Apple's Jaguar leaps ahead of schedule

    The widely anticipated update to Apple Computer's Mac OS X will appear earlier than expected, sources say, which is good news for the company in a tough year.

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