Plans to hard-wire copy protection into popular digital music and video devices are being shelved as the consumer-electronics industry grapples interminably with antipiracy policies, standards and consumer rights.
Apple is rumoured to be launching a handheld computer at the MacWorld Expo next week.
Two tech legends adopt different strategies in the race to digitise your home. But truly reinventing the consumer electronics market may require a combination of their approaches.
Microsoft needs some good news in its fight against the Palm OS and is counting on wireless devices to bring it. But will the next generation arrive before Palm can catch up?
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Your entire music collection in one hand - this is the promise of the Jukebox, Creative's new state-of-the-art portable music archive and MP3 player.
What's new on the cell phone front from Microsoft? Two new devices, code-named Stinger and Stirling. I got a sneak peek in a recent visit to Redmond, although the phones are being unveiled for the first time this week in France. My take? Stinger looks good, Stirling isn't much, and traditional PDAs (and the Palm OS) are still tough competitors.
The appeal of a tiny 1.58 kg notebook is obvious to those who lug around a traditional laptop. But what isn't as well known is that many of the negatives of these machines are fading away.
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
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