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Acer adopts K6 for the home - Acer America has adopted the K6 and K5 microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in over half its new home computers, including two models that will retail for under $1,000. [News.com]
 
Acer drops notebook prices - Following the lead of other vendors, Acer America has dropped the prices on its notebooks by up to 11 percent. [News.com]
 
Acer eyes low-end retail - Hoping to chip away at Packard Bell's omnipresence on low-end retail store shelves, Acer America today announced that its computers will soon be available at Circuit City, Sears, and Wal-Mart Stores. [News.com]
 
Acer unveils 166-MHz Extensa - Acer America today announced its TI Extensa 670 notebook, a midrange business system based on Intel's 166-MHz Pentium. [News.com]
 
Ad service gives cash back - A new Internet advertising service being unveiled today promises to deliver promotional offers and cash back to consumers, as well as a targeted audience to advertisers. [News.com]
 
Afrocentric site targets community - With this week's relaunch, The Black World Today is hoping to capitalize on a largely untapped online market: the African American community. [News.com]
 
All-in-one video chip debuts - C-Cube Microsystems has unveiled a computer chip that it says is the first that can both record and play back video in digital format. [News.com]
 
Allen sells Microsoft shares - Microsoft (MSFT) cofounder Paul Allen told federal regulators that he has sold 3 million shares in the company since mid May. [News.com]
 
AlterNIC founder sorry, won't quit - Eugene Kashpureff is sorry. [News.com]
 
AltoCom moves into modems - AltoCom, a spinoff from General Magic, is making moves into the modem market with a software-based modem technology for set-top boxes, handheld devices, and fax machines. Its product line is called SoftModem. [News.com]
 
Ameritech long distance bid endangered - Federal regulators are expected to reject Ameritech's (AIT) bid today to become the first Baby Bell to enter the $80 billion U.S. long distance business, government officials said. [News.com]
 
Analysts await clear AOL report - America Online (AOL) is about to come clean. [News.com]
 
Apartheid architects take it online - South Africa's most powerful secret society has come out of the closet and onto the Internet. [News.com]
 
Apple changes rules on Mac OS - Apple tightened the screws on Macintosh clone vendors yesterday by discontinuing an offer of software upgrades to customers of clone vendors. [News.com]
 
Apple execs cash in - Former Apple Computer (AAPL) executives are getting out while the getting is good--they reportedly filed to sell off chunks of their shares while the stock is trading near its 52-week high. [News.com]
 
Apple gets tough on cloning - In the first response from a high-level Apple executive, Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson today dashed cold water on any hope for progress in the stalemated talks with Apple clone manufacturers over rights to use Apple technology in their products. [News.com]
 
Apple looks to Asia to boost sales - Apple Computer (AAPL) is broadening its strategy in Asia to increase business, a senior company official said today. [News.com]
 
Apple picks U.S. sales VP - Although still in search of a CEO, Apple (AAPL) today picked a new senior vice president for Americas commerce. [News.com]
 
Apple product strategy still murky - In the afterglow of yesterday's upbeat news that Microsoft (MSFT) agreed to continue to develop crucial software applications for the Macintosh platfom, questions now arise regarding Apple's (AAPL) specific battle plan to regain momentum. [News.com]
 
Apple stock slips as week ends - Apple Computer (AAPL) gave back some of its gains from the past few days on Wall Street, falling as low as 10.5 percent in trading today. [News.com]
 
 

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