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100% pure Java watered down
- Viewers of cable news network MSNBC may recently have seen a commercial for Sun Microsystems (SUNW) in which a man tells a priest that he's been thinking "pure" thoughts. When the beatific man exits the confessional, he passes a queue of anxious programmers--one wearing a Visual Basic shirt--ready to admit their sins. [News.com]
20 million love Net, 9 leave it
- Although more than twenty million Americans consider the Internet "indispensable" to their daily lives, almost half that number have decided they can live without it for now, a new survey says. [News.com]
3Com chief stumps for merger
- 3Com (COMS) chairman Eric Benhamou is taking his show on the road to sell 3Com's $6.6 billion merger with U.S. Robotics (USRX). [News.com]
4.4-pound PowerBook debuts
- Apple Computer (AAPL) introduced a new 4.4-pound ultraportable notebook today manufactured by IBM Japan. [News.com]
56-kbps standard expected soon
- U.S Robotics (USRX) expects an international standard for 56-kbps modems to be set by early next year, the company said at a press conference today. [News.com]
5GB hard disk in IBM notebooks
- IBM (IBM) has developed the largest-capacity compact hard disk drive to date, allowing the storage of massive amounts of data in diminutive portable computers. [News.com]
A guide to privacy in cyberspace
- Everyone from federal agencies to grassroots advocates wants to protect consumers' online privacy, but a new guide released today shows surfers how to guard their own personal data in cyberspace. [News.com]
A royal bore in Silicon Valley
- His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York and currently the fourth heir to the English throne, and California's Governor Pete Wilson kicked off a four-day conference here that aims to be an intercontinental schmoozefest for U.K. high-tech companies and their Silicon Valley counterparts. [News.com]
ABC News takes on the Net
- Today ABC News officially jumps into the hotly competitive Net news fray with a news supersite that competes head-on with established players like CNN and MSNBC. [News.com]
AOL gives away messaging
- America Online (AOL) is offering all Net users a service previously reserved for its 8 million members. [News.com]
AOL starting strong in Japan
- America Online (AOL) is off to a strong start pitching its services in Japan, chairman Steve Case said. [News.com]
AOL to add ABC sports area
- America Online (AOL) says that it will produce an ABC Sports area on its Sports Channel. [News.com]
AOL users conned for credit data
- America Online (AOL) members who responded to a forged email may have inadvertently given out their credit card numbers to thieves disguised as AOL officials. [News.com]
AST to roll out Pentium II PC
- When Intel announces the Pentium II processor on May 7, AST (ASTA) will announce a high-end Pentium II Bravo desktop PC. [News.com]
AT&T cancels satellite plans
- AT&T (ATT) says it has withdrawn its application with the U.S. government for a license to launch a new generation of communications satellites. [News.com]
AT&T in merger talks with SBC
- AT&T (T) is in merger talks with regional telephone company SBC Communications (SBC), seeking to fashion a deal that could be worth at least $50 billion, according to a published report. [News.com]
AT&T, SBC talks draw fire
- Reports that AT&T (T) was in merger talks with regional Baby Bell SBC Communications (SBC) have drawn sharp criticism from telecommunications and antitrust experts. [News.com]
Acer box foreshadows NetPC
- Acer America announced a new line of network-ready business PCs with Pentium processors that will sell for under $800, presaging the arrival of the NetPC. [News.com]
Acer extends Extensas
- Acer continues to rapidly add to its line of notebooks, acquired earlier this year from Texas Instruments, by adding a new Extensa model today with a 150-MHz Intel Pentium processor. [News.com]
Actra launches e-commerce software
- Actra Business Systems, the newest arrival on the Internet commerce scene, today debuted its first e-commerce software product after more than a year of development. [News.com]
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