Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Wednesday, February 5, 2003

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A Rendezvous With Redmond? "Apple is delivering on the immense potential of its no-fuss networking system. With luck, it could be a direct challenge to Microsoft." (BusinessWeek via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]


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Apple trims prices, product array: "The repricing and simplification of the consumer iMac and eMac lines marks an aggressive move for Apple, which was stung by Windows PC competitors during the fourth quarter. By Joe Wilcox, Staff Writer, CNET News.com." [CNET News.com Personal Technology]


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Linux on the iPod: "A new SourceForge project has gotten Linux running on Apple's iPod..." [MacMinute.com: Up-to-the-Minute Apple Mac News]


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Apple updates its iMac; lowers prices on iMacs, eMacs: "The iMac gets a lower price, a faster processor and many of the new technologies unveiled on Power Macs last week. The eMac gets a price cut." [Computerworld News]


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The Net Is Dangerous, Research Says: "Attacks on company networks decreased over the past six months, but the number of reported software vulnerabilities exploded during that time, creating the possibility of more serious Internet-borne mischief in the future, Symantec says." [Google Technology News]


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Could IBM Be the Next Computer Chip King? "Despite its strength in the mainframe chip and integrated circuit markets, IBM has never entered the PC processor fray. Since the announcement of the PowerPC 970 last October, however, that may be changing. Armed with this powerful new processor, can IBM break Intel's stranglehold and emerge as king in the PC desktop or server market?" [osOpinion]