Democrats and Republicans alike hail CAN-SPAM as a long-sought compromise that will curb Viagra ads and get-rich-quick propositions from clogging Americans' in-boxes.
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PimpRig has published their Comdex 2003 Coverage
The U.S. Congress moved a step closer to passing its first law regulating unsolicited commercial e-mail -- or spam -- on Saturday when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that seeks to impose fines on those sending spam.
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After customer complaints, the computer maker stops sending U.S. technical support calls for two of its corporate computer lines to a Bangalore, India, call center.
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The company says it has produced chips with the 65-nanometer manufacturing process, a strong sign Intel will continue to keep pace with Moore's Law.
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Dan has posted a new issue of his letters column
A new freeware version of the Storyteller CMS System (the PHP/MySQL based content management system behind NT Compatible and Linux Compatible) has been released.
This release comes with an optional WYSIWYG editor (Internet Explorer 5.5+ and Mozilla 1.3+ compatible) and a few other new features.
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The commercial pro edition has been also updated. Click here for the announcement.
This release comes with an optional WYSIWYG editor (Internet Explorer 5.5+ and Mozilla 1.3+ compatible) and a few other new features.
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The commercial pro edition has been also updated. Click here for the announcement.
Legit Reviews has posted their Comdex 2003 coverage
A new issue of the BTVillarin.com newsletter is now online
The chipmaker rolls out the welcome wagon for its new neighbor--itself--as it begins construction of another factory in Dresden, Germany, to help AMD keep pace with growing demand for its products.
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OCWorkbench has posted some info on the ASUS DigiMatrix PC/DVD/MP3/Video Recorder
One year ago, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) President and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz stood on stage at Comdex with former Guns 'N Roses lead guitarist Slash and exhorted the technology industry to prepare for his company's new hybrid processor technology that combined 32-bit and 64-bit capabilities. At the time, AMD's financial picture was clouded with layoffs and financing efforts, and many industry analysts and observers were skeptical about AMD's ability to introduce the chips on time and to generate interest among technology buyers.
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Dan's Data has posted another letters column
Computer Associates is giving away security software to consumers to stop them from spreading computer viruses--but the deal could undermine the strength of its competitors.
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Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce later this week that it will build its next chip fabrication facility near Dresden, Germany, according to sources.
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The company releases its Portege M200, a new Windows XP tablet with a higher resolution, 12.1-inch screen and a faster Intel Pentium M processor.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. has rolled out its first PC to use the AMD Athlon 64 microprocessor, while launching a separate effort to attack the gaming market.
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Software firewall provider Zone Labs Inc. is expected to announce a new version of its ZoneAlarm Pro software here at Comdex on Tuesday, with new safeguards against identity theft.
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LAS VEGAS - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) will probably stop producing 32-bit processors by the end of 2005, a senior AMD executive predicted during a Monday panel discussion on AMD's 64-bit processors at Comdex.
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Dan's Data has posted an article about what a new computer costs these days
The computing giant says it is scrutinizing the market for liquid crystal display televisions, plasma televisions and projection screen televisions.
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America Online is considering creating a desktop application that lets people access popular Web services such as search, news and maps, the company confirms.
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AMDboard has posted some info on the upcoming Quad-Opteron motherboard from TYAN
The chipmaker, which announced a partnership with Sun at this week's Comdex, introduces new 64-bit processor models that run at 2.2GHz.
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With its new GeForce FX Go 5700 graphics chip, Nvidia aims to expand its presence in the high-end notebook market.
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Storage, wireless, and microprocessor technologies will occupy the spotlight at Comdex this week in Las Vegas as Microsoft, Dell, Gateway, AMD, Hewlett-Packard, and Iomega unveil a host of new products.
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Dell plans to announce two larger LCD televisions and a new multifunction printer at the Comdex trade show Monday.
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In recent years, Comdex has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it will focus on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
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Dan has posted issue #74 of his letters column
Intel plans to introduce multithreading and 24M-byte on-chip caches to its Itanium 2 processor family, a company executive said in an interview this week.
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The company releases a patch to fix a flaw that prevented some users of its privacy software from accessing the auction site.
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CNET Networks is snapping up the assets of the online music distributor and announces plans to reintroduce the music site with new features and services.
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The online-gaming service provider says it sent an Italian hacker a letter requesting that he remove advisories and utilities highlighting vulnerabilities in its products.
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Three influential trade groups are pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
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Dan has published issue #73 of his letters column
Grid software maker Platform Computing releases a module that enables Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program to use the power of a grid computing system.
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Customers who buy a copy of the upcoming DVD X Copy Xpress software from 321 Studios Inc. will receive a Lite-On DVD burner for an additional $20, the companies announced today
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Macromedia releases an update for the latest version of its Flash development and design application that includes stability and performance tweaks and expanded documentation.
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AMDBoard has posted the specifications of the Arima Riowork HDAMC motherboard
Dan's Data has posted issue #71 of their letters column
The FCC's "broadcast flag" mandate could have a wider-than-expected impact as TVs and computers converge.
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The company doubles the speed limit for its DVD writers with two new devices and sticks to its guns in the battle over recordable DVD formats.
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Dan has published another letters column
AMDBoard has posted an AMD in China Special
After signing Dawning for making the fastest Chinese supercomputer, AMD is storming the chinese land with some of the most important deals the company ever made during its 34 years history.After signing a major agreement with the Chinese educational system, the company is now joining forces with China's biggest IT products distributor, Digital China Holdings, in order to flood the Chinese DIY market with AMD PIB (Processor-in-Box) Athlon, Athlon 64 and Opteron processors through a network of 5000 existing stores plus 500 to be created!Read more
For months, AMDboard has been collecting some of the most insightful links about Chinese tech market, AMD's investment in the country, human rights issues, and the best of them are now stored in a very unusual Special that gives a very clear picture of AMD's potential in this new playground...
AMDBoard has posted a new Athlon 64 Notebooks page
Intel Corp. plans to launch its new Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor Monday, a source familiar with Intel's plans said Thursday.
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A few of the 1.2 million customers that have installed the software company's latest Norton security package complain that product activation is failing.
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