Stories by PC World Staff

Web site promises "Razor Prices"

A new Australian Web site is making the job of finding the best hardware deals on the Net just that little bit easier.

New pricing for Cable & Wireless Optus

Cable & Wireless Optus is making a concerted effort to push its Internet business launched last year, announcing a number of new pricing schemes and packages for families and small business

3Com launches new Palm handhelds

3Com Palm Computing Australia today expanded its range of handheld devices with the launch of the Palm IIIx and Palm V organisers.

PC IT 99: Canon launches new SCSI scanner

Canon has launched a new addition to its CanoScan range of flatbed scanners, showing the CanoScan FB620S at Sydney's PC IT 99 exhibition this week

Price drop for Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced two price cuts to its Multimedia and Standard Edition CD-ROMs. Prices have been slashed by 33 to 60 per cent, the company says

Yahoo! goes to the movies

A new movie Web site hits the Net with screening times, reviews and links galore -- all aimed at Australian cinema-goers

Say it with online flowers

Flourish Flower Merchants, a flower and hamper store based in Sydney, has launched its Web site http://www.flourish.com.au . This site is sure to keep you out of the dog house!

Zip doubles up

After launching its Zip 100MB drive four years ago, Iomega has increased the drive's capacity with the launch of the new Zip 250MB drive.

Free news and finance -- at the touch of a button

Yahoo! launches a new version of its To-Go service, expanding it to include search, news and finance information.

Palm prices slashed

Casio has slashed the price of its palm-sized PC, the Cassiopeia, undercutting its competitors by at least $100.

OzEmail takeover complete

The takeover of Australia's largest internet service provider, OzEmail, by telecommunications carrier, MCI WorldCom, has finally taken place.

Summer slips into rugby heaven

As the last days of summer slip by this weekend, rugby fans are about to slip into seventh heaven -- with the start of the Super 12 series and the launch of a new site to catch up on the competition.

Australian-made encryption goes 168-bit

Forced by the impossibility of importing US-made high level encryption software, one Melbourne-based company has sought the assistance of Wollongong University to develop a 168-bit encryption tool