Reports are pouring in to Compaq's Web site bulletin board that the Presario 5800 series of personal computers have been locking up. While Compaq's online support attempts to offer solutions, the reason for the freeze-up is still unclear.
Expect next year to be another banner year for desktop hard drives. Drives that debuted in 2000 are likely to offer even higher capacities at the same sub-$US200 prices of recent years, with the price/capacity "sweet spot" of 10 to 12GB per drive exp...
After six years of creating awareness of possible Year 2000 glitches as the result of the date rollover from 1999 to 2000, Canadian computer consultant Peter de Jager says his work is nearly done and he's ready to cash in his URL.
For the love of data, don't power down that old disk. Users with enterprise storage systems more than 6 years old may cause more year 2000 problems than they solve if they power down their disks for the new year rollover, experts warn.
With only two days left before the millennium bug hits, businesses with last minute problems or sudden panic attacks are advised to back up critical files to minimise loss.
Xerox said yesterday it has formed a business unit to emphasise its Web-based activities.
As Apple's resurgence continues, software developers that had dropped their Mac products are scrambling to return to the fold.
Microsoft has issued a software patch designed to fix a security glitch in the Macintosh version of its Outlook Express 5.0 email client.
A US federal court has awarded Nintendo of America $US7 million in damages from two firms accused of selling products used to make and play pirated copies of Nintendo 64 and Gameboy software, Nintendo said yesterday.
Citing poor sales of its Windows products, softness on the software retail market and high operational costs, Corel announced yesterday that, based on preliminary estimates, it expects to post a loss of 14 cents per share on revenue of $US61 million ...
Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) yesterday announced that it will co-develop a Linux-based handwriting recognition and electronic-signature software development kit that company officials believe could result in the creation of a range of diffe...
For five days during the Y2K changeover, Microsoft will assist PC users from its 24 hour Sydney regional support centre.
The federal government's plans for the introduction of digital television are set to face a Senate Inquiry next year.
The head of Apple Japan, under investigation by Japan's Fair Trade Commission, has denied his company tried to fix the price at which retailers sell the iMac and iBook computers, according to a local media report.
This time next year, Internet service will be free of charge to consumers, according to one scenario developed by the market research firm Datamonitor.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to stay safe online, with the proliferation of threats and the new and complex ways that cybercriminals can target people.
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