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New technology can use one number to find you on any device: cell phone, pa=
ger or personal computer. Read Full Story [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Sony PC to =
offer DVD, TV recording Sony Electronics unveiled Thursday a Vaio desktop =
computer that includes a DVD drive and TV tuner along with built-in recordi=
ng technology. The Vaio Digital Studio PC features a Giga Pocket Personal V=
ideo Recorder and allows consumers to watch TV programs streamed from cable=
or other analog sources onto the monitor and to record home videos or TV p=
rograms onto the hard drive. May 17, 2001, 8:40 a.m. PT | Read Full Stor=
y [IMAGE] AOL merger charges hit nearly $1 billion Internet and media po=
werhouse AOL Time Warner expects to incur nearly $1 billion in restructurin=
g charges tied to the merger that formed the company, according to its annu=
al report filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing=
, AOL Time Warner, which has been operating as a joint entity for the past =
four months, said it recorded a restructuring liability of approximately $9=
65 million during its first quarter. May 17, 2001, 5:50 a.m. PT | Read F=
ull Story [IMAGE] New Compaq PCs: More than meets the eye? Compaq Comput=
er may soon offer PC buyers a tempting option: two for the price of one. Ho=
ping to corral buyers who can't decide whether to buy a notebook or desktop=
PC, the Houston-based computer maker is experimenting with a line of busin=
ess notebooks that transform into desktop PCs. The PC is designed to fold o=
ver and create a stand for a 15-inch, flat-panel display with removable wir=
eless keyboard and mouse. May 17, 2001, 9:05 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [=
IMAGE] Research In Motion files patent suit Research In Motion, the maker=
of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, lashed out at one of its competitors Thurs=
day, saying it violates a U.S. patent recently granted to RIM. Ontario, Can=
ada-based RIM charges in a suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in D=
elaware that Glenayre Technologies violates a patent protecting the way the=
BlackBerry redirects e-mail from a computer or server to a handheld using =
a single e-mail address. Charlotte, N.C.-based Glenayre already has a pendi=
ng suit of its own against RIM. May 17, 2001, 8:35 a.m. PT | Read Full S=
tory [IMAGE] "Mawanella" worm sends political message Hundreds of compan=
ies worldwide have fallen prey to another mass-mailing worm created by the =
virus toolkit that unleashed the AnnaKournikova worm, antivirus companies s=
aid Thursday. Called Mawanella--the name of a Sri Lankan village--the worm =
carries a Sri Lankan political message, but does no real damage besides clo=
gging networks with e-mail. May 17, 2001, 11:45 a.m. PT | Read Full Stor=
y [IMAGE] Transmeta adds Sharp to Japanese allies Sharp will introduce a=
notebook with a Transmeta processor in Japan next month, the companies ann=
ounced Thursday. Sharp's Mebius PC-SX1-H1 notebook, set for release June 30=
, will use Transmeta's 600MHz Crusoe processor. The Sharp announcement roun=
ds out Transmeta's support by major Japanese notebook makers. Transmeta alr=
eady has deals with NEC, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. May 17, 2001,=
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