May 2002

• FBI Rules Endanger Web Users' Rights, Say Advocates
• New Tiered Pricing Comes to Broadband
• IBM Technology Could Let Desktops Go Diskless
• Microsoft Judge Again Bars E-Mail From Court
• Court Rules Library Net Filtering Unconstitutional
• IBM Unveils Web Privacy Work
• FBI Gets New Web Searching Powers
• News In Brief
• In Search of the Green PC
• Liberty Alliance Adds to Ranks
• Broadband Group Wants Unified Rights-of-Way Plan
• Consumer Alert: PayPal's Problems
• Court Decision Could Mean Higher Broadband Prices
• Drag 'N' Drop To CD-RW Easily
• Vendors Unveil UnitedLinux
• LCD Shipments to Pick Up
• Online Software Piracy a Threat, Too
• Itanium 2 Blasts Past Predecessor
• Linux Distributors Band Together to Challenge Red Hat
• P4 Bests Athlon
• Transmeta Unveils Plans for TM8000 Processor
• Rookie IM Service Challenging Major Players
• FBI Documents Expose Carnivore Glitch
• Smartphone Shines at Pocket PC Summit
• Senator Lieberman to Introduce Broadband Bill
• Intel Cuts P4 Prices as 1.8-GHz Celeron Appears
• AMD Opteron Off to Slow Start?
• Fall of RealNames May Doom Internet Keywords
• Online Games Evolve
• Beware Afghanistan E-Mail Scam
• Court Cracks Down on Cyberscammer
• Worms Crawl Toward Instant Messaging
• First Look at Color Treo PDAs
• Sharp Marries Camera, Cell Phone
• Kyocera Shows Java-Based PDA
• Supercomputing Coming to a Closet Near You?
• Introducing the Robot Patrol
• Video Demands Expected to Boost Storage
• Broadband Deregulation: Help or Hindrance?
• Games Get Real With Tactile Tools
• Microsoft Upgrades XP With Service Pack
• Peer-to-Peer Site Surrenders in Court
• Would-Be Jedis Find Game Treasure at E3
• Handspring Readies Color Treo
• EasyRecovery Update Rescues Data
• Verizon, Microsoft to Offer Mobile Data Services
• Cool New Notebooks Lead Gadgets in May
• Microsoft Users Bristle at License Change
• Microsoft Announces Security Bug in Its Debugger
• Cell Phone Sales Still Slowing
• Via Launches P4 Chip Set With 533-MHz Bus Support
• Robots Strut and Sell at Japanese Show
• Webcasters Hopeful as Feds Reconsider Fees
• LCD Price Hike Expected
• Video Games Go Mainstream
• Archos Shrinks CD-RW for Travel
• Toshiba Flexes Its LCD Might With New Display
• First Look at Netscape 7.0: A Good Start
• Domain for Kids Nears Approval
• The Straight Story on Search Engines
• Gamers to Get Wired
• Does Politics Plus E-Mail Equal Spam?
• Dell Updates Dimensions
• Microsoft's Xbox Goes Online
• 3Com Takes Printers Wireless
• When Will the Net Play Politics?
• Trend Micro Upgrades Products, Unveils Strategy
• MSN Launches AOL Defection Tool
• Worm Targets Kazaa Users
• Motion Computing to Show Tablet PCs
• Optical Disc Hits 100GB
• Vendors Tap New Intel Celeron, Chip Set
• You Can Count on Cool, New Gadgets
• Microsoft Denies IE Patch Problems
• Xbox Ready to Hit the Net
• First Tests Find 1.7-GHz Celeron an Iffy Chip
• Companion Service Launches on Kazaa
• Intel Chip Sets To Integrate Graphics, USB 2.0
• Hotmail Policy Raises Privacy Concerns
• Requiem for Napster
• Microsoft Restates Its Antitrust Case
• Virus Hoax Spreads by E-Mail
• Bertelsmann Buys Napster
• Lindows Ducks Another Microsoft Motion
• FBI Searches Home of Suspected Hacker
• Is Microsoft's IE Patch Flawed?
• Hollings Online Privacy Bill Stalled
• Will Fees Silence Web Radio?
• Pocket PC Gets EarthLink Services
• Your OS Will Predict Your Next Move
• Sony Breeds More Affordable Aibos
• StarOffice Set to Challenge Microsoft's Office
• Microsoft Patches Six IE Security Holes
• Apple Shows Xserve for Small Businesses
• Fake Xbox Emulator Hid Trojan Horse
• Online Free Speech Goes Another Round
• ReplayTV Spy Order Delayed
• Antitrust Judge Quizzes Parties
• Microsoft Announces Xbox Price Cut
• Did Microsoft Take Aim at Linux Supporters?
• Judge Orders VeriSign to Halt Ads
• ISPs Challenge Ruling on Searches of User Data
• Handspring Treo Gets the E-Mail Message
• Still Struggling to Can Spam
• Casio Unveils Credit Card-Size Camera
• Palm Programs to Get an OS 5 Checkup
• Matrox Updates Graphics Processor
• Sony Slashes PlayStation 2 Price
• RealNames Calls It Quits
• Microsoft Wraps Up Antitrust Defense
• Fujitsu Claims Storage Breakthrough
• StarOffice 6.0 to Ship Soon (With Fee)
• Web Surfing 101
• Cyberterrorism Fears Continue to Climb
• Microsoft Admits the PC Isn't Perfect
• NEC Unveils Cool, Quiet Crusoe-Based PCs
• PentaZip Goes Multilingual in Update
• Did Microsoft Flirt With Piracy?
• Antitrust Remedy Hearing Nears End
• Wireless Firm Tries to Sweeten BlackBerry
• Security Hole Found in MSN Messenger
• 'Cute' Trojan Horse Spreading by E-Mail
• Grid Computing Is Playing Games
• House Votes to Delay Airwave Auction
• ElcomSoft's Copyright Charges Stand
• Latest Privacy Legislation More Lenient
• Consumer Groups Protest Forced Spying
• Did Microsoft Foes Craft Antitrust Penalties?
• Professionals Command Their Own Domain
• McDonald's Serves up Wireless Net Access
• New Tools Keep Home Offices Secure
• CryptoCard Protects Your Portable Devices
• VeriSign Signs On to Verify EBay Users
• SMC Shrinks Wireless Networking Down to Size
• Yahoo Case Tests Limits of Online Free Speech
• New HP Retains Most Products
• Microsoft Exec Stands Up for Security Needs
• Microsoft Tests Tools to Make the Web Talk
• McAfee.com Tries to Can Spam
• 3D Monitors Display Their Potential
• Red Hat Linux Turns 7.3
• Intel Powers Up Three Speedier Processors
• Aging Worms Still Crawl, Threaten Net
• Apple Gives Peek at OS X Update
• Dell Unveils Ultralight Latitude
• Security Flaw Found in AOL Instant Messenger
• PC Industry Still Struggling
• EPIC Takes Aim at High-Tech Legislation
• McAfee Tackles Virus Hype
• With Deal Closed, Countdown to New HP Begins
• Kazaa Sneakware Stirs Inside PCs
• Senate Weighs Broadband Bills
• Antispam Bill Crawls Toward Senate
• Hackers Say They Hack for Our Sake
• Capellas Says HP Will Do More With Less
• Kournikova Virus Writer Appeals Sentence
• Security Flaw Found in Flash Player
• If EBay Swallows PayPal, Customers May Suffer
• Microsoft Calls Proposed Penalties Impractical
• Adobe Beats Macromedia in Patent Case
• Ergonomics Rules Go Voluntary
• Storage Vendors Break Capacity Barrier
• Chip Sales Steadily Improve
• Security Vendors Join Forces to Fight Viruses
• Cyberattacks Exploit Our Security Indifference
• Can StarOffice Steal Users From Microsoft?
• Philips Shows off Easier LCDs
• Use of Kazaa File Swapping Tool Skyrockets
• Melissa Virus Author Sentenced
• It's Official: HP Acquires Compaq
• Antitrust Judge May Block Evidence
• Sun Posts OpenOffice for Free Download
• Mozilla, Netscape Hole Reported
• AOL Users: You've Got Google
• Dell, AMD May Reach a Deal for 64-Bit Chips
• Hewlett Heir Won't Fight Latest Court Ruling
• Webcasters Go Silent in May Day Protest
• Buyer Alert: Camera Prices Plummet
• Disasterware?
• News in Brief
• New DVD Burner Spins for Less
• Consumer Alert: Feds Eye Copy Locks for PC Gear
• Wireless Nets Go Public
• Handhelds: PDAs for Typists