PC Mag: Has Jeff Bezos Patented E-Mail Discussion Groups?

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First he received a patent for 1-Click e-commerce. Now he has one for e-mail discussion groups. Last Tuesday, February, 25, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued a new patent to Jeff Bezos, the CEO of online retailer Amazon.com, granting him exclusive rights to "a method and system for conducting an electronic discussion relating to a topic. As was the case when he and three other Amazon executives patented the company's 1-Click ordering system, Bezos has gained control of a technology that may not seem particularly innovative to the everyday Internet user.

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Wireless Supersite: Microsoft, Symbian Duke It Out

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After years of working to establish the smart phone as a viable platform, MicrosoftCorp. and Symbian Ltd. seem to be garnering enough support to conduct an old-fashioned operating system war in a new frontier.

While some industry experts say competition in the space encourages innovation and carrier adoption, others say multiple standards in the space complicate the environment for third-party software developers. In addition, some fear competition could spur the kind of tactics found unti-competitive in the desktop operating system environment.

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Sony unveils first blue laser DVD

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Sony said on Monday it would start sales next month of the world's first DVD recorder that uses blue laser light and can pack a two-hour high-definition TV program onto a single disc.

It won't be cheap, with a retail list price of 450,000 yen ($3,800) while low-end DVD recorders using conventional red lasers go for as little as 50,000 to 70,000 yen.

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PC Mag: Intermec 760 Color Mobile Computer

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The Intermec 760 Color Mobile Computer, a Pocket PC 2002 PDA, costs a whopping $3,650 (street). Then again, this rugged device comes fully loaded with a 2-D bar code scanner, Bluetooth for wireless personal area networking, 802.11b for LAN communications, and GSM/GPRS capability with T-Mobile service for WAN communications (CDMA/1xRTT support is coming shortly). A bare-bones version without the scanner and wireless connectivity costs $1,850. Rather than pay the princely single-unit prices, most buyers purchase in volume. For quantities of 1,000 or more, the unit price varies from $1,595 to $1,995, depending on options. For mobile data collection and reporting, the Intermec 760 Color Mobile Computer is a versatile PDA.

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Plasma TVs Explained

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Designtechnica gives an in depth look at how plasma televisions operate and how they are different than traditional CRT televisions.

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IM has identity crisis, Microsoft says

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Like much of the group that made it popular, IM (instant messaging) is a high-potential teenager going through an identity crisis, according to Microsoft product unit manager David Gurle.

Speaking at the Instant Messaging Planet Spring 2003 Conference and Expo here Tuesday, Gurle told attendees that IM is often misunderstood, and that for its true potential to be realized, service providers will have to undergo a tremendous shift in their business models.

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IDF Spring '03 : Day 3 Keynote, and PCI-Express

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Hexus has posted two IDF Day 3 articles

Keynote
The Communication sector is another important sector for Intel. This sector has seen massive growth within the last few years - this includes VDSl, DSL, and xDSL to the home. With some companies installing fibre right to peoples homes. There has also been a relative adoption of WiFi in to the home.
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PCI-Express
Another year another evolution, we have heard a lot about PCI-X recently, and it appears that this technology will become redundant a lot quicker than initially was suspected.
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eWeek: Connectix CEO Weighs Company's Future

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Connectix Corp., which this week sold its client and server Virtual Machine technology to Microsoft Corp., is evaluating its future given that it is now left with just two products that are heading toward obsolescence.

In an interview with eWEEK on Wednesday afternoon, Roy McDonald, the CEO and president of Connectix, said his firm has developed Macintosh technologies since the launch of its first product in January 1989.

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