IN SHORT
Microsoft fined US $1.3 billion
Super chip
Human work done over 57,000 years would be accomplished in one second flat by a wonder computer developed by the US
Computer bananas
Global computer companies find that all roads now lead to Brazil, Despite its reputation as a banana republic
Removing the slouches and aches from keyboards
Computer manufacturers have come up with new designs for keyboards that they claim, will help users avoid painful wrists and hunched shoulders.
Byte by byte
To increase disk drive capacity, both silicon chips and magnetic-memory disks will have to get better
You've got Melissa
On March 26, thousands of computers across the world were infected with the 'Melissa' virus through the Internet. Many large corporations had to …
Copycat recorders
That time is not very far off when children will ask: when are we buying a CD recorder, Papa?
US firm uses new software to woo Japanese market
Microsoft Corp of USA has launched a Japanese version of the Windows 3.1 software package, which is expected to grab for it control of Japan's …
Fighting the bug
How badly will the millennium bug hit India? While the Y2K Action Force says most government institutions will be able to meet the deadline, …
Clinton proposes talks on jobs
Burdened by rising joblessness, US President Bill Clinton wants world leaders to meet to find a solution to the vexing problem
"Culmination of the IT revolution"
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, is the man behind the wireless local loop technology cor dect and the …
Sudev Barar on open-source software
Nuchem is a company in Delhi that develops and sells water/effluent treatment technologies, chemicals and laminated panels. Sudev Barar, its …
Foss time in India
Microsoft is the most familiar term in the proprietary software industry. The company's penetration in people's minds is so deep that it is often …