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Computer virus found in gaming software
(12/4/2001)
It seems there's no escape from computer viruses, even for people who just want a bit of harmless digital fun. A Japanese firm is recalling a computer game created for a living-room console game machine, because it contains a virus that could destroy a user's personal computer. Sophos PLC, the British antivirus software company that reported the discovery, says it's the first time a virus has been found in console gaming software.

Ruling a defeat for Web site with DVD-copying software
(11/30/2001)
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Internet site can be barred from offering software that can be used to make illegal copies of DVD movies. The ruling is a major victory for the film industry and a big defeat for Internet civil libertarians, who say that the ruling amounts to censorship.

Military-tech complex
(11/29/2001)
In these perilous times, I'm glad the FBI is hard at work on new technologies to outwit terrorists and criminals. And while it's good to see corporate America rallying around to help, there's such a thing as being too supportive.

Satellite-radio companies target listeners on the go
(11/19/2001)
Hugh Panero thinks Americans are so bored with commercial radio that they'll pay for something different - like crisp

Microsoft jumps into gaming fray
(11/15/2001)
I have rrnever been one for those electronic fighting games, but I'm always up for an electronic gaming fight. And the dirtiest digital blood feud in computer game history begins today, a three-way round robin of technical one-upsmanship and marketing mayhem with billions of dollars at stake.

A merger, maybe
(11/14/2001)
Two months ago, Michael Capellas said it took just 20 minutes to lay the groundwork for one of the biggest merger deals in high-tech history.

On the cutting edge
(11/12/2001)
You're watching a rerun of ''Law and Order'' when your mother's phone number flashes on the TV screen. It's a call worth taking, so you push a button on the wireless keyboard on your lap. The TV image freezes and your mother's voice emerges from the speaker. Something about Sunday dinner.

iPod: Not for the tightwad
(11/8/2001)
Imagine all the music you own, perhaps all the music you'll ever want to own, tucked into a jacket pocket so you can listen wherever you are. Now imagine paying $400 for the privilege.

Hewlett kin won't back HP-Compaq deal
(11/7/2001)
Several relatives of Hewlett-Packard Co. cofounder William Hewlett said yesterday they will vote against the company's pending merger with Compaq Computer Corp., potentially dealing a major blow to the combination.

Nothing but .net
(11/5/2001)
The proposed settlement in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case is yesterday's news, and not just because it was announced last Friday.