From ZDNet: “PCs with Intel’s Pentium 4 processor will get a little cheaper next month with the release of a new chipset that aims at the “value” PC market.”

From PC World: “Sony has unveiled its DVD Walkman, the D-VM1, which allows users to listen to music or watch movies using a detachable LCD screen.”

ZDNet reports that Intel’s fight with Via has grown in scale, as Intel has filed patent-violation lawsuits in several countries around the world against Taiwan-based Via.

The Register: “Mac OS X fans planning to besiege the stores this weekend to take advantage of
Apple’s free upgrade offer to version 10.1 are recommended to set off at a brisk
pace, and save buying the papers and Woodbines for the return journey.

We’re not sure how extensive the offer is, after enquiries on both sides of the pond.
We gather that Circuit City and CompUSA aren’t participating in the offer, although
PC World in the UK probably is.”

CNET News.com: “Microsoft has set Nov. 28 as the release date for Windows XP Embedded, the next version
of the company’s software designed for devices such as slot machines, cash registers and
set-top boxes.

The company will release the product at its Windows Embedded Developers Conference in Las
Vegas, said Kelly Meagher, a product manager for Microsoft’s Embedded Platform Group.”

CNET News.com reports: “The first courtroom showdown between .biz sponsor NeuLevel and disgruntled plaintiffs who
charge it is running an illegal lottery proved inconclusive Wednesday. A judge declined to block
the first batch of domain names set to go live Oct. 1 and said he wanted more information before
deciding whether to block the second batch.”

From The Globe and Mail: ”
The Nasdaq stock market, which used to boast about how it was
“The market for the next 100 years” while it poked fun at the
stodgy old New York Stock Exchange, seems to have become
the world’s penny-stock market for the next little while. The
tech-heavy exchange said on Thursday it is suspending some
of its normal trading requirements in the wake of the terrorist
attacks on the United States on Sept. 11. – but is that really why
the Nasdaq is making these changes? Or is it just because there
are so many failed dot-coms and moribund technology stocks
trading in the pennies now?”

ZDNet: “In recent weeks, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have boosted their efforts to become the
leading provider of online identification services. Known as e-wallets, such services allow
consumers to store their personal data in one place, eliminating the need to re-enter credit card
numbers, shipping address and other information as they travel from one Web site to another.

While it’s unclear who the victor will be–or even what the spoils are–VeriSign stands to gain
from the battle itself.”

Reported at ZDNet: “Alta Terra Ventures of Alberta, Canada on Wednesday released Linux synchronising
software that works with Palm OS devices such as those made by Handspring, Sony,
Palm itself and others. The software is one of the few applications available for connecting
handheld computers with the open-source operating system.”

From an announcement posted at LinuxSecurity.com: “Speakers include PGP creator Phil Zimmermann and the inventor of Public Key cryptography Whitfield “Whit” Diffie. The
National Intellectual Property Law Institute (NIPLI) and its Information System Security & Education (ISSE) Center today
announced the International Cryptography Institute 2001 conference, the annual event and forum to educate corporate
leaders on the benefits and developments in cryptography. ICI 2001 will be held at the Four Seasons Georgetown Hotel
in Washington, D.C., 29 through 30 November, 2001.”