IBM To drop out of the PC market and concentrate on corporate servers and
services:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/technology/03ibm.html?ex=1259816400&en=c60a66b7afa86173&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
Sony finally releases a hard disk-based audio player that supports the MP3
format out of the box:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/technology/03ibm.html?ex=1259816400&en=c60a66b7afa86173&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
News from a German internet advertising company suggests that Firefox is now at
5.5% of the browser market, and IE drops back below 90%:
http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20041203_123903.html
A practical solar battery is developed. Charges off sunlight, releases power
when desired, nice and thin - doesn't use silicon:
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2004/120104/Solar_cell_doubles_as_battery_120104.html
And finally. A large blaze in West Auckland delays the year's last issue of
Clippings as the author, a volunteer firefighter, spends all afternoon there
instead of researching on his computer. Merry Christmass and a Happy New Year.
See you all in January:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=9001688
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.