Six companies, including Fuji and CMC Magnetics, form a consortium to
manufacture a Terabyte optical disc, the HVD. Data transfer at 1 Gib/s:
http://athens-olympics-2004.newkerala.com/?action=fullnews&id=68693
Mozilla's Sunbird calendaring utility now enters 0.2; still not quite prime-time
material, but has the potential to do a 'Firebird' on Outlook's calendaring:
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=6018
The plain PDA sees its third year in a row with a declining market, as
ubiquitous mobile phones evolve more sophisticated PDA functionality:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119535,00.asp
University of California considers using barcodes or RFID implants to track
cadavers used for medical purposes:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=473171
Microsoft to release 13 patches on Monday, and will be airing an explainatory
webcast for those who need the news in pictures:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/advance.mspx
And finally. The latest RIAA music-swapping lawsuit seems to be directed at one
Gertrude Walton of Fayette County. 83 yrs old, computer-phobic, and quite dead:
http://wvgazette.com/section/News/2005020358
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.