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Sales of home-networking kits have plodded along for most of 1999, but one vendor said broadband Internet connectivity could be exactly what the category...

National Semiconductor last week reported it had signed a letter of intent for the Taiwanese firm Via Technologies to purchase National’s Cyrix stand-alone X86...

New York — Polaroid and Olympus introduced the codeveloped Camedia C-211 Zoom, a hybrid digital camera with the ability to make instant Polaroid prints....

Sony yesterday at the PMA show in Las Vegas revamped its industry-leading Mavica digital camera line with the release of three new models and...

In a direct affront to the Wintel cartel Gateway decided to use the newly developed Transmeta Crusoe processor and the mobile Linux operating system...

New York – Iomega took its first step toward reinventing itself as a consumer electronics company yesterday with the release of the HipZip digital...

The flat-panel desktop monitor category spent most of 1999 pricing itself out of the home consumer market, but vendors expect this situation to turn...

P>Milipitas, Calif. – Maxtor reported today it will purchase Quantum’s hard drive division for $1.3 billion in stock. If the deal is concluded Maxtor...

The various slices of the computer retail pie remained relatively static during the past two years, with each retail segment maintaining its share of...

Kodak and Olympus today introduced sub-$500 digital cameras aimed at the mainstream consumer market. Kodak unveiled the DC3400 that started shipping today, while Olympus...

CompUSA CEO James Halpin stepped down on Friday amidst a flurry of activity that saw CompUSA shutter its online component cozone.com and reassign several...

Intel today introduced its newest generation of mobile Pentium III processors, which include a new technology called SpeedStep that allows the chips to run...

Iomega, in an effort to find new markets for the company’s Clik! memory storage disk, rolled out the Clik! PC Card Drive that allows...

With the introduction of a 750MHz processor this week, AMD can again say it has the fastest chip on the market. The new AMD...

The injunction brought against MP3.com stopping end users from downloading free music from top artists off its site is not likely to negatively impact...

Fuji today introduced its first camera to use the newly developed Super CCD image sensor, enabling the camera to deliver 4.3-megapixel resolution, well above...

New York — A Federal judge yesterday ordered an Internet Web site that offered software that allows DVD videos to be copied to remove...

International Data Corp. (IDC) is projecting a 20% growth in PC shipments in the U.S. for the first quarter as consumer Y2K fears dissipate...

The Wiz began selling in its Norwalk, Conn., store a 3Com DOCSIS-certified cable modem kit that allows consumers to purchase and install the system...

New York — With less than 24 hours until Macworld 2000 New York opens industry insiders only have educated guesses and speculation as to...

SOMERS, N.Y.– IBM today introduced two new entry-level ultra-portable ThinkPad notebooks. The ThinkPad i 1210 and 1370 weigh in at just under six pounds...

KB Gear Interactive reported from the International Toy Fair that it will expand its pre-school line of PC accessories and its digital camera line...

Retailers expect Apple to launch its long-awaited consumer notebook computer and a new version of the multi-hued iMac computer at the Macworld Expo next...

Best Buy today reported it will break into the Portland, Oregon market when it opens four stores in late spring. The 45,000 square-foot facilities...

Internet radio listeners will be able to take a step or two away from their PC and still listen to their favorite Web station,...

NEW YORK — Apple CEO Steve Jobs did not fail the Apple faithful who attended the Macworld Expo today where he showed off fully...

Nationwide Computers and Electronics agreed yesterday to pay $250,000 and alter its business practices to settle allegations brought by the New Jersey State Division...

Los Angeles–Sony this afternoon reported the PlayStation 2 will start shipping into the North American market on Oct. 26 with a $299 suggested retail...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yesterday named Hector De J. Ruiz president and CEO replacing company Chairman W.J. Sanders III who has held the post...

In what could be called a direct challenge to Apple’s iMac, Gateway rolled out a $799 all-in-one desktop PC last week called the Astro...

Panasonic will launch a challenge to Sony’s Mavica digital camera line next month when it begins shipping the SuperDisk-ready PalmCam digital camera. The PalmCam...

European electronics giant Siemans AG will start shipping a handheld text scanner later this month, setting the stage for a mini-war with a similar...

New York — Hewlett-Packard joined the growing list of PC vendors that allow consumers to personalize their computer by offering aftermarket colorization kits for...

Microsoft’s litigation with the Department of Justice and the company’s well-known sluggishness in rolling out new editions of the Windows operating system are not...

Intel today signed a letter of intent with Rockwell International to buy a vacant wafer manufacturing facility in the Colorado Springs, Colo., area in...

Technology and the Internet were the two most powerful forces affecting the toy category in 1999, and their influence will grow exponentially in the...

Packard Bell NEC joined IBM on the scrap heap of the U.S. retail PC business today when its parent NEC ordered the company to...

When WebTV popped onto the retail landscape three years ago it was hailed as the poor man’s device for gaining Internet access, but the...

Budget priced PC maker eMachines this week introduced several new models in its eTower and eMonster desktop and eSlate notebook lines. The company, which...

New York – Mitsubishi yesterday officially launched the HDTV Digital Light Processing technology-equipped WD-65000, but with a retail sticker price of $15,000 – 50...

Ingram Micro has created a new business group – called eSolutions – dedicated to helping its business partners handle electronic commerce, and the company...

IBM told retailers late last week it will pull out of the consumer PC retail market and go with a direct model starting in...