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An Israeli company said Monday that it has developed a pen-like product that enables writing data into mobile devices such as handhelds and wireless phones. GOU Lite Ltd. said its Virtual Pen (Vpen) device enables users to simply write text on any available surface. It said the Vpen transmits the information via a wireless Bluetooth […]

In an apparent attempt to garner broader acceptance of Microsoft-based handhelds against lower-priced Palm OS devices, Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) released Monday a monochrome version of its iPAQ Pocket PC. The company said the $349 iPAQ Pocket PC H3150 has the same features as its H3100 Series of color handhelds. The display shows 15 grayscales, comes […]

SONICblue’s Diamond Mako handheld will have built-in access to America Online’s (AOL’s) e-mail and instant messaging services, the companies announced Monday. The move is hardly surprising since AOL and U.K. handheld vendor Psion recently made a similar announcement for Psion’s handhelds. The Mako is a re-branded version of Psion’s Revo handheld. Under the agreement, SONICblue […]

A report by Consumers International reveals that consumer Internet sites are failing to respect user privacy. The conglomerate of worldwide consumer organisations, Consumers International, which includes UK groups such as the National Consumer Council and the Consumers Association, believes that over 60% of websites could be failing to provide adequate security for private user information, […]

By the germany.internet.com News Staff [Berlin, GERMANY] Conversational software robots, or “bots” for short, could revolutionize communication on the Web. The technology is already available. This is the result of a current study by /:piranhaz focusing on the way bots function, knowledge engineering, project management, and the requirements of communication. Bots lead people through Web […]

[Malaysia] TA Securities Berhad has launched its Dealer Representatives Electronic Services System (@drESS) to enable its 500 brokers and dealers to serve their customers better. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday to formalize the partnership between TA and Patimas Computers Bhd. Under phase one of the project, the company […]

By Gavin McCormick Managing Editor, boston.internet.com Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) climbed Monday morning after the Cambridge, Mass., company was hired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) to back up one of its server networks and alleviate the hacker attacks that blocked traffic to Microsoft Web sites last week. Akamai has apparently taken over four of the […]

Walt Disney Co. Monday afternoon confirmed plans to overhaul its money-losing Internet operations and abandon its Go.com portal. “This is a difficult decision, as it impacts both our employees and GO.com users. However, the Internet environment has continued to shift and change, and therefore our strategies must also change,” said Steve Bornstein, chairman of Walt […]

The vultures appear to be looming over Sega. The embattled company was first out the gate with the first of the next-generation consoles. Also of note was Sega’s decision to outfit the Dreamcast console with a built-in modem, thereby creating the first online console. The innovation didn’t stop there. Sega went on to create the […]

Sales of home networking products and handhelds were hot in 2000 while traditional computer products hit the skids, according to a new market report by NPD Intelect. Sales of home networking produce increased 300 percent last year and sales of handhelds increased 161 percent compared to the previous year. By contrast, sales of desktop PCs […]

[January 26] Thailand’s satellite telecommunications giant the Shin Corporations this week acquired a majority stake in Data Line Thai, an Internet service provider (ISP) based in Bangkok. The acquisition adds a second ISP to the Shin Corps portfolio, which also includes CS Communications. Data Line Thai serves mainly corporate clients and a small base of […]

Asta Networks Inc., a company founded by four University of Washington professors, announced their first external appointment to the board of directors, Dr. Eric Brewer, chief scientist of Inktomi Corp. and associate professor of computer science at the University of California at Berkeley The Seattle-based company is aiming to increase the reliability of the Internet, […]