Microsoft launches no-frills XP Starter Edition for South East Asia

Starting in October, Microsoft is shipping a modified version of Windows XP geared for the Asian markets. Specifically, in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, it will be available for low-cost desktop PCs from official Microsoft OEM distributors. ...more

California's senate set to ban gathering information from emails

The California State Senate is expected to pass a bill banning companies from scouring emails for use in marketing, according to the LA Times. However, an amendment to the bill will allow companies to search messages without getting the writer's permission. The amendment is vital to the success of the proposed Google Gmail service which would otherwise have been scuppered. ...more

And also today (25-May-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. 64-bit Windows There will be two new versions of Windows specifically for the forthcoming 64-bit Intel Itanium processor. There'll be a 64-bit Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition and a workstation version, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, which should be appearing with the 32-bit Windows XP desktop offerings at the end of July. ...more

World Cup fever in your Palm

Here's a noteworthy freebie for all Palm-owning soccer fans. PalmOS-based handheld owners can get hold of TinyStocks' WCup 2002 for free and keep up to date with the latest games. Look up which games are played on which days and what games are played at each of the 20 stadiums. ...more

Apple puts high-speed, high capacity storage online

Apple has released a beta version of new software for creating shared access across a network to high-speed, high-capacity storage. The Xsan software enables the easy creation of storage area networks (SANs) which can be accessed simultaneously by all users and are ideal for environments where many people need access to the same data. These include professional video editing as well as large enterprises and organisations. ...more