In this report by Bloomberg.com, Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 4
chipmaker, said shortages in the $30-billion-a-year memory chip market are likely
to last for another two years.

PCWorld.com tells us: Hard drives are not only getting bigger, they’re getting
faster. This week, Seagate is rolling out the fourth
generation of its 7200-rotations-per-minute Barracuda
ATA (IDE) drives, claiming several improvements make
it the fastest-available ATA drive for desktop PCs.

The country’s tax system took its internet web site out of service for several hours on Tuesday after an attack by a hacker who claimed to be defending the country’s honor. From Salon.com.

Justice Department prosecutors in the Philippines were urged
Tuesday to reconsider a decision not to press charges against the
ex-computer student suspected of releasing the catastrophic “I
Love You” virus in May, according to ZDNN.

BusinessWire.com added that MailStudio@MESSAGE provides a calendaring and scheduler function that allows users to add entries, modify, and browse their schedule, similar to the way
they are used to managing their calendar.

The EX launch, Compaq says, completes a redesign of
its corporate PC lineup, aimed at bringing the company’s
commercial PC business back to profitability. MSNBC.com reports.

NewsAlert.com announces: “One of the reasons consumers have been reluctant to try the Linux operating system is due to a lack of compatible
connectivity solutions,” noted Bill Claybrook, research director for Aberdeen Group.

Once again, the quarterly report card is in. AMD scored one of its brightest seasons ever, despite a relatively weak second quarter market for PC sales. From 32BitsOnline.com.

MSNBC.com reports that a new kind of computer virus has been
released, but security experts are in disagreement
over just how menacing it is.

In an effort to evangelize the gospel of Linux, PogoLinux.com has announced
a program to distribute popular Linux CDs free of charge and offer 30 days
of complimentary e-mail installation support. From Linuxpr.com.