May Top of the News Stories

Record More, Pay Less: New Drive Burns CDs and DVDs

Upgrade Guide: Install a DVD-ROM Drive-- Install a DVD-ROM drive, step by step.

Recordable DVD: Great Idea, but Which Format?-- DVD recorders make an entrance, but competing standards muddy the waters.

Seven Lines of Code Can Crack DVD Encryption-- New code that opens DVDs for copying is posted on the Internet.

Great XPectations: Next Windows Rocks, but Copy Controls Could Hamper Reinstalls

Windows XP Preview Heavy on Flash, Light on Details-- Multimedia, desktop management made easier as the Windows family merges in upcoming upgrade.

First Look: Whistler, the New Windows-- The first beta release has features from Windows Me and 2000, but no upgrade path from Win 95.

Microsoft Readies Office XP-- 'Significant' upgrade promises Web integration and crash-proof documents.

Rambus Lawsuits Could Raise RAM Prices

Intel Sticks With Rambus Choice for P4-- Despite SDRAM plans, chip giant still backs RDRAM as best fit for the Pentium 4.

Here Comes DDR: As Volume Grows, Price May Drop-- Memory makers plan rapid production increase of the next-generation, high-speed memory.