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Intel have recently produced its new chip for the entry-level market. To view how good it is, view our report here.

Home networking easier in future. Users who have more than two computers at home in different rooms will soon have the ability to network without the need of conventional network cables. Instead, they use conventional telephone services and the best time is your calls will not be disrupted.AMD have teamed up with Tut Systems to produce a network device that allows PCs to share information in telephone network.

Chinese Yahoo! Yahoo! has announced the launched of Yahoo! Chinese, its Chinese language internet guide. Created in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, Yahoo! Chinese is at http://chinese.yahoo.com (traditional) http://gbchinese.yahoo.com (simplified). Users can source local information as well as general topics of interest.

Macromedia promotes Flash technology. Macromedia Inc is fanning the flames of its Flash graphics technology for Web sites. The company has posted a beta upgrade to its Flash vector animation tool, unveiled a new component for inserting data-driven graphics into Flash templates, and announced plans to open the Flash file format to the masses. Flash3 enables real-time shape morphing and creation of animated buttons and menus.

Flash Generator will be available in beta before the second half of the year. It allows designers to leave place holders in animations for data-driven graphics. The company also released the .SWF binary file format for Flash and plans to license the source code for its Flash player..

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