[MyAppleMenu] Jan 19, 2002

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=== wintel top news =============

Intel Preparing New Mobile Chips (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-818827.html>
Intel will launch a line of new chips for mobile PCs next week that includes a low-cost Celeron running at more than 1GHz.

=== wintel news =============

Linux Quake3 Rocks Win-XP Quake3 On New P4 (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23735.html>

Dell Raises Profit Forecast, Saying Holiday Sales Were Strong (Chris Gaither, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/19/technology/19DELL.html>
Increasing its lead over competitors in the sputtering personal computer business, Dell raised its sales and profit forecasts yesterday for the current quarter.

Xbox Drags On Microsoft Profit (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-818798.html>
While Microsoft is touting strong initial sales for the Xbox, analysts say the new video game console will be a drag on the company's bottom line for at least another year.

Ad Slump Has Microsoft Looking Aborad (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-818356.html>
Microsoft said Friday that its $100 million investment to build its online advertising sales force is beginning to pay off in Europe, even as the global online advertising slump appears to be worsening.

=== linux top news =============

AOL In Negotiations To Buy Red Hat (Alec Klein, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14759-1.html>
AOL Time Warner is in talks to buy Red Hat, an acquisition that would position the media giant to challenge arch rival Microsoft, according to sources familiar with the matter.

=== linux news =============

Linux Quake3 Rocks Win-XP Quake3 On New P4 (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23735.html>

=== reader : life =============

To Get Rich Is Glorious (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=940833>
China's middle class is expanding rapidly. But what does it want?

Riding The Sugarland Express (Karl Zimmermann, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-012002cuba.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtravel%2Dmanual>
The past is still on track for train buffs as the steam locomotives of yesteryear chug on.

Saturday Mourning TV: Cable Captures The Kids (Frank Ahrens, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14760-1.html>
The television battle for kids is over. Cable has won. Further, a common kids culture - the Saturday morning cartoon ritual, when millions of children watched the same shows at the same time - is becoming a collateral victim of the changes.

Office Workers Haunted By Views Of Terror Site (David W. Chen, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/19/nyregion/19VIEW.html>
For the thousands of people who have been able to return to their offices ringing the site, myriad more intimate decisions and adjustments are made every day, including the no longer ordinary matter of simply looking out one's window.

=== reader : expressions =============

In The Restaurant (Dick Davis, Failbetter.com)
<http://www.failbetter.com/SummerFall2001/InTheRestaurant.htm>

=== singapore top news =============

Consider If Housing Board Is Still Relevant (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,97524,00.html?>
After four decades as Singapore's largest housing provider, the HDB now faces falling demand. Has it lost touch with the market? Should the private sector play a bigger role? Is it time to re-invent the HDB?

Ministry To Relook Quota For Women Doctors (Liang Hwee Ting, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,97575,00.html?>
Review comes after more than two decades of capping proportion of women medical students at one-third of intake.

=== singapore news =============

Singapore Leaders Criticise Fateha Leader For 'Poisonous' Remarks (S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/19/singaporenews18346.htm>

Malaysia Eyes Elimination Of Passports For Singaporeans, Thais (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,33679,00.html?>
Travellers to Malaysia will be able to use a traveller's card or their identification card to get into the country to simplify customs and immigration procedures at border checkpoints.

Have Lunch At Orchard - And Still Feel No Pain (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/whatsin/story/0,2276,33666,00.html?>
We all know there's no such thing as a free lunch, but at Cafe de Amigo, you can get reasonably close.

The French Taste Of Little India (Geffrey Eu, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/whatsin/story/0,2276,33628,00.html?>
Three Singapore restaurants offering culinary masterpieces at affordable prices.

Most Employers Won't Cut Jobs In Next 12 Months: Survey (Eugene Low, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/innews/story/0,2276,33659,00.html?>

Chee Will Not Get Littlemore As QC (Ahmad Osman, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,97572,00.html?>
Justice Lai turns down application, saying the lawyer had earlier shown contempt for Singapore courts.

NTU To Set Up Campus In Buona Vista (Sandra Davie, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,97573,00.html?>

Just TOo Busy To Be Blue (Samuel Lee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,97470,00.html?>
Blazing a trail for Singapore, the Universal Blues Band will compete in Memphis and jam at blues legend Buddy Guy's club in Chicago.

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