December 1997 / International Bits

Drives Get Bigger, Faster, Cheaper Desktop Hard Disk Evolution Gettin' Better All the Time	9.1-GB drives spinning at 7200 rpm will soon enter the mainstream. - by Nebojsa Novakovic
Web and Radio Broadcasting A Little DAB'll Do Ya	The World Digital Audio Broadcasting committee recently established standards for transmitting data over the air. - by Valerie Thomson
The Next Generation of Web-Enabled TVs Go Web at Home	European and Japanese TV manufacturers such as Thomson, Metec, Daewoo, Sanyo, Philips, Nokia, and Sharp recently showed the latest versions of their Web-enabled TVs. - by Valerie Thomson
Kill Macro Viruses Calling All Antivirus Software	As the use of the Internet and e-mail increase, so do virus infection rates. - by Stella Kao
New CMOS Image Chip	Say good-bye to conventional ISDN- or network-connected boardroom systems priced at $7000. - by Stella Kao
India to Expand Web Access India Internet Infrastructure by the Numbers	After much dithering, the Government of India is set to allow private parties to become Internet service providers (ISPs) to compete directly against Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), the monopoly ISP in the country. - by U. L. Pai

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