Source: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/72408-in-short-mac-cenet-news
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 08:30:19+00:00

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Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit is offering a free 30-day test drive of the Office v. X for Mac suite. The Office v. X Test Drive gives customers 30 days from the date of installation to experience all four Office v. X for Mac programs. The Office v. X Test Drive is available here, where it can be downloaded or ordered on CD-ROM.
co-sponsoring a rebate program with three options that make it easier to move to Mac OS X and Office v. X. For a limited time, customers who acquire a Mac and the full version of Office v. X are eligible to receive $150 back by mail. Customers who acquire a Mac and the upgrade version of Office v. X are eligible to receive $75 back by mail. And customers who acquire the Mac OS X upgrade and the full or upgrade version of Office v. X are eligible to receive $50 back by mail. The Office v. X Test Drive is offered for a limited time; the rebate promotions are valid from Jan. 7 to March 31, 2002.
Hitachi, Ltd. on Monday announced its plan to start a business for mobile devices employing the new Microsoft operating system, Windows CE .NET. Hitachi will start a business for Windows CE .NET mobile devices and will also survey related service to ascertain its viability and long term opportunities.
Hitachi will exhibit a prototype of the company’s new mobile device at 2002, but didn’t say exactly what it is.
Sony Corp. unveiled a new wireless notebook Monday. An extension of the Sony SR line of notebook PCs built for the frequently mobile user, the new SRX77 model features integrated IEEE 802.11b wireless capabilities for cable-free LAN connectivity.
For all-day use the new notebook PC comes with a bundled lithium-ion battery that lasts up to six hours on a single charge, along with a Low Voltage Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor 800 MHz-M and Sony’s new heat dissipating technology that saves power and allows the machine to run coolly.
The new SRX77 PC comes equipped with a 10.4-inch XGA display, 20-Gbyte hard drive, 128 Mbytes of SDRAM, center Jog Dial control with back button, integrated V.90 modem, built-in stereo speakers and a bundled external CD-ROM drive. Units ship next month with a Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional or XP Home operating system and will be available for about $1,500.

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