Paulo Rebêlo | março.2001 A qualquer momento a Microsoft pode liberar ao público o beta 2 do Windows XP, próxima versão do sistema operacional da empresa. O XP, sigla de “eXPerienced”, é a fusão do Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 e NT. Ao chegar às lojas, o consumidor poderá escolher entre a versão Personal, voltada ao… Continue reading
Windows XP beta 2
Office XP chega em junho
Paulo Rebêlo | março.2001 Mês passado a Microsoft liberou para testes a versão “RC 1” do Office XP, o futuro do pacote de aplicativos da empresa. A sigla RC vem de Release Candidate e significa que a fase de betas já passou, com o produto quase pronto para lançamento comercial. São prometidas mudanças revolucionárias e… Continue reading
Brazil Counting on a Net Gain
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2001 The government’s desire to democratize the Internet moved into high gear this month when it announced a project for producing a computer that would cost as little as $15 a month. So what’s in a $300 computer? Or better yet, what’s not? Enough to get on the Internet, but… Continue reading
Futuro incerto para o Internet Explorer 6.0
Paulo Rebêlo | fevereiro.2001 A Microsoft promete lançar, até o fim deste ano, o Internet Explorer 6.0. O DIARIO teve acesso à uma versão beta (para testes) do novo navegador e adianta, em primeira mão, as novidades e as dúvidas que pairam sobre o aguardado lançamento e, inclusive, sobre uma eventual descontinuidade do programa.
Brazil ISPs Drop Like Dot-Coms
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2001 Thanks to last year’s boom of Internet service providers that offered free access, Brazil became the South American country with the highest number of users, analysts say. But the free ISP honeymoon, which was responsible for making the Internet accessible to Brazilians, is over. These ISPs have failed to… Continue reading
Cinema para solteiros
Paulo Rebêlo // março.2002 Quando foi a última vez que você convidou alguém do sexo oposto para ir ao cinema? Não vale namorada/noiva/esposa, amizades coloridas ou parente. Até porque, sabemos todos, parente é serpente. Nunca anunciei nada em classificados de jornal; mas se um dia eu houvesse de pagar por um anúncio, seria mais ou… Continue reading
Universo Means Access in Brazil
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 On the surface, Universo Online appears to be just another Internet service provider failing to turn up a profit. Bad news on the bottom line led to a sober business decision. It followed the steps of many other prominent companies and in November scrapped free Internet access offerings in… Continue reading
Brazil May Slash Computer Taxes
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 In an attempt to bridge the country’s digital divide, the Brazilian Congress last week approved a bill that would ease the tax burden of technology companies so they could sell their products at a lower cost. Backers of the bill say more people could afford to buy the technology,… Continue reading
Brazil Awaits Standard for DTV
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 Considering Brazil has the world’s sixth largest television audience, it wasn’t surprising the Brazilian government mentioned the medium’s 50th anniversary on its homepage. “Remove TV from Brazil and Brazil disappears,” journalist Eugenio Bucci says on Brazil’s official website. But what kind of TV they’re getting has been a sore… Continue reading
Spanish Pesetas Flow Into Brazil
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 When the Spanish bank Santander bought the debt-ridden, state-owned Banespa Bank in São Paulo, it was another indicator the Spaniards were re-conquering the New World. Only this time, they’re buying it. In the last few years the Brazilian economy has fattened up with investments –- and renewed interest –-… Continue reading