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...computers in the den, you had a souped-up TV set-top box equipped with its own broadband Internet connection and networking capabilities--and that this "gateway" connected not just the family PCs and printers but also the stereo, dvd player and Xbox video console, even the house alarm and central air conditioning...
...towns. A member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, linked with Arafat's own Fatah organization, detonated a bomb in a Tel Aviv coffee bar Saturday night, killing himself and wounding more than 30 Israelis in a stark reminder that even an Israeli military operation that has sparked worldwide alarm has not managed to stem the tide of terror...
...technical prowess, Samsung faces big-league competition in its quest to dominate the digital home. Microsoft, AOL Time Warner, Apple and Sony are among the heavy hitters that are also betting that someday everything from our alarm clocks to our refrigerators will be linked to a constant stream of information and entertainment from the Internet. (AOL Time Warner has formed partnerships to develop digital hardware with both Samsung and Sony.) Samsung is gambling that it can move faster than its bigger rivals...
...since Saddam has been relatively well-behaved lately, why contemplate war? Because "the only clock ticking is Saddam's capabilities," says a senior Bush aide - and it makes no sense to wait until its alarm goes off. Another factor is that al-Qaeda, according to intelligence seized in Afghanistan, is trying to procure nukes too. The British government discounts all claims of any Iraqi connection with al-Qaeda over Sept. 11, and it's unlikely that Saddam would ever subcontract delivery of WMDs to any outside group. Nevertheless, Sept. 11 may have alerted him to the attractions of unorthodox attacks...
...technical prowess, Samsung faces big-league competition in its quest to dominate the digital home. Microsoft, AOL Time Warner, Apple and Sony are among the heavy hitters that are also betting that someday everything from our alarm clocks to our refrigerators will be linked to a constant stream of information and entertainment from the Internet. (AOL Time Warner has formed partnerships to develop digital hardware with both Samsung and Sony.) Samsung is gambling that it can move faster than its bigger rivals...