Chicago (IL) - Top tech news from around the Web today : Microsoft picks up hackers’ gauntlet... AOL upgrades ICQ... Windows XP SP2 release candidate patched... DVD war looms as advancements get closer...

· Microsoft picks up hackers’ gauntlet

· AOL upgrades ICQ
· Nvidia green lights Quadro FX 4000 chip
· Windows XP SP2 release candidate patched
· PDA, smartphone sales rocket in Europe
· DVD war looms as advancements get closer
· Apple demos new high-quality video codec at NAB
· DVD war looms as advancements get closer

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