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A Japanese laboratory has built the world’s fastest computer, according to The New York Times (free registration required). The Japanese government invested US$350 million to $400 million over the last five years in developing the NEC supercomputer, which features 5,104 processors and is said to match the combined performance of the 20 fastest supercomputers in the U.S.

Chimera 0.2.2 is the latest release of the Mac OS X web browser based on Netscape’s Mozilla/Fizilla project. Chimera is designed to be a fast, light-weight Cocoa application that takes full advantage of Mac OS X; while functional, the software is still early in development.

Bruno Blondeau has released iOrganize X 4.1, an update to his versatile notepad application for Mac OS X. The update adds several new features to the software, including a new column to display creation dates and the ability to export to text and rtf formats. iOrganize X is provided as US$19.95 shareware.

Beginning this fall, students entering the University of Texas’ teacher preparation programs will have to have an Apple iBook or PowerBook running Mac OS X to enroll, according to an article in today’s Austin American-Statesman. The school will provide financial assistance for those who need a laptop that meets the specifications and also offers students an iBook bundle that retails for about US$2,500 for just $1,000 as part of an agreement with Apple.

MacMinute’s TARGET=”_top”>Executive Briefing for April 20 — a recap of all the news we have posted over the past week — is now available. If you think you may have missed something, here is your chance to catch up…