Friday, January 11, 2008

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The cost of upgrading Britain's schools to Vista would be $350 million, two-thirds of which go to deployment costs, testing and hardware upgrades. 11-Jan-2008

Amazon said the deal makes it the only retailer to offer customer DRM-free songs in the MP3 format. 11-Jan-2008

Concept gadgets rule, editors drool, and wireless, hands-free tech takes over. Here are our picks for the best--and worst--of this year's show. 10-Jan-2008

Here's what happens when you take the powerful Cell microprocessor, the chip that sits at the heart of the PS3, and put it to use inside a television. It's impressive. 10-Jan-2008

Jeff Raikes, the president of Microsoft's Business Division, plans to retire in September, the company said on Thursday. 10-Jan-2008

Amazon announces that it will add music from Sony BMG to its Amazon MP3 digital music download service. 10-Jan-2008

We didn't see a ton of new cell phones at CES--vendors mostly showed off their holiday-season products--but here are the best of the new and upcoming arrivals. 10-Jan-2008

Another $400, 2-lb. Linux-based mini-laptop will arrive in U.S. Wal-Mart stores by the end of this month. 10-Jan-2008

Sony today said it will emphasize a single and more cost effect 40GB model, which excludes backward compatibility. 10-Jan-2008

HD DVD writers, Intel Penryn processors, and 1 terabyte of storage are among the features coming to new laptops near you. 10-Jan-2008

Despite recent setbacks for the HD DVD format, most retailers interviewed at CES don't see a clear winner. 10-Jan-2008

Comcast says it will work with the FCC during investigation, but denies interfering with file-sharing services. 10-Jan-2008

Founder and primary investor Mitchell Kapor is phasing out his involvement in the Open Source Applications Foundation. 10-Jan-2008

Adobe will demonstrate its new Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac at Macworld Expo in San Francisco next week. 10-Jan-2008

The New York attorney general has launched a formal investigation to determine whether Intel violated antitrust laws to squeeze out AMD. 10-Jan-2008

With the coolest gadgets at CES offering anywhere, anytime access to Web 2.0 content and services, Convergence 2.0 is the new buzzword. 10-Jan-2008

NewsGator has released its $30 RSS newsreader NetNewsWire as a free product, along with FeedDemon 2.6 and NewsGator Go. 10-Jan-2008

Robots will be truly useful when they get sensitive arms and hands, plus the programming to use them properly. 10-Jan-2008

The focus of this year's Consumer Electronics Show has shifted from futuristic gadgets to instant consumer gratification, attendees say. 10-Jan-2008

Microsoft's Bruce Jaffe, corporate VP in charge of acquisitions, is retiring on February 29. 10-Jan-2008

Parallels Server is an enterprise version of the software that lets x86-based hardware, such as Apple Macs, run the Windows OS. 10-Jan-2008

Network Solutions visitors who use the site's "Find a domain" tool find that search results are automatically registered to the company. 10-Jan-2008

Rumor has it that Apple will announce a super-slim laptop and online movie rentals at its Macworld conference next week. 10-Jan-2008

In less than two years, plasma TVs have gone from dominant format to afterthought, then back to a viable option. 10-Jan-2008

Jim Safka, who heads the venture capital division of Ask.com's parent company, is replacing Jim Lanzone as company CEO. 10-Jan-2008