Monday, March 10, 2008

From the cutting edge in eight-core PC gaming muscle to the retro styling of the Victorian era, these desktops and laptops reach for the heights of extravagant design.

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Developers applaud the long-anticipated iPhone SDK, but worry that it leaves Apple too much control over the platform.

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The company wants time to dispute a ruling granting the case class-action status. 10-Mar-2008

The independent film studio is cutting a deal with Apple to include on DVDs smaller versions of its films for legal use on iPods and iPhones. 10-Mar-2008

A wireless analyst corroborates Siemens' claim of solving a problem with 802.11n technology, but won't share the method. 10-Mar-2008

iPhone SDK release brings 'new era in gaming,' as Gameloft plans 15 new releases this year. 10-Mar-2008

The application portfolio management program helps document, justify enterprise infrastructure. 10-Mar-2008

Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as mobile broadband proliferates, an Ericsson exec says. 10-Mar-2008

More than 25 low-cost notebooks based on Intel's Atom chip are in the works, priced from $250 to $300. 10-Mar-2008

Chip inventories are rising worldwide because of a slowdown in sales, Gartner reports. 10-Mar-2008

Shared development efforts will focus on making chip circuits even smaller, even to the atomic level. 10-Mar-2008

Any attempt by Microsoft to buy out the competition would make no sense, Logitech chairman says. 10-Mar-2008

They're the next generation of entrepreneurs, inventors, and innovators--and not one of them is old enough to buy beer. 09-Mar-2008

An overhaul of the patent system and other measures to promote tech development efforts are top priorities of the Business Software Alliance. 09-Mar-2008

A leading Hollywood CGI company wants to move into new sectors with its "artificial life for animation" software. 09-Mar-2008

The Showtime serial-killer drama will be ported to games on the PS3 and Xbox 360. 09-Mar-2008

Ubiquisys, a T-Mobile investment, is developing cells for indoor 3G access with broadband links to the mobile network. 09-Mar-2008

Oklahoma Christian University will require use of Apple systems for all incoming freshmen and faculty. 09-Mar-2008

Unison is offering a unified communications suite of e-mail, messaging and VoIP as an alternative to Exchange and Outlook. 09-Mar-2008

Hewlett-Packard and Acer have drawn on a strong retail presence to post growing market share of PC shipments, analysts said. 09-Mar-2008

Scrabble and a revised Mini Golf are both available for the newer models of iPods. 09-Mar-2008

Women should realize information technology isn't just for geeks, the European Union tech promoter declares. 09-Mar-2008

A recent report expresses concerns about technological advances in both cyberspace and space. 09-Mar-2008

A patent for sensing technology developed in Britain was bought by Apple for use in the iPhone. 09-Mar-2008

Yahoo's portal lost the top ranking in Taiwan, after over seven years on top, to Wretch. 09-Mar-2008

The escape of a militant draws tough questions for a government unaccustomed to media criticism. 09-Mar-2008

The new local site accepts Indian currency and will serve the growing interest in international travel. 09-Mar-2008

The view from Mauna Kea offers a perspective on the accomplishments and remaining challenges of technology. 08-Mar-2008

Two new 802.11n products, a router and access point, both transmit at 5GHz. 08-Mar-2008

Developers welcome Apple's introduction of a software development kit that will permit them to expand to the iPhone. 08-Mar-2008

Internet chatter that the Chinese government had closed the popular Tudou streaming video site appear unfounded. 08-Mar-2008

Customers could build points for surfing and shopping, using the same virtual card and authorization across sites. 08-Mar-2008

Security researcher describes how an intruder on site can break into a Windows system using a Firewire port. 08-Mar-2008

Novell Vice President Miguel de Icaza criticizes choice of Microsoft technology over open-source options. 08-Mar-2008

Solar Technology's FreeLoader supports iPhones, iPods, and many other electronic devices. 08-Mar-2008

A House subcommittee yanked a controversial provision imposing huge fines in a copyright enforcement bill. 08-Mar-2008

Filipinos are increasingly relying on text messages to keep in touch and share news, a study shows. 08-Mar-2008

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Microsoft is slashing the price of some retail versions of Windows Vista, effective when the SP1 version rolls out later this year.

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Some of Microsoft's own top executives had trouble getting Windows Vista to work in the weeks after its release, according to company e-mails unsealed today.
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Experts at the Future of Web Apps in Miami shared lessons they learned from starting up their Web 2.0 companies. 01-Mar-2008

Time Capsule--Apple's wireless network drive--lives up to expectations through its seamless integration with Leopard's Time Machine backup utility. 29-Feb-2008

Civil rights group coalition says U.S. Federal Communications Commission should let broadband providers to manage their networks and slow "bandwidth hogs." 29-Feb-2008

The Climate Savers Computing Initiative will play a major role at the German trade show, opening March 4. 29-Feb-2008

The OOXML document format will implement changes approved at this week's ECMA meeting, but problems lie ahead in format's quest to become a standard. 29-Feb-2008

Apple said it would have 1,000 movie rentals available by end of Februrary, but the reality misses that mark. 29-Feb-2008

The iPhone helps Apple become one of three newcomers in Gartner's list of top 10 manufacturers in worldwide mobile phone sales. 29-Feb-2008

Asus' compact laptop debuted in October, but accessories aimed at the ultraportable have just started to ship. 29-Feb-2008

Next week Apple should improve support for corporate e-mail solutions and VPNs, analyst predicts. 29-Feb-2008

Facebook now lets bands make streaming songs and music videos available to fans--and sell downloads via iTunes. 29-Feb-2008

A survey of IT professionals finds that Apple's iPhone is on many wish lists, and current users are highly satisfied. 29-Feb-2008

Former CEO Bruce Chizen received $8.3 million in cash and exercised $29.6 million in stock options when he left Adobe. 29-Feb-2008

Apple's UK cellular partner O2 says the iPhone will launch in Ireland on March 14, 2008. 29-Feb-2008

U.S. and Canadian authorities have seized fake Cisco networking equipment imported from China, worth $78 million. 29-Feb-2008

Innovative new games for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS are big on creativity. 29-Feb-2008

In data from 2006 FTC complaints, Sprint, AT&T, and Bank of America had more identity theft events than other institutions. 29-Feb-2008

News about Google, Sprint, and Nortel scare off investors, as a slowdown in consumer spending looms. 29-Feb-2008

After Bill Gates posted a question on LinkedIn, the follow-up comments were just as interesting as the discussion thread. 29-Feb-2008

CA, Network Appliance, Symantec, and other storage vendors have updated their products for Windows Server 2008. 29-Feb-2008

EBay and MercExchange settled their patent dispute, the subject of an important Supreme Court ruling on intellectual property. 29-Feb-2008

Dell reported revenue up 10 percent from a year ago, but short of $16 billion estimate. 29-Feb-2008

Mozilla is in talks with mobile operators, plans versions of mobile Firefox for Linux and Windows Mobile by year end. 29-Feb-2008

Dell is launching more low-cost laptops in Asia, coy about a competitor to Asustek's Eee PC. 29-Feb-2008

Users and developers are relieved that JotSpot is still alive, but worried by lack of API for Google Sites. 29-Feb-2008

Take-Two is hearing from other suitors after the $2 billion bid from Electronic Arts, but no formal offers yet. 29-Feb-2008

Yahoo faces a second major lawsuit by Chinese dissidents claiming the company aided authorities. 29-Feb-2008

Despite only being available in four markets, the iPhone transformed Apple into the 10th largest handset maker in the fourth quarter of 2007. 28-Feb-2008

Google shed more light on the health care service it is developing with several screenshots of what it will look like. 28-Feb-2008

Some of Microsoft's own top executives had trouble getting Windows Vista to work in the weeks after its release, according to company e-mails unsealed today. 28-Feb-2008

Think you can get away with using e-mail and the Internet in violation of company policy? Think again. 28-Feb-2008

The dual-core Diamondville will deliver better performance than a planned single-core version and will be for low-cost desktops, sources say. 28-Feb-2008

Microsoft's proposal is creating "uncertainty" that might negatively affect its business, Yahoo tells the SEC. 28-Feb-2008

Sprint Nextel bests rival U.S. mobile operators with its unlimited voice, data, and multimedia services plan. 28-Feb-2008

Windows XP is faster than the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in completing common consumer and business tasks on PCs coming out of sleep mode, according to tests commissioned by Microsoft. 28-Feb-2008

Sunday, February 24, 2008

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Hewlett-Packard beat its PC competitors in both online customer support and service in a recent survey. 24-Feb-2008

Aperture Technologies is offering a mobile version of its Vista data center planning and management program. 24-Feb-2008

Mandy Moore shares her encouragement, adventures, and advice on uPumpItUp.com. 24-Feb-2008

Microsoft's promise of better interoperability drew mixed reaction from the open-source community. 24-Feb-2008

Mobile video catches up with a pair of opportunist thieves and shares their exploits with the world on the Web. 24-Feb-2008

A young former idol learns a hard lesson about careless security when his hard drive's contents are posted. 24-Feb-2008

Britain strong-arms ISPs to work with entertainment industries to curtail illicit downloading. 24-Feb-2008

From terrible and terrific technology to big business ideas, PC World picks the best and worst of this year's Game Developers Conference. 23-Feb-2008

Even a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs, says the nonprofit Connected Nation. 23-Feb-2008

RIM raised its subscriber-gain forecast for the current quarter despite recent outages. 23-Feb-2008

Music and video distribution company seeks to boost its game distribution business with an acquisition. 23-Feb-2008

Even novices can hack more effectively with a program that leverages Google's search prowess. 23-Feb-2008

Aspyr Media will soon release the Mac version of the role-playing adventure game. 23-Feb-2008

Supporters of the rival ODF and OOXML document formats should work together, says the editor of the ODF standard. 23-Feb-2008

High demand prompts Sony to soon seek additional sources of LCDs for TVs, report says. 23-Feb-2008

Société Générale could have prevented fraud that cost billions by imposing tighter controls on traders, a report concluded. 23-Feb-2008

New European guidelines seek a balance between protecting privacy and supporting new technologies. 23-Feb-2008

In "Operation Infrastructure," U.S. and European Commission agencies seized 360,000 counterfeit computer goods. 23-Feb-2008

Security firm identifies the primary sources of viruses, spyware, and other cyberpests. 23-Feb-2008

First Office Update Due in March, XML Converter Delayed
Getting the update out will push back the release of the final Open XML File Format Converter Update to Office 2004 for Mac. 23-Feb-2008

A merger would still leave plenty of jobs to go around, a Microsoft exec reassures staffers of both firms. 23-Feb-2008

European regulators say they'll keep tabs on how Microsoft delivers on its promise of transparency. 23-Feb-2008

Google's OpenSocial initiative to simplify the creation and adaptation of applications for social-networking sites needs further improvement. 22-Feb-2008

Think the iPhone is pricey? The cool cell phone of 1988 cost $4382 in today's dollars. A 150MB hard drive? $8755. Take a trip with us down memory lane, and you'll never whine about the price of a gadget again. 22-Feb-2008

A Microsoft official's blog sheds new light on the company's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology. 22-Feb-2008

What can aligning the iPod and iTunes offerings with a tv program do for Apple, even when the program in question is as popular as the Fox Network's "American Idol? 22-Feb-2008

In a letter to employees, Microsoft put an upbeat spin on its attempt to take over Yahoo. 22-Feb-2008

Carry-on batteries are now governed by a complicated new set of rules--and the government could get tougher. 22-Feb-2008

Engineering Director David Glazer discusses Google's OpenSocial social networking initiative. 22-Feb-2008

The hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow this week released a tool that turns Google into an automated vulnerability scanner. 22-Feb-2008

Some Windows Vista users began finding Service Pack 1 in Windows Update this week, even though it isn't promised until next month. 22-Feb-2008

The update improves the software's compatibility with Apple TV 2 and provides several bug fixes. 22-Feb-2008

U.S. and EU officials will work with importers to see how the fakes enter their markets, launch criminal investigations, and take up the matter with China. 22-Feb-2008

The update offers improved support for iPhone, along with other bug fixes and improvements. 22-Feb-2008

European growth will be just ahead of the United States at 7.5 percent annually, while Canada is expected to be the slowest region with 5.4 percent annually. 22-Feb-2008