he online video boom is starting to eat into TV viewing time, an ICM survey of 2,070 people for the BBC suggests. Some 43% of Britons who watch video from the internet or on a Continue reading “Online video ‘erodes TV viewing’”.
Microsoft may have to pull its Office suite from the shelves in South Korea as a result of losing a patent lawsuit in that country, according to published reports. Several news outlets reported Monday that Continue reading “Patent ruling threatens MS Office”.
Zimbabwe’s military has said the country’s mobile phone operators are threatening national security by using independent connections to the outside world, official media reported on Tuesday. “The mobile service providers have their own international gateway Continue reading “Zimbabwe army says cellphones danger to security”.
Asustek Computer yesterday denied rumors that it was planning to acquire Micro-Star International (MSI), according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Merger rumors of all sorts have spread in Taiwan’s markets since news broke Continue reading “Asustek denies planning to acquire MSI, says paper”.
YouTube is coming to mobile phones–or, to be more precise, a small slice of YouTube is coming to some Verizon Wireless phones. While its explosively popular Web site is free, YouTube’s phone-based version will require Continue reading “YouTube coming soon to cell phones”.
Adoption of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista operating system will happen at a faster pace than any previous operating system release, a software analyst predicted last week. I’m not sure how fast the enthusiast community will Continue reading “Microsoft Vista adoption to outpace XP, analyst says”.
EBay was the online winner this “Black Friday,” data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year’s even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Continue reading “Web sales down on Black Friday”.
Plasma TV suppliers such as Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric, already outnumbered by the rival LCD camp, are expected to lose further ground as LCD TVs encroach on the 40-inch-class market, a plasma stronghold. “This Christmas Continue reading “Shift to larger TVs favors LCD over plasma”.
ASRock brings an integrated graphics solution to the market in the ConRoe945G-DVI and Legit Reviews takes a look at this board with the Intel 945G chipset to see if this micro-ATX motherboard is right for you. We compare the value priced ($80 street price) ConRoe945G-DVI to the Gigabyte DS3 with the i965P Express chipset. Read on to check out the review!
One of the major things that grabs everyone’s attention when first looking at these pictures is the odd placement of the die. Southeast Asia-based media has published photos of what is claimed to be ATI?s Continue reading “First Pictures of ATI R600 Published”.
Demand for servers perked up during the third quarter, the fastest growth rate in four quarters and the best third quarter since 2000, according to a survey by market-research firm IDC. IDC found that server Continue reading “Server Growth Steps up 4.4% to $13 Billion in Q3”.
Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS doesn’t pose antitrust issues so far, according to the latest status report on Microsoft’s compliance with the U.S. antitrust settlement. The company has addressed all of the bugs identified relating to Continue reading “Microsoft Gets Vista To Comply With US Antitrust Ruling”.
One of the two new heads of Microsoft’s Office software team downplayed the threat from Google’s Web-based word-processing and spreadsheet applications, saying they are unlikely to appeal to corporate customers. Microsoft will release the long-awaited Continue reading “Microsoft says Office unfazed by Google threat”.
New alternative technologies will contribute just six percent of the forecast 500 million mobile broadband users globally by 2010, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Despite all the hype surrounding alternative technologies like WiMAX, it Continue reading “Over 500 million mobile broadband users by 2010”.
Dell Inc. the world’s second-largest personal computer maker, reported on Tuesday quarterly earnings per share that topped Wall Street’s average estimate, sending its stock up nearly 10 percent. Net income for the third quarter ended Continue reading “Dell earnings beat Wall Street estimates”.
