Yahoo’s engine searches both the Web and the content of its media partners and those companies that distribute video via Media Really Simple Syndication, a self-publishing specification that enables publishers to distribute audio and video Continue reading “Yahoo Stokes Search Engine Rivalry By Propelling Video Search”.
The first quarter of 2005 has seen healthy growth in shipments of personal digital assistants, fueled by the rising popularity of high-end wireless gadgets, according to market researcher Gartner. ZDNet
Xenon, Xbox2, NextBox, call it what you will – Bill Gates says Microsoft’s new gaming console will be unveiled later this month. After all the jostling to be first into the next-gen console market, it Continue reading “Next-gen Xbox to be unveiled at E3 show”.
A worm that has been infecting mobile phones as it slowly spreads around the world has reached its 20th country, a security firm said Tuesday. Cabir, which was first reported in the wild in the Continue reading “Mobile-Phone Worm Hits 20th Country”.
Revving its Longhorn marketing engine, Microsoft Corp. is forming a team of bloggers who will get early access to prereleases of the operating system and will be asked to review the Windows XP successor. Microsoft Continue reading “Microsoft recruits bloggers to preview Longhorn”.
Sony added two new DVD burners to its offering in the 800 series. The internal DRU-800A and the external DRX-800UL burners support 4X DVD R Dual Layering technology and can burn roughly 8.5 gigs of Continue reading “Sony Burns Up The DVD Burner Market”.
The Panther security update includes fixes for Apache buffer overflow problems, AppKit issues with TIFF images, AppleScript, Bluetooth security issues, Finder, Help Viewer, LDAP, libXpm, lukemftpd, NetInfo (Server only), Server Admin (Server only), Terminal, VPN, Continue reading “Apple Releases Panther Security Update”.
The performance benefits of dual-core AMD processors over single-core processors will be obvious to end users, and the company has unreleased benchmarks to prove it, De Onis says. Those benchmarks, however, were completed running the Continue reading “64-Bit Windows XP On AMD’s New X2: How Fast?”.
While 64-bit-enabled hardware and software have been around for some time, the real transition for the majority of the world’s computer systems will only occur when Microsoft is ready. Microsoft started the process in earnest Continue reading “Microsoft readies industry for switch to 64-bit systems”.
The online criminals turned their attention to flaws in antivirus software and media players like Apple Computer’s iTunes according to the Sans Institute. The new vulnerabilities are being exploited because more Windows users are receiving Continue reading “Hackers finding new ways to compromise PCs”.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group – the body that controls the wireless connectivity standard – has formally chosen ultrawideband as the foundation for future versions of the technology. It comes as no great surprise. Over Continue reading “Bluetooth to evolve via UWB”.
The winners of The 9th Annual Webby Awards will be saluted alongside former Vice President Al Gore at the internet honors’ ceremony in New York City on June 6th, the International Academy of igital Arts Continue reading “9th Annual Webby Awards(R) Unveil Best Sites Of The Year; Former Vice President Al Gore, Webby Winne”.
Dubbed “Metro,” the new Microsoft technology would give the next Windows version a built-in method to let people accurately view and print graphical documents even without the application that created the original file. That’s also Continue reading “Microsoft’s Metro Technology Has Adobe Acrobat in the Crosshairs”.
Microsoft Corp. is encouraging PC owners to make the move to 64-bit software with a cut-price upgrade offer for its Windows XP Professional Edition x64 operating system, which came out last week. But there’s a Continue reading “Dangers Lurk Along Windows’ 64-Bit Upgrade Path”.
The next time you shop for a computer, there’s a good chance the salesman will try to sell you two. He’ll have no choice. The next generation of chips from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Continue reading “New chips offer speed without the heat”.