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Usage of Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to fall in the United States, dropping 1.09 percentage points to 91.80 percent of the browser market between November 5 and December 3, more than triple the rate of loss of the previous month, a study shows Meanwhile, over the past month, the U.S. browser usage share of Firefox, the upstart Mozilla-bas...
While there are still a few days left in the holiday shopping season, all signs point to merry profits for portals. In the effort to catch that cash, this year has seen some eye-catching promotions from old favorites and some new players with promising propositions It's all about the customer's shopping experience, according to analysts. Those with...
In a move to beef up its security for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offerings, 3Com today announced it has agreed to acquire publicly held TippingPoint Technologies, a network security products maker, for about US$430 million 3Com will pay $47 cash per outstanding share of TippingPoint stock, which represents a 13 percent premium over the clo...
Ten days after the successful launch of Nintendo DS, Sony put its PlayStation Portable (PSP) on sale in Japan at a discounted price of 19,800 yen (US$189). It looks like sales are off to a good start Reuters reported that game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on one of the 200,00...
While mainstream America is flocking to sites like Amazon.com, Froogle and Yahoo Shopping, ethnic minorities are showing an interest in something different from the online shopping experience Research conducted by Insight Research demonstrates that meeting the needs of ethnic consumers is becoming financially rewarding for online portals....
Danish security firm Secunia has issued warnings about a vulnerability in most Web browsers that could open the door to hackers hijacking pop-up windows on trusted Web sites to launch phishing attacks The vulnerability can be exploited regardless of which Web site is the true "owner" of the pop-up window, according to Secunia. The fraudulent tactic...
In a move to cash in on the growing ring tone market, Napster has announced that it has forged an agreement with Dwango Wireless to go mobile Napster will work with the mobile developer and publisher of entertainment content to launch "Napster Mobile" across major North American carriers. The service will launch in the U.S. and Canada next year and...
Much attention has been focused on the promise of enabling large business-to-business transactions over the Internet -- and many corporations can testify to the Web's transforming power to streamline inventory management. However, there's a new revolution coming online, and it's called micro-commerce While some argue that micro-commerce defines pur...
In a move to beef up its services aimed at wireless devices, Yahoo has acquired tech start-up WUF Networks. Company officials confirmed the acquisition this week but declined to disclose the terms of the deal WUF develops software that is designed to simplify the control and access of digital content -- music, photos and video -- among networked de...
ITT Industries announced today that it has won a seven-year contract that could reach a maximum value of US$2.5 billion from the U.S. Army's Logistics Readiness Center. ITT will produce Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System (SINCGARS) combat radio systems for the Army Under the terms of this omnibus contract, the Army can order varying numbers ...
About a week after Lycos Europe stirred spammers with its anti-spam screensaver, hackers continue to attack the brand, this time with an e-mail that pretends to be Lycos offering the screensaver but which actually is a trojan Lycos Europe withdrew its controversial screensaver, which replied to unwanted spam with a denial-of-service attack, late la...
In an effort to develop a standard approach to building and deploying an enterprise grid computing infrastructure, high-technology heavy hitters have announced a collaborative effort dubbed Project MegaGrid Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle are joining forces to combine certain core technologies and technical resources with the common goal of easing the ...
AOL has unveiled a prototype of its revived Netscape browser without half the hype that Mozilla programs like Firefox and Thunderbird have been fetching. However, a new Netscape browser could make a big splash post-beta testing thanks to some cross functionality and security features, according to analysts Based on the wildly popular open-source Fi...
Riding on the Firefox 1.0 fanfare that saw more than 9 million users download the open-source Web browser, the Mozilla Foundation today announced the launch of its Thunderbird 1.0 mail client Thunderbird focuses on new features and settings to help stop spam and prevent viruses, the two biggest problems facing e-mail users today....
Canary Wireless today announced the release of its Digital Hotspotter device, a WiFi detection and analysis tool with an LCD display that provides essential network information to WiFi users and technology professionals The company says its device is the only one on the market to provide smart signal analysis, including network ID, encryption statu...
Musicians and artists have embraced the Internet as a tool that helps them create, promote and sell their work, according to a just-released study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project However, they are divided about the impact and importance of free file-sharing and other copyright issues....
In a move to woo independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop open solutions tailored to vertical industries using IBM hardware, IBM today announced resources available from its new Virtual Innovation Center for Hardware This online information portal is designed to help IBM business partners more quickly build, port and deploy solutions and is f...
The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 million in 2008, according to an IDC research report From a minor annoyance for home-PC users to a major plight on enterprise environments around the world, the IDC report earlier this week said that spyware (also known a...
Many people have predicted that Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) would lose ground to Mozilla's Firefox. Today it is official in Europe German Web advertising firm Adtech AG today reported that Firefox has grown to more than 5.5 percent share and Internet Explorer has dropped below 90 percent in Europe for the first time in five years....
Lycos Europe waged war against spammers earlier this week but the ensuing battles have now resulted in it withdrawing its controversial Web site that offered an anti-spam screensaver, replacing it with a graphic that urges visitors to "stay tuned!" Lycos Europe announced on Monday it had created a downloadable screensaver aimed at putting spammers ...
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