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Adobe Systems has released the beta version of its new runtime software, Adobe Integrated Runtime -- formerly called "Apollo." The software allows Web-native applications to run just like desktop programs. The new tool and Adobe's next version of its Flex development environment -- called "Moxie" an...
HTC has launched a Windows Mobile smartphone with a touch screen interface strikingly similar in concept to Apple's upcoming iPhone. The new phone, dubbed the "HTC Touch," is a multimedia handheld system with an animated 3-D user interface called "TouchFLO" that allows users to move through on-scree...
Intel unveiled its 3 Series chipset family designed for playing high-definition media and for supporting the company's 45nm Penryn processors due later this year. The highly anticipated chipsets, formerly codenamed "Bearlake," were presented at the Computex Taipei trade show in Taiwan. The first chi...
Online search giant Google and EMI Music agreed to let users of Google's YouTube video-sharing site access music and clips produced by EMI artists. The London-based publisher contracts popular recording artists including Coldplay, Norah Jones and David Bowie. EMI will now work with Google to develop...
Google's mapping technology is zooming down from its overhead views and placing users on the street with the freedom to check out restaurants and landmarks and even home in on bus stops or street signs to make travel plans. The "street view" feature in Google Maps provides panoramic, 360-degree stre...
Microsoft garnered a lot of buzz this week after reports broke the software giant had shipped its 1 millionth Zune -- putting it ahead of a company goal set shortly after it launched its MP3 player in November. However, those reports apparently were jumping the gun. Microsoft exec Robbie Bach was er...
Sony has developed a display screen so thin it can bend like a piece of paper while at the same time showing full-color video. In the continuing race to shrink the size of gadgets while increasing the amount of cutting-edge technology crammed inside, Sony has topped its competitors with the release ...
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an antispyware bill that would impose specific penalties for scammers accessing computers without authorization while attempting to commit other federal crimes. The bill, sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans, would make the fraudulent use of spywar...
Cisco Systems said Tuesday it will purchase privately held BroadWare Technologies, a provider of IP-based video surveillance software, for an undisclosed amount. Although Cisco is much better known as a leading maker of routers and switches that provide the backbone for directing traffic over Intern...
While the Internet is widely considered one of the most democratizing tools in history, there still remain countries where the free flow of information over the World Wide Web is restricted. In fact, at least 25 countries block Web sites for political, social or other reasons, with governments contr...
Microsoft will literally place its stamp on a new wave of qualified mobile phones that are designed to be compatible with its main communications products. The software giant unveiled 15 phones made by a variety of vendors including Samsung, LG-Nortel, NEC, Plantronics, Asus, GN, Polycon, Tatung and...
Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled plans to replace its Athlon processor line with a new quad-core chip for desktop PCs in an effort to keep pace with chief rival Intel. AMD will launch its quad-core desktop processors under the name "Phenom" later this year, shortly after the company unveils its q...
Microsoft has decided to slash several key features from its Windows Server virtualization software, code-named "Viridian," in an effort to meet quality goals and a release deadline. The new hypervisor-based virtualization technology, available as part of Windows Server "Longhorn," will ship without...
Chip maker Intel is set to launch an overhaul of its Centrino laptop platform -- the first to use flash memory chips, which should mean faster performance and longer battery life. The latest Centrino, dubbed "Santa Rosa," is the fourth generation of the company's successful laptop platform brand tha...
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the second generation of an ultra mobile personal computer it introduced a year ago with partners Microsoft and Intel. The company unveiled the device, dubbed the "Q1 Ultra-V," at the Samsung Experience store in New York on Monday, touting it as a physical and functi...
Parents are becoming more restrictive when it comes to regulating the video games their children play, according to a recent study commissioned by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Sixty percent of parents with children under the age of 17 never allow their kids to play M-rated titles, the st...
After more than two years of testing, Microsoft is launching Windows Live Hotmail, the successor to MSN Hotmail, making it available in 36 languages across the world. The software giant has closed the public testing period and has started the process of migrating users to this major upgrade of its W...
Graphics technology leader Nvidia has released details of a new graphics card it describes as "the world's fastest." The Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra is expected to give gamers a boost in their never-ending quest to cram more state-of-the-art graphics onto PCs. In fact, the graphics kingpin claims the ...
Research In Motion has introduced a new model to its popular BlackBerry line -- the third addition in less then a year. The new mid-sized smartphone, dubbed "Curve," is geared toward consumers who prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged version on the popular Pearl. AT&T ...
Corsair has launched Flash Survivor, a new line of rugged USB drives that are designed to withstand major shocks. The 4 GB version lists for $59.99, while the 8 GB drive -- which incorporates higher-speed IC-paired memory and a faster controller -- costs $129.99. The new drives feature 256-bit encry...
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