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Samsung has claimed to be the first electronics manufacturer to begin mass production of a 16 GB NAND flash memory chip to be used in digital music players, mobile phones and digital cameras. The South Korean electronics maker said the new chips are being put into mass production using 51-nanometer ...
Microsoft has released the first publicly available beta of its next-generation Windows server operating system, code-named "Longhorn." Longhorn Beta 3, the first feature-complete version of the product, builds on Windows Server 2003 by addressing the automation of daily management tasks, enhanced s...
Time Warner Cable has struck a deal with WiFi provider Fon that will let its home-based broadband customers turn their Internet connections into public wireless hotspots. The move is somewhat evolutionary for American service providers who have traditionally shied away from permitting customers from...
Via Technologies is shrinking the size of its motherboards again, this time showing off a new Pico-ITX design that is barely larger than a playing card. The Taiwan-based company on Thursday released details of its upcoming Pico-ITX motherboard, which it hopes will eventually lead to the design of a ...
Dell has announced it is offering home PC buyers a choice between Microsoft's older XP operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines. As with most computer makers, Dell stopped installing the XP operating system on its new PCs after Redmond in January launched Windows Vi...
Sony has released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation Portable handheld that make the pair compatible with games for the original Playstation. The new firmware update will allow PS3 owners to buy and play downloadable PS1 games on their video console. Concurrently, th...
Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to offer a fix to a critical flaw in Windows Domain Name System servers that is being exploited by cybercriminals. The zero-day flaw, found on servers running Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2, gives at...
Toshiba on Monday announced it is adding a new high-capacity portable hard drive to its already well-established product roster of televisions, laptops and DVD players. The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, which comes in capacities ranging from 100 GB to 200 GB, has the largest capacity...
Although Samsung has long been one of the major supporters of the Blu-ray Disc format, the South Korean electronics maker has decided to now straddle the fence in the format war -- it announced it will sell a player capable of supporting both Blu-ray and rival HD DVD format. The model BD-UP5000 will...
Two new variations of the Storm Worm virus on Thursday likely marked the largest proliferation of e-mail virus attacks in more than a year, according to security company Postini. "We're seeing 50 to 60 times the average daily volume of spam," Adam Swidler, senior manager of solutions marketing at Po...
Samsung has bulked up its single-disc line with a new range of 2.5-inch drives with capacities of up to 160 GB. The new SpinPoint M5 drives products are intended for mobile computing devices including notebook and tablet PCs. They are four percent lighter and 15 percent quieter -- both important fac...
IBM on Thursday announced a method of connecting processors inside of products ranging from cell phones to PCs to supercomputers. This breakthrough -- dubbed "through-silicon vias" -- allows for a move away from horizontal 2-D chip layouts to 3-D chip stacking, where chips and other components that ...
The organization responsible for developing security measures for next-generation DVDs said it has plugged a hole that allowed hackers to locate and unlock encryption keys for movies released on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. The Advanced Access Content System License Administrator has responded to recen...
Microsoft on Tuesday issued fixes for what it called four "critical" security flaws in its software, which it said could let hackers gain remote control of a user's computer. The software giant, which defines a critical flaw as one that allows an Internet worm to replicate without user intervention,...
Following last week's publication of Internet pioneer Tim O'Reilly's proposed "blogger code of conduct," the online community has spoken -- and they say forget about it. O'Reilly, a longtime blogger who coined the term "Web 2.0," and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales both began pushing for the code of c...
Intel is ramping up its long line of Core 2 quad-core range with a new chip designed for gamers, design professionals and computer aficionados. Running at 2.93 GHz, the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is currently the firm's fastest processor for desktop PC systems. The new product -- the 12th quad-core...
Google has launched Google Voice Local Search, an experimental directory assistance service using speech recognition over telephones that allows people to search for local businesses. Callers could dial in from any phone to use the free, voice-activated service, which is available on the experimenta...
Flash memory maker Sandisk has partnered with Yahoo to help provide music services for its Sansa Connect digital audio player. Unlike other players in an increasingly crowded music player market, Sansa Connect is a WiFi-enabled portable MP3 player that allows users to listen to Internet radio, downl...
A December 2006 geomagnetic storm from the sun wreaked havoc on the Global Positioning System, a satellite-based navigational system used widely by the U.S. military, scientists and civilians, researchers reported Wednesday. The solar storm interfered with a variety of technologies including wireles...
The video game publisher that has made a financial killing off its most popular game title, "Grand Theft Auto," is in hot water just one week after restructuring its board of directors and promising to increase its "exceptional brands and creative resources." The latest version of Take-Two's popular...
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