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Microsoft on Monday announced a new beta version of Windows Live OneCare. Version 1.5 of the security software is compatible with Vista and available as a free download. OneCare is the company's all-in-one, automatic and self-updating PC care service designed to help consumers protect and maintain t...
In a growing digital media market that has witnessed YouTube carve out a niche for viral video, Blinkx is looking to make those videos easier to find online. The firm, which has indexed more than 6 million hours of audio, video and TV programming to make them searchable, announced this week that Mic...
When consumers buy a top-rated software product, are they really getting what they pay for? That's what Sunbelt Software's Chief Scientist Joe Wells is addressing in the wake of anti-spyware and antivirus testing methodologies that appeared in Consumer Reports, the magazine published by the non-prof...
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Tuesday will ship a 50 GB Blu-ray disc, making it the first company to release a film using a high-definition format that can store twice as much data as traditional, standard definition media. Sony Pictures will release the hit comedy motion picture "Click" on Tu...
Microsoft on Friday rolled out Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 to technical testers with a pledge to make the final Vista version publicly available soon. Vista Build 5744 is expected to be the last interim release before the software is approved for manufacturing. However, the same was said about...
In a move to compete with rival Dell, HP on Thursday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VoodooPC, a manufacturer of high-performance gaming computer systems. Following the close of the transaction, HP will form a separate business unit within its personal systems group focused...
Microsoft has confirmed pricing and delivery details for its upcoming Zune MP3 music player. The software giant on Thursday revealed its 30 GB Zune digital media player will cost US$249.99. The so-called iPod killer will be available to U.S. customers on Nov. 14, just in time for the holidays. Micro...
Time-shifting device maker Sling Media on Thursday launched three new versions of its Slingbox remote TV appliances. The new models boast speeds up to 400 percent faster than older versions, with support for high-definition TV as well as a variety of other TV setups. Sling Media peddles consumer ele...
Microsoft on Thursday got the gaming world's attention with a blockbuster announcement: "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh and Microsoft Game Studios are partnering to develop two new interactive entertainment series exclusively for Xbox 360 and...
Microsoft on Tuesday released a security patch to fix a "critical" hole in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The patch repairs a vulnerability in IE's vector markup language component that could allow an attacker to take over control of a system without any user interaction. Microsoft confirmed th...
Standing on established privacy laws, three AOL subscribers are striking back at their Internet service provider after they discovered records of their online searches had been distributed across the Internet. Two unnamed Californians and Kasadore Ramkisson of Richmond County, N.Y., filed a lawsuit ...
Nokia on Tuesday announced new handheld devices that it said will blur the lines between the Internet world, mobility and the consumer electronics industry. Nokia's new Nseries multimedia phones combine connectivity with mobile technology, an approach that Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and...
In a move to compete with its momentum-gaining rival AMD, Intel is expected to unveil its new server and desktop range of quad-core processors at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week. "Clovertown" is the code name for the server version, while "Kentsfield" refers to the desktop versi...
Hackers are increasingly turning their attention to home users and financial services firms with sneaky cyber attacks designed to cash in on unsuspecting victims, according to a report from Symantec. The security software maker on Monday released its latest Internet Security Threat Report covering n...
In an apparent response to Japanese consumer outcry, Sony has slashed the price of its PlayStation 3 by about 20 percent in Japan. "The Japanese users and media would not stop saying a price tag of over 60,000 yen (US$515), including tax, was too expensive," Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Enter...
In a move to bridge the gap between fixed and mobile communications, Alcatel and Nokia on Thursday announced a collaboration that would bring telephony features to mobile devices. Dubbed "Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel," the offering will integrate Nokia's E-series business-class devices into ...
AMD on Thursday announced plans to publish its Opteron socket specification under its Torrenza licensing initiative. The chipmaker is hoping the move will spur other chip makers to design application-specific co-processors that can be integrated alongside Opteron. AMD's Torrenza Innovation Socket de...
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed reports of a vulnerability in the Windows implementation of Vector Markup Language. It's the latest in a string of zero-day exploits, which are security flaws that software vendors either do not yet know about or are aware of and are working frantically to fix. The SAN...
While the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps battle for format dominance, Warner Bros. is looking for a middle ground with a three-layer optical disc that could play either HD DVD or Blu-ray. Technology analysts have been hedging bets on which of the two new high-definition formats will ultimately win the war...
As technology becomes a large part of many consumers' everyday lives, the risk of overexposure to new advances grows for people of all ages. Do you know someone who is far more concerned with blogging, pinging and surfing the Internet than with eating dinner, going to the big game or even watching T...
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