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America Online's Instant Messenger (AIM) is getting lots of press lately, but not for the reasons the Internet service provider had hoped when it announced its partnership with popular Web sites late last month. AOL's updated privacy policy is under public scrutiny. The online giant updated its Term...
IBM today announced the availability of its world renowned Blue Gene supercomputing system at its newest Deep Computing Capacity on Demand Center in Rochester, Minn. The new Center will allow customers and partners, for the first time ever, to remotely access the Blue Gene system through a virtual p...
In its latest move to compete with rival Intel, AMD today introduced Turion 64 mobile technology, the latest in a succession of chips based on AMD64 architecture. Turion is designed for thinner and lighter notebook PCs with longer battery life, enhanced security and compatibility with the latest gra...
Users of T-Mobile's Sidekick devices experienced a "degradation of service" yesterday that prevented them from using e-mail, instant messaging and other data services. Creator of the Sidekick devices Danger Inc., which also provides Sidekick services on behalf of T-Mobile, posted a notice on its use...
Microsoft detailed its user-friendlier "Project Green" at the Convergence 2005 conference in San Diego today. The enhanced technology road map for Microsoft Business Solutions' development effort includes support for current business management solutions until at least 2013, the company said. "With ...
Microsoft is expected to unveil new network communications software tomorrow at the 2005 VON Conference in San Francisco. Codenamed "Istanbul," the product will let businesses manage telephones, instant messaging, e-mail and video conferencing through a unified system. The company hopes Istanbul wil...
Symantec announced earlier this week that it has been granted a new patent for antivirus technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent is for a system that enables detection of complex viruses, worms and spyware. The technology, "data driven detection of viruses," is employ...
In response to a pair of potentially dangerous security bugs, RealNetworks yesterday introduced new versions of its flagship RealPlayer software. The company has discovered twice in less than six months flaws that could allow an attacker to create fake video files to infiltrate a victim's computer.
In an attempt to gain additional share in the flash memory market, Intel yesterday introduced several new NOR products aimed at the cellular and embedded market segments. The company also announced it will make flash for memory cards to tap into a revenue stream that Samsung and Toshiba are already ...
Skype Technologies has begun allowing users to beta test free two-way short text messaging, the company announced yesterday. In addition to already receiving SMS messages for free, Skype users can now also send them via the company's "Skype to SMS" service. "We launched our 'SMS to Skype' service ju...
Leveraging the buzz around the 77th Annual Academy Awards taking place this weekend, yesterday Google launched its new movie search feature. Analysts said making movie showtimes available is yet another advantage that helps Google compete with search rivals Yahoo and MSN. In addition to rental recom...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation today warned the public to avoid falling victim to an ongoing mass e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails purportedly sent by the FBI. "These e-mails did not come from the FBI. Recipients of this or similar solicitations should know ...
Leveraging its partnership with IBM, Opera announced a voice-enabled Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for home media yesterday. The software does away with remote controls and lets people interact with their DVD players, DVRs and digital TV set-top boxes. The announcement signifies Opera's efforts to ...
In a forward-thinking move to gain ground in the browser battle, Opera has said it would offer free software licenses for the product to universities. That means students can use its fee-based browser at no cost to schools. Pointing the finger squarely at its competitors, Opera yesterday said the of...
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 a...
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 sign...
In what marks one of the world's largest single enterprise-level implementations, the U.S. Air Force has entered into a multi-year agreement with Microsoft that could bring the software maker more than US$500 million in revenues over a six-year period. Dell is also a winner. Microsoft will provide c...
Seagate Technology hopes to super size its revenues with a hard disk drive targeting PC users that offers a whopping 400 GB of storage space and 133 GB on each platter. Seagate says the Barracuda 7200.8 model is the world's highest-capacity PC hard drive with the highest data density and the fastest...
On the very day that "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" officially topped video game rental charts, other headlines point to research into the impact of such violent games on user behavior. Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine researchers have already determined in previous studies that exposure ...
Bluetooth just got faster and its lobbyists are claiming the technology is moving full speed ahead with a new three-year road map. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), which is designed to impr...
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