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Gamers around the world have begun limbering up their thumbs and forefingers following the announcement Wednesday that Microsoft and Namco Bandai Games will host the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. The competition honors the 1980s era video game for the crucial role it played in popularizing vi...
In the battle to bridge the world's digital divide, the world's largest software company will offer a special suite of Microsoft solutions to children in developing nations for a rock-bottom price of $3. The program is an expansion of Microsoft's Unlimited Potential initiative and its Partners in Le...
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...
Social networking portal MySpace.com is getting into the news aggregation business as its new MySpace News feature offers users the ability to "rate" stories and control which ones get top billing. MySpace News differs from other news aggregators that allow user ranking primarily because it organize...
Intel unveiled its mobile strategy Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. Personalization and content are key drivers behind the increased demand for notebook PCs and mobile Internet devices, according to Intel executives David Perlmutter and Anand Chandrasekher. "The Internet is one of ...
With so much sizzle being created in the consumer electronics market by digital media players, it's tough for a traditional gadget like a digital voice recorder to grab much consumer mindshare. That hasn't stopped recorder makers like Olympus from continuing to introduce innovative and interesting p...
You don't have to be a Democrat to scoff at the White House's recent assertion that some e-mails related to the recent firing of eight U.S. attorneys may be permanently lost. You just have to know something about networking and computers. "To truly lose an e-mail to the point that it is unrecoverabl...
In yet another not-so-subtle challenge to the dominance of Microsoft's Office software suite, Google announced on Tuesday that it will be adding presentation software to its Google Apps suite of office software. Due this summer, it will complement the word-processing and spreadsheet software Google ...
Comics lovers who couldn't believe Captain America died last month will soon be able to resurrect him on their game consoles. Sega and Marvel Entertainment have struck a deal wherein "Cap" and fellow Marvel Hall of Fame superheroes Incredible Hulk and Thor will star in new video games. The companies...
With nearly simultaneous announcements Monday at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, Microsoft and Adobe have started a turf war over the future of Internet video and next-generation rich Internet application solutions. On one hand, Microsoft announced Silverlight, whic...
Few things are as disturbing to Internet users as the thought of someone spying on them and capturing their every keystroke. Unfortunately, this has been happening more frequently as the use of keyloggers, phishing and spoofing grows. In 2006, Keylogging was the fastest-growing type of malware in w...
The gaming world is awash with rumors that Sony may consider bumping up the size of the hard disk drive in its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. The conjecture, now brewing for several weeks, reached a crescendo Tuesday following reports that a Sony spokesperson had addressed the rumor. Users who store...
Personalized home page pioneer Netvibes is unveiling a way for anybody to become the ruler of their own "Universe," Web 2.0 style. The company on Tuesday announced the beta launch of Netvibes Universe, a system that allows the creation and online publication of personal Web portals, which Netvibes c...
The Copyright Royalty Board delivered a severe blow to Internet radio operators Monday when it upheld its earlier decision regarding royalty rates that must be paid to artists for music played online. The result is -- unless Congress intervenes -- royalty rates webcasters must pay will increase on M...
CEOs and CIOs are quick to tell their corporate superiors that today's mobile workforce is changing. Workers are younger and nearly always on the move. This new trend toward mobility disperses a company's workers geographically. These mobile workers are armed with the latest arsenal of communication...