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Following Microsoft's Friday release of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, the software giant on Tuesday announced plans to make the software available for broad customer and partner testing. Microsoft will reopen the Customer Preview Program, its pre-release testing program, to new enrollments thi...

Nokia on Monday unveiled three new cell phones with design in mind. The 7390, the 7360 and the 7373 offer new looks for the fashion conscious with plenty of bells and whistles for the technologically demanding. Nokia is describing the latest additions to its L'Amour Collection as style with substanc...

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So all this hype about podcasting has tickled your curiosity, but you haven't a clue where to start. Try WildVoice. Currently in beta, WildVoice is a Web site designed for creating and hosting podcasts. Not only can you create podcasts directly at the site, but WildVoice offers free audio mixing sof...

Summer is the time to relax, take in the weather and drink a Mint Julep ... right? Someone should tattoo this information on the heads of a number of executives I know because this summer has been anything but relaxing and I still haven't even seen a Mint Julep. Last week was no exception, with App...

Promising applications are powering the market for WiFi chips and related equipment, raising the expectation among analysts and other observers that the market will grow to US$3 billion during the next three years, according to new research. "Propelled by emerging WiFi applications such as wireless ...

There is a new browser available for Internet users seeking a more private way to surf the Web -- a group that has suddenly become much larger in the wake of AOL's accidental disclosure of some members' search terms. Called Browzar, it has been launched by Ajaz Ahmed, founder of the Freeserve ISP in...

Touting support for both Intel and AMD virtualization technology, Microsoft released a second beta of its Virtual Server 2005 Release 2 Service Pack 1 this week. The capabilities of the free Virtual Server 2005 update -- including Active Directory integration, improved backup and recovery and offlin...

SanDisk on Friday introduced the latest MP3 players in its Sansa c200 series, a line of low-priced flash memory-based MP3 players loaded with features that the firm hopes will make Apple iPod shoppers think twice. For about US$100, the c200 series offers a bright LCD color screen and up to 2 gigabyt...

Skype on Thursday announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer to use its Voice over Internet Protocol services. The new class of phones lets users make and receive Skype calls over both Internet and traditional landlines. Skype has partnered with Philips and NetGear to introduce...

Employees often consider their corporate desktops and laptops to be their own personal computers, and frequently treat them as such by downloading all kinds of unauthorized applications, such as MP3 players, games, VoIP products and unsupported instant messaging platforms. In the past this behavior ...

Samsung said it plans to demonstrate wireless connectivity that is 50 times faster than current WiMax technology at its fourth annual 4G summit in South Korea this week. The firm claims that it has achieved mobile data speed of 100 megabits per second and fixed-point speed of 1 gigabit per second wi...

Electronic Arts on Thursday said it has inked a deal with video game advertising network Massive to push ads into its games. The agreement makes a way for Massive, a Microsoft subsidiary, to include a portfolio of Electronics Arts games developed for the Xbox 360 and PCs into Massive's advertising n...

In a move to further extend its reach beyond the desktop, Yahoo on Wednesday said it is making its suite of mobile applications available for phones using Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. Users of phones such as the Motorola Q can now tap into Yahoo Go for Mobile services, which include ...

Significant growth at Chelmsford, Mass.-based Hittite Microwave has pushed the company into the top 10 suppliers of Gallium Arsenide chips for the electronics industry, as Sony, NEC and Eudyna Devices all slipped in the rankings, a new report shows. Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba, meantime, gained ...

Computer hackers stole the credit card information and some personal data of approximately 19,000 customers who purchased DSL equipment via AT&T's online store. Subscribers to its service, though, were not affected. The company is offering credit monitoring services to customers who were affect...


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