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NBC and online video company YouTube have announced a strategic partnership -- yet another sign that traditional television broadcasters are intent on staking their claims on the Web. The alliance will promote NBC's fall television lineup and other NBC shows over the next year. The agreement also in...
With a new generation of video game consoles, increasing online game play and distribution, cross-platform development and play, in-game advertising and more, there are earth-shaking changes going on in the video game industry. TechNewsWorld posed some questions about the new gaming landscape to Sen...
A post made to Microsoft's blog, IT BlogWatch, indicates the company is quietly abandoning WinFS, its once-heralded search and data management technology for Vista. It is not a stretch to say the blog posting was more an exercise in public relations spin than an informative read. "As most people wh...
Intel rolled out its new server processors this week with hopes of stemming market gains by rival Advanced Micro Devices' popular Opteron server chips. Intel's new dual-core Xeon 5100s, previously codenamed "Woodcrest," are the first Core microprocessors to hit the market. They represent a big step ...
PC vendors have reduced hardware annual failure rates by approximately 25 percent in the past two years, but there is still room for improvement, according to a benchmark study by Gartner. The research firm defines a hardware failure as any repair incident that requires a hardware component to be re...
Symantec has announced plans to release an online transaction security solution dubbed "Norton Confidential," which aims to protect consumers from fraudulent Web sites and crimeware. Over the past 12 months, attacks designed to steal confidential information have become rampant. The recent surge is ...
British and U.S. scientists are developing an "emotionally aware" computer that can gauge an individual's thoughts by analyzing facial expressions. The technology could have practical applications for people with autism, researchers said. "People express their mental states all the time through faci...
Sony built its reputation in the electronics field on the premium thesis. Sure, there may be lower priced competitors in the market, but they couldn't beat Sony for quality, design and sheer wow factor. Consumers recognized that, and they have been willing to pay a premium for it. With Sony's new "W...
Microsoft will not reduce the price of its Xbox 360. So said John Porcaro, group manager of PR and communications for Microsoft U.S. After ongoing rumors that Microsoft would slash the price of its gaming console, Porcaro used his blog to set the record straight. "If you've been holding off picking...
Like numerous other large Internet, technology and media players, Google is getting more into video, now testing a free video offering supported by advertising that accompanies sports, animated, amateur and other videos. Google said video normally selling from between 99 US cents and $15 is now avai...
Sony CEO Howard Stringer is adding fuel to the to fire in the battle over next-generation DVD formats. Stringer said movie studios are taking a liking to his firm's Blu-ray next-generation DVD, favoring the format over rival HD DVD technology. Sony is going toe to toe with Toshiba for share of the h...
Last week Hewlett-Packard, which is expected to pass IBM as the largest high-tech company in the world this year, put its new CEO on stage, and much of the behind-the-scenes discussion was on why Mark Hurd has been successful while predecessor Carly Fiorina crashed and burned. Meanwhile, over at Mic...
A new study indicates that public, wireless broadband networks -- WiFi networks -- planned by both big and small cities may provide Internet access to as many as six million homes within five years. The report, by the Boston-based consulting firm Strategy Analytics, indicates that even though there ...
It has worked for geeks, but can the popular Digg technology news site -- an enormous online water cooler that attracts masses of readers who determine the top and most-viewed article rankings -- surface with success in mainstream news? Fans of Digg, which has grown to rival other Internet news gian...
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's timing couldn't be better. The National Academy of Sciences Thursday reported that it's been 2,000 years since the Earth has had as high a temperature as it has right now. The news is giving Gore's New York Times bestselling book, An Inconvenient Truth a convenie...
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