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Marking another step in the evolution of cellular phone service, Nokia launched its first public Unlicensed Mobile Access pilot over Wireless LAN in Oulu, Finland last week. Converged technologies like UMA greatly expand the options for connecting via mobile devices. Specifically, UMA allows wireles...
While Nigeria welcomed the One Laptop Per Child initiative, ordering 1 million of the US$100 laptops earlier this week, India is apparently snubbing the concept. On the heels of the OLPC's first actual order for its Linux-powered notebook computers aimed at making modern technology available to chil...
Microsoft on Wednesday announced its intent to distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a "high-priority" update through Automatic Updates for Windows XP. The software giant's goal is to help its customers browse the Web in more secure environments. "To ensure users are prepared to upgrade, AU will notify ...
In the wake of drastic Athlon 64 price reductions and the US$5.4 billion merger with ATI, AMD is making another competitive move against rival Intel, demonstrating its 4x4 platform aimed at dethroning Intel's quad-core line. The demonstration was a preemptive strike against Intel's dual-core chip re...
Just in time for late-summer vacation road warriors, Google on Tuesday began offering mobile phone users in more than 30 major metropolitan areas the ability to view highway maps with live traffic updates. With its enhanced application, Google is moving deeper into territory inhabited by rivals Micr...
The United States is still wearing its notorious spam crown. For the third year in a row, the world's super power is also the world's leading spam thoroughfare, according to Sophos' "Dirty Dozen" report on the top 12 spam-relaying countries during the second quarter of 2006. Perhaps more troublesome...
Napster. The brand name stirs memories of a Digital Rights Management frenzy that had copyright holders up in arms over the once-illegal file-sharing service. Of course, Napster has cleaned up its act and Apple's iTunes Music Store has helped transition digital music downloaders to the right side of...
In response to concerns from corporate users, Microsoft on Friday pulled the plug on software that allowed users sharing Windows PCs to shield information from other users in a private folder. Private Folder 1.0 first appeared on Microsoft's Web site last week as a Windows add-on. Corporate bloggers...
Electronic Arts is developing six new games for Nintendo's upcoming Wii game console, expected to make its way to market later this year. EA's dedicated Wii development team is crafting new releases from the best-selling "Madden NFL," "Need for Speed," "Harry Potter," "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR," "SSX" a...
Palm on Thursday announced it is teaming up with Vodafone and Microsoft in hopes of expanding the adoption of wireless push e-mail in Europe. The UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands will have first dibs on the collaborative Palm Treo smartphone, which will operate on Vodafone's 3G/UMTS net...
Online social networking site MySpace.com has surpassed Internet giant Yahoo as the most popular Web site in the United States, according to Hitwise research. MySpace accounted for 4.46 percent of all Internet visits in the U.S. for the week ending July 8, 2006. In fact, MySpace drew more online vis...
Microsoft on Tuesday released seven patches, five classified as critical, for July's Patch Tuesday event. The seven patches fix at least 10 vulnerabilities in consumer and enterprise software. Security bulletin MS06-035 addresses a critical vulnerability in Windows Server 2003, as well as Windows XP...
Embryonic stem cell research supporters are urging President George W. Bush to withdraw his threat to veto legislation that would allow federal funding for the controversial studies. The bill, which passed the House a year ago, is expected to gain broad bipartisan support in the Senate when it comes...
Microsoft has tried to keep plans for its so-called iPod killer tightly under wraps, but the software giant is indeed developing a digital media player to compete with Apple's best-selling product, according to media reports. As the story goes, Microsoft is not merely developing one product aimed at...
Ratcheting up in its ongoing campaign against illegal file sharing, the British Phonographic Industry on Monday sent a letter to Internet service providers Tiscali and Cable & Wireless requesting that they suspend 59 Internet accounts used for the purpose. Until now, the BPI has concentrated its...
Taiwanese chipmaker Via Technologies late last week launched a new chipset that could drastically increase the performance and reduce the size of mobile devices and laptop computers. Via launched the Via VX700 chipset to complement its Via Ultra Mobile platform in Ultra Mobile PC devices. The Via VX...
The number of U.S. households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010, according to a new report from Parks Associates. A connected entertainment network is a network composed of either a PC connected to at least one consumer electronics (CE) device or multiple interconn...
Samsung and Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced the availability of the first 3.2-megapixel digital autofocus camera phone for Verizon customers. The SCH-a990 lets photo enthusiasts take high-resolution photos and hosts a number of media features, including video recording capabilities, technolog...
Amid government pressure for interoperability, Microsoft on Thursday announced the creation of the Open XML Translator Project. The project will create free software to allow Word, Excel and PowerPoint to handle documents in competing technology formats. The project is a response to government reque...
In response to gaming PC manufacturer demand for faster memory, Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said it has begun mass producing GDDR4 systems. GDDR4, a series of four graphics double-density-rate memory components, processes images 33 percent faster than the fastest memory on the market today. Gra...
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