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Microsoft on Thursday said it would delay its latest Office suite of software programs. The announcement could be the precursor to further delays of its Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft said it needed to improve the product's performance and design in the wake of feedback from business user...
The U.S. Senate on Thursday reached a landmark agreement to vote on controversial legislation that would allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The bill, which passed the House a year ago, is expected to gain broad bipartisan support in the Senate when it comes to a vote, likely in ...
Despite lingering concerns and objections from two top safety officials, the crew of the space shuttle Discovery continued with preparations for Saturday's planned launch. NASA reports a 60 percent chance that weather will delay the mission. The Discovery crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Cape...
Five major Internet service companies on Tuesday announced that they are joining with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to launch a US$1 million campaign against child exploitation on the Internet. AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, EarthLink and United Online will fund a new Technology C...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For months, the so-called DVD format wars have been mostly theoretical -- but now, the real, marketplace battle is finally getting underway. Sony and Toshiba, two of the frontrunners in the race, will face off with competing technologies, with Samsung being the first to make Sony's Blu-ray strike ag...
Video game titan Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mythic Entertainment. Mythic is recognized for its success in the online gaming space with the "Dark Age of Camelot." The company is currently developing "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" under lic...
Opera Software on Tuesday released Opera 9, its newest Web browser. The browser is freely available in more than 25 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms. Opera 9 attempts to improve the way its users access, share and use online content by including widgets -- small and useful Web ...
While technology news buzzes around Vonage's recent IPO and Skype making major moves into the enterprise, there is a nagging issue all Voice over Internet Protocol players face: 911 response. Few can deny the cost saving benefits of Internet telephone services, but the chief concern is emergency sit...
As the battle for Instant Messaging market share heats up, Microsoft and Yahoo are upping the ante with new and improved communications services. While Microsoft is touting its Windows Live service with the release of its glorified Messenger, Yahoo is pushing plug-ins with its new beta. Microsoft o...
The video game industry is feeling the strain of slower summer sales and console transitions, with stock prices of several of the top publicly traded game publishers taking a big hit this June. With talk of options backdating becoming the next major Wall Street scandal -- more than 30 companies are ...
In a bid to stay ahead of the competitive pack, Nokia has unveiled five new mobile phones. The new models are scheduled to hit the market later this year. The Nokia 6151, 6080, 1110i, 6275 and 2875 are the newest phones in Nokia's lineup. The phones leverage 3G networks and Bluetooth technologies t...
In another step to woo customers away from cable and satellite TV providers, Verizon Communications on Friday announced an agreement to carry PBS and the nation's local public television stations. The deal will bring high-definition, educational and children's programming to Verizon's fiber-optic Fi...
Google on Thursday announced a new search product designed to make it easier to find U.S. government information and keep up to date on government news. Dubbed Google U.S. Government Search, the engine primarily caters to government employees in an effort to replicate its mainstream consumer success...
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