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Google and Dell are teaming up on a desktop initiative that could cause Microsoft to see red. The companies sealed a deal this week to preload Google Desktop and Toolbar on Dell PCs and add Google Search to the Internet Explorer 6 side pane. Dell and Google will offer a co-branded homepage to which ...
While speculation still abounds over the actual delivery date of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, the software giant is publicly vowing an on-time delivery of the next version of its Office productivity suite of applications. Microsoft said it is on target to debut Office 2007 at the end ...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday unveiled beta 2 versions of Windows Vista, Windows Server "Longhorn" and the 2007 Microsoft Office system at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle. It is the first time that Microsoft has simultaneously released test versions of all three of ...
Virtualization technology is becoming a hot topic in the software arena, and now Microsoft is upping the ante with its promise to use VT to reduce the cost and complexity of IT management. Microsoft on Monday announced it has committed significant resources to making virtualization more broadly acce...
A video game based on the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the deadliest episode of school violence in the U.S., is stirring up controversy this week. The online game, "Super Columbine Massacre RPG," has been available on the underground Internet for the past year, but so...
Symantec on Friday began warning customers of a zero day vulnerability in Microsoft Word that is being exploited by hackers. The attack, which was reportedly discovered by VeriSign's iDefense, is successful against Microsoft Word 2003, according to Symantec. iDefense reports its testing shows the at...
Microsoft added to the hullabaloo surrounding the pending arrival of the Windows Vista operating system with its release this week of Vista hardware requirements for consumers who are getting ready to make the switch. The company launched a campaign called "Get Ready" to help customers make hardware...
Bolstering what some are calling clear evidence that the gaming industry is moving online, Microsoft claimed that its Xbox Live service has passed the 24 million download mark. The milestone comes just months after the Xbox 360 launch last November. Xbox Live is Microsoft's platform for high-definit...
Linksys on Wednesday started shipping its WIP300 and WIP330 Wireless-G IP Phones. The phones are intended for use with Voice over Internet Protocol software over 802.11g wireless networks. The WIP300 and WIP330 mark the Cisco subsidiary's first attempt to peddle Wireless IP telephony products. Both ...
Sony on Tuesday took the wraps off the world's first Blu-ray Disc-enabled notebook computer -- the Vaio AR. It will be available this summer. Toshiba plans to release a notebook supporting the rival HD DVD standard this month. These moves indicate a new twist in the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD...
The semiconductor market is thriving again -- and the future looks bright. Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $235 billion in 2005, a 6.9 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner Group data. It was the first time the semiconductor industry surpassed its record-setting year in 2000 when ...
During the last 12 months, nearly 20 percent of organizations have had employees launch a hacking tool or a keylogger within their network, according to new research released by Websense this week. That figure increased from 2005, when only 12 percent were impacted. A keylogger is one of the most da...
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies this week plans to roll out its first hard drives based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. The company is readying its 2.5-inch 160-gigabyte Travelstar hard drive 5K160 designed for notebook and mobile computing this summer at a price tag of US$...
Google may be moving deeper into Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol territory, with a little help from Nokia. The Finland-based personal communications device maker is adding Google Talk to its soon-to-be-released handheld Internet browsing product. The partnership could help Google extend its rea...
Skype's tagline is "The whole world can talk for free." Now, eBay's Voice over Internet Protocol subsidiary plans to bridge the language gap to boot -- but at a price. Skype on Thursday announced a deal involving language services provider Language Line and Voxeo, a provider of standards-based Inter...
Google aims to keep its search engine crown, and on Thursday introduced four new products with that goal in mind. Google Co-op, Google Desktop 4 and Google Notebook are designed to help its users find and share more relevant information. Specifically, the products feature new capabilities that lever...
Opera Software on Wednesday announced plans to bring a Web revolution to the living room. The Norway-based browser developer intends to do this through a partnership with Nintendo. Specifically, Opera is putting its browser on Nintendo's much-anticipated new generation Wii console. Wii users can bro...
Google aims to keep its search engine crown, and on Thursday introduced four new products with that goal in mind. Google Co-op, Google Desktop 4 and Google Notebook are designed to help its users find and share more relevant information. Specifically, the products feature new capabilities that lever...
Qualcomm and News Corp.'s British Sky Broadcasting on Tuesday announced plans to conduct technical trials of Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology in the United Kingdom. The technical trial is expected to launch this summer. It will feature 10 channels of BSkyB content on a small number of non-commercial ...
AT&T on Monday announced plans to expand its high-speed Internet service. The telecom giant will sell satellite-based access to customers in rural areas where traditional broadband over phone lines is unavailable. The service, delivered via an operating agreement with high-speed Internet provide...
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