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Cisco Topspin Acquisition Paying InfiniBand Dividends

Just months after its US$250 million acquisition of Topspin, Cisco Systems today announced the first fruit of the merger's labors: technology that will help customers power their on-demand computing systems. Cisco said the latest elements of its Data Center Networking Architecture portfolio, InfiniB...

ESPN Mobile Taps Sanyo for Multimedia Phone

Sanyo today unveiled the Sanyo MVP, a multimedia phone built exclusively for ESPN Mobile. Targeted to avid sports fans, the Sanyo MVP is designed to work on a high-speed "EVDO" (Evolution Data Optimized) wireless network, enabling it to deliver the ESPN programming at ultra-fast speeds, as well as f...

Dell in Midst of x86 Battle

Dell yesterday said it has added multi-core technology from Intel to its portfolio of dual-socket servers and workstations. Meanwhile, AMD also said yesterday that IBM, HP, and Sun are using its new dual-core Opteron. The announcements undoubtedly heighten the competition between AMD and rival Intel...

Dell Steadfast in Midst of x86 Battle

Dell today said it has added multi-core technology from Intel to its portfolio of dual-socket servers and workstations. Meanwhile, AMD also said today that IBM, HP, and Sun are using its new dual-core Opteron. The announcements undoubtedly heighten the competition between AMD and rival Intel. Analys...

Will Ringtones Go the Way of the Beeper?

With worldwide ringtone sales reaching more than US$4 billion last year, some industry experts have speculated that phone tones will soon outsell CDs. Others, however, speculate that ringtones' success will be shortlived, and that they will eventually go the way of beepers: virtually extinct. The qu...

Symantec Lands Anti-Phishing Firm WholeSecurity

In a move to beef up on the latest online security threats, Symantec has agreed to acquire WholeSecurity, a behavior-based security and anti-phishing technology firm. Phishing attacks use both social engineering and technical subterfuge to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial accoun...

Handbook Educates Bloggers on Achieving Anonymity Online

A Paris-based media watchdog has set its sights on helping anonymous bloggers avoid Internet censors in countries like Iran and China. Reporters Without Borders, an organization better known for tracking the abuse and murder of journalists, has turned its attention to online protesters with its "Han...

Handbook Helps Bloggers Circumvent Censorship

A Paris-based media watchdog has set its sights on helping anonymous bloggers avoid Internet censors in countries like Iran and China. Reporters Without Borders, an organization better known for tracking the abuse and murder of journalists, has turned its attention to online protesters with its "Han...

Nokia, O2, Arqiva Launch British Mobile TV Trial

In yet another step toward the day when consumers everywhere will watch TV on mobile devices, mobile network operator O2 and broadcaster Arqiva have teamed up with Nokia to kick of the United Kingdom's first trial of a full multi-channel mobile TV. The trial will run for up to six months and is desi...

Dell Unveils DJ Ditty MP3 Player

Dell this week announced six personal technology products, including a tiny new music player aimed at grabbing market share from Apple's iPod Shuffle. Weighing a little more than an ounce, the Dell DJ Ditty music player is the latest addition to Dell's Digital Jukebox lineup. It holds up to 220 song...

Heading for an IPTV Revolution

Internet technology is unquestionably poised to transform home entertainment. A quick scan at technology news headlines reveals companies like SBC, Alcatel, Microsoft -- and a host of ancillary service providers -- are gearing up for what some are calling an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) revolution. T...

Dell Sings Little Ditty With MP3 Player

Dell yesterday announced six personal technology products, including a tiny new music player aimed at grabbing market share from Apple's iPod Shuffle. Weighing a little more than an ounce, the Dell DJ Ditty music player is the latest addition to Dell's Digital Jukebox lineup. It holds up to 220 song...

Opera Makes Ad-Free Browsing Offer

Opera Software yesterday permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download at no charge. Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to r...

Sun Seeks to Light Server Fire

Just a week after announcing new x64 servers code-named Galaxy, Sun Microsystems yesterday released Sun Fire servers powered by new UltraSparc IV+ processors. The new Sun Fire V490, V890, E2900, E4900 and E6900 servers are powered run on Solaris 10, or earlier versions of the company's flagship oper...

AOL, Microsoft Make VoIP Headlines

In yet another sign that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is heading for widespread adoption, both AOL and Microsoft unveiled plans for new Internet telephone services today -- AOL with its announcement of TotalTalk, and Microsoft with news of a deal with Qwest Communications. While AOL is shooti...

Opera Orchestrates Free Browsing Strategy

Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download at no charge. Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to remov...

Fuel Cells Coming to an MP3 Player Near You?

Toshiba on Friday announced that it has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation with MP3 players. A fuel cell is an electronic device similar to a battery. It produces electricity from an external fuel supply as opposed to the limite...

Be Careful How Loudly You Type

Computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered a new security threat: a simple audio recording of keyboard clicks could betray the text you just entered, from passwords to secret love notes. They are calling it "acoustical spying." Researchers were able to take several...

Sound Spies Target Computer Typists

Computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered a new security threat: a simple audio recording of keyboard clicks could betray the text you just entered, from passwords to secret love notes. They are calling it "acoustical spying." Researchers were able to take several...

Truveo Challenges Video Search Players

In a move to compete against video search powerhouses, Truveo today came to market with a beta offering of its own. The technology is two years in the making and its emboldened architects are confident that it's ready for prime time. The California upstart is claiming that its new video search engin...

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