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Hop-on Wireless today debuted a WiFi IP phone and software that allows users to make calls from WiFi hot spots around the world. With a price tag of US$39, the Irvine, Calif.-based company is continuing its reputation of manufacturing low-cost mobile phones. The company said its HOP1502 handset prov...
The president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. put his foot down today, leaving it up to Toshiba to yield its position in discussions over a unified format for next-generation DVD technology. Kunio Nakamura said his company -- and its partner Sony Corp. -- won't back down. The powerful duo sup...
Microsoft has allegedly stolen technology developed by a Guatemalan inventor. The technology in question is designed to link spreadsheet data between two of Microsoft's programs. Plaintiff lawyers delivered opening statements in a jury trial that started on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Cent...
EMC this week launched its network storage virtualization product, Invista. Analysts said the technology validates the concept of intelligent storage area network (SAN) on switch platforms. Network storage virtualization provides for the creation of "virtual volumes" within the storage network, form...
Analysts say they expect the Federal Communications Commission will require all VoIP providers doing business in the U.S. to offer basic e911 service to their customers. They also say they expect the FCC to force major telcos to make their e911 infrastructure access networks available to VoIP provid...
In a landmark move to address customer interoperability needs, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Friday unveiled jointly developed specifications to enable Web single sign-on between the company's competing operating systems. The new specs, which are the first fruits of a 10-year technical collabora...
A new variant of the Sober virus reared its ugly head over the weekend and continued to propagate right-wing messages in German and English this morning. Sober is a mass mailing worm spread through a .zip file attached to the e-mail. Once the attachment is opened, the worm uses its own e-mail engine...
Yahoo has licensed CD/DVD burning technology from Sonic Solutions for its recently launched online music subscription service and its media player. The multi-year licensing agreement was announced earlier this week. "Because Yahoo Music services are so widely used, Yahoo required a burning engine th...
Microsoft today announced plans to deliver a consumer subscription service to provide automated protection, maintenance and performance tuning as an all-in-one package for Windows-based PCs. Windows OneCare is being designed to address core safety concerns such as worms, viruses and spyware. Accordi...
IBM announced today that it has added a new 4 Gpbs storage system to its midrange lineup. Big Blue said the newest member of its TotalStorage family, the DS4800, is one of the fastest midrange disk systems in the market today. The Storage Performance Council tested the DS4800 and reports the device ...
In a cooperative effort with Microsoft, Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly filed a lawsuit today against an Internet spam ring operating near Boston. The group is allegedly responsible for sending hundreds of millions of unwanted, deceptive spam messages each month in violation of both federa...
There's been much ado about Google this week -- but not for a new beta product or developer's tool. The Internet search giant's engine seemed to run out of gas over the weekend, leaving millions of surfers stranded on the side of the Information Highway in what some speculated was a hack attack. Goo...
In a move to compete with rival Veritas Software in the long-term archive storage market, EMC Corporation today announced it has expanded the Centera family of content addressed storage systems. The company said the new line attempts to address the growing fixed content archiving needs of midsize en...
Qualcomm plans to support Linux in its next-generation mobile phone chips in a move that will allow handset manufacturers to design new high-end 3G devices using the open-source platform and the CDMA digital wireless technology it created. A Gartner report issued this week said a demand for devices ...
Phishers are using a new bait to steal sensitive information from Internet users -- keyloggers. A new phishing trends report from Websense Security Labs and the Anti-Phishing Working Group reveals a sharp rise in schemes involving this type of malicious program. Keystroke logging, or keyloggers, are...
Microsoft is on the hunt for 20 volunteer bloggers to help it hype Longhorn, the upcoming version of its Windows operating system. "Team 99" will be made up of Longhorn enthusiasts nominated by Microsoft community members, according to a company employee. "Microsoft can't deal with millions of peopl...
Broadband access equipment provider Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a reseller agreement with Airspan Networks. The agreement with Airspan, a broadband access wireless communications company, would allow Fujitsu to resell its AS.MAX family of WiMAX broa...
IBM is adding a host of new XML developers' tools to its Emerging Technologies Toolkit in what analysts are calling a nod of acceptance for the popular programming language. Developers can download the toolkit for free at Alphaworks.IBM.com to access new tools and technologies that could wind up in ...
Just weeks after Adobe acquired Macromedia in a long-term move to compete with Microsoft, the Windows maker is striking back with a new product designed to overtake the graphics company's popular Portable Document Format. Microsoft's Longhorn, the software giant's next version of Windows, will inclu...
Sun Microsystems is set to unveil a host of connection services today designed to automatically download new software updates and make it easier for customers to monitor the health of their computer systems. Dubbed Sun Connection, the new services are being marketed as risk reduction, preventative m...
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