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Linux and the Desktop: Will it Jump the Hump?

Much the same as any other open-source debate, opinions about the future of Linux on the desktop are about as varied as they come ...

Microsoft, Motorola Match Skills for Emergency Services Software

Motorola will tap Microsoft's platform to enhance its emergency services software applications, the company announced today ...

Symantec Buys BindView in $209 Million Cash Deal

Symantec has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquirean agent-less IT security compliance software company in a US$209 millionall-cash transaction ...

IBM Aligns With Univa for Globus Toolkit Development

IBM today said it has formed a joint agreement with Univa Corporation, acommercial software and professional services provider for open-sourceGlobus software ...

AMD Pushes $299 Computer Stateside

Low-cost general use PCs are becoming a reality with recent announcementsfrom the MIT Media Lab and AMD. Chipmaker AMD began peddling a US$299 PC designed for emerging markets at U.S. Radio Shack stores over the weekend ...

Smartphone Shipments Post Triple-Digit Increases

Smart mobile devices are surpassing the growth in the overall mobile market, according to new research from Canalys ...

Disney Mixes it Up with Pint-Sized MP3 Player

In a move to tap into the growing popularity of the digital device type that Apple's iPod has made a household name, the Walt Disney Co. yesterday announced plans to peddle a kid-sized MP3 player ...

MIT Creates $100 Laptop for Kids in Developing Nations

MIT researchers are forging ahead with plans to put US$100 laptops into the hands of the world's children ...

New Skype Version Pushes Personalization Features

In its first release since it was acquired by eBay earlier this month, VoIP provider Skype yesterday introduced a new version for Windows platform ...

New Skype Version Pushes Ringtones, Call Forwarding

In its first release since it was acquired by eBay earlier this month, VoIP provider Skype today introduced a new version for Windows platform ...

Hundred-Dollar Laptop Prototype Set for November Release

MIT researchers are forging ahead with plans to put US$100 laptops into the hands of the world's children ...

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 ...

ESPN Mobile Taps Sanyo for Multimedia Phone

Sanyo today unveiled the Sanyo MVP, a multimedia phone built exclusively for ESPN Mobile ...

Microsoft and JBoss Collaborate on Interoperability

Microsoft and JBoss today bridged part of the gap between open-source and commercial software with plans to explore how their respective technologies can work together better ...

Sun Ships MS-Compatible StarOffice 8

In a bid to grab market share from Microsoft, Sun today launched the latest version of its desktop productivity suite, StarOffice 8. The offering represents the first upgrade for Sun's office software in about two years -- one that is designed with improved compatibility with Microsoft Office ...

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, Hewlett-Packard and Sun are using its new dual-core Opteron ...

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, Hewlett-Packard and Sun are using its new dual-core Opteron ...

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 ...

Nokia Seeks Developer Cooperation With Eclipse Membership

Nokia is making moves to draw more developers to its platform in an increasingly open-source software landscape. Part of the phone maker's strategy is getting a little cozier with the Eclipse Foundation ...

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 ...

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