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Wikipedia's wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who wants to contribute and add to any of the information. That is, almost anyone, and almost any of Wikipedia's information. The site has come und...
AOL bolstered its Open AIM initiative by adding new features and functionality to the instant message (IM) technology, and supporting new platforms Mac OS X, Linux, Pocket PC and Java. The Dulles, Va.-based company, which launched the Open AIM initiative last spring to spur development and use, said...
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...
In a move to compete with rival Sling Media in the place-shifting market, Orb Networks on Thursday announced a new software product that allows TiVo users to access content anywhere and everywhere. Dubbed DVR Everywhere, the application allows TiVo Series 2 DVR users to play and program their televi...
Google has introduced a beta version of its latest productivity tool -- an online calendar that allows users to easily update and share their schedules with friends and family. It can be integrated into Gmail, for instance, allowing someone to create a calendar notation directly from a message. Anot...
Yahoo on Tuesday said it is planning to make four new and enhanced interfaces available to independent developers. The Web service Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are intended to enable developers to use and build on technology from Yahoo Photos, Calendar, MyWeb and Shopping. The idea is to cr...
Sun Microsystems is attempting to take the concept of pervasive computing into the mainstream with a new battery-operated platform for development of wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics. Dubbed Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, or Sun SPOT, Sun hopes ...
AOL is opening up its proprietary instant messaging platform, AIM, to outside developers to build plugins and custom communications, the company announced. It has made available an AIM Software Development Kit to build new tools for real time text, voice and video communications applications. AOL is...
IT employees are starting to gain back some of the clout they had during the 1990s, as hiring in the technology field has accelerated during the last six quarters. "A key component of the technology economy is IT employment, and it's going through a major transition," Joel Dibble, a spokesman for M...
Opera Software is going smaller in order to get bigger. The Norwegian browser maker on Tuesday announced the worldwide release of Opera Mini, a full Web browser that runs on a wide variety of mobile phones, including low- and mid-end handsets. "With Opera Mini most people can start surfing the Web w...
Atari and Saber Interactive on Friday announced a closed public beta test for the upcoming first-person shooter "TimeShift." Gamers are invited to submit an application to participate in the testing. The beta test will run in multiplayer game mode. Atari's aim with the test is to get player feedback...
A former assistant to U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy joins the list of those who has a beef with the popular online, open-source encyclopedia known as Wikipedia. John Seigenthaler joins Google Watch protest site creator Daniel Brandt in his claims that their bios on Wikipedia are not accurate....
In a move that underscores the growing importance of flash memory chips as consumer electronics devices continue to shrink in size, Intel and Micron Technology announced a joint venture that will create flash chips for the likes of Apple and others. The two chip makers will contribute up to US$5.2 b...
As the time comes to make your holiday purchases, it would be a good idea to look beyond the rhetoric this year and find out which companies really are acting against your best interests -- and choose accordingly. Why is this important? Your rights are under siege, and the attacks are incredibly bro...
Network security was a big issue a decade ago. Now, ten years of technology later, it continues to be a top priority and it appears that it will be so ten years from now as well. That's because as IT security firms learn more about the tactics of hackers, crackers and malicious code writers, the lat...
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