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America Online today invited developers to build AOL Instant Messenger or its ICQ instant messaging service right into their games. The company released AOL Messaging Software Development Kit (SDK), which contains the tools necessary to do so. AOL last week announced it would start offering free Web...
Nadeem Malik, the CTO of Pakistan's oldest software company, tells an interesting story about his company, Systems Pvt. Ltd, a software development and system integration company formed in 1976. The tale has it that Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's current president and CEO, was visiting Lahore, Pakistan,...
Fuel cell technology for big-ticket consumer items like automobiles is still many years away, based on numerous industry reports. However, the day when portable devices like laptop computers, PDAs and cell phones can run for extended time periods without refueling is indeed much closer. High-demand ...
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 ...
While several reports today are saying that rivals Sony and Toshiba, who are each touting their own standard for high-definition DVD, are discussing a standard optical disc format, the companies are distancing themselves from that statement. They both seem to have the consumer's interest at heart, w...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has responded to criticism that its system for approving patents is flawed. That reproof was reportedly leveled at the office last week by IBM Vice President for Intellectual Property and Standards Jim Stallings at a media event in New York City. At the e...
More than 1,000 individuals and groups have signed a letter urging the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to open its meetings next month on global patent and copyright policy to more government outsiders. The forums to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, are expected to set the tone...
Computer video professionals might find it hard to turn away from the latest innovation in laptop technology. The Sharp Actius AL3D notebook announced today bundles a second generation 3-D LCD notebook with a software package that converts any DVD from 2-D to 3-D format in real time, allowing users ...
Google formally launched its free desktop search software today, moving deeper into waters already crowded with competitors. The free, downloadable Google Desktop, previously available in beta form, will allow Internet search-style queries of the desktop, including scanning through a range of comput...
Although it is far from ready for the mainstream -- and not even ready for application developers, according to some -- 64-bit computing was a major topic of discussion at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) taking place in San Francisco this week. Microsoft announced its 64-bit versions of Windows -- b...
Skype Technologies has begun allowing users to beta test free two-way short text messaging, the company announced yesterday. In addition to already receiving SMS messages for free, Skype users can now also send them via the company's "Skype to SMS" service. "We launched our 'SMS to Skype' service ju...
Mark Menarik, CEO of Chicago-based TanCher, believes that a new PDA designed for students can foster a revolution in teaching with technology. His innovation could herald a breakthrough in mobile computing platforms if his plan succeeds. According to Menarik, the shapes of the BlackBerry and Treo ar...
Microsoft this week outlined its Indigo Web services technology, telling developers the Windows programming model would take Web services to the next level in terms of security, reliability and interoperability. Microsoft also announced a community technology preview (CTP) of Indigo scheduled for Ma...
Imagine being able to have complete access to your hard drive and the corporate LAN in a device no bigger than a cell phone. No, Realm Systems isn't developing the next generation of the super small PDA. It just completed more than two years of research and development for a concept for the first ge...
Microsoft may not be delivering its next-generation version of Windows desktop and server software known as "Longhorn" as early as expected or promised, but the company has just released the Avalon graphical interface, formerly a key component of Longhorn, for developers. Longhorn is not expected un...
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