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Visual Studio 2008 hits the streets one month early
Publié: janvier 31, 2008, 12:25am CET
Once again Microsoft redefines the concept of "launch," releasing today the retail edition of a suite that was said to have "launched" last November, though whose "launch party" remains scheduled for late February. -
IBM rolls out Linux-to-Unix server consolidation for SMBs
Publié: janvier 31, 2008, 12:12am CET
IBM is beefing up both its System p and Power-based Unix systems and its i Servers, once dubbed AS/400. Now, Linux-based binaries created for x86-based PC environments will be able to run unmodified on IBM Unix servers. -
Analysis: Is Motorola better off without the handset business?
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 11:23pm CET
BetaNews examines why Nomura financial analyst Richard Windsor toyed with the idea of Motorola surrendering its handset business to focus on enterprise and government solutions. -
French police bid adieu to Microsoft software
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 10:51pm CET
The Gendarmerie Nationale is dumping Microsoft in the move towards open source software which first began in 2005. -
ICANN may end grace periods, killing off 'domain tasting'
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 10:40pm CET
A practice used by scammers to siphon off hits from users who misspell URLs in their browsers could be rendered impossible this year, as the organization responsible for the Internet's domain name system may end the program that makes the practice possible. -
Reports: Sprint, Clearwire could be renewing WiMAX talks
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 9:43pm CET
News reports indicate that the two sides may be preparing to sit down at the bargaining table once more to combine their respective WiMAX networks. -
New Nikon D60 camera offers Eye-Fi wireless connectivity
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 9:30pm CET
Eye-Fi, a company that makes SD cards with built-in wireless 802.11g/b/n connectivity, has announced that Nikon's new D60 Digital SLR camera will come out of the box with enhanced Eye-Fi capabilities. -
Western Digital offers yet another pocket-sized HDD
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 9:25pm CET
Western Digital today introduced a new series of portable USB hard drives with capacities as high as 320 GB in a package comparable in size to a Nintendo DS Lite. -
EBay to release browser-independent console next month
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 9:19pm CET
Now in beta test, EffectiveUI's new eBay Desktop is aimed at letting users shop, search and buy from their desktops instead of inside Web browsers, as well as to simplify user tasks and 'optimize rich media' along the way. -
'Branded': Kids' Web sites sell virtual Pepsi, Disney avatar gear
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 7:59pm CET
At MTV's VLES site, kids in chat rooms are sipping on "virtual Pepsis." At Gaia Online, teens and 20-somethings are dressing up avatars in virtual Disney T-shirts. But is this strategy of "immersive branding" paying off for them? -
MySpace set to launch developer platform Tuesday
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 7:37pm CET
With rival Facebook's open API gaining traction, MySpace on Wednesday said that it would launch its own API on February 5. -
Microsoft's tardiness for documentation extends DOJ oversight to 2009
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 7:33pm CET
Scathing words yesterday from the federal judge overseeing Microsoft's compliance with its antitrust decree, accompanied an order that effectively extends the DOJ's oversight period into the next US presidential administration. -
Firefox share up again in Europe
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 7:33pm CET
The average usage share of Mozilla's browser among European nations rose to 28 percent in December, up .7 percent from the month previous, XiTi Monitor finds. -
EBay slashes some fees as incentives for sellers
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 5:45pm CET
Online auction powerhouse eBay announced this morning steep fee cuts and several other strategies, as incentives to its customers to help it stay on top. -
Sonic drops HD DVD authoring in favor of Blu-ray
Publié: janvier 30, 2008, 5:44pm CET
In an about-face that slaps the HDi interactive layer, Sonic Solutions says that it will stop sales of its professional software that assists in the authoring of HD DVD discs, choosing to focus on Blu-ray instead. -
Best Buy and Fry's drop 80GB PS3 from online stores
Publié: janvier 26, 2008, 12:24am CET
What began as an allegedly leaked internal memo from Best Buy, announcing that the 80GB PlayStation 3 was to be removed from store shelves on January 28, appears to be coming true without official word from either Best Buy or Sony. -
US voting moves online in Democratic global primary
Publié: janvier 26, 2008, 12:07am CET
The Internet and the voting process are developing a manifold relationship. In February, US voting will actually move to the Web with the Democratic Party's first ever online global primary. -
SQL Server 2008 to be delayed anyway despite February launch
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 11:08pm CET
In a bizarre and embarrassing development at the same time, Microsoft's server and tools division found itself announcing a delay for the RTM of SQL Server 2008 of up to six months. Despite that, its launch party will go on. -
Is open source converging with 'proprietary' software?
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 10:49pm CET
One analyst says a big chunk of the so-called "open source market" is already made up of leading traditional software vendors such as IBM and Oracle, who are following hybrid open source/propietary business models. And "pure play" vendors aren't necessarily that pure, either. -
Warner Music sues MP3 search engine for infringement
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 9:44pm CET
One of the big four record labels, which just this week was part of a landmark deal for MP3 access through Last.fm, announced earlier it is suing a completely different firm that offers similar access though without any kind of compensation plan. -
Best Buy deals with uproar over malicious picture frames
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 8:51pm CET
It was recently made public that Best Buy's Insignia brand 10.4" digital picture frames were found to be shipped with a virus, the company is now dealing with complaints individually. -
Entertainment and devices help Microsoft post more stellar gains
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 7:45pm CET
Despite widespread complaints about Windows Vista's performance, it finally turned out to be one of the main drivers behind a stellar quarter for Microsoft. Entertainment turned a page too, but MSN remains the wayward child. -
Netflix keeps its faith in DVDs, but looks ahead to VoD
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 7:34pm CET
By-mail movie rental pioneer Netflix posted its fourth quarter earnings, with favorable results. But in its quarterly conference call, the company gave DVD about five more years before it ceases to be the dominant format. -
Vista SP1 'on schedule' for March RTM
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 6:04pm CET
With a major launch event next month serving as an unmovable anchor for Microsoft at this point, the ancillary launches for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and XP SP3 would probably raise suspicion if they were delayed. -
HP and Sony get into the DVD printing business together
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 5:38pm CET
It may be the first of a series of content agreements between a prospective technology provider for video rental outlets and a major studio. But what's even more interesting is what the agreeing parties refuse to say about it. -
With writers still striking, is the Web substituting for TV?
Publié: janvier 25, 2008, 4:16pm CET
According to one recent study, people are spending more time on the Internet than usual during the Hollywood TV writers' strike. According to another survey, more than half of all the people on the Web have watched online videos. -
YouTube comes to the land of mobile TV
Publié: janvier 24, 2008, 10:49pm CET
Wednesday's announcement of YouTube getting a Korean language portal may not have as big of an impact on the PC consumption of videos as it will on the country's mobile television standards. -
Last.fm's free, on-demand music could reshape all of radio
Publié: janvier 24, 2008, 10:29pm CET
In what may later be recorded as a milestone development in the music industry, CBS-owned Last.fm has reached a deal with record labels enabling it to stream music of the listener's choice, from its entire library. -
Palm confirms it will close its retail stores
Publié: janvier 24, 2008, 10:19pm CET
Although the long-time smartphone maker will "continue to focus around core business initiatives," it's still unknown whether these initiatives will include a new home-grown, Linux-based version of the Palm OS. -
Suffering Sprint fires execs, files patent infringement suits
Publié: janvier 24, 2008, 9:18pm CET
Will Sprint-Nextel's strife never end? A week after announcing the loss of still more wireless subscribers, the cellular specialist today canned three more top execs while filing more lawsuits seeking financial damages. -
Google-funded DNA testing to launch in Europe later this week
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 6:27pm CET
Maybe you're related to John Lennon, Hillary Clinton, Genghis Khan, or the Iberians of ancient Spain? Beyond providing social networking, several Google-funded Web sites targeted at North Americans will test your DNA and may give you some genetic clues. -
Layoffs at Yahoo likely to come next Tuesday
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 6:25pm CET
A rumor brought to light this morning by notorious financial insider and blogger Henry Blodget may this time be true, as Yahoo's response appears to warn of bad news ahead in its next restructuring move. -
Red Zune, meet pink iPod nano
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 6:24pm CET
Sadly, the days of showing your love for someone with a mixtape are all but gone. However, device manufacturers look to be gearing up for similar Valentine's day gifting by offering appropriately-colored portable media players. -
Virtualized 3D GPUs, platform heterogeneity part of Microsoft strategy
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 6:03pm CET
What Microsoft characterized this morning as a "new" virtualization strategy looks curiously like its existing one, only now it has a new partner and an acquired company to help bring it about. -
TiVo-powered Comcast DVRs finally reach Boston
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 6:02pm CET
After a nearly three-year delay, Comcast just today has begun to market the TiVo upgrade for its Motorola boxes to customers in Boston. -
McAfee's 'Total Protection' includes SafeBoot technology
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 4:41pm CET
At long last, McAfee is catching up with its competitors in the security space in the field of data encryption, with the rollout yesterday of a new feature that the company appears to have acquired last November. -
Sanyo offloads cell phone arm to Kyocera, but brand will survive
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 1:54am CET
You'll still be able to get a cell phone with Sanyo's name on it, if that's what you want. But now, the troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer will be selling its mobile phone business to Kyocera for around $374 million. -
IBM adds support for a third Linux flavor: Ubuntu
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 12:19am CET
The latest Ubuntu distribution of Linux will support an entire new Lotus office productivity suite from IBM. Red Hat said it will support part of the suite: Notes and Lotus' upcoming Symphony, which is still in beta. -
Maryland governor plans to drop electronic voting, buy optical scanners
Publié: janvier 22, 2008, 12:11am CET
Making good on a campaign promise to overhaul Maryland's suspect electronic voting system, the governor there proposed an initial outlay in the state budget toward the purchase of scanners to replace its $65 million touch-screen voting systems. -
Interview: Universal EVP Ken Graffeo says HD DVD is here to stay
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 10:40pm CET
In an exclusive interview with BetaNews' Nate Mook, Ken Graffeo, executive vice president for Universal Studios and also the co-president of HD DVD, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the high-def industry and said that, despite the rumors, HD DVD is here to stay. -
Guitar Hero franchise nets a billion
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 10:15pm CET
NPD group has reported that American retail sales of Activision's popular Guitar Hero music simulator franchise have put it among the top-selling game franchises of all time, earning over $1 billion in 26 months. -
EA experiments further with free, ad-subsidized games
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 10:12pm CET
EA announced today that it will be releasing a free online version of its Battlefield franchise, driven by advertisements and micro-transactions, called Battlefield Heroes. -
Banned Turkish YouTube visitors won't see Armenian journalist's death
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 9:58pm CET
The official explanation for a Turkish court once again banning citizens' access to YouTube over the weekend was the presence of new videos insulting the name of one of Turkey's founding fathers. But that video's been there awhile, and there could be another reason. -
Microsoft's new virtualization strategy could include graphics
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 8:49pm CET
Press sources were not able to keep a tight lid on impending news from Microsoft tomorrow regarding a new acquisition in the virtualization space, and a change to its licensing policy regarding virtual desktops. -
HTC Touch sales half that of Apple's iPhone
Publié: janvier 21, 2008, 8:03pm CET
Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has reported its sales for 2007, and it looks like the touch-screen smart phone market is more balanced than it is often portrayed to be. -
Will Sun's MySQL purchase drive down database prices?
Publié: janvier 19, 2008, 1:10am CET
Some enterprise database users and industry analysts with whom BetaNews spoke today believe the purchase of open source database producer MySQL by Sun Microsystems could have an across-the-board effect on the entire database market. -
Local online advertising to become big business in next decade
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 11:46pm CET
A host of research firms are saying that local ads are the next big thing, with the latest being Jupiter Research saying it will be a $9 billion business by 2012. -
UK concerned over Facebook's profile deactivation methods
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 11:25pm CET
British officials are set to question Facebook over its data retention methods after a user complained that personal information remained on its severs after he deactivated his account. -
Wireless transmitters in VHF, UHF 'white spaces' will be tested again
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 11:03pm CET
Despite an admittedly poor showing from the first prototype for a wireless networking device supposedly capable of harmlessly transmitting alongside VHF and UHF TV channels, the FCC said today it's giving the device another go. -
Steve Jobs criticizes Microsoft on Zune, says Blu-ray won
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 10:43pm CET
The Apple CEO was blunt that he believes the Zune is a failure, and that Blu-ray may have won the format war, but has probably lost the HD content battle. -
New Microsoft CIO has a full and diverse resume
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 9:34pm CET
The new public face of Microsoft's enterprise information policies has a long and very accomplished history, plus what appears to be a personal need to make his mark on the world. That may be exactly what Microsoft needs after the last guy. -
Data loss could affect 650,000 store credit card users
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 8:04pm CET
Credit card company GE Money said a computer tape has disappeared which contained personal information of consumers who hold JC Penney credit cards. -
AOL tests open source Jabber for instant messenging
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 7:50pm CET
A lot of AIM and ICQ instant messaging users have likely never even heard of "Jabber" yet. But they'll probably be Jabbering away in the not too distant future, after the bugs get worked out by a new AOL/ICQ test launch. -
Could video games help boost the music industry?
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 7:39pm CET
Rock Band, the music simulator for Xbox 360 and PS3, was reported by MTV yesterday to have sold 2.5 million song downloads. -
AMD comes to grips with the ATI merger fallout
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 7:00pm CET
Investors and consumers were warned the bad news would come, and it came as predicted. AMD took a stunning charge of $1.6 billion in one quarter, to account for value from the ATI merger it now realizes may not materialize. -
Sprint Nextel to cut workforce, close underperforming stores
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 5:44pm CET
In response to an increasingly difficult retail environment, Sprint Nextel says about 4,000 employees will be laid off and about one out of every eight retail stores will close. -
Wii continues video game dominance in December
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 5:26pm CET
The Wii continued to lead video game console sales in December, but the Xbox 360 wasn't far behind. Also, the PS3 showed significant improvement. -
Microsoft sued over Chinese character conversion technology
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 4:41pm CET
Zhongyi Electronic Ltd., a small Chinese company, is suing Microsoft over a product which turns words typed in the Roman alphabet into Chinese characters. -
Oracle wants to be king of the content management hill
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 1:30am CET
Oracle is gunning to spin into a more powerful kingpin in the hotly contested content management system market. -
Sears.com offers the cheapest desktop PC at $185
Publié: janvier 18, 2008, 1:08am CET
Another low-end PC hit the market today, this time it is a machine by Mirus equipped with Freespire 2.0, available at Sears' online shop for $185. -
New video delivery system for cable promises more HDTV
Publié: janvier 15, 2008, 12:05am CET
Cable operators have been fighting bandwidth limits to squeeze in more high definition content. A new system aims to assist in that fight without sacrificing quality. -
Cloud platform built on Amazon adds Adobe Flex support
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 11:59pm CET
The developers of a Web services application environment that leverages the leased computing services of Amazon have reworked their Web functionality to incorporate Adobe's Web language for Flash applications. -
Google redesigns its iPhone homepage
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 11:54pm CET
The company said at Macworld Monday that it will retool its all-in-one Google application for the iPhone, improving the UI and speeding up loading times. -
How is Windows Vista Service Pack 1 running?
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 10:20pm CET
Microsoft on Friday made available to the public a pre-release version of Windows Vista SP1. We want to know what you think. -
Windows may be coming to your shopping cart this year
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 8:45pm CET
What hopes to be the final form of an innovative new grocery shopping aid device using Windows CE will go into beta this spring, with a possible nationwide rollout by the end of the year. -
Imation's removable HDD adds innovative USB interface
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 8:40pm CET
Possibly in response to the rapidly shrinking desktop PC market in the United States, Imation's Odyssey removable hard disk storage system line has expanded to include a portable USB interface. -
Eye-Fi to improve Mac support for wireless memory card
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 8:19pm CET
After announcing a deal with Lexar last week to distribute its technology, Eye-Fi moved onto Macworld Monday, announcing support for Leopard and Safari. -
Another big Gemstar deal brings TV Guide to MobiTV
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 7:18pm CET
Long-running company MobiTV announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Gemstar-TV Guide, promising interactive program guides for the mobile TV service. -
Canadian appeals court dismisses tariffs on MP3 players
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 6:17pm CET
A move by that country's Copyright Board to exact a toll from the sale of personal digital audio devices was soundly defeated last week. But now, the cost of CD-Rs there could rise even further. -
With DRM fading away from MP3s, here come the ads
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 6:05pm CET
Today, Amazon.com announced an advertising partnership with Pepsi that coincides with the direction of the music industry as predicted by its leaders. -
Netflix to allow unlimited streaming on select plans
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 5:55pm CET
Netflix subscribers who have unlimited rental plans will now be able to stream an unlimited number of movies or TV shows on their PCs at no additional cost. -
EC to investigate new charges against Microsoft
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 5:26pm CET
UPDATED - Surprising perhaps no one, the European Commission stated this morning in Brussels it will proceed with a fresh round of investigations against Microsoft, on some very familiar sounding allegations. -
Clues point to launch of 'MacBook Air' at Macworld
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 5:21pm CET
Although its not clear exactly what it may be, Apple looks set to launch a new model of its MacBook which could signal its entry into the UMPC space. -
Toshiba drops price of HD DVD players as format war continues
Publié: janvier 14, 2008, 4:52pm CET
In a sign the high-definition format war is far from over, Toshiba on Monday dropped the suggested retail price of its entry-level HD DVD player to under $150. That puts the HD-A3 $250 cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 3. -
CES Trend #1: If the format war is over, what has Blu-ray really won?
Publié: janvier 12, 2008, 10:11pm CET
The handwriting on the wall was written in glaring neon: Consumers don't want an incomplete solution for an expensive technology. So with the format war still being billed as a Las Vegas prizefight, do mainstream consumers even care now? -
Up Close: D-Link's DivX Connected device
Publié: janvier 11, 2008, 1:51am CET
Before the CES show floor closed for the year, we got some face time with D-Link's DivX Connected device. -
DHS finds flaws in 180 open source software projects
Publié: janvier 11, 2008, 12:59am CET
The US Dept. of Homeland Security and two research partners have detected significant flaws in Samba, Python, Perl, and about 180 other open source projects -- but fixes are on the way. -
Intel subpoenaed for documents in new antitrust probe
Publié: janvier 11, 2008, 12:53am CET
The case against Intel's right to pay its channel clients for exclusivity has been a matter for a civil court. But if the New York Attorney General finds what he's looking for, the company could find the case against it both upgraded and multithreaded. -
NewsGator drops all charges, releases RSS clients for free
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 11:53pm CET
The maker of some of the most popular RSS and Atom tools for both Windows and Mac stunned everyone yesterday by declaring all of its consumer-grade software to be available free-of-charge. -
DRM-less Amazon MP3 store now complete with Sony BMG
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 11:40pm CET
With the last remaining label of the big four to join the online retailer's new music store, it could be argued that DRM is essentially dead. -
Lexar to put Wi-Fi on a memory card
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 11:35pm CET
The memory chip manufacturer will use technology from Eye-Fi to add network connectivity for users of its own memory cards. -
AMD shows off its Puma platform beating Centrino
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 11:31pm CET
Although AMD didn't have a major presence at CES, the chipmaker did have a reference design of its upcoming Puma platform on hand to show how it out-performs Intel's Centrino platform. -
Universal: We're staying with HD DVD
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 11:00pm CET
Universal has officially dispelled the "unsubstantiated rumors from unnamed sources" that it will switch from HD DVD to Blu-ray. -
WeBot adds video streaming to its media service
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 10:43pm CET
The service had already been offering users a way to stream photos and music from their computers, and its provider announced at CES that it will soon add video to the mix. -
Google Maps add radar-driven weather conditions
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 10:39pm CET
Want to know what the weather is like right now somewhere else? Today, you can just click around on a radar-enabled Google map to quickly get the lowdown on temperature, humidity, wind conditions, and a lot more. -
Analysis: The outlook for solid-state drives
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 9:06pm CET
Every year, solid-state storage advances just a little bit further, often just enough to prompt analysts to ask yet again, when will it be time to declare spinning platters of magnetic data obsolete? -
Analysis: Will streaming HD movies bypass Blu-ray?
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 8:18pm CET
It may not be exactly possible for high-definition discs to pick up where their lofty goals of 2005 left off. Transmission technology has evolved very rapidly during that time, partly due to the format war's very existence. -
Sony discontinues 20 GB, 60 GB PS3 in Japan
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 7:31pm CET
The electronics maker is making some changes to its product lineup in its home market, deciding to focus on the 40 GB model. -
GameStop reports strong holiday sales, Wall Street passes
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 6:29pm CET
Despite the generally bad news thus far from many US retailers about this holiday season's sales, the nation's largest gaming retailer has posted stellar results. -
No dual-boot OLPC is in the works, says Microsoft
Publié: janvier 10, 2008, 6:22pm CET
Is Microsoft working on building a laptop for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) program? Yes, but the intended machine will run Windows XP only, rather than both Windows XP and Linux, Microsoft officials said today. -
CEA president calls upon CES attendees to back free trade policy
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 6:22pm CET
In a keynote speech this morning at CES, Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro called upon members to back an initiative to give President Bush more latitude to negotiate trade agreements worldwide. -
Sony confirms PSP will soon get Skype
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 5:58pm CET
It is now official: Sony announced yesterday afternoon that Skype calling service, including free conferencing and text chat capabilities, is due to be a feature of its PlayStation Portable, presumably with a future firmware upgrade. -
TiVo to make Internet videos directly downloadable
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 5:54pm CET
Monday, TiVo said it will allow users to stay up to date on their favorite online videos much like they do with traditional television programs. -
Napster bids adieu to DRM with MP3 announcement
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 5:37pm CET
Napster said Monday that it would start selling only MP3's from the second quarter on, effectively returning to its roots. -
Comcast hints it will announce open cable standards tomorrow
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 5:24pm CET
Comcast Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts is slated to give a keynote tomorrow morning, and according to an Associated Press story this morning, he's going to be speaking about the "tru2way" initiative. -
Samsung tries to extend DTV transition onto cell phones
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 4:38pm CET
In case music, games, and video weren't enough, vendors are now vying for the opportunity to send digital television signals to your mobile phones. -
Broadcom bypasses STBs on the one hand, partners with Microsoft on the other
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 4:07pm CET
With connectivity between devices being the runaway principal theme of this year's CES, Broadcom is making an intriguing play: Yesterday afternoon, the provider of technologies embedded in devices announced it's producing the components for HDTV manufacturers to embed video-on-demand-ready features directly into their sets, bypassing set-top boxes. -
Toshiba picks up the pieces of its HD DVD plan
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 8:05am CET
Faced with an embarrassing postponement, if not outright cancellation, of the HD DVD consortium's CES festivities, the champion of the format is going ahead with marketing plans for its "third-generation" consoles. -
Sony: PS3 ranks swell by 1.2 million since Black Friday
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 6:15am CET
If Sony is to make a comeback this year, it will need to make a huge splash at CES. That's exactly what it has in mind, and helping the company along is some positive news -- for a change -- about its star gaming platform. -
Samsung goes big in '08 with bright ad displays
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 3:09am CET
In the advertising field, Samsung today introduced the SyncMaster 700DXn, a 70" Digital information Display (DID) designed for continuous use as an advertising medium. -
Live running analysis from the Bill Gates keynote
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 3:06am CET
It is the annual ritual event that officially marks the end of the holiday season: the Bill Gates keynote at CES. -
Panasonic raises the HD wireless connectivity issue
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 3:02am CET
The big theme that's developing this year is high-definition connectivity. How will everything fit together in such a way that it's both convenient to the consumer and perpetually profitable for the various companies involved? -
Microsoft admits to 'mistakes' in Office format fracas
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 3:02am CET
A Microsoft blog posting from a software engineer apologized for botching up communications around the blocking of old Office, Corel, and Lotus file formats in Office 2003 SP3. Why did anyone think these were security risks? -
Samsung tries a big LCD with a baby monitor attached
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 2:51am CET
Samsung unveiled its SyncMaster 2263DX monitor, a dual-screen display, with one 22-inch LCD display and an additional 7-inch connected monitor on a swiveling, positionable arm to create a multi-screen work environment in a single package. -
Samsung goes small in '08 with new UMPC, printers
Publié: janvier 7, 2008, 2:11am CET
Samsung has announced it will be releasing an addition to its Q1 Ultra line in 2008. Packed in a tiny sub-2 pound form factor, the Q1 Ultra Premium PC will have a 1.33 GHz ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 Pentium processor and 1 GB of DDR2 system memory. -
CES Trend #4: Will the quadruple-play finally cinch the 'last mile?'
Publié: janvier 6, 2008, 4:30am CET
What could eventually resolve the value proposition for mainstream consumers to accept an incoming ultra-high-bandwidth pipeline into their homes is the ability of high-definition, on-demand video. But that will require a level of cooperation that competitors thus far have been unable to muster. -
HD DVD cancels CES press conference after Warner's snub
Publié: janvier 5, 2008, 5:40am CET
In a shocking response to news today that Warner Bros. would make its high-definition movie releases only available on Blu-ray, the HD DVD Promotional Group has canceled its Sunday press conference at CES, and its meetings with the press. -
Corel refutes Microsoft's file format 'insecurity' claims
Publié: janvier 5, 2008, 4:04am CET
Are Corel's file formats 'less secure' than those in Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, as Microsoft told customers in a highly controversial support bulletin? Definitely not, according to Corel officials. -
One critical patch for Vista en route
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 11:11pm CET
Maybe they are busy prepping for CES, but Microsoft only plans to issue two patches for the first Patch Tuesday of the new year. -
Warner Bros. moves to Blu-ray camp exclusively
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 10:17pm CET
In a move that could upset the balance between the competing high-definition disc formats yet again, Warner Home Video today said that it is switching its allegiance entirely to the Blu-ray camp, in an effort to reduce confusion. -
Powerline home networking could come to Vista
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 9:38pm CET
DS2 now claims to be the only powerline vendor offering on-board support for the LLPD network mapping protocol in Microsoft's Vista. But is LLPD really simple enough for use in home networking? -
Is the on again, off again San Fran Wi-Fi back on track?
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 9:16pm CET
After Earthlink and Google scrapped plans to offer wireless in the city, many weren't so sure. But a start-up is promising to finish the job. -
HP to update media PCs with AMD Phenom, hybrid high-def drives
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 8:59pm CET
While even HP has admitted consumers' shifting preference toward notebooks as desktop PCs, for 2008, it plans to give desktops a boost with multimedia form factors, new AMD CPUs, and some intriguing price points. -
Intel decides to leave OLPC project
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 8:50pm CET
Citing "philosophical differences," the chipmaker has abruptly announced its departure from the One Laptop Per Child organization. -
Album music sales drop, singles in renaissance
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 8:35pm CET
The Associated Press today reported 2007's substantial decline in the music industry's album sales, illustrating how albums are no longer the vehicle of choice for music consumption. -
WirelessHD could forge high-def streaming home networks
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 7:19pm CET
Wireless links carry the potential to speed consumer adoption of high-def video by easing home networking woes. Sony, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, NEC, Matsushita, and now Intel are now working on a standard called WirelessHD to help meet this promise, while some other vendors continue to go it alone. -
Sling to demonstrate remote TV for BlackBerry
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 7:14pm CET
California-based Sling Media Inc., maker of the popular SlingBox place-shifting hardware device, has officially announced its intention to demonstrate SlingPlayer for BlackBerry and a new HD SlingBox at CES 2008 next week. -
Xbox Live 'up and running' for some, but not all
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 6:58pm CET
Despite claims on the service's support page that all is well, users are still reporting to BetaNews and other media outlets that the problems said to be fixed still continue. -
The era of DRM fades further with Sony BMG's switch
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 6:10pm CET
The lone holdout among the big four music labels caved to pressure from the rest of the industry and will begin to sell tracks free from the restrictive technology. -
Two major high-def streaming providers become partners
Publié: janvier 4, 2008, 6:04pm CET
While Blu-ray and HD DVD have missed their window of opportunity for resolving the high-def format dilemma, CES 2008 could see two of the biggest names in the high-def streaming field demonstrating a realistic, connected alternative. -
CES Trend #8: Cheaper flash memory leads to new CE possibilities
Publié: janvier 1, 2008, 3:00pm CET
Our countdown to next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas continues now with how impossibly cheap flash memory, coupled with lesser than expected demand for it, could lead to newer classes of flash-based devices.