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China's Baidu again in hot seat for MP3 search
Publié: février 29, 2008, 11:08pm CET
The leading search engine in China is being sued by two music industry trade groups for alleged copyright violations, once again highlighting the trouble Baidu has had stopping infringement. -
Sprint plans further WiMAX build-up, 'push-to-talk' CDMA phones
Publié: février 29, 2008, 11:06pm CET
After suffering a $29.5 billion loss in its latest quarter, a beleagured Sprint is focusing on keeping customers from drifting away from its Sprint CDMA and Nextel networks. -
Justice Department sued by EFF over Google privacy official
Publié: février 29, 2008, 8:52pm CET
The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently took aim at the Department of Justice, wanting all communications between Google and a former top privacy official who now works for the Mountain View-based Internet search giant. -
YouTube: We'll have live video this year
Publié: février 29, 2008, 8:31pm CET
While YouTube is best known for its work in promoting social video, the company is looking to live video as its next format. -
Opera Mini and Mobile dump Yahoo, go back to Google
Publié: février 29, 2008, 8:23pm CET
Web browsing software company Opera today announced that its free Opera Mini, and its Opera Mobile browser will once again have Google as the default search engine. -
Baidu to launch instant messaging network for China
Publié: février 29, 2008, 7:54pm CET
The leading search engine in China, Baidu, announced it will launch Baidu Hi, a new instant messaging service designed to let Internet users in the country communicate with one another. -
Nearly 3% of America became iPod converts over the holiday
Publié: février 29, 2008, 7:25pm CET
With 40% of last quarter's iPod sales going to first-time buyers, Apple managed to convert a sizeable segment of the entire United States -- nearly three percent or 8.84 million people -- into white earbud wearers. -
What does it take for musicians to sell you CDs and MP3s over the Web?
Publié: février 29, 2008, 6:57pm CET
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson are now turning to vehicles like satellite Internet, social networking sites, and Google to sell their CDs and MP3s. But so are untold numbers of less-established artists. Speakers at this week's Digital Music Forum honed in on what works -- and what doesn't -- in getting you to buy. -
eBay, MercExchange settle 'Buy it Now' patent feud
Publié: février 29, 2008, 6:50pm CET
As part of the agreement, eBay will purchase from MercExchange three patents which cover search, online auction, and fixed price sales. -
Microsoft slashes Windows Vista retail price in surprise move
Publié: février 29, 2008, 6:08pm CET
Microsoft appears to be attempting to increase Windows Vista sales by making the operating system more affordable both in the United States and abroad. -
Performing artists not seeing money from file sharing settlements
Publié: février 29, 2008, 5:56pm CET
In the last few years, major record labels have issued dozens of lawsuits against sites distributing audio and video files of their property. Artists' representatives are now saying the settlement money isn't going where it belongs. -
Google gives phone numbers to San Francisco's homeless
Publié: février 29, 2008, 4:48pm CET
Through its Grand Central subsidiary that it acquired last year, Google will provide phone numbers to homeless people in San Francisco by working with the city's shelters. -
Windows Server 2008: To keep things stable, you need new hardware
Publié: février 29, 2008, 4:13pm CET
Microsoft has a growing number of beneficiaries to whom it must simultaneously appeal. There are OEM partners who want Windows Server to drive sales, and clients who at the same time plead for no more disruptions. -
Microsoft's Jason Zander on Visual Studio and dynamic languages
Publié: février 29, 2008, 4:10pm CET
The mindsets of the dynamic language programmer and the classical, static language developer are practically different beasts. So can they share the same IDE? We spoke with the man in charge of what aims to be that one IDE, Visual Studio 2008. -
Zoho joins the supporting ranks of Office Open XML
Publié: février 29, 2008, 12:27am CET
Online word processing and document collaboration suite Zoho Writer received an update which has made it compatible with Microsoft's Office Open XML file format. -
Nokia expects real-life 'Transformers' in seven years
Publié: février 26, 2008, 12:03am CET
On display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from February 24 to May 12 is a nanotechnology-equipped concept mobile device from Nokia. -
The Open XML debate resumes before the ISO
Publié: février 26, 2008, 12:03am CET
As the world's principal standards body re-examines Microsoft's key applications standards format, one of ODF's chief proponents suggests the world will be better off if OOXML were to co-exist with ODF. -
Reports: Sony to buy LCD panels from Sharp
Publié: février 25, 2008, 11:53pm CET
Continuing the trend among LCD TV makers to pool their resources, Sony said it will buy panels from competitor Sharp in order to keep up with demand. -
Fujitsu enters the half-terabyte HDD fray
Publié: février 25, 2008, 11:28pm CET
Fujitsu is now the third company to have announced a half-terabyte 2.5" drive by announcing its MHZ2 BT. -
Microsoft launches Engagement Mapping, its upshot from aQuantive
Publié: février 25, 2008, 11:17pm CET
In the midst of its continuing effort to buy Yahoo for $41 billion, Microsoft today launched Engagement Mapping, a new initiative that rolls in technology from aQuantive -
The 'cloud' gets crowded with the Times entering the scene
Publié: février 25, 2008, 10:13pm CET
The latest entry in two rapidly expanding fields -- cloud computing and Adobe AIR applications -- comes from an unusual source this morning: The New York Times. -
Xbox 360 HD DVD drive gets the axe
Publié: février 25, 2008, 9:40pm CET
Stopping short of saying it would produce a external Blu-ray drive, Microsoft has discontinued the accessory. -
New Japanese satellite could boost Internet speeds
Publié: février 25, 2008, 9:14pm CET
Over the weekend, the Japanese counterpart to NASA successfully launched "Kizuna" (Winds), an experimental satellite that will be able to offer high-speed Internet access to users in 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. -
Pakistan YouTube incident adds to international outage
Publié: février 25, 2008, 8:27pm CET
After a two hour stretch yesterday of refusing service to YouTube users across the globe, the Google-owned site said Pakistan is to blame. -
Yahoo employees could come home to Microsoft, leaving assets behind
Publié: février 25, 2008, 7:15pm CET
The man who would most likely lead Yahoo after a Microsoft acquisition, should that take place, wrote an FAQ on Friday ostensibly directed at his own employees, but actually -- and quite obviously -- meant to appease Yahoo's. -
Sony loses longtime software development exec
Publié: février 25, 2008, 7:10pm CET
Phil Harrison will step down from his position at Sony at the end of the month in order to "tackle new challenges in the video game industry." -
Electronic Arts presses on with Take-Two takeover
Publié: février 25, 2008, 6:04pm CET
EA is pressing on with its efforts to acquire its rival, Take-Two, saying that its offer is likely the best one the smaller company will get. -
Adobe turns up the heat on AIR with new Flex IDE
Publié: février 25, 2008, 5:57pm CET
The challenge before the big development tools vendors is to build a Web applications platform that's as "open" as is feasible, up to the point where the vendor needs to monetize it to make its investment pay off. Today, it's Adobe's turn. -
Dialog: After HD DVD, whither Toshiba?
Publié: février 23, 2008, 12:50am CET
A multinational, multi-talented, highly diversified technology producer doesn't simply wither away just because it loses one battle -- even a loss as big as HD DVD. But depending on how it chooses to stick around, will Toshiba find itself redeemed? Or liable? -
In place of GPS, a new iPhone app tries Twitter
Publié: février 23, 2008, 12:46am CET
The Unofficial Apple Blog has posted a program for the iPhone which enlists the help of Twitter to alert the user -- or someone else -- of the global coordinates of a properly-enabled device. -
Microsoft says possible end of HD DVD won't impact Xbox 360
Publié: février 19, 2008, 12:12am CET
No matter what Toshiba decides to do about HD DVD, Microsoft says the decision will have little bearing on the Xbox 360 game console, for which the Redmond company sells and HD DVD add-on. -
How soon will enterprises adopt Windows Server 2008?
Publié: février 19, 2008, 12:00am CET
Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 is slated for widespread availability on March 1, after a gala launch on February 27. But when will it enter widespread usage? A major report released today seems to present an overly rosy picture. -
Chinese P2P service with Google ties comes under fire from MPA
Publié: février 18, 2008, 10:29pm CET
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) -- the international representative of the movie industry -- has filed a civil suit against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology, which operates a a peer-to-peer file sharing service based in China called Xunlei that's part-owned by Google. -
Vodafone to guarantee BlackBerry service in the UK
Publié: février 18, 2008, 9:48pm CET
In light of the recent string of outages of RIM's e-mail system for BlackBerry users, Vodafone UK has announced that it will be using a third party's solution to prevent future BlackBerry outages, and package it as a premium service. -
American Idol songs, videos find home on iTunes
Publié: février 18, 2008, 6:53pm CET
Fox and Apple have joined to provide access to content from the hit television show's current season. -
R.I.P. analog wireless: The old FM cellular bands can now shut down
Publié: février 18, 2008, 5:57pm CET
According to a decision set forth in 2002, mobile telecommunications companies are allowed to shut down their 1G Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) starting today. -
Toshiba denies rumors; HD DVD not dead yet
Publié: février 18, 2008, 5:31pm CET
Despite reports to the contrary spreading like wildfire around blogs and mainstream news sources Monday, Toshiba said it has not made any decision to halt production of HD DVD players, while acknowledging it is evaluating its strategy moving forward. -
Motorola acquires leading Asian music provider
Publié: février 18, 2008, 5:19pm CET
Motorola expanded its mobile music reach into the Asia-Pacific region with the completion of the Soundbuzz buy. -
Vollee to offer Second Life mobile
Publié: février 18, 2008, 4:55pm CET
San Francisco-based company Second Life has opened up its virtual world to the mobile phone, and is looking for interested beta testers to put the application through its paces. -
Novell's Bonsai to get close integration with software from SiteScape buy
Publié: février 16, 2008, 12:50am CET
Like Microsoft and IBM, Novell is also moving its groupware and messaging in a social networking direction, a Novell executive told BetaNews. -
British ISPs align to build a targeted online ad platform
Publié: février 16, 2008, 12:14am CET
British Telecom, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, three of the largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Britain, have joined together to create a new network that will offer targeted advertising to UK Internet users. -
Red Hat and JBoss make a play for enterprise middleware
Publié: février 16, 2008, 12:06am CET
Red Hat is using JBoss World 2008 in Orlando as a launching pad for a new service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform designed to accelerate the deployment of open-source middleware by larger enterprises. -
GSM version of Palm's Centro headed for AT&T
Publié: février 16, 2008, 12:05am CET
A GSM version of Palm's Centro is apparently on tap for the AT&T network for release next Thursday, according to reports. -
Yahoo faces new competition from QuadrantOne ad network
Publié: février 15, 2008, 10:53pm CET
As if Yahoo didn't have enough uncertainty to contend with right now, three of the largest newspaper chains in the country have launched a new company called QuadrantOne, which may both compete and overlap with Yahoo's online ad network. -
Cloudbook Ultra-Mobile PC delayed yet again
Publié: février 15, 2008, 10:44pm CET
Everex's Cloudbook ultra mobile PC has seen another delay in widespread availability, with the release pushed back yet another week to February 21. -
Oracle says it's broadening, not ending, its dispute with SAP
Publié: février 15, 2008, 9:19pm CET
Settlement is the furthest thing from the mind of Oracle, which now contends that the wounds it suffered through SAP's alleged IP infringement cut deeper than at the time it filed its lawsuit. -
SCO CEO McBride to step aside amid $100 million buyout
Publié: février 15, 2008, 9:17pm CET
The chief exec of SCO will leave once it reorganizes through a deal with Stephen Norris & Co. Capital Partners. -
Nvidia prototype handset can display high-definition video, graphics
Publié: février 15, 2008, 8:40pm CET
Nvidia has announced its APX 2500, taking the multimedia handset processor into its second generation, and in a game-changing prototype design. -
Report claims Xbox 360 failure rate is 16 percent
Publié: février 15, 2008, 7:54pm CET
While frustrated retailers claim that the failure rate for Microsoft's next generation console is near 30 percent, Microsoft has said it is likely closer to five percent. So who's right? -
Microsoft scrambles to explain prototype 'white space' device failure
Publié: février 12, 2008, 1:04am CET
It could be a single malfunctioning power supply. Or, from the other side of the glass, it could be a portent of doom for a technology that would make good use of all those TV channels that no one's broadcasting on, for wireless networking. -
Is Microsoft's PlayReady ready to go yet?
Publié: février 12, 2008, 12:42am CET
Announced one year ago at 3GSM in Barcelona, PlayReady is Microsoft's DRM solution for mobile content providers. Now one year later, more partners have announced planned deployments...but it has seen no rollouts yet. -
Earthlink bails from municipal Wi-Fi, casts its net for AOL dial-up
Publié: février 12, 2008, 12:33am CET
After putting several of its municipal Wi-Fi partnerships on hold last year, Earhlink has decided to escape from this market entirely, concentrating instead on dial-up Internet access and partnerships with broadband carriers. -
Now Microsoft will take its case to Yahoo's shareholders
Publié: février 12, 2008, 12:25am CET
In a statement late Monday afternoon, Microsoft responded to Yahoo's rejection of its initial takeover bid as many believed it would, and as the company itself indicated it probably might do: It will ask Yahoo shareholders to consider its proposal. -
Best Buy to 'recommend' Blu-ray to customers
Publié: février 11, 2008, 11:14pm CET
In the second hit to HD DVD in less than a day, retailer Best Buy announced Monday afternoon that it will begin showcasing Blu-ray to customers and recommend it as the "preferred format" over HD DVD. -
MSN Direct could put live content on WM6 home screens
Publié: février 11, 2008, 11:12pm CET
At 3GSM in Barcelona today, Microsoft announced a preview of its MSN Direct service now available for devices with Windows Mobile, that will put weather, sports scores, business, stocks, and entertainment news on their home screens. -
Nokia teams with Sprint, Reuters on worldwide mobile ad network
Publié: février 11, 2008, 11:04pm CET
Nokia's new mobile ad network will be run in partnership with Sprint and some 70 major Web-based content providers worldwide. Meanwhile, Nokia is reportedly talking about a Windows Mobile deal with Microsoft. -
Microsoft adapts Office Live into a low-cost SMB Web host
Publié: février 11, 2008, 11:03pm CET
Feeling its way through the nuances of the Web applications market, Microsoft is shifting gears yet again with its Office Live Small Business service, this time lowering the fees and adding features for businesses establishing Web presences. -
Apple releases second major update to Mac OS X Leopard
Publié: février 11, 2008, 10:45pm CET
Apple has released Mac OS X version 10.5.2, the second major update to Leopard, which brings with it 80 specific fixes and improvements. -
LiMo wants to make Linux a mobile phone platform
Publié: février 11, 2008, 10:30pm CET
Today at 3GSM in Barcelona, LiMo announced the release of a software development kit with the ultimate goal of providing developers with a completely open, Linux-based alternative to other mobile operating systems. -
Samsung sued over incompatible Blu-ray players
Publié: février 11, 2008, 10:26pm CET
It's a story that's been hard to ignore, and now a class action lawsuit has been filed: early Blu-ray players had compatibility problems when new features and DRM were introduced into Blu-ray movies. -
Motorola produces a Linux-based slider with an open platform
Publié: février 11, 2008, 10:15pm CET
Today Motorola debuted what some believe could be its last new phones before cutting its handset division free, including a Linux-based slider. -
Why you can't have Vista SP1 yet: Microsoft fixing driver problem
Publié: février 11, 2008, 9:58pm CET
Despite being released to manufacturing last week, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not being made available to all customers because Microsoft is trying to resolve an issue in which hardware devices may stop functioning after SP1 is installed. -
ARM is not showing an Android phone at 3GSM
Publié: février 11, 2008, 9:12pm CET
Sometimes so much speculation surrounds an event that some might feel it's safe to simply presume it happened at the time predicted. But ARM confirmed to BetaNews it has not produced a portable handset prototype that runs Android. -
Microsoft buys Sidekick phone creator Danger
Publié: février 11, 2008, 8:35pm CET
The mobile device company responsible for the Sidekick smart phone, and originally co-founded by Andy Rubin -- who now heads up an open source project at Google -- will be joining the Microsoft arsenal in the mobile space. -
RIAA president proposes spyware-like solution to piracy
Publié: février 8, 2008, 12:08am CET
In comments to the State of the Net conference held in Washington, DC this past week, RIAA president Cary Sherman essentially said he'd support filters and spyware-like applications to prevent piracy. -
Study: Blogging about music may triple its sales
Publié: février 7, 2008, 11:31pm CET
A study by NYU Stern business school professor Vasant Dhar and partner Elaine Chang shows correlational evidence that blog posts increase online sales of recorded music. -
Microsoft's Virtual Earth 3D gets boost with Caligari acquisition
Publié: février 7, 2008, 11:03pm CET
In an attempt to level the playing field with Google Earth, Microsoft has scooped up Caligari, makers of 3-D rendering software. -
Oracle tries a 'vaulted' approach to its e-business database security
Publié: février 7, 2008, 10:37pm CET
In an effort to step up its approach to "unbreakable" databases, Oracle today announced its Database Vault technology can now be used in conjunction with its E-Business Suite. -
Google News to place greater focus on local content
Publié: février 7, 2008, 10:35pm CET
The Mountain View, Calif. search company is debuting new functionality that will allow users to drill down to localized news. -
New Wii title from THQ seeks to mash up Guitar Hero
Publié: février 7, 2008, 10:28pm CET
THQ has announced a new game for the Wii which turns the Mashup musical genre into armed combat. -
FCC shifts gears for 700 MHz auction
Publié: février 7, 2008, 9:58pm CET
If the FCC's auction of former UHF bandwidth were to end here, it might raise over $19 billion. But with bidding activity slowing to a crawl, the Commission has one more tool in its arsenal to squeeze out some more value. -
Motorola announces second gen WiMAX hardware
Publié: février 7, 2008, 9:22pm CET
Today, Motorola announced two new 802.16e devices, one for fixed connectivity, and one that's somewhat more nomadic. -
Will authorized hosting put MySQL on a par with Oracle and DB2?
Publié: février 7, 2008, 8:41pm CET
Although real comparability to Oracle and IBM databases could still be some time away, MySQL's new authorized hosting program might help broaden out the niche for the open source database a lot more quickly. -
Modu looks to make cell phones 'modular'
Publié: février 7, 2008, 8:30pm CET
Israeli startup Modu is looking to give consumers more freedom in what their cell phones can do by offering "jackets" that can make each phone unique. -
Google introduces an Apps tool for sending forms via e-mail
Publié: février 7, 2008, 8:12pm CET
This morning, Google unveiled an intriguing new collaboration feature that lets users embed forms in their e-mails. It involves the company's existing Spreadsheet platform, and it could be a new tool to expand its online apps' user base. -
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo gain seats on OpenID Foundation board
Publié: février 7, 2008, 6:40pm CET
What Yahoo's massive conversion to OpenID last month lacked is a way for Web sites to securely authenticate the users who have signed in. As it turns out, OpenID's directing body may want Microsoft to provide that part. -
Nokia retools its E51 handset for secure workplaces
Publié: février 7, 2008, 6:29pm CET
Nokia has redesigned its E51 business handset to comply with certain workplace security regulations. -
Google Apps gets improved document sharing
Publié: février 7, 2008, 6:18pm CET
Fresh off its efforts to improve its e-mail offerings, the search company debuted Thursday a package aimed at helping businesses better share documents and information. -
Best Buy to begin selling DTV boxes on February 17
Publié: février 7, 2008, 5:23pm CET
The electronic retailer said it was ready for the digital television transition, stocking converter boxes that would be compatible with the US government's rebate program. -
Middle East Internet outages now affect 85 million
Publié: février 7, 2008, 12:48am CET
With FLAG telecom now reporting damages to the FALCON undersea cable that actually occurred on January 23, one week before the four publicized cable cuts, experts are now beginning to paint a picture of just how expansive the disruptions have been. -
IBM makes good on its Cognos buyout with 16 new products
Publié: février 7, 2008, 12:13am CET
Last November, we wondered what IBM expects to come out of its acquisition of Canadian business intelligence software provider Cognos. This morning we found out, as Big Blue enters the "business optimization" business. -
Time Warner restructuring could involve dividing AOL
Publié: février 6, 2008, 11:51pm CET
Time Warner's new Chief Executive Officer announced the outline for AOL's restructuring, which may include divesting from the AOL access business and Time Warner cable unit, and even New Line Cinema. -
IBM contrasts its 'integration' with Cognos against SAP's 'acquisitions'
Publié: février 6, 2008, 11:26pm CET
When one vendor acquires another, does a long-term partnership beforehand help out with systems integration? In the case of IBM's buyout of Cognos, the answer is a big "yes," IBM officials said today. -
Adobe secretly patches critical PDF flaw
Publié: février 6, 2008, 11:21pm CET
The company silently slipped in a fix for a critical vulnerability that prevents .PDF files from being used in code execution attacks, eWEEK reports. -
Nokia N82 goes black for everyone but the US
Publié: février 6, 2008, 11:05pm CET
The workhorse Nokia N82 mobile phone has been generating a lot of buzz on the Web, especially now that it's available in a steely black, but US consumers are still wondering when the phone will be available here through carriers. -
Nokia 'astonished' by German bank's retribution for plant layoffs
Publié: février 6, 2008, 10:02pm CET
Massive public protests last month against Nokia's decision to move one of its major manufacturing facilities from Germany to Romania did little to stir the company. But a recall of federal subsidies by a leading bank there has apparently stirred the giant. -
A very virtually realistic Times Square comes to a real MMORPG
Publié: février 6, 2008, 9:50pm CET
Multiverse has created within its virtual world a version of Times Square, arguably the real-life ad space Mecca. -
LG's Viewty handset records straight to DivX
Publié: février 6, 2008, 9:03pm CET
It's not just for short, tight Web videos anymore. LG Mobile's popular Viewty handset has just become the first mobile phone to be certified for recording video using DivX compression. -
Sony, Samsung soar; Vizio, Sharp slip in LCD TV sales
Publié: février 6, 2008, 8:51pm CET
Vizio fell to third place in holiday quarter LCD TV shipments, while Sony jumped from fourth to first. -
WSJ: Google close to online music deal in China
Publié: février 6, 2008, 8:50pm CET
Although the report does not specify a specific partner, it is being viewed as an important strategic move in Google's fight for market share against Baidu. -
Digital revenues not enough to counter Warner Music's slide
Publié: février 6, 2008, 6:51pm CET
While digital revenues were up 41 percent from last year, Warner Music's overall profits dropped 45 percent and revenues remained stagnant. -
Microsoft releases stand-alone Outlook with CRM built-in
Publié: février 6, 2008, 5:53pm CET
The Contacts feature in Microsoft Outlook 2007 gets a huge overhaul, with a new version released this morning that includes a Business Contact Manager. But that new feature will be an option, and for some, a costly upgrade. -
CBS to test location-based mobile advertising
Publié: février 6, 2008, 5:53pm CET
The company looks to strengthen its already substantial advertising network by adding text message ads to its portfolio. -
Amazon drops price of Xbox 360 HD DVD player, promptly sells out
Publié: février 6, 2008, 5:35pm CET
Amazon this week began offering Microsoft's HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 for only $79.99, but those wanting to take advantage of the deal may be too late, as the online retailer is currently sold out. -
Roundtable part 2: Will Microsoft + Yahoo give everyone what he wants?
Publié: février 5, 2008, 12:28am CET
It's a vast and complex chess game Microsoft has launched, and with Google now wedging its foot in the door, there are more interests at stake now than just theirs and Yahoo's. Our panel of experts examine what's now at stake. -
Study: Digital mobile TV could become a $9.1 billion industry
Publié: février 5, 2008, 12:24am CET
A National Association of Broadcasters study contends that mobile digital television has the potential to become a multi-billion-dollar annual industry in America...but only if the standardization process is resolved by February 2009. -
Study: Some Super Bowl advertisers 'missing the boat'
Publié: février 4, 2008, 11:27pm CET
Reprise Media released results of its fourth annual study on companies' use of search marketing to complement their Super Bowl advertising campaign. -
Security companies forge an anti-malware standards organization
Publié: février 4, 2008, 11:10pm CET
Security computer companies recently met in Spain to officially create the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), with the objective of formulating new guidelines for the proper review of anti-malware software. -
Commerce Dept.: US has already achieved broadband saturation
Publié: février 4, 2008, 10:34pm CET
A report released last week by the US Commerce Dept. congratulates itself and other members of the current administration for enabling the rapid deployment of broadband Internet service, which it now says is available to 92% of the country. -
Google-backed group calls RealPlayer 'badware'
Publié: février 4, 2008, 9:24pm CET
Stopbadware.org, which offers analysis of websites and software, says users should steer clear of RealPlayer 10.5 and 11, but Real disputes their analysis. -
Cheaper Xbox 360 to debut in Japan in March
Publié: février 4, 2008, 9:07pm CET
Even with poor sales, Microsoft isn't giving up on the Japanese market just yet. -
ICANN finally begins updated IP standard rollout
Publié: février 4, 2008, 8:59pm CET
Today, the non-profit organization in charge of the Internet's fundamental naming structure finally began migrating its root servers to IP version 6. -
AOL buys its way into the widget business
Publié: février 4, 2008, 8:46pm CET
Time Warner's AOL has acquired San Diego-based flash startup widget producer Goowy for an undisclosed sum. Widgetized versions of AOL properties could be the next step for the dinosaur ISP. -
The Green Grid launches data center energy initiatives
Publié: février 4, 2008, 6:56pm CET
Spearheaded by Microsoft, Sun, and other high tech vendors, The Green Grid is generating support among industry groups, users, and government agencies for building standards for efficient data center energy management. -
Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1 released to manufacturing
Publié: février 4, 2008, 6:48pm CET
The party is on for February 27th, as Microsoft confirms its star attraction, Windows Server 2008, will be released on time. Admins everywhere may now be breathing a sigh of relief. -
Yahoo shutters music service, allies with Rhapsody
Publié: février 4, 2008, 5:44pm CET
The search provider has decided to end its music service, opting instead to send its business to Real. -
Google positions itself as Yahoo's white knight against Microsoft
Publié: février 4, 2008, 5:31pm CET
While it doesn't have the cash on hand to match or exceed Microsoft's offer Google went out of its way over the weekend to defend its chief competitor as an innovator, and is doing nothing to quell rumors as to what more it might do. -
Ericsson to supply HSDPA chips for Lenovo notebooks
Publié: février 4, 2008, 5:20pm CET
Laptops from Lenovo will start shipping this year with HSDPA technology built in, which can theoretically support download speeds up to 14.4MBps. -
Is a slowdown coming for high-tech VC funding?
Publié: février 4, 2008, 3:10pm CET
With the economy on shaky ground right now, some investors are predicting that private funding for high-tech companies could soon tank. But others disagree vehemently, arguing that investors should not be so quickly scared off. -
Roundtable: Four experts dissect the Microsoft bid for Yahoo
Publié: février 2, 2008, 1:01am CET
It may be among one of the historical milestones in the history of technology, and it may never actually become a done deal. Why is Microsoft risking so much, what could it gain even by losing, and what does it really think it would gain by winning? -
Analysis: The impact of Microsoft's bid for Yahoo on customers
Publié: février 1, 2008, 11:15pm CET
If the massive deal does go through, Google will at last face a major threat to fend off. Technical integration between Microsoft and Yahoo could be a nightmare, according to some analysts. Yet customers might stand to gain. -
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo get competition from smaller search firms
Publié: février 1, 2008, 11:07pm CET
Chances are you've been hearing more than the usual news this week about Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. But a lot of other search technology is also going strong right now, all of it vying for more than fifteen minutes of fame. -
New Italian law may have unintentionally legalized MP3 sharing
Publié: février 1, 2008, 10:58pm CET
A new copyright law in Italy making its way through Parliament seems to suggest that trading in MP3s would become legal so long as no profit is made from its distribution. -
Sony BMG, XM reach deal on Pioneer Inno
Publié: février 1, 2008, 10:27pm CET
The deal could be a sign that the satellite radio provider's legal woes surrounding the recording functionality of some of its receivers may be waning. -
Submarine data routes in crisis
Publié: février 1, 2008, 10:20pm CET
Day two of the Eastern hemisphere's widespread Internet outage has seen an incremental worsening of the situation as another submarine cable has been severed. -
SanDisk places bet on SDHC with new 32GB card
Publié: février 1, 2008, 9:31pm CET
While Compact Flash may have been the dominant removable memory format for years, SanDisk says the future is now in SDHC, announcing a 32GB card that will go on sale in April. -
Microsoft, Novell sign joint deal with Renault
Publié: février 1, 2008, 9:23pm CET
While many deals on operating systems for corporations result in a loss for one side or the other, this case could be seen as a net benefit for both. -
Linux mobile developer releases Web 2.0 platform suites
Publié: février 1, 2008, 9:21pm CET
The mobile Linux company Azingo announced a new line of open source software it hopes can satisfy new phone applications developers' needs to offer Web 2.0 technology to mobile phone users. -
Intel, Micron announce faster NAND flash chips
Publié: février 1, 2008, 9:19pm CET
The two companies have collaborated on a new NAND flash memory technology which is said to speed up data transfer rates fivefold. -
Nine-hour network outage cripples AT&T mobile data traffic
Publié: février 1, 2008, 7:12pm CET
Beginning at around 5:30 EST on Thursday, AT&T's EDGE and UMTS data networks went down for reasons even now unknown to company technicians. -
Motorola steers clear of Trolltech after Nokia acquires it
Publié: février 1, 2008, 6:37pm CET
After Nokia announced plans to acquire open source technology maker Trolltech earlier in the week, Motorola ended the week by showing its support for open source technology, while also stating how it will shift away from Trolltech technologies. -
Ballmer: Yahoo would give Microsoft a 'consumer face' online
Publié: février 1, 2008, 6:13pm CET
It would be a merger whose size and scope could only be rivaled by pharmaceutical companies earlier this decade. But Microsoft's objective now is to somehow convince everyone that the whole of the two companies will somehow be greater than the sum of all the other sums of their parts put together. -
FTC hands down sanctions against 'free product' spammer
Publié: février 1, 2008, 5:50pm CET
The agency said this week that it had settled with a spammer who had failed to tell consumers they actually had to spend money to receive "free" products. -
A potential buyer for Motorola's mobile division: Ericsson
Publié: février 1, 2008, 5:44pm CET
Sony Ericsson has recently been trailing behind competitors Nokia, Samsung, and Motorola in sales, but with Motorola's recent announcement of mobile business restructuring, its co-parent Ericsson is considering an uncharacteristic move.