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The popularity of social networking sites like MySpace and user-generated content sites like YouTube are inducing traditional news organizations to rethink their approach to the Web. Outfits like Fox News, CNN, USA Today and MSNBC have begun to incorporate social networking tools into their sites, a...
The European Commission has asked major Hollywood movie studios to provide information about their choices of high-definition DVD formats as part of an informal examination for the possibility of antitrust activity. The two competing standards -- HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc -- have each won exclusive su...
Network connectivity has quickly and quietly become necessary -- and is sometimes even taken for granted -- in today's high-tech, instant-communications environment. With the emergence of next-generation networks has come the need to comply with new, more stringent information security regulations a...
Adobe Systems released two suites of software that represent a major step for the company as it integrates its recent acquisitions. Among those acquisitions, Macromedia was by far the most important, said Melissa Webster, program vice president for content and digital media technologies with IDC. "T...
Amazon.com and Microsoft have come together to launch the 1,000 Indies Project, in which the online retailer will sell independent films in the HD DVD format via its CustomFlix DVD on Demand service. The venture, according to Microsoft, is designed to lower the barriers to entry for filmmakers to pr...
Security firm Trend Micro has released TrendProtect, a free browser plug-in that alerts computer users to unsafe Web sites that contain unwanted content and hidden threats. The free download is designed to help consumers and business Web surfers avoid an alarming number of Web sites infected with ma...
In the U.S., a lot of folks are off this week because the 4th of July, which marks the Independence Day holiday, comes on a Wednesday this year. An impressive number of Americans have been spending the last few days scrambling to buy a $3,000 phone, and I think it is time to begin talking about the...
AMD announced Friday that it will begin shipping its quad-core Opteron processor, dubbed "Barcelona," in August. Enterprise-level server manufacturers including Sun Microsystems have committed to using the standard and low-watt special edition versions of the chip, giving the chipmaker a much needed...
University of Maryland researcher Uzi Vishkin announced this week that he has created a prototype device using a parallel processor that could very well be the "next generation of personal computers." The test model, using technology based on parallel processing on a single chip, is capable of compu...
Genome researchers have successfully transformed one bacterial species into another by replacing all of its DNA, according to a report published Thursday. Biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute transplanted the entire genome, or set of DNA, from one species of Mycoplasma bacteria into another. ...
The publishing industry is struggling to cash in on eBooks; so far the digital literary attempt has been fragmented and slow, both in terms of adoption and in getting the material to the reader. However, that may change soon, given new initiatives announced in the last few days ranging from the arri...
One-third of all teens who use the Internet have been the victims of cyber-bullying, or harassment online, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Girls are more likely to be cyber-bullied, as are teens who lead active online lives, the study finds. "...
Nintendo unveiled a new game developing tool for its Wii video game console Wednesday. The company hopes the WiiWare tool will attract budding game programmers as well as experienced independent game makers interested in putting their programming skills to the test on the next-generation console and...
YouTube may be the dominant player in the video-sharing arena today, but MySpace is stepping up its own bid to compete in that realm as it relaunches and renames the video portion of its social networking site. MySpaceTV, as the company renamed it Thursday, is available to all Internet users, whethe...
Game personalization, or soft modding, has been a hobby among hardcore gamers for at least a decade. In recent years, however, the underground pastime has been gaining popularity, so much so that the art of creating a personalized version of a video game is even being taught at summer cyber camps. I...
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