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IM Flash Technologies, a NAND flash memory venture established by Intel and Micron, leaped ahead of rival Samsung this week by sampling a 50-nanometer manufacturing process that more efficiently delivers high density flash memory chips. Last week Samsung announced it had achieved manufacturing of it...
Samsung is producing a 4 gigabyte flash memory device designed to enhance Windows Vista performance. The new solid state disk is compatible with Windows ReadyBoost, a new Windows Vista feature that uses flash memory to improve system responsiveness. It is meant to help users avoid all the multi-seco...
Thin is in when it comes to the latest trend in mobile phones. Motorola revealed its trimmest phone to date on Tuesday, at approximately 9 mm. The company expects the Motofone to be available in the second half of 2006 in both GSM and CDMA models. The device is a "a high-tech masterpiece designed to...
In the wake of drastic Athlon 64 price reductions and the US$5.4 billion merger with ATI, AMD is making another competitive move against rival Intel, demonstrating its 4x4 platform aimed at dethroning Intel's quad-core line. The demonstration was a preemptive strike against Intel's dual-core chip re...
The battle plans have been laid, and the combatants are poised to attack. After months of mystery, the big three game console makers -- Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo -- have each revealed their next-generation gaming machines. Whether the coming market showdown will result in any dramatic reshaping o...
People eat, put on makeup, play with the stereo, and of course, talk on their mobile phones while driving. Why not add e-mail to the list? A Waterloo, Ontario company has done just that, and Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS) says its iLane device -- "the world's first hands-free and eyes-free e-...
Viacom is giving a new meaning to the adage, "I want my MTV." MTV Networks UK & Ireland -- which Viacom owns -- on Tuesday unveiled MTV Flux, an interactive online community that lets audience members control their own television channel. Flux members can upload their own content and be part of...
Just in time for late-summer vacation road warriors, Google on Tuesday began offering mobile phone users in more than 30 major metropolitan areas the ability to view highway maps with live traffic updates. With its enhanced application, Google is moving deeper into territory inhabited by rivals Micr...
The United States is still wearing its notorious spam crown. For the third year in a row, the world's super power is also the world's leading spam thoroughfare, according to Sophos' "Dirty Dozen" report on the top 12 spam-relaying countries during the second quarter of 2006. Perhaps more troublesome...
Napster. The brand name stirs memories of a Digital Rights Management frenzy that had copyright holders up in arms over the once-illegal file-sharing service. Of course, Napster has cleaned up its act and Apple's iTunes Music Store has helped transition digital music downloaders to the right side of...
Advanced Micro Devices announced on Monday that it has slashed the prices of some of its products by more than half as the company continues to fight for market share against chief rival Intel. Price cuts included AMD's dual-core Athlon 64 X2 5000+, chopped from US$696 last quarter to $301, and the ...
Microsoft did it with the operating system, and now a newer company called JotSpot is trying to leverage ease-of-use and a friendly interface to popularize wikis, collaboration sites that allow for multiple editors and contributors. JotSpot said its JotSpot 2.0 wiki application platform takes wikis ...
Microsoft is planning to release a new music and entertainment player and accompanying software and hardware products under the brand "Zune," turning up the competition on Apple's popular iPod. The company did not reveal pricing or a specific target date, but simply confirmed speculation of the offe...
This is becoming an interesting summer. As we cook under the effects of "mythical" global warming, tech vendors have been busy getting ready for the second half of the year. I've had a chance to review the multi-vendor FlexGo announcement and think there is a broader play here then we initially real...
Carmakers are rapidly incorporating wireless Bluetooth technology into their new vehicles, moving at such a pace that nearly a third of all new cars will feature the equipment within five years. That's a dramatic increase, up from 3 percent last year. "Automotive pricing, promotion, and product pos...
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