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Small may be snazzy when it comes to gadgets, but for displays, bigger is better, especially when it comes to digital cameras. Those two-inch LCDs that used to be considered spacious now seem like postage stamps compared to the three- and 3.5-inch murals adorning the latest gallery of byte shooters ...
Advanced Micro Devices unveiled new desktop processors this week that feature a new chip socket platform aimed at easing the update to newer DDR2 memory technology and processor virtualization. AMD said its new socket AM2 platform makes use of AMD chips -- such as the new Athlon 64 X2 5000 dual-core...
Virtualization technology is becoming a hot topic in the software arena, and now Microsoft is upping the ante with its promise to use VT to reduce the cost and complexity of IT management. Microsoft on Monday announced it has committed significant resources to making virtualization more broadly acce...
The Internet domain registry that sought to create a .xxx extension for pornographic Web sites is giving the effort one more try despite the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' recent denial of its request in a 9 to 5 vote. ICM Registry has asked for a reconsideration by ICANN. It a...
Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the real dangers their children can encounter online, but many wonder what they can do to protect them. With countless software and awareness programs available, the answer varies from home to home, but the companies providing the armor agree that one solut...
Internet encryption pioneer Phil Zimmermann has expanded his software solution to encrypt voice communications over the Internet to include the widely-used Windows PC platform. The Zfone Voice over Internet Protocol encryption comes at a time when privacy advocates and security-conscious companies a...
A video game based on the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the deadliest episode of school violence in the U.S., is stirring up controversy this week. The online game, "Super Columbine Massacre RPG," has been available on the underground Internet for the past year, but so...
Symantec on Friday began warning customers of a zero day vulnerability in Microsoft Word that is being exploited by hackers. The attack, which was reportedly discovered by VeriSign's iDefense, is successful against Microsoft Word 2003, according to Symantec. iDefense reports its testing shows the at...
Last week I was in Dubai and, much like when I went to Beijing to visit Lenovo a few months ago, I was surprised at the incredible progress and Western influence that is currently evident in this region. I'm also forced to compare the advancements there to the lack of progress in the United States....
Broadband connectivity is helping France Telecom gain ground -- while AOL is slipping -- in the European Internet Service Provider (ISP) market. With 7.6 million broadband subscribers at the end of last year, France Telecom is the largest broadband service provider in Europe, and holds a tenuous lea...
Dell announced along with its lackluster first quarter financial results this week plans to sell enterprise servers powered by Advanced Micro Devices processors. The new high-end, multi-processor servers from the world's largest PC manufacturer will feature AMD Opteron chips and will be available be...
Microsoft added to the hullabaloo surrounding the pending arrival of the Windows Vista operating system with its release this week of Vista hardware requirements for consumers who are getting ready to make the switch. The company launched a campaign called "Get Ready" to help customers make hardware...
Bolstering what some are calling clear evidence that the gaming industry is moving online, Microsoft claimed that its Xbox Live service has passed the 24 million download mark. The milestone comes just months after the Xbox 360 launch last November. Xbox Live is Microsoft's platform for high-definit...
Social networking Web sites like MySpace, Friendster and Facebook are becoming increasingly popular with the nation's youth, prompting attempts to control the medium. However, though protecting children is the goal, the outcome is too often the opposite. Recently proposed legislation by Congressman ...
Blue Security, an Internet security firm that tried to fight spam with spam, has shut down after a prolonged denial-of-service attack launched by the spammers it hoped to put out of business. The Israel-based company tried to use the tactics of spammers against it, using a system that automatically ...
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