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AT&T on Monday announced plans to expand its high-speed Internet service. The telecom giant will sell satellite-based access to customers in rural areas where traditional broadband over phone lines is unavailable. The service, delivered via an operating agreement with high-speed Internet provide...
Society is starting to open its eyes to the prevalence of online predators who lurk in cyberspace looking to befriend willing young Web surfers. Still, many of the organizations working to spread awareness worry that people are realizing the dangers too late. Instead of working proactively with thes...
For the last two weeks I've been talking about desktop operating systems, including why Linux is on the wrong path to be a true desktop operating system and comparing Linux to Windows Vista and Mac OS Leopard, where I concluded that Apple will have in 2008 the best opportunity in its history to grow...
Demand for noise reduction is the latest trend shaping the design of new mobile phones, this time leading not only to simplified phones, but to new layout and assembly methods. According to findings in the recent Strategy Analytics report, "Filter Market: BAWs Enable Modules for Multi-band Handsets,...
Nokia mobile phones will get the additional hardware they need to boost their ability to play music, mobile games and video, thanks to a new partnership with graphics-and-sound silicon provider ATI, the companies announced this week. Their long-term alliance will focus on increasing multimedia capab...
In a move to attract new users and entice existing customers to migrate to broadband, AOL and Clearwire on Thursday announced an agreement to offer wireless broadband access. Consumers will now be able to get AOL combined with high-speed wireless broadband provided through Clearwire's Wi-Max class s...
There's a policy issue before Congress so pressing that even Hollywood actors like former "Charmed" star Alyssa Milano are blogging about it. It's called "net neutrality," and its purpose is to control what network owners can charge for their services. Such a plan would harm consumers and crush di...
Mobile gaming player Nintendo has refreshed its handheld DS device by slimming it down, brightening its two screens, and dropping the price to US$129. The Japanese giant has been selling the DS Lite in Japan since March, enjoying overwhelming demand there. Its U.S. release, slated for next month, wi...
Sony on Thursday announced it would delay the release of the first Blu-ray discs until June 20, giving rival DVD standard HD DVD time to gain traction. Sony said the discs are ready, but retail and hardware partners asked for the month-long delay so the product launch would coincide with the availab...
Many business and IT leaders view headlines regarding worries of a bird flu or other outbreak as just that: headlines. However, despite their wide-open opportunity to actually become prepared for such an outbreak or pandemic which, if it were to happen, could significantly stifle workers and product...
Electronic Arts is teaming with "Doom" creator id Software for a new, made-for-mobile role-playing game dubbed "Orcs & Elves," announced this week in anticipation of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles next week. The new game was created "exclusively for mobile phones" by id Softwar...
Gartner has delivered a whammy to Microsoft that could dampen its efforts to reposition itself as a media-centric platform. The consulting firm released a note suggesting that Microsoft is not on track to make Windows Vista broadly available until at least Q2 2007 -- some nine to 12 months after Bet...
Skype on Wednesday released the beta version of Skype 2.5 and an early preview of live moderated conversations that allow groups of up to 100 people to talk to one another from anywhere in the world. The Web phone service provider is attempting to take the online social networking concept to Voice o...
As business and industry evolves and becomes increasingly complex, entrepreneurs, attorneys, bankers, accountants -- virtually all professions -- require methods to improve efficiencies. The 21st century is the digital age, and the era of online collaboration has arrived. Information retrieval thro...
Old school business meets new school technology in the partnership of corporate speakerphone giant Polycom and Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype, which has produced a portable speakerphone featuring high-quality voice communication and audio functionality. The Polycom Communicator will com...
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