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With funding from Microsoft cofounder and billionaire Paul Allen, the first nongovernment manned rocket ship is set to propel 62 miles from the Earth's surface to reach space in a launch scheduled for June 21st. SpaceShipOne, which soared two-thirds of the way to the 100-km, out-of-atmosphere point ...
The global server market continues to show strong signs of coming back to life as IT customers increasingly regard Linux as a feasible, scalable and reliable player in more parts of the enterprise. Linux is taking hold in places previously reserved for the highest end of computing requirements. "Hig...
Microsoft released a "technical beta" of Windows Media Player 10 yesterday, and while the target date for the prime-time version isn't until later this year, there's little doubt now who is in the crosshairs with this incarnation of the software. According to Michael Gartenberg, vice president and r...
Driving is a time-consuming activity for many: Salespersons spend hours journeying from customer site to customer site; maintenance technicians weave through traffic as they go from office to office; and families spend time traveling to soccer games, relatives' homes and school activities. Ideally, ...
Intel is moving Pentium 4 and Celeron processor technology and capabilities into the mobile space with four new chips aimed at the desktop-replacement and value-mobile markets. The newest mobile chips from Intel -- three Mobile Pentium 4s and a Celeron M -- are not cutting edge and not intended for ...
Sooner or later, the entertainment industry will realize that the only effective way to deal with peer-to-peer file-sharing technology is to embrace it. It's not going to go away. But until that happens, the file-sharers of the world will continue to provide all kinds of lucrative opportunities for ...
Sophos has announced its monthly top-ten virus and hoax list. The report, which examines virus and hoax reports in the month of May 2004, shows the Sasser worm dominating the chart, accounting for more than half the reports received by Sophos. "Sasser was the major pain in the neck this month, affec...
As the new Medicare drug discount card program begins today, Medicare consumers should be aware of three common frauds including identity theft and "bait and switch" tactics, according to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. "Seniors should read the fine the print of drug discount card c...
Reallocation of treatment resources could substantially decrease the problem of unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among serious cases in developed and developing countries, according to the findings from The World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Surveys published in the June...
ATI Technologies kicked off the official transition to the faster PCI Express graphics-connection standard this week as it unveiled graphics chips aimed at breaking open the computing bottleneck that can be caused by existing technology. Markham, Ontario-based ATI touted its introduction of the Rade...
In a move designed to keep it competitive with rival Intel, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced four new desktop processors based on a new 939-pin package that the company said will bolster memory support and boost performance. AMD said its four new Athlon 64 processors, which now have memory...
Microsoft has three major annual conferences: the Professional Developer's Conference (PDC), Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) and TechEd. Although each conference is important and has set record attendance in the past couple of years, providing a solid counterpoint to the view that M...
After some friendly negotiations with local authorities, Spamhaus, a volunteer organization fighting the proliferation of unsolicited e-mail across the globe, has established operations in China with the launch of a new Web site, spamhaus.cn. The move is seen by some as another positive sign that th...
The early-morning sunshine that lit up the outskirts of Los Angeles on March 13, 2004, revealed a strange and wonderful collection of vehicles gathered in the dusty landscape. A variety of four-wheel-drive trucks and SUVs bristling with electronic gear contrasted with custom-built models resembling ...
Security attacks on IT systems have more than doubled since last year. That's what 100 IT chief security officers at financial institutions around the globe reported in a global survey compiled by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. External security attacks on information technology systems at a samplin...
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