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Mobile handset giant Nokia this week officially joined the music phone race whereby technology companies are hoping to produce hits by combining mobile phones with iPod-type music players Nokia, which enters the fray with its N91 handset featuring a 4 GB hard drive and room for 3,000 songs, said its device will offer users a connected music device ...
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) figures if people like to watch classic movies and old "Seinfeld" episodes, they will also be interested in discontinued, out-of-date video games, including arcade and classic console hits The media giant, a division of Time Warner, said its GameTap games-on-demand system will launch with 300 games and eventually of...
Despite recent announcements from major telecom companies such as Verizon and SBC to ensure emergency 911 calling capability on Internet-enabled voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phones, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin indicated this week the regulatory body will develop a plan to require the emergency service support...
Web server hacks and Web site defacement are growing at a hefty pace, according to Zone-H, an Internet security monitoring group that released findings of a new study this week at the Infosecurity Europe 2005 event in London Although it may often be seen as digital graffiti committed by so-called "script kiddies" -- lower level computer hackers who...
Touting support from hardware makers and a new crop of hardware drivers, Microsoft this week announced its Windows XP operating system is finally making the move to 64-bit computing The software giant announced at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Seattle today that it would ship 64-bit versions of Windows server and desktop s...
The electronics giants who have battled for years over the next-generation DVD format appeared to be moving to avert a war this week, with Sony and Toshiba -- promoting different high-definition DVD formats known as Blu-ray and HD DVD, respectively -- leading an effort to come together Today, Panasonic and Philips jumped into the mix as well, addi...
Remember that Web search you did a few days ago where you found a great list of sites for reasonable airfares, summer camps, or printer prices? No? Well a new Internet search service currently being beta tested by Google will The new service, available to users who want to try out a more personalized type of Web search, provides a search history wi...
Companies providing technology that allows consumers to edit content of major movie titles touted new legislation passed this week that uses copyright law to guarantee the legality of such technology, which is currently being challenged by Hollywood movie studios and directors Companies such as Salt Lake City-based ClearPlay -- which sells DVD play...
Traditional broadcasting giant Viacom, which reported lackluster earnings from its over-the-air properties such as CBS and UPN, said today it is looking more to cable and the Internet, where the company sees greener pastures for its content and bottom line For its first quarter 2005 financial results, the company reported that revenue was up to US$...
Through both its partnership with Apple and its new iRadio service to be tested in the U.S. next month, Motorola is looking to expand the capabilities of its handsets, making mobile phones into multimedia platforms that allow consumers to carry their music wherever they bring their cell phones Motorola, which will soon offer Apple's popular iTunes ...
Microsoft is rounding up some attention for its next-generation operating system known as Longhorn, with Microsoft veteran and platform vice president Jim Allchin touting security and simplicity improvements and signaling another beta release of the next Windows, set for a conference later this month Allchin, described by some industry observers as...
After suffering a string of multi-million dollar court settlements with rivals large and small -- including Sun Microsystems last year and more recently Gateway -- Microsoft may now face setbacks for its next-generation Windows operating system known as Longhorn. A court injunction was issued against the software giant this week barring the company from using an important network performance technology it had planned to integrate into the Longhorn OS...
It is designed to increase network speed, bandwidth, and the ability to share vast amounts of data quickly and easily, but according to copyright owners, the next-generation Internet known as Internet2 has also been facilitating illegal, unlicensed trading of copyrighted music and movie files The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) all...
It is designed to increase network speed, bandwidth, and the ability to share vast amounts of data quickly and easily, but according to copyright owners, the next-generation Internet known as Internet2 has also been facilitating illegal, unlicensed trading of copyrighted music and movie files The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) all...
"I want my MTV" is being replaced with, "I want my Xbox," as Microsoft plans to unveil the second version of its Xbox video game console with a half-hour MTV television show hosted by "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood next month Although gaming enthusiasts still do not know the name of Microsoft's new gaming hardware, its price, or actual releas...
"I want my MTV" is being replaced with, "I want my Xbox," as Microsoft plans to unveil the second version of its Xbox video game console with a half-hour MTV television show hosted by "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood next month Although gaming enthusiasts still do not know the name of Microsoft's new gaming hardware, its price, or actual releas...
A new research collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Quanta Computer aims to tackle the fact that most users' information such as contacts, calendar and projects, is typically spread across multiple devices, all of which can be troublesome to update and backup MIT and the Taiwanese computer company said their "TP...
Canadian law enforcement officials have enlisted Microsoft's cooperation in attacking child exploitation on the Internet, with a computer system that allows authorities all over the world to collaborate and communicate on child predators and child porn purveyors The custom-designed software system -- the result of more than US$4 million from Micros...
Winning comparison to Hollywood technological thrillers such as "The Matrix" and "Brainstorm," a new, as-yet theoretical technology patented by Sony is based on neurological sensory stimulation of the human brain, allowing people to touch, taste and smell in a virtual sense As reported by New Scientist, the technology is non-invasive, requiring no ...
MCI and Cray Supercomputers announced a deal to test new software for the next-generation Internet, also known as IPv6, touting more Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, enhanced routing, auto-configuration of networks, and better security and mobility MCI will provide the IPv6 network -- which exponentially increases the number of potential IP addres...
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