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Microsoft is flexing its muscles this week with strong moves against its rivals. The software giant on Monday released the Zune digital media player hoping to take a bite out of Apple. Three days later, the company inked a mobile search deal with Sprint Nextel, leaving Google out in the cold ...
Microsoft on Tuesday released six security fixes to address a diversity of bugs in Windows and Office. The security flaws range from important to critical, the company said Five of the vulnerabilities carry Microsoft's most severe rating: critical. All six allow a hacker to execute code from a remote location. Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft Agen...
Microsoft is beating the WiFi drum in a pilot project designed to push MSN content and services to wireless users -- and to generate advertising revenue Following in search rival Google's footsteps, the software giant on Wednesday inked a deal with MetroFi to publish its content over MetroFi's WiFi network in Portland, Ore....
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will cease manufacturing the money-losing Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) in the third quarter of 2006, according to a fiscal report filed with the SEC last week. The line of inexpensive PCs was designed to help consumers in developing countries gain Internet access Introduced in 2004, the PIC was supposed to be a ...
Save those voice mails. That's the legal takeaway regarding new e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that will become law on December 1, 2006 The amendments make significant changes to the rules of discovery with regard to electronically stored information (ESI), including e-mail and voice mail, as well as Word, PowerPoint...
Internet telephony, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is well beyond the "what's that" phase, but not yet into the mainstream phase Companies like Skype and Vonage have raised awareness of this next-generation telephone option, but only a relative handful of enterprises have adopted the technology....
Nintendo plans to invest at least US$200 million inmarketing its new Wii video game console in an effort to regain the market crown fromSony's PlayStation The company is going to what it called "unprecedented lengths" to let people see, feel and experience the Wii system. The marketing campaign is designed to convince the masses that the Wii can be...
For those who can't resist chatting in the midst of a movie, Lycos Cinema is offering a way to help them express themselves -- to folks who will listen Lycos on Monday unveiled a "watch and chat" video experience. Lycos Cinema brings the social networking aspect to movie consumption with its Screening Room platform. The Web 2.0 project combines vid...
In a move reminiscent of the Tylenol scare of the 1980s,Perrigo on Thursday recalled 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen caplets. There were traces of metal in some of the products, according to the U.S.U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Perrigo is voluntarily recalling 383 lots of the 500 mg acetaminophen caplets that it sells as ...
Microsoft on Wednesday released Windows Vista to manufacturing after multiple delays, backlash from security vendors and European Commission wrangling The release to manufacturing means that Microsoft has finished development work on the new operating system and is preparing for the final product release. Microsoft's deep investment in Vista has ma...
In its fifth acquisition of 2006, AOL on Wednesday said it has purchased a financial news and information search technology company. The Relegence Corporation will now join the AOL family The Internet division of Time Warner closed the deal to buy out the privately-held Relegence on Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....
In a move to catch up with search rival Google, Microsoft on Monday added an online mapping interface to its Live Search offering Allowing users a more realistic Earth to explore online, Virtual Earth 3D compiles photographic images of cities and terrain to generate textured, photo-realistic 3D models with engineering-level accuracy....
Microsoft on Monday announced content partnerships that will transform the Xbox 360 into an on-demand IPTV device The software giant inked deals with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. An initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of TV shows and movies wil...
In the wake of heated criticism,Microsoft on Thursday eased restrictions on Windows Vista licensing. The controversial policy would have limited the number of times a user would be able to transfer the operating system software to a different PC In September, Microsoft indicated that users would be able to transfer Vista from the first PC installat...
TheUniversity of Southampton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Tuesday announced the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), a long-term research collaboration that will identify scientific, technical and social challenges necessary to guide the future design and use of the World Wide Web Of particular interest to researchers i...
Google on Thursday released an enhanced version of Gmail for Mobile Devices, a free Java-based application that allows users to access their Gmail via a cell phone. The interface looks and feels like Web-based Gmail, but with features that are optimized for handheld devices "We realize the role mobile phones play as a key driver for balancing onlin...
Cingular Wireless on Thursday threw down the mobile music gauntlet with several digital media partnerships and the launch of Cingular Music. However, it may be too little too late when it comes to competing with the market leading iPod Cingular Music, which teamed with Microsoft to incorporate Windows Media digital rights management into select han...
Nintendo is pulling out all the stops for the launch of its next-generation video console. Nintendo will make about 4 million Wii systems available globally during the next six weeks, beginning with the Nov. 19 launch in the Americas The company expects supply will be outpaced by demand, based on retailer orders and consumer requests. Nintendo said...
As e-tailers prepare for a booming online shopping season, e-scammers are already making moves to gather stolen identities Researchers at Exploit Prevention Labs recently uncovered a major cyber criminal ring operating in Australia using what appear to be Yahoo Greetings e-cards to infect thousands of computer users with malicious keylogger malware...
In a move to one-up the competition during the peak season for video game console sales, Microsoft on Tuesday launched its fall Xbox Live Update complete with more than 85 new features Xbox owners can download a free system update that offers new features, enhancements and support for native high-definition 1080p games and movies, along with faster...
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