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Blockbuster will offer high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format in all of its stores, the company said, favoring Sony's approach for next-generation DVDs and dealing a blow to the rival HD DVD format The movie rental giant will continue to offer consumers the option of getting HD DVD movies through the mail through its Web-based rental program ...
As e-commerce momentum continues to build, many retailers find themselves enjoying success beyond their expectations. With success comes growth, and with growth comes stress on a retailer's information technology underpinnings Where small and medium-sized retailers enjoy a rich array of commercial software products and services designed to help the...
Last week was kind of a disappointment, because I think most of us expected more from the Apple developer conference than it delivered. This is particularly true of the iPhone, which is way overhyped for a generation one product. Most tech companies -- and particularly Apple -- suck atgeneration one products You may recall that the Microsoft Deve...
With all the press rogue Internet pharmacies have received in recent months for selling prescription drugs illegally, it's tempting to assume that there must be similar sites -- or maybe even the same ones -- trafficking in illicit drugs as well After all, with all the anonymity the Internet provides, if you can buy Vicodin online without a prescri...
Given that a swarm of presidential candidates in both the Republican and Democratic camps have participated in several formal television debates, many voters may already be feeling election fatigue some 18 months before the big day. That should not stop viewers from tuning in on July 23, however, when eight Democratic presidential candidates will debate once again in South Carolina. The difference? The event will be sponsored by YouTube andCNN -- and the questions won't be fired by sober-faced, polite journalists; they'll be coming from, well, anybody...
China has agreed to work more closely with the U.S. to curb the flow of pirated goods, the head of the U.S. customs agency announced Friday The agreement calls for China to more aggressively pursue within its own borders alleged producers of counterfeit goods that are seized by U.S. customs officials. The promise comes amid a fresh round of concern...
After working overnight to try to restore two failed computers aboard the international space station (ISS) to full operation, flight controllers have made little progress in identifying or fixing the problem Operating on the theory that the pair of new solar arrays being installed on the starboard side of the station might be creating electrical i...
Thieves who broke into a car belonging to an intern for the state of Ohio on Sunday now have access to data on all the state's 64,000 employees -- at least theoretically The data, which was on a backup device, included the names and Social Security numbers for all employees of the state, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Friday. Fortunately, it was enc...
Adobe Systems posted record revenue and profits that beat Wall Street forecasts, but the software maker's shares fell Friday on a less-than-stellar outlook The company's revenue reached a record of US$745.6 million for the second quarter, a 17 percent jump over the same period in 2006, when sales were $694.4 million. The figure also outpaced the co...
Using subscriber information provided by MySpace, Texas officials have arrested seven previously convicted sex offenders who illegally created profiles on the site. The arrests were described as the nation's "first large-scale crackdown" on MySpace-enabled predation The busts came after a two-week-long investigation aided by MySpace's release of th...
In 1998, Napster took college campuses by storm and quickly ushered in an era where anyone could download any song they wanted without paying for it. The record labels were caught off guard and spent years debating the best way to respond A flurry of lawsuits directed against consumers generated plenty of ill will and bad press but did not stop th...
Oncontact Software has released a new version of its CRM (customer relations management) suite that is fully interoperable with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. This is the first release in a two-part rollout: Oncontact will release an enhancement to its Web offering in August Designed to be installed with little integration required, On...
A promising technology that involves controlling light with magnets could improve the speed and reduce the juice requirements of future computer chips The technology, developed by researchers at the U.S. Navy Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, combines knowledge from two budding research fiel...
Following the massive cyberattacks against the Baltic country of Estonia in April, NATO on Thursday asserted that cyberdefense must now be a priority among member nations Several defense ministers, including Estonia's, raised the issue during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and all 26 alliance members agreed that a new focus on...
A UK-based phone maker announced a flat-rate music download service for mobile phones in key European markets Thursday, getting the service -- which works with a host of phones -- into stores two weeks ahead of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone Omnifone launched MusicStation -- which comes with subscription music access provided by multiple major la...
The FBI is launching a new initiative in the cyber crime wars, taking on the criminal organizations -- the so-called "botherders" -- that have gathered under their control compromised or zombie PCs. The bot herders' purpose is to send out malware or spam and phishing campaigns over the Internet that cannot be traced back to their origins The initia...
Linspire has become the latest Linux vendor to sign a deal with Microsoft, the two companies announced Wednesday. The pact promises a closer working relationship between the two software makers. For consumers, it brings greater interoperability and a technical collaboration that also includes intellectual property assurances, Microsoft said "Delive...
Auction giant eBay has stopped buyingGoogle AdWords in apparent retaliation for a now-canceled event meant to build support among eBay sellers forGoogle Checkout -- a sign of the increasing tensions between the Internet competitors The spat reportedly began when Google last week announced it would hold an event that coincided with the beginning of ...
After two critical computers crashed aboard the international space station (ISS) Wednesday, U.S. and Russian flight controllers have partially restored functioning, but long-term prospects remain uncertain The crash occurred Wednesday while crew members were working to retract a solar array as part of their scheduled mission. One of the computers ...
A new sensor design introduced Thursday by Kodak will double, and possibly quadruple, the light sensitivity of digital cameras, according to the company Describing the technology as "groundbreaking," Kodak said the advance in image sensor design will drastically improve the quality of digital pictures taken in low-light situations. Image sensors ar...
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