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An appeals court has denied Vonage's bid for a new trial in its patent spat with Verizon Communications, dashing the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) firm's hopes that a recent Supreme Court ruling would pave the way for its case to be reheard Vonage had asked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to issue an order vacating the j...
Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced a new model to its popular BlackBerry line -- the third addition in less then a year The new mid-sized smartphone, dubbed "Curve," is geared toward consumers who prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged version on the popular Pearl....
Yahoo has introduced a new version of its popular Yahoo Messenger instant messaging service that eliminates the need to download and install software. Still in the beta phase, the new "Yahoo Messenger for the Web" is browser-based That means Yahoo Messenger users can log in to chat on any computer or other device with Web access, including PCs at c...
IBM has developed a method of assembling microchips using nanotechnology, the company stated Thursday, a potentially revolutionary process for insulating tiny wires by allowing them to assemble themselves around air gaps. This advance could make next-generation chips dramatically faster and more energy efficient, IBM said IBM borrowed the concept d...
Whether in the IT world or the real world, "experts" frequently inflate their claims rather than double-checking their facts For instance, it is common knowledge that there are many Eskimo words for "snow." Some references say there are dozens of different words; others say there are hundreds. These estimates are all wrong....
Dell took another step toward fulfilling its promise of brining preinstalled Linux operating systems to select consumer computers Tuesday when it announced it has selected Canonical's Ubuntu as its distribution of choice While many Linux enthusiasts have hailed the announcement and look forward to the moment when the Dell computers go on sale at th...
Ask any journalist today how the Internet has changed journalism, and the most likely reply will be, "how hasn't it?" "The question is so basic now, it's like asking how the telephone changed the world," Sreenath Sreenivasan, associate professor of professional practice at the Columbia University School of Journalism, told TechNewsWorld....
Time Warner has reported first-quarter profits that outperformed Wall Street expectations, mostly on the strength of its rise in new cable, Internet and phone subscribers, as well as strong online ad sales Shares of the world's largest media company rose more than 3 percent as it reported a 40 percent increase in AOL advertising....
Just days before a May 9 congressional oversight hearing into the Bush administration's violations of the Endangered Species Act and censorship of science, a top-ranking Interior Department official resigned Monday Julie MacDonald was the assistant secretary of fish, wildlife and parks, responsible for overseeing the entire U.S. Fish and Wildlife S...
The rules of the road were fairly clear to Kevin Rose, founder ofDigg, until this week Users generally were given free rein, except when they violated the site's terms of use -- for example, by linking to porn or racial hate sites, or to illegal downloads....
New York-based Cablevision Systems has agreed to sell itself for more than US$10.5 billion in cash to the family who founded the company The Dolan family, which founded the company in 1973, will assume Cablevision's debt on top of the $10.5 billion price tag, bringing the total to $23 billion....
Online advertising and marketing firm24/7 Real Media saw its shares soar to a 52-week high on the strength of reports that Microsoft was nearing a deal to buy the company for about US$1 billion Shares of 24/7 Real Media jumped more than 24 percent to a yearly high of $13 Tuesday on rumors that the software giant was gearing up to purchase the compa...
Every year, global friends and foes of the United States await the publication of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Special 301 report on intellectual property (IP) protection overseas The report highlights areas of weakness in most of the major markets, which can range from lax enforcement of intellectual property laws to rampan...
The 2008 presidential campaign season may be gearing up, but there's also another race afoot that has nothing to do with politics. It's the race for consumers' hearts and wallets that's being run by cable companies and telcos, and triple play bundles are the most recent heat "Over the last several years, we've seen the cable companies really attack...
Consumers are becoming more conversant with the use of the Linux operating system embedded in many of their products, such as auto accessories, remote controls and cell phones. An even bigger secret is the extensive use of Power Architecture to run most everything else consumers and gamers touch For instance, real-time imaging systems on board subm...
Adobe Systems created a media tsunami earlier this month when it released its Creative Suite 3, a two-year project designed to roll all the company's formidable software packages for creative types into an integrated monolith. Needless to say, since the package costs more than US$1,000, it isn't something for tinkerers. Given my experience with Adobe's software, there would be much fun in tinkering with the suite in the first place...
Wikia, the open source search engine initiative and potential Google-killer, has snagged Jeremie Miller, who foundedJabber, an open instant messaging platform Miller was handpicked by the Wikia project's founder, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales....
Joost, the video-on-demand site boasting the world's first broadcast-quality Internet television service, hung out its open sign Tuesday with the announcement of its commercial launch. The site also entered the final beta stage, allowing beta testers to issue an unlimited number of invitations to friends, family and colleagues "Today marks the begi...
Corsair has launched Flash Survivor, a new line of rugged USB drives that are designed to withstand major shocks. The 4 GB version lists for US$59.99, while the 8 GB drive -- which incorporates higher-speed IC (integrated circuit)-paired memory and a faster controller -- costs $129.99 The new drives feature 256-bit encryption and are water-resistan...
When Microsoft rolled out its Silverlight RIA (rich interactive application) platform this week, it threw down the proverbial gauntlet, so to speak, at longtime rival Adobe, whose Flash product has thus far been the dominant interactive content creation tool on the market The availability of Silverlight will undoubtedly create more choice for devel...
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