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Microsoft could soon face another private antitrust suit after talks with Adobe broke down over the level of support Microsoft would include for portable document format (PDF) in its upcoming Office 2007 suite Reports say Microsoft expects Adobe to file suit, most likely in Europe, where regulators have taken a particularly hard-line stance against...
Sophos has cracked the code to unlock files held hostage by Archiveus ransomware. The security software firm warned users on Thursday about the Trojan horse, which encrypts victims' computer data and then attempts to force users into making a purchase from an online pharmacy Archiveus is not the first example of ransomware. In March 2006, the Zippo...
Skype is barreling ahead full speed into the business market with yet another strategic partnership, this time with an Internet telephony startup called Vapps The eBay-owned Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) firm on Thursday announced an initiative to provide unlimited, free conference calling for up to 500 participants to Skype's 100 million reg...
Number two chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices has laid out an ambitious product roadmap, one that features it focusing on the growing market for notebook chips and increasing production overall as it bids to wrest still more market share away from Intel AMD's roadmap relies heavily on continued product innovation, with more high-powered, dual-core ch...
Most of us have a subtle, almost subconscious, awareness that the dollar is vulnerable to a currency crisis. Why? Because we realize that our US$4.8 trillion national debt is growing, due to our yearly deficits that have been running in the hundreds of billions What has kept our dollar strong so far is the confidence that China and Japan have shown...
Choosing an e-commerce software system from among the wide variety of vendor offerings available in today's marketplace can be tricky Once you've settled on a particular application, application package or enterprise system, choosing the form and function that best suits your business needs and organizational structure -- not to mention ensuring th...
Broadband adoption in American homes grew by 40 percent in the last year, twice the growth rate of the year before, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. That's good news that should be followed by more good news if technology is allowed to move forward, unfettered by heavy government regulations Broadband adoption among African...
Dell looked beyond its usual volume business to speed and style this week, rolling out three new XPS entertainment and gaming PCs, including a hybrid desktop-notebook with 20-inch screen that can stay in the office or hook together to go That computer, the XPS M2010, was rounded out by the XPS 700 gaming desktop and XPS M1210 ultra portable noteboo...
In what looks to become a fiery security service brawl, Microsoft and Symantec are launching competing products While Symantec plans to debut its Norton 360 later this summer, Microsoft beat the security firm to the punch with its Wednesday release of Windows Live OneCare....
In a possible prelude to widespread Internet video offerings, Yahoo has revamped its online video site, creating television-like channels and offering users the chance to publish their own video where it can potentially be seen by millions Focused for now on enabling viral video to be widely seen, the new Yahoo Video combines uploading, browsing, c...
After four straight years of declining revenue, Sun Microsystems said Wednesday it plans to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in the next six months. The layoffs are part of a series of cost-cutting measures the company's board of directors approved to stimulate growth and a return to consistent profitability "Momentum is clearly increasing around Sun's core...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the search company has no plans to develop its own browser, squelching long-simmering rumors that it would develop an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer but stopping short of ruling it out entirely Speaking during a Webcast update with analysts on Wednesday, Schmidt said Google decides where to invest its rese...
Microsoft is like the earth. When it moves, people notice Among the Redmond, Wash., softzilla's recent maneuvers are its purchase of Massive Inc., of New York City, and its imminent -- if The Wall Street Journal is to be believed -- acquisition of Third Screen Media, of Boston....
E-commerce is alive and well. Holiday shopping sales were through the virtual roof last season and analysts predict continued growth in the online channel in 2006 There's only one problem: Security threats seem to be rising almost as quickly as e-shopping revenues. From phishing to pharming to hacking and cracking, electronic fraudsters are stealin...
Even at post-tech bubble prices, adopting a CRM system requires a sizable commitment for any firm. Many of the companies making these investments, though, still are not realizing the maximum value for their money due to common missteps before and after the implementation Some firms, for instance, approach CRM from strictly a plug-and-play perspecti...
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched a new legal assault on digital radio in Washington, D.C. The "Perform Act of 2006" effectively hamstrings the ongoing growth and development of nascent digital satellite and Internet radio businesses, according to industry watchdogs, in the name of protecting musicians' and recording companies' property rights and leveling the playing field for traditional radio broadcasters...
Advanced Micro Devices officially launched its bid to get into the living room this week, touting technical capabilities and a team of supporting computer manufacturers as it rolled out its "Live" media PC platform Describing Live PC as a "full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC," AMD said the computers would run Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor...
A new spyware program called DigiKeyGen is luring the unwary with a claim to provide free access to online pornographic content. It's hardly a new tactic, but Panda Software has discovered yet another instance of this time-tested social engineering ploy DigiKeyGen is found on a Web page that allows visitors to download a password generator in orde...
Microsoft is considering making a bid to buy eBay, according to a published report, a move that could dramatically alter an e-commerce, Web portal and search space already in a state of flux The New York Post was the first to report that Microsoft had held talks about a possible merger but that anti-trust concerns had "cooled" the discussions....
In a move to appeal to a wider audience, Nintendo is rebranding a portion of its line of handheld gaming titles The video game giant on Tuesday said it will begin branding its more casual Nintendo DS titles under the new Touch Generations label beginning in June. Touch Generations will be one element of Nintendo's multimillion-dollar campaign to ge...
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