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Linksys Debuts Wireless-G Phones

Linksys on Wednesday started shipping its WIP300 and WIP330 Wireless-G IP Phones. The phones are intended for use with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software over 802.11g wireless networks. The WIP300 and WIP330 mark the Cisco subsidiary's first attempt to peddle Wireless IP telephony products Both the WIP330 and WIP300 require a broadband In...

Sony's Blu-ray Notebook Takes Format War to Marketplace

Sony on Tuesday took the wraps off the world's first Blu-ray Disc-enabled notebook computer -- the Vaio AR. It will be available this summer Toshiba plans to release a notebook supporting the rival HD DVD standard this month. These moves indicate a new twist in the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD as notebook competition assumes a role in shaping ...

Judge to Keep AT&T Documents in NSA Spying Case Sealed for Now

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action The closely watched case involves a suit against AT&T ...

Judge to Keep AT&T Documents in NSA Spying Case Sealed for Now

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action The closely watched case involves a suit against AT&T ...

Judge to Keep AT&T Documents in NSA Spying Case Sealed for Now

AT&T lost its bid to have a former employee forced to return records to the company that may show it let federal intelligence agencies access the phone giant's records, but won a small victory when a judge issued an order Wednesday that the documents be kept private pending further court action The closely watched case involves a suit against AT&T ...

Sun's Promise to Open Source Java Greeted With Cheers, Skepticism

In his opening keynote speech at the 11th annual JavaOne developer conference, Sun Microsystems President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz outlined new Java solutions and open source plans in front of thousands of international attendees "It's not a question of whether, but a question of how," Schwartz told the audience. Sun Executive Vice President of So...

Consumers Shun Backups, Study Says

Consumers may have priceless photo, music and video files on their computers these days, but they continue to ignore safeguarding them by backing them up on scheduled basis According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by storage notable Maxtor, of Milpitas Calif., nearly half of all adult computer users in the United States a...

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Marketing Tools Battle Budding for Mobile Phones

Which mobile marketing technology is most effective? Is it short message service (SMS), or instant dialing? Evidence is now emerging that can help advertising agencies -- and brand marketers -- determine which direct marketing technology is best for persuading consumers It may be too early to tell whether SMS or IM will win consumers' and marketers...

AMD's Seyer Sees Solutions Shift for Semiconductors

The semiconductor market is thriving again -- and the future looks bright. Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$235 billion in 2005, a 6.9 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner Group data. It was the first time the semiconductor industry surpassed its record-setting year in 2000 when revenue reached $223 billion Of course, there ar...

Google Aims to Beat YouTube With Upgraded Video Service

Search giant Google, playing the odd role of challenger when it comes to Internet searches for video, updated its video upload service this week, promising users the ability to easily post, e-mail and embed video on Web sites and blogs Google dominates the advertising-lucrative Internet search business, but it is playing catch up in video to YouTub...

Spyware Menacing Workplace Computers

During the last 12 months, nearly 20 percent of organizations have had employees launch a hacking tool or a keylogger within their network, according to new research released by Websense this week. That figure increased from 2005, when only 12 percent were impacted A keylogger is one of the most dangerous types of spyware in existence. It has the a...

HP Gains on Dell, With Apple Lurking in PC Space

Amid a rapidly changing personal computer industry, Hewlett-Packard reported strong earnings with double-digit growth in its PC line, gains that are seen hurting rivals such as Dell and setting the stage for even greater competition as Apple rolls out its enhanced PC line HP said it had revenue of US$22.6 billion in the quarter, up 5 percent compar...

Onyx Upgrades Analytics Application

Onyx has upgraded its analytics application with the introduction of Onyx Analytics 3.0, a product within the vendor's Performance Management portfolio. New features in this release include scorecarding and event monitoring functionality Scorecarding allows users to monitor and rate performance against certain targets. Event Monitoring allows users...

E-Business Software Licensing: Have It Your Way

Would you like to ramp up your e-commerce capabilities? Increase the amount of business you're doing over the Internet? Bring new digital channels into your sales and marketing mix? Or perhaps you would like to better tailor your e-commerce platform to match your business needs and order management processes? The good news is that there are plenty ...

SECURITY

Physical Security Goes High Tech

Brian DeWolfe, senior property manager at Lincoln Property, has a big challenge. The high-end properties he manages in the fast-growing south Florida region require security; indeed, it's one of the biggest line items in the budget, as well as a big draw for potential tenants. Physical security costs money, but market forces require cost-cutting without reducing overall security. He could use a technology helping hand...

Labels Search for Next Mobile Music Money Maker

With the kaching of ringtone sales still ringing in their ears, music companies are preparing the next wave of mobile music services, with customized snippets of songs providing alerts for a range of phone functions Ringtone revenues are expected to begin leveling off this year, and labels are preparing to pursue early adopters with new offers: sho...

Hitachi Prepares Perpendicular Hard Drive Launch

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies this week plans to roll out its first hard drives based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. The company is readying its 2.5-inch 160-gigabyte Travelstar hard drive 5K160 designed for notebook and mobile computing this summer at a price tag of US$269 for the 160 GB product Perpendicular recording...

AMD Aims to Curb Power Use With New Desktop Chips

Server computers used by businesses have certainly gotten slimmer, lighter and more energy efficient in recent years. So have notebook PCs. Now it's the desktop's turn, asAMD,Intel and other chipmakers roll out silicon for sleeker desktop designs AMD this week unveiled its roadmap for more energy-efficient chips, which includes a plan to pick out t...

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eBay Ruling Puts Patent Rights Under the Microscope

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of eBay in a longstanding patent dispute withMercExchange. In particular, the Court reversed the appeals court's interpretation regarding the granting of an injunction in a patent infringement suit For well over a hundred years, patentees, in addition to recovering monetary damages for infringement, ...

Justice Dept. Won't Pursue Google's IE7 Browser Complaint

The U.S. Justice Department said it will not pursue complaints raised by Google over Microsoft's decision to build search functionality into the new version of its Internet Explorer browser, a feature that could provide a boost to Microsoft's MSN Search Antitrust regulators said they had looked into the search feature built into Internet Explorer 7...

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