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Microsoft is making some moves that are making Firefox glad: killing IE for Mac and incorporating the Firefox RSS feed icon into IE version 7 for Windows The software giant released a statement on Friday announcing it was ending Mac support for Internet Explorer. Microsoft initially warned Apple fans that it would eventually stop supporting the bro...
HP is playing both sides of the DVD format standard battle. The company on Friday announced its support for the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, in an effort to "provide consumers with the best possible high-definition experience." HP also said it would join the HD-DVD Promotions Group HP's decision to cros...
The game lover on your holiday gift list can be the easiest person to shop for. Just pick the latest, greatest sequel game and you're set. Not so this season. That's because new releases of this generation's game consoles -- Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo's GameCube and Sony's PlayStation 2 -- are on their way to the old school scrap heap Microsoft alr...
Over the last few weeks I wrote about the companies I expect will be in trouble in 2006 and several of the major trends we can expect to see develop next year as well. This time let's look at a few of the knock down, drag out battles I foresee for the coming year, ending with my final gift recommendation for this holiday season 2005: Some Weird ...
An industry forecast released this month by Wellesley, Mass.-based Mobile Ecosystem, a wireless industry consultancy, indicates that wireless carriers in 2006 will be launching a new "wave" of multimedia and entertainment applications on new, 3G networks A copy of the forecast by analyst and founder Mark Lowenstein, formerly of the Yankee Group, wa...
Sony BMG is seeing a revolution of sorts, but perhaps not the kind it was hoping for this holiday season U.S. band My Morning Jacket is up in arms over its record label's controversial copy-protection software. The uproar started when the band's fans discovered they could not transfer the album "Z" to their MP3 players. In response, the band has se...
Search leader Google has launched a mobile-friendly version of its popular Web-based e-mail service, Gmail, offering a streamlined interface meant to be more compatible with small screens Anyone with a Gmail account and a Web-enabled phone can access Gmail remotely. Google said the service detects the type of device being used to access the mail ac...
Digital cinema projection and distribution moved one step closer to the mainstream this week as three major theater companies announced their collaboration on a digital cinema business plan National CineMedia (NCM) founding members AMC Entertainment, Cinemark USA and Regal Entertainment said they would work together to bring down the cost of digita...
Continuing its legal war against piracy of its popular software titles, Microsoft said it filed 10 more lawsuits against companies accused of selling illegal copies of its products, with some of the software giant's own partners and re-sellers named in the suits Seven lawsuits filed against nine individuals from California, Maryland, New York, Texa...
Cingular Wireless yesterday became the latest provider to announce an on-demand streaming video service Dubbed Cingular Video, the service debuts with a partnership with HBO and promises viewers personalized access to high-quality clips on high-speed-capable phones....
With 2005 nearly done, it's interesting to look at the lessons learned and insights gained in customer relationships overall and CRM's response to them specifically. I didn't do any predictions at the close of 2004 which would have been 50 percent right if I was lucky, but my predictions for 2006 are coming next week For now let's focus on a few of...
Those who claim that racism, sexism, and homophobia run rampant in the San Francisco Police Department got some high-powered ammunition last week. Videos posted on the Web showed police officers participating in outrageous acts -- an embarrassment for the city and a strong demonstration of how technology is reshaping society Although the videos ha...
Targeting yet another vertical in the search landscape, Google has introduced a music search feature that will return relevant information about artists, including links to sites where their music can be purchased The feature does not represent a move by Google toward becoming a music retailer, but rather establishes it as a middle man, referring s...
Some of the world's largest electronics and media companies yesterday joined together to work on high-definition television and audio standards for home entertainment networks Charter Communications, JVC, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, NBC Universal, Samsung and Sun Microsystems formed HANA, the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance...
Intel will sponsor automobile maker BMW's Sauber F1 racing team and also will partner with the car maker to get more Intel technology into BMW automobiles, the chip giant said this week The Sauber sponsorship is a marketing win for Intel, which will replace rival chip maker AMD as part of BMW's Formula One race team. It also highlights a growing de...
Mobile software maker Visto Corp. has filed suit against Microsoft, claiming that the push e-mail built into the new version of its Windows Mobile software violates patents the firm has held for nearly a decade Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Visto is seeking a permanent injunction against Microsoft to prevent it from using Visto technology without au...
What do you get when you mix information science with Hollywood's film industry? Computer-based predictions of the next blockbuster hit Professor Ramesh Sharda, an information systems specialist at Oklahoma State University, has developed a computer program to help Hollywood predict the potential success -- or failure -- of a film....
As the holiday shopping season starts its last leg today, online merchants are smiling and offline retailers are preparing for the annual Saturday surge Shopping on the Net has been brisk since Thanksgiving....
The rising cost of fuel is prompting thousands of federal government workers to consider the benefits of teleworking -- either working from home or at an offsite location closer to home "The increased urgency to reduce the burden of high gasoline prices on the workforce has pushed telework to the forefront as an imperative operating model for the f...
If handheld computers survive the onslaught on their market by mobile phones with their panoply of features that seem to multiply on a daily basis, it will be in large part, ironically, to their wireless capabilities That fact hasn't been lost on Palm, which can trace its lineage to the innovators who single handedly created the space from scratch....
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