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In another effort to compete with Yahoo, Google and MSN, AOL on Wednesday unveiled new ad-based free client software that integrates the view for AOL Instant Messenger, e-mail, media and search in one interface. Called OpenRide, the program is designed for Internet users to be able to aggregate e-ma...
Cell phones have been transformed from mere telephones into handheld computers capable of a variety of tasks, such as supporting e-mail, surfing the Web and transmitting video. Consequently, handset vendors have been focused on enhancing their products' software capabilities, which means adding more...
During an annual outing of college chums this past summer, one of the bunch, following a flurry of digital picture taking, smiled wryly and said that he'd recently shot his last roll of Kodachrome 25. For those unfamiliar with film stocks, Kodachrome 25, touted by many as the best film ever manufact...
Software security firm McAfee turned up the heat on Microsoft with a full-page ad in Monday's Financial Times of London charging that the software giant is trying to hamstring independent security companies from overcoming inherent weaknesses in Windows security. McAfee accused Microsoft of engaging...
Microsoft on Thursday got the gaming world's attention with a blockbuster announcement: "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh and Microsoft Game Studios are partnering to develop two new interactive entertainment series exclusively for Xbox 360 and...
Microsoft on Tuesday released a security patch to fix a "critical" hole in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The patch repairs a vulnerability in IE's vector markup language component that could allow an attacker to take over control of a system without any user interaction. Microsoft confirmed th...
As we move into fall and approach the Intel Developer Forum this week, things show no sign of slowing down. Last week AMD fired an early volley at Intel by broadening an initiative designed to unite the entire slate of remaining non-Intel chip companies, making me wonder, had this happened earlier...
Microsoft is contemplating a plan that would have it post online a free, ad-supported version of some of its productivity tools, a shift in strategy likely spurred by Google's entry into the same space. Though Microsoft has moved to make more of its software available online through its Windows Live...
Nokia and Microsoft said Thursday that they have sealed an agreement to incorporate Microsoft's Live Search capabilities into Nokia's Mobile Search platform, allowing consumers to access Microsoft's home-grown search engine directly from Nokia's N-series and compatible Series 60 software-equipped mu...
A week after Microsoft unveiled its so-called "iPod killer," Zune, the software giant has turned its attention to another potential competitor, YouTube. Microsoft on Tuesday announced the beta release of Soapbox on MSN Video, a user-uploaded video service that lets video enthusiasts upload and shar...
RealNetworks on Monday announced a partnership with SanDisk to deliver a portable music player poised to compete with Apple's market-leading iPod. Real, a developer of software that plays music and videos on the Internet, and SanDisk, a flash memory maker, are planning a tag-team approach that the c...
European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes is touring the United States this week. Her visit comes during a nasty spat between the commission and Microsoft that could seriously hurt technology businesses and consumers. Microsoft is planning to launch its new operating system, Windows Vista, in...
For the second time in three years, Segway has issued a recall of its popular personal transporters, prompted by a series of injuries, some requiring hospitalization, that some riders have suffered when performing certain maneuvers. A software glitch is responsible for the defect. Specifically, th...
Microsoft on Tuesday released three security updates for Windows and Office to patch as many vulnerabilities, following several consecutive Patch Tuesday events that saw much larger batches of fixes. The software giant rated only one of the September patches as "critical." Bulletin MS06-054 addresse...
Concerns over its lingering dispute with European antitrust regulators may force Microsoft to delay the launch of Windows Vista in Europe. The software giant said unless European Commission regulators give it a clear indication about whether the first new version of its operating system since XP wil...
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