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Introducing a new, more sophisticated architecture intended to spiff up and speed up high-end PC gaming, Nvidia rolled out its latest graphics processing unit and a new media communications processor for Intel multi-core processors this week. Nividia said its GeForce 8800 GPU and nForce 680i SLI MC...
Microsoft has announced content partnerships that will transform the Xbox 360 into an on-demand IPTV device. The software giant inked deals with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. An initial lineup o...
The Linux folks must be feeling like they've walked into some kind of alternative universe. Last week, Oracle made its move to take Linux over by swiping Red Hat's revenue stream in a pre-Halloween surprise. This week, Novell and Microsoft are partnering in an event for the history books. In a year ...
In the wake of heated criticism, Microsoft on Thursday eased restrictions on Windows Vista licensing. The controversial policy would have limited the number of times a user would be able to transfer the operating system software to a different PC. In September, Microsoft indicated that users would b...
The University of Southampton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday announced the Web Science Research Initiative, a long-term collaboration that will identify scientific, technical and social challenges necessary to guide the future design and use of the World Wide Web. Of partic...
Cingular Wireless on Thursday threw down the mobile music gauntlet with several digital media partnerships and the launch of Cingular Music. However, it may be too little too late when it comes to competing with the market leading iPod. Cingular Music, which teamed with Microsoft to incorporate Wind...
Nintendo is pulling out all the stops for the launch of its next-generation video console. Nintendo will make about 4 million Wii systems available globally during the next six weeks, beginning with the Nov. 19 launch in the Americas. The company expects supply will be outpaced by demand, based on r...
In a move to one-up the competition during the peak season for video game console sales, Microsoft on Tuesday launched its fall Xbox Live Update complete with more than 85 new features. Microsoft is distributing the free update via Xbox Live to its Silver and Gold members. The initiative is meant to...
As founder, president and chief executive officer of custom PC maker Velocity Micro, Randy Copeland has seen a lot of change over his 15 years in the business. New consoles and online play were key additions to the industry. Perhaps most significant, however, is the purchase of competitors by PC g...
MySpace.com on Monday said it has licensed technology to block unauthorized copyrighted music audio recordings from being posted on its site. Like YouTube and other social networking sites, MySpace is feeling the pressure from major record labels and Hollywood studios to stem the tide of copyright i...
In the the wake of a lawsuit seeking to blame KFC for health problems, the leading fried chicken chain on Monday said it is converting all of its 5,500 restaurants in the United States to a zero grams trans fat cooking oil. The new oil, a low linolenic soybean oil, will replace the partially hydroge...
I spent most of last week in Las Vegas with IBM, learning about things that firm doesn't often talk about. While that was going on, Oracle implemented the first step in its latest world domination plan and I continued to hear chatter on Apple's planned surprise for Microsoft during its Vista launch....
IBM researchers are using biological principles to cool computer chips with the aim of making faster, denser computer systems. Inspired by the way liquids are drawn away in tree leaves, roots or the human circulatory system, scientists developed a chip cap with a network of tree-like branched channe...
Wireless networking continues to make inroads in metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S. as the development of 802.1x technologies and associated standards forges ahead. Wireless broadband and VoIP have both gained momentum and are moving inexorably forward. It's now possible to connect to the ...
Controversial television commercials about the war in Iraq and stem cell research may be remembered long after the 2006 mid-term elections are over. The debates began swirling over a Republican ad that used fear tactics to sway voters, but grew louder in the wake of a pro stem cell research campaign...
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