Google Bundles Web 2.0 Productivity Suite
In yet another step into Microsoft territory, Google on Wednesday released a package of applications that directly compete with the software giant's Office suite. Google is using its popularity in the search engine realm to garner attention for its Web 2.0 applications, Writely and Google Spreadsheets. Writely is a Web-based... Read on »
Yahoo Creating World's Biggest Time Capsule
Yahoo has launched what it ambitiously calls the largest time capsule in the history of the world. It is encouraging people from around the globe to contribute personal photos, stories, thoughts, ideas, poems, home movies, the flotsam of every day life, in other words, to its site, timecapsule.yahoo.com. The point... Read on »
California Attorney General Files Charges in HP Spying Case
The California Attorney General's office late Wednesday charged former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, a second high-ranking HP executive and three others with felony fraud and conspiracy in the wake of a controversial internal investigation launched to determine the source of board leaks to the media. Dunn was charged along with... Read on »
DC++ 0.697
DC++ announces the freedom to share! DC++ is an open source client forthe Direct Connect network. Direct Connect allows you to share... Read on »
The Day Against DRM
"DefectiveByDesign.org, a campaign by the Free Software Foundation, is making Oct 3rd a Day Against DRM: 'Defeating DRM is all about awareness.... Read on »
Yahoo Opening E-Mail Code
Yahoo used its recent "Hack Day" to springboard its opening of substantial chunks of code to software developers, highlighted by the application programming interface (API) of Yahoo's widely-used Web e-mail. Yahoo said the Web application code release, aimed at spurring new interfaces and other features, and ties to third-party applications,... Read on »
Laptop Battery Recall Escalates
As the defective laptop battery problem reaches pandemic proportions, with Toshiba, Fujitsu, Lenovo and IBM are among the latest manufacturers to recall their products for fear they might start a fire. Dell has expanded the recall it initiated on Aug. 15, adding more products to the list. Sony for its... Read on »
Zune Set to Hit Store Shelves on Nov. 14
Microsoft has confirmed pricing and delivery details for its upcoming Zune MP3 music player. The software giant on Thursday revealed its 30 GB Zune digital media player will cost US$249.99. The so-called iPod killer will be available to U.S. customers on Nov. 14, just in time for the holidays. Microsoft... Read on »
iTunes, Amazon Movie Services Not Ready for Prime Time Yet
With the entry of the Apple iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com into the movie business, film downloads are finally being sold by folks who really know how to sell entertainment. This is a big step in Hollywood's glacial crawl into the Digital Age. The limitations of the offerings, however, suggest... Read on »
Cisco exec: Windows Vista is scary
LONDON--Bob Gleichauf, the chief technology officer in Cisco Systems' security technology group, has raised concerns that integrating Vista into a complex IT infrastructure could present problems. "Parts of Vista scare me," Gleichauf said at the Gartner Security Summit here on Monday. "Anything with that level of systems complexity will have... Read on »
Freenode's founder passed away
Neowin has just gotten word that the Creator of the Freenode IRC network, Rob Levin (aka lilo) has passed away. Although there is not much information yet on the subject, this is what fellow Freenode staff member, christel has released: "On the 12th of September Rob Levin, known to many... Read on »
Dell 2.0 to focus on customer satisfaction
Computer manufacturer Dell is to focus on customer satisfaction, which it admitted on Wednesday it "had not done perfectly in the past". The company is investing $150m in customer relationships this year,said chairman Michael Dell in New York on Tuesday. He hopes the business plan, called Dell 2.0, will reverse... Read on »
Motorola, Nokia Collaborate on Mobile TV Standards
In an effort to encourage greater adoption of broadcast mobile TV services and accelerate service deployment, Motorola and Nokia on Monday said they would work together to make their Digital VideoBroadcast-Handheld (DVB-H)-enabled mobile devices and network servicesinteroperable. DVB-H technology enables the TV service most consumers are familiar with at home... Read on »
Intel Rolls Out New vPro Technology
Intel this week announced the availability of its new hardware and softwaretechnology known as vPro, which the chip giant said can cut energy useand costs for enterprise IT shops while giving them more advanced remote management and security control. Claiming vPro can deliver business IT organizations cost savings ofas... Read on »
HP Wants to Boot Board Member Who Leaked Secrets
HP is seeking to remove a member of its board of directors after an internal investigation showed he was responsible for leaking confidential board-level discussions to the media. The company said it will not renominate George A. Keyworth II to his seat on the board HP reportedly put some board members... Read on »
Reporter in iPod Labor Dustup Confident of Victory
One of the journalists at the center of the iPod labor defamation lawsuit has spoken of her confidence in winning the case, after Hongfujin Precision Industry slashed its compensation claim to a symbolic 1 yuan (12 US cents). "I appreciate the support of media and netizens throughout the country," Wang... Read on »
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