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Microsoft 365 Copilot clears AI security audit once again

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 May 2026 02:04:01 +0000

Microsoft 365 Copilot has passed another external ISO 42001 audit with zero issues as Microsoft highlights major AI governance changes. Read more...

Dell "Mini Inspiron" aims to take on EeePC

Tom Warren — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:28:48 +0000

Gizmodo Bumped into Michael Dell at all things digital and scooped a world exclusive. It's a small form factor notebook, just like the Asus Eee and the HP 2133. Michael Dell wouldn't tell... Read more...

Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computer

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:08:32 +0000

The Air Force wants a suite of hacker tools, to give it "access" to -- and "full control" of -- any kind of computer there is. And once the info warriors are in, the... Read more...

Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears'

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:10:06 +0000

Google took an important step forward Monday in its rivalry with Microsoft Office Live, reporting that Google Docs will allow users to edit word processing documents offline. Google said users of its Google Docs word... Read more...

Google aims Online Marketing Challenge at Students

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:09:30 +0000

Students from anywhere in the world can sign up for the Google Online Marketing Challenge, a hands-on competition which will give undergraduate and post-graduate students direct experience with online advertising and marketing. Student groups will... Read more...

FBI Aims for Largest Biometrics Database

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:34:22 +0000

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and... Read more...

Sony Aims for 'Wow' Factor

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:25:21 +0000

Flat-panel TVs, a music player with robotics technology and planned networking services for the PlayStation 3 video game console are a key part of Sony's growth following a nearly three-year restructuring effort, Chief Executive Howard... Read more...

Microsoft Photo technology research aims big

Paul Tarling — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:33:20 +0000

Microsoft is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3-D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details. Developers who work in the company's... Read more...

MySpace aims to stop video reposting

Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:37 +0000

In addition to other copyright protection features already implemented, MySpace has launched Take Down Stay Down, which prevents users from reposting videos that have been removed at the request of the copyright owner. The social... Read more...

Sun aims for ultra-cheap cell phones

Tom Warren — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:35:15 +0000

Call it Sun Microsystems' answer to One Laptop Per Child. The server and software company hopes to sell a version of Java to phone companies that will bring network access to the world's computers,... Read more...

Project aims to bring DX10 gaming to XP, Linux, OS X

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:55:09 +0000

Falling Leaf Systems has stareted up the Alky Project (currently in alpha), which aims to liberate DirectX 10 gaming from the confines of Vista and bring it first to Windows XP, and then to Linux... Read more...

Samsung Aims for Higher End of Cheap Phone Market

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:53:57 +0000

Samsung Electronics Company Limited will be very selective in choosing new markets for its mobile phones and will not take on handset leader Nokia in the cheapest models, said Samsung Chief Executive Yun Jong-yong: "Nokia... Read more...

MS update for Outlook 2007 aims to fix performance issues

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:01:13 +0000

Microsoft Corporation has released an update to Outlook 2007 designed to speed up the communication software's much-criticized sluggishness. The 8.3 MB update should accelerate the download of messages from the Exchange e-mail server and reduce... Read more...

Startup aims to keep network security vendors honest

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:52:52 +0000

With the help of one of the world's best-known hackers, a little-known Austin startup hopes to give Internet service providers and enterprises a way to tell if their networking hardware is living up to its... Read more...

Symantec Aims for PC-Level Security on Mobile Devices

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:15:40 +0000

Symantec Corporation has released its first suite of security software (Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0) for Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices which add VPN (virtual private network), data encryption, antispam and other features to Symantec current... Read more...

EU aims to roll-out mobile TV by Euro 2008 championship

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:13:40 +0000

At CeBIT, officials announced that Europe aims to roll out mobile TV services in time for the European football championship in 2008, which will be hosted by Austria and Switzerland. Market studies indicate that mobile... Read more...

Blu-ray aims to oust DVDs within three years

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:02:08 +0000

"Within three years it will just be Blu-ray," Frank Simonis, the Blu-ray Disc Association's European chairman, said at the CeBIT technology trade show. Blu-ray, which offers 25GB per layer for storing high-definition films and other... Read more...

AMD Aims Fusion Chip At Laptops In Bid To Outgun Intel

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:14:39 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is zeroing in on notebook computers as the initial target for its Fusion processors, which will merge X86 and graphics cores and will ship in 2009. AMD believes the integration will... Read more...

Vista Aims to Stop Hackers' Social Engineering Ploys

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:02:49 +0000

Microsoft maintains that by addressing the social aspect of IT attacks, the portion that can dupe even the smartest users into launching malware-laden attachments or clicking unknown URLs, Vista will improve PC security significantly. Microsoft... Read more...

Hitachi Aims To Beat Seagate To Market With 1TB HDD

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:40:55 +0000

A day after rival Seagate Technology announced plans to ship a 1-Tbyte hard drive in the first half of this year, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies said it would release its first 1-Tbyte drive within three... Read more...

OLPC aims for mass production in Q3

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:56:01 +0000

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) hopes to begin mass production of its low-cost notebooks aimed at children in developing nations in August or September. In late 2005, when the nonprofit organization released a prototype of... Read more...

OpenMoko aims for the mobile market

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:24:53 +0000

One of the world's largest computer and consumer electronics manufacturers will ship a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide, for $350 or less, along with a full range of softwares and the... Read more...

Microsoft Aims 'Crossbow' Windows Mobile OS For 4Q Release

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:11:36 +0000

Microsoft's next version of Windows Mobile, code-named Crossbow, will jump-start more mobile business opportunities for solution providers and application developers, the software giant's partners say. The updated Windows Mobile, expected to be highlighted at the... Read more...

Dell aims to be leader in computer gaming

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:15:21 +0000

Dell founder and Chairman Michael Dell sees computer gaming becoming a $4 billion-per-year industry by 2010 as consumers hook up to high-speed Internet services to battle monsters online. Dell told the Austin Game Conference on... Read more...

YouTube aims to show music videos

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:30:49 +0000

Video sharing website YouTube is in talks with record labels about offering current and archive music videos. YouTube co-founder Steve Chen told Reuters news agency it was hoped that within 18 months the site would... Read more...

$100 laptop project aims for $50 price tag

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:19:03 +0000

The One Laptop per Child project hopes to lower the cost of its laptop for developing nations to $50 per unit by 2010, Nicholas Negroponte said in the opening keynote at the LinuxWorld conference in... Read more...

Torrentspy Aims to Hit Back

Joe Cashman — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:26:01 +0000

The BitTorrent search site, Torrentspy has hit back at a recent lawsuit submitted by Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The MPAA is accusing Torrentspy of helping copyright infringement by directing people to sites, some... Read more...

Sun Aims to Bolster Disaster Warning Systems

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:15:31 +0000

Sun Microsystems announced a project on Wednesday to build out disaster warning systems in countries around the world. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based server company said it has teamed with the Pacific... Read more...

AMD Aims for Four-Core Opterons by 2007

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:50:00 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. put a quad-core server processor on its road map and promised to upgrade its software investments, as it outlined on Tuesday its general technology direction for the next couple of years.... Read more...

Gizmondo aims for PSP's market with new console

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:06:02 +0000

Launched in March across Europe and due for release in US territories at the end of the year, Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo is already being re-designed, with a new version due in 2006. Mike Carrender, CEO,... Read more...

Microsoft aims to clarify licensing terms

Thu, 12 May 2005 17:30:52 +0000

Aiming to make its complex product-licensing terms a bit clearer, Microsoft said it will group its products into separate categories based on how the products are licensed and on what rights are offered. ... Read more...

Microsoft Aims New Licensing Program at Entrepreneurs

Thu, 05 May 2005 11:50:41 +0000

Microsoft has created an intellectual-property licensing program aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. In exchange for its technology, Microsoft hopes to get a financial stake in the companies that participate. The program, called... Read more...

Microsoft aims "Metro" at Adobe

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:48:13 +0000

The next version of Windows will include a new document format, code-named "Metro," to print and share documents, Microsoft said Monday. Metro appears to rival Adobe Systems's PostScript and PDF (portable document format) technologies. Metro... Read more...

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into brain

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:46:43 +0000

If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. The technique could one day... Read more...

Intel's New Centrino Aims to 'Get Rid of Bottlenecks'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:03:07 +0000

Intel on Wednesday will announce a significant evolutionary update to its successful Centrino mobile computing platform. The new platform, currently code-named "Sonoma," will provide a wealth of new features to home and corporate users, including... Read more...

eBay aims to thwart phishing

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:05:54 +0000

eBay is rolling out a private messaging service to customers to make it easier to distinguish official announcements from fraudulent 'phishing' emails. The service - dubbed My Messages - offers a read-only inbox for logged-in... Read more...

U.S. Army Aims to Halt Paperwork with IBM System

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:46:13 +0000

The U.S. Army has enlisted IBM and a handful of other companies to create an automated record-keeping system that ends the need for electronic forms to be printed out, signed and delivered up the military... Read more...

Microsoft aims at Big Blue bull's-eye

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:41:57 +0000

Microsoft plans to link hands with hardware and services companies on Tuesday in a push to win over IBM's midrange server customers, CNET News.com has learned. The Midrange Alliance Program, or MAP,... Read more...

Playboy aims to sex up U.S. mobile phones

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:43:42 +0000

Playboy Enterprises' plan to introduce adult entertainment for mobile phones next year may leave some people wondering. Under an agreement with Seattle-based Dwango Wireless, Playboy plans to sell adult mobile-phone content in the United States... Read more...

Nintendo aims for older crowd with DS

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:52:52 +0000

Nintendo is after a new kind of customer, and this time the Japanese game giant doesn't have Pokemon to back it up. The company's new DS, an advanced handheld player meant to... Read more...