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Windows 7 RC expected at the end of February

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:31:20 +0000

WinFuture, a German website reports that the one and only RC build of Windows 7 will be ready at the end of February to be sent to select testers. According to WinFuture's sources, the... Read more...

IE8 RTM expected in March

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:53:27 +0000

TechARP has predicted that Microsoft will reach IE8's RTM milestone in March during the last 2 weeks. TechARP expects so because Microsoft plans to announce the final details of the IE8 RTM schedule and available... Read more...

Customizable 4-finger gestures expected for Snow Leopard

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:16:39 +0000

MyAppleGuide reports that Apple might have customizable 4-finger gestures planned for the upcoming Snow Leopard release. The interface discovered by MyAppleGuide would allow users of multi-touch capable Macs to define their own gestures. The unibody... Read more...

Shoppers expected to take to the web this holiday season

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:11:53 +0000

Crowded shopping malls, long lines, and screaming children may quickly be becoming a thing of the past due to the poor economy. This holiday shopping season, consumers are expected to take to the web... Read more...

iTunes 8, iPhone 2.1, 4th gen Nano expected Tuesday

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:51:31 +0000

The Apple world is buzzing about what is coming down the pipe this Tuesday. Expected to be launched or announced in a couple days at their Let's Rock event at the Yerba Buena Center for... Read more...

Smartphone Is Expected via Google

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:34:31 +0000

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, according to people briefed on the company's plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest... Read more...

$199 3G iPhone expected

Steven Parker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:44:45 +0000

USA Today reports today in a lengthy piece about the new iPhone. They expect according to their sources that the iPhone 2.0 would be selling for only $199. The $199 price of the iPhone would... Read more...

Microsoft expected to post sharp profit rise

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:11:18 +0000

Microsoft is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system and Office software. Investors will also look... Read more...

Hundreds of Layoffs Expected at Yahoo

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:53:03 +0000

Yahoo is planning to lay off hundreds of employees in an effort to increase its profitability, prop up its deflated stock price and narrow the focus of its sprawling Internet portal to a smaller number... Read more...

Vista SP1 Release Candidate expected next week

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:45:21 +0000

Microsoft is looking to release the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 to selected testers the week of December 1, according to sources close to the company. Microsoft's plan... Read more...

Cheaper Xbox 360 Jasper Expected after Falcon, August 2008

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:36:21 +0000

On his blog, Dean Takahashi is found talking about Jasper, the code name for the next motherboard for the Xbox 360 that is slated for August 2008. He criticizes Microsoft's speed in shrinking the size... Read more...

Full web browsing for Windows Mobile earlier than expected

Steven Parker — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:31:46 +0000

From ms mobiles: CEO of HTC told us that full web browsing is coming to HTC phones next year, what may mean that either Microsoft will release then next version of Windows Mobile (i.e. Windows... Read more...

New Nintendo Wii Model Expected to Arrive for Holidays

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:31:48 +0000

Apparently, Nintendo has applied for a new universal product code in the U.S., meaning that the manufacturer had changed certain features of its highly-successful Wii game console. Speculation is leaning towards either DVD playback functionality,... Read more...

AMD's Marketshare Gains Greater Than Expected

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:53:23 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices gained 2.5 percentage points of the worldwide microprocessor market last quarter, iSuppli Corp said Tuesday, a much greater gain than the research group had estimated. Intel, AMD's bigger rival, lost 2 percentage... Read more...

Google Profits Lower Than Expected

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:40:49 +0000

Web search giant Google saw its profits jump 28% to $925m (Â£451m) over the past three months, but the figure was not as good as analysts had hoped for. Compared to the same period in... Read more...

Exchange 2007 SP1 Expected To Ship Later This Year

Steven Parker — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:07:58 +0000

Microsoft quietly previewed plans for its upcoming Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 at its TechEd 2007 conference this week in Orlando, Fla. Although Microsoft focused public attention on the first Community Technology Preview of SQL... Read more...

IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010

Sun, 27 May 2007 17:37:01 +0000

It is often said that the number of TCP-IP addresses available on the Internet is running low but this time there are specific dates for when the addresses are predicted to run out. The Internet... Read more...

Delays expected for adoption of DVB-H in Europe

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:41:15 +0000

Regulatory delays are hampering Mobile TV spectrum availability in the Europe market and these delays will only delay DVB-H adoption over the next two to three years, according to Strategy Analytics. These regulatory delays,... Read more...

Palm takeover expected this week

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:30:21 +0000

Nokia and up to three other potential bidders are interested in buying Palm Incorporated, which could be sold for some $2 billion as early as this week. Based on unidentified sources, Unstrung.com believes Palm’s management... Read more...

Internet users expected to reach 1.35 billion in 2007

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:36:36 +0000

The global population of Internet users is expected to reach 1.35 billion in 2007 and this increased access to and use of the Internet is driving the growth of online channels for businesses, according to... Read more...

Vista Expected to Generate $7 Billion in New Revenue

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:11:26 +0000

New York's IT industry is expected to experience a significant financial impact as a result of the launch of the Windows Vista™ operating system. According to a research study recently completed by IDC and commissioned... Read more...

Microsoft expected to launch Xbox 360 in China soon

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:47:00 +0000

Microsoft is set to launch its popular Xbox 360 game console in China in the next few months, expanding beyond its traditional focus on selling PC software in the country, industry sources said. The... Read more...

Mozilla Firefox Beta 2 Expected Today

Steven Parker — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:16:11 +0000

Barring more bugs, Firefox Beta 2 will release Thursday, Mozilla Corp. developers reported after a weekly status meeting held Tuesday. "We are on target to release Thursday, Aug. 31st assuming no stop-ship items are discovered,"... Read more...

Dell, AMD expected to expand chip pact

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:15:06 +0000

Dell, the last of the big four server makers to accept Advanced Micro Devices' chips into its product portfolio, is expected to announce Thursday that it's expanding its partnership with the chipmaker to include with... Read more...

Leopard, Power Macs expected at Apple confab

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:45:53 +0000

When Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage Monday for his Worldwide Developer's Conference keynote, it'll be hard for him to top last year's performance. At that time, Jobs captivated the computer industry with... Read more...

Intel quad-core chips arriving sooner than expected

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:32:46 +0000

Intel quad-core server and desktop processors will arrive this yearinstead of next, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said Wednesday, firing anew competitive volley against rival Advanced Micro Devices. Intel has been bruised financially in recent quarters,... Read more...

Windows Vista interim build expected

Steven Parker — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:21:42 +0000

This just in from Wininformant: According to my sources, Microsoftwill soon ship an unexpected "refresh build" of Windows Vista to itstechnical beta testers and some corporate customers. Previously, thecompany had been... Read more...

First Windows Live Messenger Beta Expected This Week

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:38:55 +0000

Testers are receiving their invites for the next version of Microsoft's consumer instant-messaging service. It's still unclear whether this version supplants Windows Messenger, but it is certain that it will provide additional VOIP support. Microsoft... Read more...

Unpatched IE Flaw Is Worse Than Expected

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:59:42 +0000

Last week was shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday, and it seemed the malware guys took it off as well. There was not much going on of recent origin, and the biggest blip on the security... Read more...

$100 Laptop Expected in Late 2006

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:10:00 +0000

A hand-cranked laptop that will cost roughly $100 is expected to be in the hands of schoolchildren in poorer countries by late 2006. MIT Media Lab Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said at a... Read more...

Microsoft Expected to Announce Expansion of Web Services

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:22:35 +0000

Facing an increase in competition from the likes of Google and Yahoo, Microsoft is expected to announce on Tuesday that it has plans to move ahead in the online software and services market. With a... Read more...

Google's Third Quarter Results Higher Than Expected

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:26:17 +0000

Google's rapidly rising profits soared to new heights in the third quarter as its internet-leading search engine churned out a sevenfold earnings increase that blew past analyst expectations. The Mountain View, California-based company said Thursday... Read more...

DDR2 Demand Expected to Increase

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:06:42 +0000

Demand for DDR2 memory is expected to dramatically increase in the first quarter of 2006 thanks in part to AMD's forthcoming M2 socket processors and Intel's mainstream 945 chipset. AMD's M2 socket processors... Read more...

Gamecube Pricecut Expected in Japan

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:34:56 +0000

Japanese retailers are expecting a significant price cut on Nintendo's Gamecube console at the end of October although there has been no official announcement from Nintendo themselves. The expected price drop is around 30% from... Read more...

Microsoft, Adobe Apps Expected to Be Most Difficult to Port

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:33:59 +0000

At Apple's WWDC this week, the company said that applications written as Carbon applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop, would be the most difficult to port to Intel-based Macs. Apple also encouraged developers... Read more...

Sony expected to slash costs as heavy Q4 losses are predicte

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:15:15 +0000

New Sony chief executive Howard Stringer may be poised to make further major cost cuts at the giant company, with analysts anticipating that the firm will post its largest loss in two years for the... Read more...

European PSP announcement expected in the coming weeks

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:51:36 +0000

September still being considered, say publishing sources, as SCEE announcement looms. Sony Europe boss Chris Deering has confirmed that the company's plans for the PlayStation Portable will be revealed in "the next... Read more...

Feds expected to ease Net phone rules

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 23:47:57 +0000

The nation's top telephone regulators are widely expected to decide on Tuesday to further deregulate Internet phone services. States would be barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers, which treat... Read more...

New Build of Windows XP SP2 expected today

Tom Warren — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:47:13 +0000

According to a post from the Windows Update Beta Team a new build of Windows XP SP2 will be released soon via the Windows Update V5 site. This build includes many fixes for reported issues.... Read more...

PSP and DS expected to release in the same week?

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:42:16 +0000

A report in the British trade press has indicated that the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS consoles may launch in the same week in Europe - with a March 18th date apparently pencilled in for... Read more...