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Got Gmail and Windows 8? Get Push email in the Mail app

The Windows 8 Mail app already comes with an option to connect a Google account, but did you know that you can enable Push like features if you add it as an Exchange account instead? More...

Hotmail push mail, contacts & calendar now enabled with Exchange ActiveSync

Microsoft has enabled Hotmail push email support for a wide range of phones including the iPhone, Windows Phone devices and Android today. Microsoft is introducing the support using Exchange ActiveSync, available on nearly 300 million phones.... More...

Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync for push mail due next Monday

Microsoft is planning to enable Hotmail push email support for a wide range of phones including the iPhone, Windows Phone devices and Android next Monday. Microsoft is introducing the support using Exchange ActiveSync, available on nearly... More...

Apple, what the hell happened to iPhone push notifications?

Rumors are starting to fly out about a new iPhone coming in June. While the timeline seems accurate (Apple generally refreshes products around similar times of the year) it was almost a year ago... More...

Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update

Microsoft has announced it plans to offer IE8 via Windows Update. In a move that will likely anger rivals such as Apple and Google, Microsoft will be pushing Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Update. Google... More...

Microsoft Videos BETA: Another attempt to push Silverlight?

Microsoft Videos lets us explore and watch Microsoft's collection of online video. The whole experience is built using Microsoft Silverlight platform. The site is a collection of all types of Microsoft videos which includes demos,... More...

Apple keen to push Safari 3.1 on Windows users.

If you run iTunes or QuickTime or any Apple software on your Windows PC, but not Safari, you might have seen an uninvited guest show up in the Apple Software Update earlier this week. Yes,... More...

Microsoft steps up Windows Mobile consumer push

Microsoft is working to boost the appeal of Windows Mobile among consumers by appointing a new head of marketing and by lending support to a new application for viewing Web content. Microsoft announced on Tuesday... More...

I.B.M. to Push 'Cloud Computing,' Using Data From Afar

I.B.M. plans to build a sizable business by bringing Google-style computing to mainstream corporate customers. The I.B.M. strategy, to be announced today, seeks to exploit the technical work and commercial interest in large data centers... More...

Asustek to push desktop version Eee PC next year

Asustek Computer is developing a desktop version Eee PC which it hopes to launch in 2008, according to Jonathan Tseng, president of marketing at Asustek. Tseng noted that the PC will not include a display,... More...

Google steps up TV advertising push

Google has inked a deal with Nielsen to provide viewer data to the Google TV Ads service. First launched in April this year as a trial, Google TV Ads offers a way to better target... More...

Warner Bros. Says Total HD Discs "Hard" to Push

Even though dual-format high-definition discs could end the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD formats, Warner Home Video says that it will be rather hard for a single studio to push its disc type with... More...

Intel to push two new technologies with X38 chipset

Intel is currently developing two new technologies which will be introduced along with the upcoming high-end X38 chipset, according to sources at motherboard makers. Both technologies target the enthusiast market. The two new technologies are... More...

New Graphics Chips Push Next-Gen Games

The next generation of computer games sporting more realistic visuals than ever is not yet in full swing but a range of new graphics chips is letting gamers beef up their PCs today in anticipation.... More...

Analysts: Halo 3 to push Xbox business into the black

Goldman-Sachs expects first-week sales of Bungie's shooter to reach about $170 million, giving Microsoft's gaming division its first profitable quarter. There's no question that Halo 3 is going to be big. Several weeks ago, a... More...

Microsoft unveils hardware for Web phone push

Microsoft Corp. introduced on Sunday phones, headsets and other devices to work with its software that aim to replace the traditional office phone and deliver e-mails, instant messages and phone calls over the Internet. Microsoft,... More...

Wal-Mart in major solar power push

Wal-Mart has announced what it called "a pilot" solar power project consisting of solar power arrays installed on 22 of its stores and warehouses in Hawaii and California that will generate up to 20 million... More...

College advises students to push back against the RIAA

In February, the RIAA offered university students the option of an early settlement with the organization, which included lowered payouts and the benefit of avoiding going to court. While some universities were quick to comply... More...

New Microsoft data center powers Web services push

In a century-old farming town in central Washington state, Microsoft has built a farm for the Internet age. But rather than corn or cows, this farm teems with computer servers and data storage systems that... More...

Palm finally delivers real push e-mail

After many months, even years, of promising an e-mail push technology equivalent to what the RIM Blackberry service offers, it looks like Palm has finally done it. At least it has come close, with a... More...

Batteries Push Sony to Q2 Operating Loss

The global recall and replacement of millions of laptop batteries, and start-up costs for the PlayStation 3 console, pushed Sony's operations into the red for the July to September quarter, despite a jump in sales.... More...

Microsoft: Push the Windows Vista date back

Earlier this week Neowin reported about the call from Longhorn Blogs for Microsoft to give Windows Vista more time. Yesterday WinSuperSite.com and WinCustomize.com put up their own views on whether Vista is ready which could... More...

UK Politicians Push for Clearer Digital Music Restrictions

An influential group of politicians in the UK have stressed the need for consumers to be made fully aware of any restrictions on digital music prior to purchase. Analyzing the different copy protection systems in... More...

Intel's aggressive push in emerging markets to counter AMD

Intel's recent aggressive push into emerging markets are seen as a response, in part, to the USS$100-laptop project launched by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) research initiative, under the auspices of The Massachusetts Institute... More...

McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's security push

In June, Microsoft is expected to launch Windows OneCare Live, which is the company's long-anticipated entry into the consumer antivirus space. The company plans to charge $49.95 a year to shield up to three PCs... More...

Companies push Linux partitioning effort

A push is under way to endow Linux with a virtual partitioningtechnology used by rival operating systems to make servers moreefficient. SWSoft is trying to get OpenVZmade part of the mainstream Linux kernel--the... More...

Will Apple Push "Intel Inside"?

The coming year for Apple Computer is full of questions, and many of them are connected one way or another with the switch to using microprocessors from Intel. How Apple will or won't build around... More...

The big retail push for October 18th

Well the big gaming day has finally come. According to Take 2 Games, the Hex-based strategy game Shattered Union is now in retail stores in North America. Shattered Union is a "what... More...

WLAN Standards Get a Push

Officials from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will meet in San Francisco this week to bring the wireless LAN industry closer to standards for high throughput, mesh networking and secure management frames. Since... More...

W3C launches mobile push

The Web's leading standards body has launched a ground campaign to promote its mobile Web protocols in the real world. The W3C, or World Wide Web Consortium, on Wednesday announced its Mobile... More...

Sun Readies New Solaris Push, Snipes at Linux

Sun Microsystems Inc. officials on Tuesday offered new details on its open-source strategy. The company said publicly what most industry players understood for a long time: Sun's top priority is supporting its Solaris operating system... More...

File swappers face new antipiracy push

A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music executives meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.... More...

ATI readies big Linux driver push

ATI IS here in Cyprus to outline its recently announced X700 and Catalyst drivers. Terry Makedon, a senior product manager, largely talked about those, but he did say the firm is readying a major push... More...

Advanced Micro Devices May Push the Release of New Socket

Thanks xStainDx Some unofficial sources report that Advanced Micro Devices may push the release of its processors in new packaging with dual-channel memory controller yet another time. But the delay will be... More...

Activision and Nielsen team up for in-game advertising push

In-game ads set to become big business in the coming years Publisher Activision is working with advertising industry specialists Nielsen to promote in-game advertising, with the two companies planning to supply new tools... More...

Gates Updates Customers On Microsoft's Security Push

Once again, Microsoft's chief software architect is beating the drum on security. In a letter e-mailed to Microsoft customers, Chairman Bill Gates cited the evolving nature of security threats to personal computers, which he said... More...

Push for cheaper Microsoft deals now

Licensing discounts on the cards as Redmond shows signs of cracking. Microsoft customers could win big discounts as the software giant comes under increasing pressure to reduce licensing costs or lose deals... More...

Oracle Adds More Funding For PeopleSoft Push

Oracle has raised another $1.5 billion to fund its $7.5 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Oracle said it has negotiated the $1.5 billion... More...

Intel to push Centrino in 2004

Intel is making a resolution to convince consumers that Centrino notebooks will be the thing to have in 2004. The chipmaker, which began advertising the notebook-chip bundle to consumers earlier this year,... More...

Microsoft Wins Asian Allies for Smartphones Push

Asia's fast-growing mobile phone makers are embracing Microsoft Corp's new software for sophisticated handsets, boosting the U.S. company's efforts to expand beyond its hegemony in the computer industry. The entry of Taiwan's electronics makers into... More...