Microsoft has delivered a beta of Vista Service Pack 2 to select hardware and software partners according to sources close to Microsoft. Last week the company put a place holder online for information about Windows... More...
Bill Gates will kick off Tech-Ed Developers in Orlando, Florida today. The keynote will begin at 8:30am EST (1:30pm BST, 2:30pm CET). It is not yet known what Gates plans to talk about but many... More...
Intel will officially start delivering its X38 chipsets in mid-September, enabling motherboard makers to begin volume production of X38-based motherboards by the end of this month, according to sources at the makers. The official launch... More...
Although Intel will try to deliver better graphics performance by introducing new drivers for its integrated graphics processors (IGPs), motherboard makers in Taiwan generally doubt the advancements that Intel is claiming. Intel plans to introduce... More...
The missing pieces that will allow consumers to use their PCs as digital media hubs are fiber-based broadband links to the home and seamless integration of multiple devices, Dell Chairman Michael Dell said in his... More...
Apple and HP are both poised to introduce notebooks in 2007 that use LED-backlit LCDs, according to new rumors. Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes reports that the two computer makers are expected to launch these notebooks in... More...
Microsoft later this month plans to release a converter that will let Word users open documents saved in the OpenDocument format. By the end of the year, the open-source project building the converters will... More...
Bill Gates will deliver one of three keynote addresses to the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next January. The keynote, taking place on January 7th, will be Gates' ninth and possibly... More...
Specifically, people who claim to have tested the latest pre-release builds of Mac OS X 10.4.7 say the update will offer fixes for audio playback in iTunes, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack and QuickTime. It will... More...
The dynamic nature of the Internet and technology can make the protection, maintenance and optimal performance of PCs a challenge for consumers. Keeping a PC "healthy" today can be daunting and time-consuming for the average... More...
Crown Castle Mobile Media, a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., and Microsoft Corp. today announced that Crown Castle Mobile Media has selected Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video 9 and Windows Media Digital Rights... More...
Skype announced today, a partnership with Hutchison Global Communications Limited to deliver Skype software to the Hong Kong market. The two companies look set to promote the new service "HGC-Skype" in a joint... More...
Microsoft's Gaming page has always been somewhat of a joke. Now it looks like Microsoft is getting their act together by updating this page, and by recognizing new & better gamming hardware. Last... More...
Advanced Micro Devices is likely to offer a yet another performance improvement with its microprocessors produced using 90nm process technology. A report over VR-Zone web-site claims some internal micro-architecture enhancements have been made to the... More...
Microsoft Corp. will open a new chapter of its tools strategy this week when it announces a team-oriented version of its application development platform. At its Tech Ed conference in San Diego, Microsoft plans to... More...
A new international €5.6m project aims to make Broadband internet available to remote rural areas and even moving trains by using airships, the University of York (UK) announced yesterday. Scientists will build High Altitude Platforms... More...
US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is scheduled to deliver chip samples using a 90nm manufacturing process on 8-inch wafers in the second quarter of next year, Christopher Bode, manager for AMD's AMP (automated precision... More...
Subscribers Will Have Virtually Anytime Access To MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, MSN Mobile Web AT&T Wireless and MSN®, the world's most popular online destination, today announced a strategic alliance that will... More...
Beta Version of MSN Video Debuts Today With Exclusive NBC, MSNBC.com Content; Broad Availability Set for Winter The MSN® network of Internet services today announced a bold step in its quest... More...
As part of its Dynamic Systems Initiative and patch management plans, Microsoft plans to officially launch its Systems Management Server 2003 Nov. 11. SMS 2003, which is expected to be released into... More...
Keeping data CDs in the dark for two years isn't a good idea. According to the Dutch magazine PC Activesome CD-Rs degrade in months, even at room temperature without sunlight. PC Active tested data... More...
British consumers want to put the PC at the heart of their home entertainment systems, a survey conducted by UK polling organisation Mori has concluded. That result will no doubt come as music to the... More...
Nvidia Corporation the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions announced today that the new NVIDIA® GeForce FX and NVIDIA Quadro® FX families of graphics processing units (GPUs) are the first top-to-bottom DirectX 9.0 class graphics... More...
AMD IS SET launch some new-flavour Athlons on October 1st. The chipmaker will unveil its long-awaited 333MHz frontside bus in the 2700+ and 2800+ Athlon XPs, on that date, our sources tell us, pointing to... More...
Microsoft has not yet released a beta version of its heavily-hyped Windows Media 9 (formerly 'Corona') platform, but tongues are already wagging about its advanced capabilities. The revamped WM9 player, promising to... More...
Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to deliver innovative, high-speed, digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access and services that can be offered across the country over Verizon's 34 million DSL-capable access lines. The agreement expands... More...
3Com Corp. is making a push to extend security to server, desktop and, eventually, mobile computing devices with the announcement of the 3Com Embedded Firewall. The 3Com Embedded Firewall is a hardware-based... More...
A Microsoft representative told [Paul Thurrott] Thursday evening that the company will deliver the first Windows XP service pack in late 2002, some months later than originally planned. The article continues...... More...
Rather than hunkering down and riding out a protracted slump in PC sales, Apple Computer appears to be starting the new year where it left off in 2001: pushing the envelope with sleek new products.... More...
Red Hat, Inc. today announced it will collaborate with International Business Machines to deliver open source software solutions, services and support for the entire IBM eServer product line. Building on Red Hat's early support of... More...
Microsoft on Monday said it had signed deals to offer its MSN Internet access service over high-speed DSL connections provided by three major telephone companies, stepping up the software giant's battle with Internet rival AOL.... More...
Companies Team Up to Deliver Best User Experience in Windows XP Microsoft Corp. and Macromedia Inc. today announced that Macromedia Flash™ Player 5 will ship with all versions of the Microsoft® Windows®... More...