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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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,... More...

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... More...

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

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... More...

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... More...

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,... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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,"... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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,... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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.... More...

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... More...

The latest notebook chip from Intel will come out May 10, according to sources, along with price cuts and a new naming scheme. Dothan is a new version of the Pentium... More...

Information technology managers are beginning to determine how their future plans can accommodate Microsoft Corp.'s next major upgrade of Windows, code named Longhorn, slated for release in 2006. One question with major implications... More...

AN ANTI virus company has found a message inside a Netsky worm variant that warns of trouble today. Panda Software said that the text tucked inside the Netsky.k worm, which first appeared Monday, indicates a... More...

Only minutes ago Microsoft changed the layout to its internal MSN Messenger homepage, which seems to be related to the release of MSN Messenger 6.2! The exact date of arrival can be found on the... More...

Hello Everyone, Lonestar has been integrated into Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). We are in the process of giving all Lonestar alpha customers access to the SP2 beta. Starting with the NEXT... More...

The world's largest microchip maker will soon unveil plans to make chips for digital televisions, opening a fast-growing market to a company that dominates the computer chip business, an industry executive familiar with the plans... More...

The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software. The current test version,... More...

The results of a hostile bid against PeopleSoft from the mighty Oracle are expected on Monday. There have been questions raised as to whether the US government will allow such a move due to possible... More...

San Francisco (Reuters) - Steve Jobs, co-founder and chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O , on Monday will likely preview the next version of Apple's OS X operating system, financial analysts said. Analysts who... More...

Experts are warning that the malicious computer code which disrupted the Internet this weekend may resume its attacks on Monday. In South Korea, which was badly affected by the attack, systems engineers... More...