digg_url = "http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/05/07/microsoft-extends-deadline-for-outlook-link-to-hotmail"; Microsoft has extended the deadline for being able to download Hotmail email through Outlook Express using the DAV protocol, previously it said that this wouldn't be possible after June 30th,... More...
Court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s market power, which began in 2002 after a landmark antitrust settlement, has been extended by 18 months after a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly today. The decision... More...
With the ban on taxing Internet connections set to expire at the end of October, the Senate has passed a bill that would extend the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act yet again, this time for... More...
Bowing to pressure from customers and computer makers, Microsoft plans to keep Windows XP around a little longer. Large PC manufacturers were slated to have to stop selling XP after January 31. However, they... More...
Great news for all you Xbox 360 owners. Microsoft has decided to extend the general hardware failure coverage for all X360 consoles to 3 years: "As of today, all Xbox 360 consoles are covered by... More...
Contrary to previous plans, Mozilla Corporation has decided to extend support for its 17-month-old Firefox 1.5.0.x browser until mid-May. Developers have decided to delay the last security update, Firefox 1.5.0.12, because of a higher-than-expected number... More...
Thank you Hurmoth for posting this in BPN. Feeling it should match what Sony and Nintendo offer, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's warranty from 90 days to one year in the United States and Canada.... More...
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed software that turns older PCs into more modern and secure systems, but in the process also makes them less than full-fledged computers. The software, known as Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs,... More...
Apple today announced an expansion of its recycling program, offering free computer take-back and recycling with the purchase of a new Mac system beginning in June. US customers who buy a new Mac through the... More...
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it is strengthening the intellectual property protection it provides to PC manufacturers as it tries to fend off competition from Linux rivals. Linux, a freely available operating system,... More...
Blizzard plans to give certain users an extension on their free trial period for massively multiplayer title World of Warcraft, which launched in the States last Tuesday and became available for pre-order in Europe on... More...
Leading UK videogame retail chain GAME has made an aggressive move into the online retail space with the acquisition of online retailer Gameplay, which is expected to continue to operate as a separate brand. The... More...
Digital Bridges to continue to provide development, distribution of mobile versions of top EA franchises. Electronic Arts Senior VP Gerhard Florin announced today at the European Games Network (EGN) in London that... More...
When Sun launches its Java Enterprise System in the first quarter of next year it will support a good number of operating systems and hardware. Operating systems like Windows (x86-based hardware), UNIX, and AMD... More...
Bios maker Phoenix has launched a security software utility that allows network administrators to authenticate hardware devices. Phoenix Technologies, the company behind the Phoenix Bios firmware that is installed in about 80... More...
Consumers in the UK, France and Germany to Enjoy Media Center Edition Experience on TVs Throughout Their Homes by 2005 Microsoft announced today that Windows® Media Center Extender Technology will be available... More...
Creative the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, today announces a range of three new headphones. Designed to cater for all users from the gamer to the advanced... More...
ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT had planned to pull the plug on support for Windows 98 and ME early this year, the firm said today it will extend the life of the products for more than two years.... More...
On its continuing march to the mainstream, Linux is now approaching the frontier of real-time computing. Linux vendors last week forged partnerships and rolled out products that move the open-source operating system into new territory.... More...
Macromedia Inc. Monday announced new versions of its top tools for building rich Internet applications. Norm Meyrowitz, president of products for the San Francisco company, said the new MX 2004 family extends... More...
AMD introduced three new mobile Athlon XP-M chips today, taking the line to 2800+ performance and beefing up the chip?s low-voltage product family with 1900+ and 2000+ models. The introductions take AMD?s Athlon XP-M family... More...
Microsoft Corp. will extend the distributed capabilities of its SQL Server 2000 database to over 50 popular, proprietary databases and packaged applications, such as SAP R/3, SAP BW, J.D. Edwards, Siebel and PeopleSoft. The Redmond,... More...
A European scheme to tackle illegal and harmful digital content is to be extended for another two years. The Safer Internet Action Plan - which supports a network of hotlines in Europe where people can... More...
Thanks mule...YESTERDAY TELEWEST Broadband announced to all 1500 cable modem users on the 2Mb Blueyonder trial, via email, that the time period will now be extended by two weeks, into mid May. Initial the trail... More...
The GameCube bundle promotion, that is currently in effect, was originally supposed to end May 4th, but Nintendo has announced that it will continue the promotion. But that's not all. A new game is being... More...
Macromedia said on Tuesday that it is extending its ColdFusion scripting support for BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, and Sun ONE application servers. The company also shipped the JRun 4 application server for Mac OS X.... More...
Novell has announced the availability of Novell exteNd 4, an integrated suite for the development of advanced web applications. The company claims that Novell exteNd makes it easier to quickly build... More...
THE BORN AGAIN HP is not pinning its hopes on any upturn in the technology sector before 2004, an executive Veep at the firm said. Instead, the company is likely to continue to hack... More...
Mac users who have not converted their free iTools accounts to paid .Mac subscriptions have a little more time to consider whether to make the switch. Apple Computer said Friday it is extending the deadline... More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce extended its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a third time Friday, giving the much maligned agency another year to hold rule over the... More...
There;s a PDF up on the AMD site which a keen-eyed reader has spotted and we're not too sure what significance, if any, it has. The 76 page PDF, called AMD Processor Recognition, and which... More...
Bowing to customer pressure, Microsoft has extended the deadline for business customers to sign up for a licensing program, just days after backing off a controversial provision that forced some to pay twice for software... More...
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly extended the deadline for both sides in the Microsoft antitrust case, presumably due to recent terrorist events in the United States. Originally, both Microsoft and the US Government were to have filed... More...