An operation conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations has seized 132 websites selling counterfeit goods and more than $175,000 from PayPal accounts. More...
A European Union report on Wednesday concluded that video games can in fact be good for children, and also said that there was no definitive link between violence in video games and violent behaviour. "Video... More...
Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari lead the market, but there are other browsers out there for PC and Mac users. Which are better from these 'lesser-known' browsers ? When Microsoft, Mozilla or Apple comes out... More...
Microsoft is about ready to formerly launch its unified communications strategy. That may be tomorrow, but what about the comm that matters to most people, today? So we ask: What do you want from your... More...
If newly proposed patent legislation becomes law, Microsoft might have to lay off or fire a bunch of lawyers. On Friday, the House passed H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, setting the stage... More...
Hype about Web 2.0 is making web firms neglect the basics of good design, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen has said. He warned that the rush to make webpages more dynamic often meant users... More...
Being the good beta tester that I am I feel it's my duty to report annoyances or bad behavior that occurs in Microsofts new re-rebranded web browser. I have to wonder if they decided to... More...
It seems like Sony has been constantly taking criticism since E3, the price of the console, the price of the console...oh and the price of the console, and this week has been no exception. ... More...
As Microsoft readies it's latest security software for it's Windows operating systems, some say it may catch the eye of antitrust regulators. There is concern that if Microsoft ties it's new anti-virus software too close... More...
Taking an intentionally cautious tone, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems executives said Wednesday that the first eight months of their 10-year partnership have yielded small, but significant progress. The two companies held a... More...
Most computer users who "live in the now" may have a 3.5" floppy drive, but like most, rarely if ever use it. Since larger storage capacity technology has become available in every computer under the... More...
SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft is jolly good at fighting viruses but only if users remember to switch on their Update function, claimed chief software architect Bill Gates, yesterday. Gates, who made the claim while in Australia... More...
Burning CDs and DVDs is the easy part. your data will be there when you go back to it days, months, or even years later--well, that's a bit harder. Not all discs are created equal,... More...
In an email to potential customers of Metronomy's 'Free PC' offer, many were informed that orders placed back in October won't be fullfilled until August or never at all. Metronomy's excuse is the following, "we... More...
Good Technology Inc., a developer of mobile corporate data and messaging systems, on Tuesday said its software will now work on handheld devices powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC platform, potentially allowing millions more people... More...
ONE OF THE things that can make a good game great, or a great game annoying is sound, and how it is presented. Computer sound has gone from interrupt driven clicks on the Apple ][... More...
"Organise my life, copy important stuff from the corp LAN then remember Mom's birthday!" It seems that's what I'll be telling my shiny new xda 2 as Microsoft release new software... More...
Scared silly of spiders? Horrified by heights? Terrorized by tight spaces? Play a video game -- doctor's orders. Regular, off-the-shelf computer video games are an effective method of treating people's fears, using a... More...
A playable demo for Beyond Good & Evil is now available, allowing you to try out this upcoming third-person action adventure by Ubi Soft Entertainment. This demo contains three parts: the Fight level Domz Attack,... More...
Microsoft Corp. is not benefiting from The SCO Group Inc.'s intellectual property dispute with IBM Corp. despite the market uncertainty the legal fiasco is creating. Microsoft Australia's platform strategy manager Martin Gregory has rejected claims... More...
Scammers dupe Microsoft of thousands of dollars worth of software by posing as retail sales associates. It's not just former Microsoft employees who have been defrauding the company of thousands of dollars... More...
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest," according to the architect of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Given that sentiment, it's tempting... More...
SUN MICROSYSTEMS now realises that it stands to lose market share not only from Intel on Linux based servers but could face severe competition from AMD with its Opteron, a research analyst claimed today. And... More...
Although not quite as exciting as THG's previous look at AMD chips, it does prove to give a good look at all the cooling solutions for Athlon XPs. Its even got physics formulas... ... More...
Computer games are good for you, say researchers who studied the complex social interactions in the popular shoot-em-up Counter-Strike. To people who do not play computer games shoot-em-ups such as Counter-Strike and Quake... More...
Taiwanese chipset designers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) expressed little disappointment regarding yet another delay by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in launching its K8-core Athlon 64 processors, stating that the postponement may in... More...
Continuing their seemingly endless announcements of software donations Microsoft have today announced that they are to give server and desktop software to two well-known charities. In a show of good will the Redmond... More...
Handheld-software maker Good Technology is forming an alliance with Microsoft as it tries to increase the number of devices on which its applications can run. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based start-up will work with... More...
Video games will gain a whole new dimension - including a mild sense of nausea - with a contest Aug. 15 at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif. Game... More...
Well.. first off I want to show some appreciation to Hosttyme for supporting us throughout our decided downtime. They have been an immensly supportive with some server issues we've been having. Despite the flood of... More...
For three months, freelance writer Lydia Zajc updated friends and family on her adventures in Southeast Asia by sending detailed messages from her Hotmail account. In a series of e-mails, she described... More...
Dr Foxy enjoys getting an early look at a game still being made, but CitizenC questions the damage they can do, and asks everyone to think of the children. "Dr Foxy: So... More...
Ran across this article at The Inquirer and I thought it might interest you guys, so here it goes... Despite others claiming that the up and coming i845G isn't up and running and... More...
Paul thurrott has put another update on his site, WinSupersite.Confused about Microsoft's strategy for .NET? Then read the most authoritative .NET FAQ on the Web! News source: winSupersite - .NET... More...
Thaks for this simon! It would appear that AOL, in all its appauling glory is just not good enough for use by AOL-Time warner staff. IN A humbling reversal, AOL... More...
Spotted this over at PCWorld. When was the last time you fly? Things are different now after the September 11th terrorism attack. Tom Spring of PCWorld.com has posted an interesting article, here's it goes.. ... More...