A few days ago we announced that Microsoft was finishing up Wave 3 of Windows Live. The Windows Live Hotmail team has announced that it is officially rolling out the last of the Wave 3... More...

Microsoft announced today a new translation bot for Windows Live Messenger, allowing users to translate strings of text to one of 12 different languages by simply sending a message to the bot. Users can take... More...

Adobe today rolled out a beta version of its Adobe Flash Player 10 (formerly called Astro) browser plug-in, which adds features to help designers and developers create special effects and cinematic Web experiences. The new... More...

The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit... More...

Hey Everyone! We know you're all patiently waiting for the next PS3 firmware update, ver. 2.30, which includes the revamped PLAYSTATION Store. I have more good news to report today – the system software update... More...

Linksys is out to prove that the high-speed wireless gear, especially based on the soon-to-be-standard Wireless-N protocol, doesn't always come with the highest price tag. The San Jose, Calif.-based consumer and small business networking vendor,... More...

Search engine Ask has launched a feature that it hopes will prove a selling point for consumers concerned about their online privacy. AskEraser allows users to immediately delete search queries stored on Ask's servers,... More...

Samsung has begun shipping its F1 series 1TB hard drive promising the world's highest recording density using only three disks. The Serial ATA 3.5in F1 Series run at 7,200rpm and provide a higher data storage... More...

Beleagered chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. launched its new "Gobi" chip today that will make it easier to build laptops compatible with the two dominant cellular broadband technologies in the United States, HSPA and EV-DO. Currently, business-oriented... More...

eBay is getting a facelift. And while it's probably long overdue, we're not quite sure if its necessary.While pretty much every new website you see these days use newfangled tools like AJAX and Flash animation... More...

Two months after the iPhone's launch, Apple has begun selling "Apple Certified Refurbished" 8GB and 4GB iPhones online for $499 and $399, representing a 17% and 21% discount, respectively. Apple offers free shipping on both... More...

Within the next few days, Microsoft will release key development technology to help developers build applications across a variety of platforms, including the Web, desktops, servers and mobile devices. In an interview with eWEEK at... More...

Fujitsu has announced a 300GB external 2.5" HDD featuring a SATA interface internally and a USB 2.0 interface for connecting to a notebook computer. The drive also features a 16-point omnidirectional shock mounting design to... More...

Fujitsu has lost no time and has released three new Santa Rosa-based notebook models for the Japanese market. The company launched two 15.4" Santa Rosa notebooks: the FMV-BIBLO NX and FMV-BIBLO NF. The NX features... More...

Verizon Business has rolled out a nationwide WAN service, dubbed Virtual Private LAN Service, or E-VPLS, the first such service from large telecom carriers. The service, delivered over Verizon Business' existing converged packet network, allows... More...

Microsoft Corporation has launched the Beginning Developer Learning Center Web Site, designed to help people with no programming experience learn to build Windows applications or Web sites using Visual Studio 2005. It currently offers 45... More...

As previously announced, Yahoo launched its Project Panama ad-ranking platform in the United States in an effort to compete with Google. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said the project would be constantly evolving based on user... More...

Linksys has rolled out a network storage system aimed at home and small office users. The news comes just hours after Microsoft announced its Windows Home Server device, manufactured by HP, at the Consumer... More...

SanDisk wants to replace the hard drive in notebooks with flash memory, a swap that it says will make thin laptops faster and more reliable. The switch, however, will cost you a few hundred dollars... More...

Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out two additional dual-core processors as part of its Athlon 64 X2 family of chips. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker announced Dec. 12 that it would begin shipping the Athlon... More...

Intel this week announced the availability of its new hardware and softwaretechnology known as vPro, which the chip giant said can cut energy useand costs for enterprise IT shops while giving them more advanced remote... More...

When your technology fails, who you gonna call? The TechGuys, or so Dixons Stores Group, owners of Dixons.co.uk, PC World and Currys, hopes. The TechGuys is a support service for a variety of consumer electronics... More...

Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the "ribbon" system took up too much screen space. Office 2007 had ditched the traditional drop-down menu approach of most... More...

If you are not quite convinced that you want an Intel Viiv PC in your living room, then here is another option: AMD promises similar functionality and "real world solutions" with beefed up entertainment center... More...

NVIDIA has announced its new nForce 500 series core logic chipsets, sporting a wide array of new features and goodies for mainstream and enthusiast users alike. After appearing on roadmaps in months past as... More...

We received a couple of comments in response to the recent blog posting which announced the availability of international versions of MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search. Specifically, we were asked "where's the India... More...

VIA Technologies has introduced its 64-bit drivers for Microsoft's recent launch of its Release Candidate 2 of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, according to the company. VIA's complete driver lineup for 64-bit operating systems includes... More...

Hewlett-Packard hammered home its commitment to the Itanium 2 chips this week, announcing new mid- and high-end members of its Integrity family of servers with the Madison chip, along with new support for OpenVMS 8.2,... More...

R500 parts headed for development kits, just in time for public unveiling on January 5th? The development hardware for Microsoft's Xbox 2 is moving closer to the final specification of the console... More...

Google has unleashed two new features that are aimed at smaller Web sites and could change the search habits of millions of people. First, the Mountain View search engine announced Friday a "site-flavored"... More...

Microsoft has big plans to enhance its CRM suite through 2006. But don't expect its next major milestone, version 2.0, until mid-2005, company officials said here at its annual Microsoft Business Solutions conference on Monday.... More...

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday rolled out new, faster computer servers starting at about $2,800 and updated software as the network computer makers seeks to tap into modestly improving spending on information technology.ncluded among the... More...

Sony's integrated games console, DVD recorder and digital video recorder has arrived in Japan, but analysts now seem unconvinced by the machine following the company's decision to scale back its specifications. Speaking to... More...

Redmond's RMS technology is ready to roll. But so far, the only application making use of it is Office 2003 As Microsoft rolls out its first-generation Windows rights-management service (RMS) designed to... More...

GameCube's much-publicised sales recovery in the UK has slowed already according to the latest set of ChartTrack hardware figures which reveal that Xbox has once again overtaken Nintendo's console. Microsoft's decision to be... More...

Segway LLC has issued a voluntary recall of its Human Transporter product after revealing that riders might fall from the device as the batteries are drained of power, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.... More...

Gateway will refresh its desktop line this week with PCs featuring the latest chips from Intel as the company continues to rebuild itself. The Poway, Calif.-based company is coming out with new versions of the... More...

Advanced Micro Devices will come out with a new chip on Tuesday--and once again, everything is on the line. The Opteron processor, first revealed in 1999, represents the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company's best opportunity ever to... More...

Reuters expects to save over £1m a year by replacing classroom-based training with e-learning. The news agency and information provider is rolling out Oracle's iLearning management system as part of an overall self-service... More...

Striking a blow in the battle for the enterprise developer, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced the Java Verification Program for the enterprise. Glen Martin, a senior manager in Sun's Java software... More...

In a major assault against rival Intel Corp. in the mobile space, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. here today announced its first 0.13-micron microprocessors--a line of chips for mainstream and thin-and-light notebook PCs. ... More...