Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker's productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. The Times has seen a patent application filed by the company for a computer system that links... More...
Looking to join other governments and expand surveillance laws, the LATimes is reporting that Germany wants to be your friend and give you a Trojan. A Trojan horse, that is. Quote - ... More...
Although currently unclear on how the Bush administration would go about denying the Internet to its enemies, cyberspace may become a more active battlefield in the war on terrorism. The new National Strategy for Homeland... More...
Microsoft on Thursday released an evaluation of the Office 2007 System Service Pack 1 to software testers in its Technology Adoption Program (TAP). Microsoft will be accepting feedback from testers for about 30 days, according... More...
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice asking for members of the public to voice their opinions on whether Sirius and XM, USA's two satellite radio broadcasters, should be allowed to merge. The combined... More...
The One Laptop Per Child Project is asking software coders to develop free, open-source educational computer games for the XO laptop, continuing its push toward a September launch date. OLPC offered a laptop prize for... More...
A recent report from the China National Children's Centre said that 13% of under-18s who used the web were addicted to online gaming. The Chinese government has clamped down on the amount of time youngsters... More...
The German and Dutch governments have taken the lead on crafting legislation that would make it illegal to provide false information to ISPs and require phone companies to save detailed records on customer usage. The... More...
Germany took over the six month rotating presidency of the Union at the beginning of January. The European Commission is pushing to standardize rules for more control over video game violence throughout the 27 countries... More...
So it's no surprise that the company did just that for the 14th consecutive year. But it's still worth noting the number of patents Big Blue was awarded--3,651--especially in light of various efforts to reform... More...
Thanks to Hurmoth for posting this in BPN. 18 months ago, Microsoft filed for two patents relating to the organization and reading of syndicated Web feeds. Yes, that includes Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. One... More...
The World Cup is just around the corner, and with only Telewest and soon Sky offering High Definition content for some channels, those of us that have splashed out on a new TV set will... More...
Mozilla Corp., maker of the popular open source Firefox browser, launched the second phase of its ad-making contest today, which calls for professional and amateur filmmakers to develop a 30 second, broadcast quality commercial for... More...
The European Union called on Europe's music industry Wednesday to create EU-wide copyright licenses for online music, saying this would boost demand for legal downloads. "These licenses will make it easier for... More...
Further to our previous story about Google facing copyright issues with it's new Google Print service, the search engine is also under fire for it's Google Image search, which an adult publisher is claiming breaches... More...
Microsoft has begun seeking beta testers for its OneCare Live service, which is the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. In a announcement Microsoft made, they plan to start testing this summer. "This new service... More...
With little sign that Apple Computer's digital music dominance is on the wane, Microsoft's top Xbox executive is helping to look at ways to refocus the software company's music strategy. It's not... More...
Microsoft wants the Senate to rewrite anti-spyware legislation in order to protect companies that provide spyware removal utilities. The software maker warned Tuesday that two bills approved by the House of Representatives... More...
Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is trying to develop and own the next iTunes--but for films. "We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs) did... More...
Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destine to become a half billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player... More...
Createmotions™ is a high quality family of instant messaging software. Based on innovative ideas and sporting an intuitive GUI, it is suited for both home and business applications. Createmotions™ is inviting companies, IT groups, academic... More...
Nintendo seems to be interested in getting Hudson Soft's Momotarou Dentetsu series of board game videogames onto its new portable game system, the Nintendo DS. Series' producer Akira Sakuma reveals in an Online journal entry... More...
Microsoft Corp. is in talks with five or six potential buyers for its online magazine Slate, an executive said Friday. Scott Moore, general manager of MSN Network Experience, which handles content for Microsoft's... More...
What better way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the first lunar landing than to landing on the moon again? This all depends on the new budget NASA is hoping to get. After... More...
Several radio broadcasters that offer CD-quality music over the airwaves could actually be copied if certain precautions are not taken. This warning comes Friday by the record industry. Apparently without copy protections on... More...
After reviewing Unix source code provided by IBM Corp., The SCO Group Inc. appears to be experiencing difficulties in identifying the specific lines of code that it alleges IBM improperly contributed to the Linux operating... More...
DVD? China's trying to do it one better -- with a technology called EVD. CDMA? The digital cell phone standard is so 2003, the Chinese say. Give TD-SCDMA a try instead. Intel... More...
IBM has filed new documents in its legal dispute with Unix vendor The SCO Group, accusing SCO of having no evidence to back up its copyright infringement claims, and asking the judge to throw... More...
Real Networks wants to make its music files playable on Microsoft's Windows Media Player format. The company, which is suing Vole for a billion dollars, said it needed the Redmond Giant's help to flog its... More...
President Bush on Monday urged the U.S. Congress to make Internet access permanently tax free and to reduce regulations so high-speed access can be universally available by 2007. Bush complained that the United... More...
Tomb Raider publisher wants to know who has amassed 5 percent of its stock. Eidos, publishers of the Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Deus Ex franchises, wants to unmask the mystery person who... More...
Red Hat has asked a federal judge to reverse her decision to put its copyright-related lawsuit against the SCO Group on hold. Arguing that the stay was "inappropriate," Red Hat requested on Tuesday that Sue... More...
RealNetworks made a direct appeal last week to Apple Computer, its Internet music rival, suggesting that the two companies form a common front against Microsoft in the digital music business. The offer to create a... More...
For years, video game companies have envied Hollywood moviemakers for their glamorous stars, gee-whiz special effects and mass-market appeal -- but now they are learning that these things can come at a high price. Behind... More...
Redmond quietly is implementing its new Technology Adoption Program across its product lines. On Thursday, Microsoft notified some of its SQL Server 2005 testers that they are eligible to join the next... More...
Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington... More...
A French association representing recorded music rights holders threatened Wednesday to take Apple Computer Inc. to court in a dispute over lost music royalties. The argument centers on a fee levied in France on sales... More...
AT&T Corp. asked a jury to award it at least $90 million in damages from Microsoft Corp., as a patent dispute over technology to speed Internet transmissions of human voices went to trial in New... More...
U.S. law enforcement officials said this week they will soon ask communications regulators to decide how wiretapping rules would apply to high-speed Internet services and want those answers before general regulations are set for those... More...
Apple's decision to stop offering free downloads of iMovie and iPhoto is part of a clear shift by the Mac maker to try to recoup more of the dollars it invests in creating software for... More...
A lawsuit by Haitian groups that asks for the top-selling video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" to be removed from store shelves will be decided in federal court. Haitian civil rights... More...
European antitrust regulators announced Monday that they're extending their review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft into an in-depth second phase. The decision by the European Commission, which serves as the antitrust agency... More...
Two days before key hearings, Microsoft Corp. said this week it was still seeking a settlement of its antitrust case with the European Union. But the software giant struck a defiant tone in defending itself.... More...
Microsoft Corp is seeking a delay to replying to new issues raised by the European Commission with the U.S. software giant, a European Union soruce said on Tuesday. Microsoft has approached the Commission for a... More...
Enlight Software announces that additional slots are being made available for players interested in joining its Joan of Arc beta test. Enlight Software has today announced that it has opened up additional... More...
A nationally known computer hacker is being sought on a federal arrest warrant stemming from a sealed complaint in New York, a federal defender in California said Friday. Adrian Lamo, 22, has publicly... More...
Microsoft Corp. is contacting providers of instant messaging (IM) software to try to cut licensing deals before it boots the clients from its MSN IM network. Microsoft isn't targeting rival IM network operators such as... More...
The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual computer users has drawn the critical attention of at least one influential lawmaker on Capitol Hill. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who chairs the Senate Permanent Subcommittee... More...
SCO Group has upped the ante in an amendment to its suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix intellectual property into Linux. In March, SCO Group... More...
RealNetworks has agreed to buy Listen.com for about $36 million in cash and stock, a deal that could alter some key alliances in the online music business. The two companies announced an agreement... More...