Microsoft's Brian Goldfarb, Silverlight Team, demonstrated a jaw dropping implementation of Facebook's recently announced API changes. Goldfarb was presenting at a Facebook Demo day, Cnet news attended and recorded the session (see below). The applications... More...
A Saanich web design school is holding its ground, following a threat by Apple to take legal action if the local firm does not change a corporate logo it has used since 2005. Calling... More...
Not many of you would know that you could actually run Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0 on your regular Windows Vista machine. Origami offers touch features and is basically designed for Windows Ultra-Mobile PCs also known... More...
Microsoft is denying a recent report that suggests it deliberately included a technical loophole in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS without paying for the full priced version. In an article that appeared... More...
Security experts are warning RealPlayer users to stop using Internet Explorer until a patch is released for a flaw researchers discovered which could allow code execution. Researcher Elazar Broad has posted to the Full Disclosure... More...
In the most serious cases, British motorists caught talking on a hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be charged with dangerous driving, which carries a two-year maximum sentence and an unlimited... More...
A-VNC is a remote control software to see and control a Windows machine. It is designed to overcome firewalls and proxy limitations, and depends on a web browser as a client. This makes A-VNC the... More...
Verizon Wireless doesn't yet have any solid plans to support Android, Google's forthcoming open-source mobile software, despite reports that the operator had joined the Android club, a company spokeswoman said. "Verizon has not yet decided... More...
We have all run into cases where Windows fails to load for one reason or another. The problem may be hardware or a software failure, and the problem may seem to be irrecoverable. Yet... More...
I.B.M. plans to build a sizable business by bringing Google-style computing to mainstream corporate customers. The I.B.M. strategy, to be announced today, seeks to exploit the technical work and commercial interest in large data centers... More...
When it comes to launching online attacks, criminals are getting more organized and branching out from the Windows operating system, eBay's security chief said Tuesday. eBay recently did an in-depth analysis of its threat situation,... More...
A 39-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he was spotted tapping away at his laptop while perched on a wall outside a home in Chiswick, west London, by two police community support officers. The officers... More...
Sam Peterson was arrested under a Michigan law barring access to anyone else's network without authorization; he is being prosecuted for using a cafe's free WiFi from his car. The cafe's WiFi network was reserved... More...
On Monday, AOL plans to announce the launch of its new AOL Search Marketplace, an AOL branded version of Google's search advertising platform, dubbed AdWords. AOL Search Marketplace aims to let advertisers target their ads... More...
Prior to the availability of Vista, Microsoft launched a marketing campaign that allowed PC makers to place a sticker on computers alerting potential buyers that they could upgrade to Vista when it became available. According... More...
Bandai Namco is developing arcade games using the Cell chip from Sony's PlayStation 3. The deal between the publisher and format holder will mark the first time that Sony's Cell processor has been used commercially... More...
IBM has started production of Cell microprocessors using a new fabrication process, which effectively cuts down the cost of the chips. "The company has begun producing a new, 65nm version of the Cell Broadband Engine... More...
Microsoft has committed large resources into educating people on the illegal use of software and how it harms the industry since the launch of Windows 95. But a member over at Bink.nu has spotted an... More...
Although it has been discussed to death here, some official coverage on the front page is needed. Thanks to Ambiance for posting a direct response from Microsoft about the issue. Unlike with the Windows... More...
Security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that exploits vulnerabilities in MMS implementations in mobile phones running mobile versions of Windows. The vulnerability was discovered six months ago by security researcher Collin Mulliner, who published the... More...
This download applies to users of the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 that need to use the SendKeys functionality while running under Microsoft Windows Vista. This download updates the .NET Framework 1.1... More...
Albatron Technology, Biostar Microtech International and Leadtek Research announced the availability of their respective new graphics cards featuring new Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS and 7950 GT chips, with the former providing optional HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital... More...
Dell's adopting AMD CPUs is related to Intel's decision to cancel rebates for desktop OEMs, and it is just a matter of time when the computer giant will step further and launch AMD-based notebooks and... More...
Google has been quietly testing a new service called Google Health. Rumours about this service started at the end of March, when Google informed about Adam Bosworth´s hiring, with the title "Architect, Google Health." As... More...
A small startup has patented a way of extracting the hydrogen in water to supliment or replace gasoline in automobiles. The inventor was working on a way to replace the dangerous fuels in cutting... More...
Intel Corp. indicated at A.G. Edwards computer/microprocessortechnology conference that transistor miniaturization is expected toproceed further and currently the company is on track to start makingcentral processing units (CPUs) using 32nm process technology startingfrom 2009. It... More...
Apple Computer has been in talks that could lead to a decision soon to use Intel chips in its Macintosh line, according to a report published Monday. The Wall Street Journal, citing... More...
All you need to charge your mobile is -- air! Students at the Department of Industrial Design at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi have attached a turbine with a mobile phone that helps charge it... More...
Thursday, December 16, 2004: 10:00 AM Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 8 hours) Session Summary You can now enjoy media content in new ways in your home with Microsoft... More...
Kazaa's on going trial in Australia is revealing many hard facts that might shock the file sharing generation. Kazaa are currently being prosecuted for copyright violations by a variety of media companies. Prof. Leon... More...
Nokia has developed a prototype handset that supports Mobile Internet Protocol version 6, a version of the protocol that will help to improve the quality of voice over IP, streaming video, and other applications delivered... More...
Thanks to jerry for the heads up in BPN According to a post at IETF's MAIL-SIG list by John Levine; Google has begun to sign outgoing email from Gmail with Yahoo's DomainKeys... More...
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall, a replacement for the Internet Connection Firewall component in previous versions of Windows XP. Windows Firewall is a stateful host firewall that discards unsolicited... More...
Windows XP SP2 provides more than 600 new Group Policy settings to help administrators manage policy settings related to Windows Firewall, Internet Explorer, Internet Communication Management, Automatic Updates, security, Terminal Services, user profiles, and other... More...
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), now in Beta testing, includes significant enhancements to the Windows Firewall component (formerly known as the Internet Connection Firewall). Windows Firewall is a stateful host firewall that discards... More...
Microsoft argued in a Minnesota court Tuesday that it never overcharged customers for software, denying charges in its first trial of a class-action suit that it abused its operating system monopoly to hike prices. ... More...
Computers will be more flexible, intelligent, and require less power by the end of the decade, according to engineering groups that met here to ponder the future of computing. Members of the... More...
British motorists are to be banned from using handheld mobile phones when driving. From December 1 they will be fined £30, rising to up to £1,000, if the case comes to court. When the government... More...
Many thanks to nathanintu who posted this item in BPN ;) Yahoo! has switched to open-sourced scripting language PHP, for its backend. The California based company chose PHP in... More...
Quick Info File Name: wm_avcodec_interface_setup.exe - Download Size: 365 KB - Date Published: 3/7/2003 - Version: 9 Overview This beta package includes documentation and sample code that demonstrate how to... More...
Just got this email in from the MS Office 11 Beta ... Greetings, The FrontPage team would like your input on how you utilize or would foresee using FrontPage to... More...
Thanks xStainDx...Well, although not all RADEONs are mod-friendly and we can do nothing about it, we can try to reduce the risks to damage a graphics card when trying to turn the RADEON 9500 into... More...
Accounting software makers are trying to capitalize on a string of high profile scandals by developing computer programs that flag unusual bookkeeping and launch investigations with little human intervention. For company officials, reviewing... More...
Winbeta.org noticed quite a few people asking questions about getting errors when using Add/Remove Programs, when Windows XP Service Pack 1 is installed, so they decided to do a quick "How-To" on fixing the problem.... More...
Thanks nekrosoft13 from our BPN Forum SYMPTOMS When you try to open a file through a network share by using the SMB protocol, the file may take a long time to... More...
Some users of the popular Morpheus music sharing program are angry over a browser extension program distributed with the latest preview version of the software. The program, developed by Wurld Media and... More...
"God, this is going to be good," we thought on spotting Sony's name on the DoJ's 'major contributions' list of public comments Sony hasn't disappointed. This really quite sensational document opens up... More...
Found this over on Slashdot, where one computer user, used AppleScript on his sisters stolen iMac and the remote control ability of Timbuktu to eventually retrieve the stolen iMac, all from Mid october 2001 to... More...
Microsoft has begun offering cash to people who use its online wallet and identity software, a little-noticed promotion that comes as a rival effort led by some of its bitterest enemies gains momentum. ... More...