A new report out from Digitimes is suggesting that OEMs are quite nervous that Microsoft could introduce the Surface RT at the rumored $199 price point, and if true, could shakeup the tablet market. More...
The Attorney General's Office along with Microsoft announced the filing of new cases under Washington's recently improved Computer Spyware Act during a joint press conference today in Seattle. "We won't tolerate the use of... More...
It would appear that the HD DVD camp is leading a price war against its Blu-ray counterpart, which so far, appears to be winning the HD format war. At the IFA international consumer electronics show,... More...
With the help of one of the world's best-known hackers, a little-known Austin startup hopes to give Internet service providers and enterprises a way to tell if their networking hardware is living up to its... More...
Windows Vista's revamped security features are posing difficulties for some IT security vendors looking to make their software work on the new operating system. Although leading security vendors such as Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc.... More...
A group of electronics manufacturers has formed a new wireless interface aimed at transmitting high definition video. The WirelessHD Interest Group includes Sony, Toshiba, NEC and Samsung. "WirelessHD will provide a high-speed wireless... More...
Microsoft has taken the first step toward addressing complaints made by security vendors Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc., which had feared that the software giant's upcoming Vista operating system would harm their customers. On Monday,... 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...
WiMax equipment and component makers announced steady progress on fixed wireless broadband products but looked eagerly to a future mobile WiMax, as industry participants gathered at the Wireless Communications Alliance's WCA International Symposium and Business... More...
Ready or not, desktop search is set to gain yet another major contender next month. Ask Jeeves Inc. plans to release a desktop-search product in December, a company executive confirmed this week during an interview... More...
Microsoft and several leading storage hardware vendors are planning advancements for the company's Windows Storage Server, all in the name of helping small and midsize businesses (SMBs) buttress their infrastructures. Microsoft Corp. is... More...
This week's Comdex may have been short in numbers of exhibitors and attendees, but it did bring out a large contingent of storage vendors, both on-site and off-site, showing a variety of products mainly for... More...
IT IS NOW clear that there are just not enough Athlon 64/FX CPUs around, as we reported from Computex. And that explains why there aren't too many motherboards around for them either. It seems that... More...
Micron today became the latest memory manufacturer to win Intel approval for the use of its DDR 2 SDRAM in the chip giant's upcoming server chipsets. It also said that it had begun shipping DIMMs... More...
The small and midsize business market has been getting a lot of attention from vendors looking to take advantage of growing backup and recovery needs. Maxtor is now putting hard drives with... More...
CHIP FIRM INTEL warned that system manufacturers and users that attempt to overclock 865 chipsets using PAT (performance acceleration technology) may end up with systems that are not under warranty. The stern warning sends out... More...
Three major brand hard drive vendors – Seagate Technology, Maxtor and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies – have started recalling some of their 40GB and 80GB products sold in Taiwan due to similar defects identified in... More...
The three major anti-virus software vendors are all building on their anti-spam offerings. Symantec, Trend Micro and Network Associates are all fighting for a share of the growing market. With these established players making moves,... More...
Thanks prasanth. Ross Anderson of Cambridge University has published a lengthy and informative paper/FAQ on Palladium, the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA), their relationship and their implications. His take is that Microsoft's Palladium, soft-announced by... More...