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Apple may be having problems with iOS 7

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:44:09 +0000

A Branch chat between various high-profile members of the Apple community, including John Gruber and MG Siegler, has revealed that iOS 7 is running behind schedule, but will include a new design. Read more...

Camera tech behind the Super Bowl

Brad Sams — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:29:36 +0000

The Super Bowl is one of the largest sporting events on earth. It attracts hundreds of millions of viewers each year and even more dollars will be spent on advertising. Have you ever... Read more...

The truth behind the cost of text messaging

Brad Sams — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:53:06 +0000

What are you currently paying for your text messaging? Is it 20 or 25 cents or are you one of the millions of users who buy a text messaging package with your phone plan... Read more...

Chrome is leaving Beta tag behind

Damien Reynolds — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:06:07 +0000

Google's Chrome is going from strength to strength with new features being added in the nightly builds and being announced, so its no surprise that Google are considering dropping the beta tag for the software.... Read more...

Behind the scenes: Microsoft's preparation for Keynotes

Tom Warren — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:35:51 +0000

Microsoft put a huge amount of effort into PDC 2008 to ensure it showcased Windows 7 and touch computing at its best. Now that it's all over we all know about Windows 7, touch computing... Read more...

Black Hat: Apple lags behind Microsoft in patching security

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:24:29 +0000

Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday. Researchers from the Swiss Federal... Read more...

The Man Behind the Google Phone

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:44:53 +0000

Mr. Rubin is one of the primary architects behind another product that also smacks of potential Ã¼ber-coolness — the Google Phone. As Google's "director of mobile platforms," Mr. Rubin oversees dozens of engineers who are... Read more...

Study: US Lags Behind in Broadband Speeds

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:34:29 +0000

The U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections, according to a report released today by the Washington-based Communications Workers of America. The report, based on aggregated... Read more...

The camera behind Google Maps 360-degree View

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:39:45 +0000

In case you missed it, Google recently launched a new feature on its mapping service that allows people to see a 360-degree view of many streets in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Las... Read more...

Numbers Behind Windows 95, Vista

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:43:59 +0000

Here is a rundown of some quick statistics comparing Windows 95 and Windows Vista. All prices are in USD. All figures for Windows 95 seem to be verified and although there are sources for the... Read more...

The People Behind DirectX 10-Part 1: Microsoft

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:55 +0000

ExtremeTech: Maybe each of you could quickly go over what your role is in the development and implementation of DirectX 10. David Blythe: My job is basically to spend a lot of time talking... Read more...

20-year-old 'botmaster' faces years behind bars

Tue, 09 May 2006 13:28:48 +0000

Jeanson James Ancheta, a well-known member of the "Botmaster Underground" who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and damaging U.S. government computers, was given the longest sentence for spreading computer viruses,... Read more...

Nvidia to put more force behind Intel processors

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:48:05 +0000

Nvidia, a maker of graphics chips, on Friday announced plans to create a version of its nForce chipset for Intel processor PCs. That's something Nvidia couldn't legally do in the past but can do now,... Read more...

AMD64 Is The Force Behind Star Wars

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:24:17 +0000

Thanks DjmUK At Siggraph today, AMD announced that AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers and workstations are providing the digital backbone for the final Star Wars prequel, Episode III: "Revenge of the Sith." ... Read more...

IBM Makes Chips Behind New Cisco Router

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:29:49 +0000

When you pay between $250,000 and $2 million dollars for a router you'd expect to get the best. Cisco a while back announced such a router, but it wasn't until today that IBM stepped... Read more...

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to Opera

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:24:18 +0000

Microsoft agreed to pay Norway's Opera Software $12.75 million to head off a threatened lawsuit over code that made some Web pages on MSN look bad in certain versions of Opera's Web browser, CNET News.com... Read more...

EU's Monti stands behind Microsoft fine

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:41:55 +0000

Mario Monti, the European Union's competition commissioner, is vigorously defending his handling of the antitrust case against Microsoft, amid criticism over the size of the fine and for treading on U.S. regulators' toes. ... Read more...

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years behind bars

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:50:29 +0000

A virus writer accused of creating an MSBlast variant last year is to face a Romanian court this week and could be sentenced to 15 years in jail if convicted. Dan Dumitru Ciobanu, 26, is... Read more...

Why Nintendo Is Falling Behind in The Game Wars

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:47:39 +0000

The Washington Post examines why the GameCube isn't performing so well, and what has happened to the once almighty Nintendo: At the industry's main trade show this year, Nintendo executives "talked about... Read more...

What's behind Microsoft's Office moves?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 14:44:32 +0000

Looming competitive and regulatory pressures factored into Microsoft's recent decision to reveal formerly secret pieces of its latest Office software, according to analysts. Microsoft announced that starting Dec. 5, customers and partners will be able... Read more...

Is Microsoft Behind SCO's $50 Million Cash Infusion?

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:31:40 +0000

Hot on the heels of The SCO Group's announcement that BayStar Capital has invested $50 million in the company, questions are being raised about whether Microsoft Corp. may have had a role in that investment.... Read more...

Behind the Infinium Phantom Console

Marcel Klum — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:38:39 +0000

Thanks Timan for posting this on our forum. Many of us are well aware of the buzz surrounding the Phantom gaming console and the promises made by the company developing it. We look... Read more...

Macintosh in the land behind the 64-bit Looking Glass

Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:22:02 +0000

THE 64-BIT workstation market has been kind of quiet in the past two years. Why? Well, on one side, Pentium/Xeon 32-bit systems took over the bulk of mainstream 3-D workstation market, and on the other... Read more...

Games possible motive behind the sniper attacks

Marcel Klum — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:42:23 +0000

Thanks Josh for this one. "It was bound to happen, and it did. As I suspected in my previous column, video games have been brought up as a possible "motive" for sniper suspects... Read more...

Behind The AudioGalaxy

Mon, 08 Jul 2002 20:53:44 +0000

A good read, check this out... As you've probably already heard, Audiogalaxy decided to settle out of court with the RIAA for a lot of money and now is blocking ALL... Read more...

Behind the Slashdot phenomenon

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:36:40 +0000

This is not news but very interesting article from ZDnet Nearly five years ago, a 21-year-old computer-science nerd named Rob Malda made his first postings on a Web site known as Slashdot.... Read more...

Dell vets get behind tablet PC

Mon, 20 May 2002 15:39:38 +0000

A group of former Dell Computer executives is putting in motion a new company to tackle the tablet PC market. Motion Computing, launched Monday, will manufacture tablet PC devices starting... Read more...

Google details the technology behind it's search engine.

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 16:45:25 +0000

Google today announced that it has documented it's search technology behind the worlds greatest search engine. As a Google user, you're familiar with the speed and accuracy of a Google search. How exactly... Read more...

Are Crackers Behind AOL Spree?

Sat, 02 Mar 2002 04:42:39 +0000

Thanks nemo for this. America Online users, you have unwanted packages -- due either to the activities of malicious hackers, aggressive pop-up ads or a sudden widespread epidemic of shopping amnesia. ... Read more...

The power behind the Olympics

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 07:39:40 +0000

Relaying results, events and information from the Winter Games to spectators and the media around the world is an Olympian task. On top of that there is security clearance and access to... Read more...

Oracle throws weight behind Itanium

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 11:33:06 +0000

Oracle has released a version of its database management software designed for Intel's Itanium processor--a move crucial to the chip's success, according to hardware executives and analysts. Itanium-based servers won't take off commercially until... Read more...

Stephen Hawking: Humans will fall behind AI

Steven Parker — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 12:56:50 +0000

Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking has claimed that humans should be genetically engineered if they are to compete with the phenomenal growth of artificial intelligence. In an interview published on Saturday by... Read more...