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Firefox users gain location tool

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:10:25 +0000

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, has released technology that helps websites detect the physical location of computers. The system will allow users, for instance, to find local restaurants when they travel to a... Read more...

Square Enix Shares Gain on `Final Fantasy' Release

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:47:20 +0000

Square Enix Co., creator of the "Final Fantasy'' series of role-playing games, rose the most in more than a month after Microsoft Corp. said the developer will offer a new installment of the video game... Read more...

Yahoo Mail to Gain New Features

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:41:09 +0000

Yahoo Inc. is introducing new features Monday for its popular Web-based e-mail program, including software that allows computer users to type text messages on a keyboard and send them directly to someone's cell phone. The... Read more...

Silverlight To Gain Support for Opera Browser

Tom Warren — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:26:57 +0000

When Microsoft unveiled Silverlight at the MIX07 conference in Las Vegas last week, the new cross-platform browser plug-in for rich media content lacked support for the popular Opera Web browser. Instead, Redmond announced that Silverlight... Read more...

Microsoft: Nothing to gain from Firefox flaws

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 16:43:26 +0000

Microsoft claims it has not gained anything from the recent spate of security flaws that have been discovered in Firefox, even though the open-source browser is a rising rival to the software giant's Internet Explorer.... Read more...

Intel Celeron to Gain Improved AMD64 Compatibility

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:20:00 +0000

Intel's desktop Celeron D chips are to be the latest processors to get the chip giant's NetBurst core update, The Register has learned. According to Intel documentation, Celeron model numbers 326, 331, 336, 341, 346... Read more...

Dell, HP gain over IBM in server market

Fri, 27 May 2005 13:13:29 +0000

The overall market grew 4.1 percent to $12.3 billion compared with the year-earlier quarter, a rate that was slower than that of each quarter since the second of 2003, according to figures Gartner released Wednesday.... Read more...

Half of viruses written for criminal gain

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:43:56 +0000

Over half of all computer viruses, trojans and malicious code are created to steal sensitive information and make money, according to research released today. A report by IT security firm Symantec shows that 54 per... Read more...

Firefox 1.0 to Gain More Mac OS X Features

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:30:51 +0000

For a product that can count a double-digit market share only through the generous rounding of numbers, the release of Version 1.0 of the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox Web browser was met with great enthusiasm and... Read more...

Apple's iChat to gain tabs, integration with iTunes

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:36:03 +0000

The version of Apple's iChat messaging software that will ship with Mac OS X Tiger will likely offer tabbed messaging in addition to iTunes tie-ins. The next major reversion of Apple Computer's... Read more...

AMD makes 'substantial' Euro PC share gain

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:53:03 +0000

Some 16.9 per cent of PCs sold by European resellers during the three months to 30 September contained AMD processors, UK-based market watcher Context has calculated. The figure marks a significantly bigger bite for the... Read more...

Online ad sales gain again

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:27:40 +0000

Online advertising was up for the fourth quarter in a row, with the third quarter showing 20 percent growth compared to the same period last year. Sales from online advertising hit an estimated $1.75bn (Â£1bn)... Read more...

Cisco to gain Latitude for $80 million

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:20:00 +0000

Cisco Systems will buy conferencing software maker Latitude Communications in an effort to beef up its voice technology group. The company, which makes equipment that directs Internet traffic, will pay $3.95 in cash for each... Read more...

AMD ekes slight gain against Intel

Mon, 04 Aug 2003 11:12:54 +0000

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices gained a pinch of market share year over year against rival Intel in a market that seems to be improving. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD saw its market share in the... Read more...

Hackers 'could gain missile secrets'

Sat, 23 Mar 2002 03:38:28 +0000

In its latest act in the 'war on terror', the US government has ordered officials to check that any information held about "weapons of mass destruction" is stored securely. The government fears that hackers... Read more...