Neowin News Feed for: Mulls

Google mulls next moves on U.S. wireless networks

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:32:50 +0000

Google Inc confirmed on Thursday it had been an active bidder in recent U.S. auctions for licenses to create a national wireless network and that it will weigh in as regulators set new rules. In... Read more...

Government mulls broadband help

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:36:34 +0000

The UK government is considering intervening in the way broadband is rolled out, in an effort to speed up the deployment of super-fast services. Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness, ordered a summit to look at... Read more...

EMI mulls unprotected MP3s

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:57:39 +0000

MUSIC label EMI is in talks to release a large portion of its music catalogue for sale by download, without technological protection against piracy. One source familiar with the matter said that EMI was in... Read more...

Samsung Mulls Dual Blu-ray/HD DVD Player

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:26:27 +0000

Samsung Electronics will consider later this year if it will launch a high-definition movie player compatible with both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, it says. Samsung is a supporter of the Blu-ray Disc... Read more...

Google mulls RSS support

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:33:03 +0000

Back in April Google dropped RSS support for new subscribers of its Blogger publish tool. However Google didn't drop that support for old subscribers of this service. CNET News.com learned today that Google... Read more...

FCC mulls appeal in cable access dispute

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:23:05 +0000

California (AP) -- A federal appeals court is standing by its October ruling that cable TV operators should open their lines to rivals who also want to use them to sell high-speed Internet service. ... Read more...

Intel mulls Linux Centrino support

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:24:53 +0000

NEW YORK--Intel likely will take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the processor maker's Centrino chips, an Intel executive said Wednesday. The chipmaker likely will... Read more...

Intel mulls metal over silicon for new chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 15:34:53 +0000

Moore's Law is alive and well, but Intel is changing its basic semiconductor recipes to make sure it stays that way. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker is looking at revamping two fundamental elements of its... Read more...

Sun Mulls Joining Java Eclipse Effort

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 18:51:56 +0000

In an about-face that could have a dramatic impact in the Java tools space, Sun Microsystems Inc. has indicated it might be willing to join the IBM-sponsored Eclipse open-source development platform effort—but only if momentum... Read more...

Intel mulls branding for handheld chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:15:41 +0000

Chipmaking giant Intel is considering the creation of a separate consumer brand for processors used in portable devices as it battles Motorola for market and mind share. The core architecture of Intel's handheld processors is... Read more...

Congress mulls new P2P porn restrictions

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:44:45 +0000

Members of Congress on Thursday said new laws aimed at restricting pornography on peer-to-peer networks might be necessary, as police vowed to step up enforcement efforts. During a hearing of the House Government... Read more...

MandrakeSoft mulls Chapter 11 style escape, says email

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:20:32 +0000

MandrakeSoft is looking at a Chapter 11-style bankruptcy, to solve its financial difficulties, according to a leaked email from one of its executives. The executive has declined to be interviewed by The Register. ... Read more...

WorldCom Mulls Name Change to Leave Scandal in Past

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 08:16:56 +0000

WorldCom by any other name may still be bankrupt, but the company that's become synonymous with questionable accounting wants to dump its tarnished brand and will likely adopt the name of its MCI residential long-distance... Read more...

Universal Mulls Copy Protection for New Eminem CD

Sat, 04 May 2002 04:04:44 +0000

Universal Music is in talks with its best-selling rap artist Eminem to deploy copy protection technology on all upcoming CD releases of "The Eminem Show," marking the biggest move yet to protect its top acts... Read more...

Roxio mulls Easy litigation

Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:53:57 +0000

Roxio told us today it hasn't decided if it is to pursue litigation against a one-man Finnish developer for trademark infringement. Jukka Poikolanien has been selling Easy CD-DA Extractor since 1998, but... Read more...

Microsoft mulls patch distribution with AV updates

Steven Parker — Sat, 29 Sep 2001 11:35:38 +0000

Microsoft is considering using anti-virus vendors to deliver security patches for its product alongside their own updates for virus definition files. Randy Abrams, release antivirus specialist at Microsoft, whose main job is... Read more...