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Vodafone STEP to interconnect drivers on road with each other and transport authorities

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:48:01 +0000

Vodafone has launched STEP which will be compatible with all third-party apps and in-vehicle navigation systems to improve communication for enhanced road safety on European roads. Read more...

iPod boss to step down, to be replaced with ex-IBM employee

Mike Brown — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:52:45 +0000

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the head of Apple's iPod division, Tony Fadell, is stepping down for personal reasons, according to close sources. Partly involved in the development of the iPhone, Fadell will... Read more...

Meg Whitman to Step Down as eBay CEO

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:23:52 +0000

Popular online auction site eBay announced today that Meg Whitman would be stepping down as President and CEO of eBay on March 31, 2008, though she would remain on the company's board of directors. Whitman,... Read more...

AMD CEO says no plans to step down in 2008

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:30:27 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.N Chief Executive Hector Ruiz says he has no plans to step down as head of the microprocessor maker next year. AMD has in the past two years struggled with market... Read more...

AMD's Henri Richard to Step Down

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:09:40 +0000

According to CNET's News.com, processor-manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices will announce the imminent departure of Henri Richard, the company's chief sales officer, later this afternoon. Richard's loss is a very significant development in what has been... Read more...

Online Customized Ads Move a Step Closer

Tom Warren — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:23:48 +0000

Yahoo will announce new tools for online advertising today that could pull the company ahead in the race for what is called "behavioral targeting," that is, the ability to better tailor online advertisements to the... Read more...

World powers step up battle against child porn

Sat, 26 May 2007 16:49:10 +0000

G8 ministers are urging the private sector, including Internet service providers, information technology professionals and financial institutions, to help combat child pornography on the Internet. "Because no child should be victimized in this horrific way,... Read more...

The next step - Industry takes aim at 450mm

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:05:59 +0000

The semiconductor industry faces challenges without end, and one of the major issues looming on the horizon is the move to 450 millimeters, and all the questions and challenges that involves. When the issue was... Read more...

US needs to step up fight against online child abuse

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:22:06 +0000

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has claimed that 50% of all online child abuse pictures can be traced back to the US in a recent report. The IWF is keen to stress that the reason... Read more...

Apple takes a step away from FireWire

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:35:40 +0000

FireWire is still Apple Computer's baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The... Read more...

Videogames making strides to step beyond the gaming platform

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:46:31 +0000

Little surprise at the recent Comic-Con Convention in San Diego that several game publishers were in attendance. After all, they were there to show off licensed products and to hopefully lure in another wave of... Read more...

Electronics Firms Take Step Toward Compatible Gadgets

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:06:26 +0000

A consortium of the world's largest computer and electronics companies on Tuesday established ground rules for building compatible electronic devices that can share movies, music and other media. But the group quickly... Read more...

PluggedIn: Step Aside TiVo, Here Comes Freevo

Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:51:27 +0000

Tired of TiVo monthly fees and eager for even more control over their television programs, computer enthusiasts are building TV recording devices out of personal computers and new software packages. The trend is... Read more...

Micro-Shells the next step in customizing Windows?

Brad Wardell — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 22:31:38 +0000

WinCustomize.com has an article about the concept of micro-shells. Micro-shells are essentially shell extensions on steroids. They are explicitly designed to plug into your existing shell so that users can add their own extensions (like... Read more...

Wi-fi networks step up security

Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:36:42 +0000

The security of wireless networks used by businesses in London has improved significantly over the last 12 months, says a survey. RSA Security found that 66% of the networks surveyed use the encryption... Read more...

Apple gives iBooks a step up

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:33:37 +0000

Apple Computer on Wednesday turned up the performance of its iBook portable computers and turned down the prices on its eMac desktops. The company updated its iBook by adding the PowerPC G4... Read more...

Microsoft benchmarks step up Linux assault

Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:16:07 +0000

Stepping up its campaign against the Linux operating system, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released file and Web serving benchmark results that, it claims, show that Linux on the mainframe lags behind Windows 2003 on Intel... Read more...

Asus's ATI graphics decision is big step for cardkind

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Sep 2003 17:33:37 +0000

AFTER WE SAW a story on Digitimes we asked around whether Asus – a former Nvidia key partner – is actually going for ATI. Well business is tough and as we suggested few months back... Read more...

RIAA chief to step down

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 03:33:25 +0000

Ding Dong the witch is dead...Well no, not quite but the wicked witch of the RIAA has announced she will step down at the end of 2003 after 5 controversial years at the helm. Thanks... Read more...

MCE takes step towards Home Entertainment Network

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:49:00 +0000

Hewlett-Packard's new computer is a space-saving, entertainment-gobbling wonder that lets you watch TV via a 17-inch flat-screen computer monitor, record television to a hard disk, burn DVDs, make a slide show out of your digital... Read more...

New Microsoft Program 'Palladium' Next Step in Computer Security

Steven Parker — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:04:31 +0000

Thanks exit exit for this one sent in via email. Ambitious Plan to Let Users Control and Protect Information Will Require Remaking the Architecture of Personal Computers Microsoft... Read more...

America Online chief to step down

Darren Bolton — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 15:51:42 +0000

Barry Schuler, the chief executive of AOL Time Warner's embattled AOL division, will relinquish his post and lead a newly formed division to develop digital services for the media giant. Bob Pittman,... Read more...

Trillian staying one step ahead of AOL

Fri, 08 Feb 2002 09:24:17 +0000

Adding yet another chapter to the seemingly endless battle over instant messaging, AOL has begun blocking Trillian users from accessing its servers, effectively cutting off communication between the independent client and AOL's ad-laden software. Trillian... Read more...

HP claims big step in tiny chips

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 04:24:06 +0000

Hewlett-Packard and University of California scientists have patented a process they said would eventually help turn out powerful computers that fit on the head of a pin with room to spare. Scientists need to... Read more...

Computing with DNA comes a step closer

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 11:32:05 +0000

Is DNA the new silicon? News last month that scientists had built the first programmable computer made from the molecule which carries our genes has brought the vision of computing with DNA one step nearer.... Read more...

Virtual Keyboard For PDAs Just Got One Step Closer..

Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:43:38 +0000

Ripped from: PCWorld Call it air guitar meets computer keyboard. Two firms here at Comdex, Samsung and Senseboard, are showing off gizmos that attach to your hands and track your finger movements... Read more...

Windows XP patch; Step by Step Interactive

Tue, 09 Oct 2001 16:03:20 +0000

Microsoft has released an update that resolves an error which occurs when the Windows XP Step By Step Interactive (SBSI) training program is installed on an NTFS partition and you are not logged on with... Read more...

Will the real Yahoo please step forward

Marcel Klum — Mon, 08 Oct 2001 08:52:05 +0000

Who's the real Yahoo? A global Internet company or Australian comic actor? The Federal Court will be asked to decide when it hears a case brought by actor and director Yahoo Serious... Read more...

OT: Teleportation one step closer to reality

Steven Parker — Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:00:31 +0000

Saw this over @ The C-A-D. Physicists in Denmark have made two samples of trillions of atoms interact at a distance in an experiment which may bring Star Trek-style teleportation and rapid quantum computing closer... Read more...

Would the next defendant please step forward!!

Thu, 06 Sep 2001 21:13:10 +0000

HP-Compaq to run antitrust gantlet Due to the problems they will face integrating such diverse services and product I don't think the merger will go through, but if it does... ... Read more...