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Toshiba Corp. on Monday pushed high-definition technology into new laptops, expanding entertainment options for budget users. The Satellite A205 and Qosmio F45 laptops provide HD DVD drives and entertainment options to more users at an...

CNet Networks, a San Francisco based media conglomerate which provides online technology news and reviews, has just disclosed today that several former executives were subpoenaed in May 2007 as part of an ongoing investigation by...

Hewlett-Packard has announced enhancements to its HP Virtual Server Environment software for its Integrity line of servers, which creates a pool of virtual servers that can expand and contract depending on capacity needs. Virtualization increases...

Mozilla is planning to release the next alpha versions of their open source web browser on a monthly basis. Firefox 3, the current alphas for which are codenamed Gran Paradiso, is Mozilla's next major version...

In a filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Apple said 114,695 options issued between 1997 and 2002 were erroneously assigned grant dates that preceded the finalization of those grants. As a...

Microsoft wants to make sure consumers and small businesses know there are myriad ways they can acquire Windows Vista -- particularly in premium versions -- when it becomes generally available on Jan. 30. On Thursday,...

The stock options scandal that has affected Apple, McAfee and CNet has claimed another victim, and this time it's one of the pioneers of Silicon Valley's chip business. The San Jose Mercury News reports: ...

Despite a series of high-profile executive firings and resignations connected with the backdating of stock options that are shaking the US technology industry, the president of Adobe believes there will be little effect on the...

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu thinks it's a "positive" that Apple has now revealed the findings of its stock options investigation. He sees the company as having taken some significant steps forward to...

Apple executives are hiring lawyers as the company's stock options debacle continues. The news emerges as Apple CEO Steve Jobs faces further enquiries following revelations that two senior executives at his one-time other company,...

Service providers are expanding the global reach of their Wi-Fi and wired ethernet networks to offer users better remote access when traveling. AT&T recently announced that it nearly quadrupled its wireless LAN (WLAN) locations...

Handheld-computer maker PalmOne is considering moves that would take it beyond the operating system that helped make the company a household name. The Milpitas, Calif.-based firm has evaluated both Microsoft-based operating systems...

Today Microsoft will be unveiling new subscription/ licensing plans for its Live Meeting Web service. Soon after Microsoft acquired PlaceWare it launched Live Meeting. Live Meeting allows users to present information over the...

Adware developer WhenU has hired an investment bank to explore strategic partnerships and investment options, CNET News.com has learned. WhenU CEO Avi Naider confirmed on Wednesday that the privately held company has hired...

Executives at IBM Corp. will have a new string attached to their stock options - they can cash out only if the company's shares have risen more than 10 percent, Big Blue announced Tuesday. ...

Microsoft Corp. yesterday gave more details of its plan to let employees sell their otherwise worthless stock options to an investment bank. The plan, announced in July, is an outgrowth of the...

CHIP FIRM Nvidia is launching a five pronged attack in a bid to sell more of its Nforce chipsets, it has emerged. The first prong is its loyal enthusiasts user base, but is also targeting...

Microsoft will introduce a new per-user licensing option with the release of Exchange Server 2003 later this year, legitimizing the way many companies use existing versions of Exchange. The new license type will be offered...

Recognizing that color allows people to express their individuality, Microsoft Corp. is listening to gamers who wanted color options for their Xbox (TM) controller. The company is even taking it one step further by putting...

Sony Computer Entertainment will begin selling color models of its hit PlayStation 2 games console in Japan in February, the company said Thursday. The machines, which the company says are being released to...

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia on Thursday offered to buy back currently worthless employee stock options for $3.20 per share to ease the pain of a steep drop in the company's market value. Employees...

Apple Computer gave CEO Steve Jobs US$1 in regular salary and an airplane in fiscal year 2001, while other executives each received one million stock options in a down year for the Mac maker. ...