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U.K. Agency Says Microsoft Hurts Student Interests
A British government agency has told the European Commission that Microsoft Office works poorly with rival software used in British schools, hurting the interests of learners, teachers and parents.
Powerset Previews Semantic Search Engine
Powerset aims to prove that its natural language-based search makes it easier to find things on Wikipedia and Freebase, an open community database.
HP Strikes Deal To Buy EDS For $12.6 Billion
Hewlett-Packard will buy Electronic Data Systems for $25.00 per share, or about $12.6 billion, to better compete against IBM.
VMware: Virtualization Offers A Way To Recover From Disaster
The company touts its newly released Site Recovery Manager as an automation agent that takes over to shift workloads with existing data to the recovery site.
Nokia To Take Mapping Service Online
Much of the information on Nokia's mapping service is from mapmaker Navteq, which Nokia announced in October it planned to acquire for $8.1 billion.
Apple To Launch iPhone In Four Asian Regions
In its quarter ended March 31, Apple sold 1.7 million of the devices, which combine a mobile phone, iPod media player and Web surfing.
Google's Friend Connect To Spread Social Data
The software is part of an emerging set of technologies like OpenID, OAuth, OpenSocial, and the data access APIs published by Facebook, Google, and MySpace.
Retiring Microsoft Exec Raikes Gets Gates Foundation Nod
While at Microsoft, Jeff Raikes oversaw the company's business products, including Office and its Dynamics ERP and CRM suites.
Apple Prepares Grand Opening For Boston Store
The 20,000-square-foot Apple Store opening Thursday in the Prudential Center will be one of the company's largest retail outlets.
HP Confirms Talks To Buy Electronic Data Systems
Acquiring EDS, the world's largest pure-play outsourcer, would immediately turn HP into a major services firm capable of rivaling IBM.
HP To Acquire Electronic Data Systems, Report Says
HP might pay between $12 billion and $13 billion to acquire EDS in a deal that could be announced Tuesday, says The Wall Street Journal.
Microsoft's Hotmail, Live Messenger Head To BlackBerry
BlackBerrys aren't just for business messaging anymore, and Microsoft isn't depending only on Windows Mobile for its mobile strategy.
Google Releases 'Vidnik' Video-Capture Software For Mac
However, movies made with the application may be out of sync with the picture when YouTube encodes the video.
Google Plans To Use Intel SSD Storage In Servers
The company's adoption of solid state drives will reportedly save energy, speed search, and potentially lead to a shortage of 16-GB and 32-GB NAND flash chips.
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Messenger TV In Europe
Messenger TV lets a user embed content from MSN Video into their IM's for simultaneous viewing with whomever they're chatting with.
Cisco Unveils Video Conferencing Systems
The System 500 and System 3200 are the latest examples of how video conferencing can reduce travel and make more efficient use of employees' time.
Hard Drive Data From Space Shuttle Columbia Recovered
A data-recovery engineer was able to retrieve information on a hard drive that melted, crashed, and burned in the Columbia disaster.
Purdue IT Staff Builds Supercomputer In A Half Day
The new machine is estimated to be capable of 60 teraflops per second, which places it as number 40 on today's Top 500 computer list.
RIM Gets 'Bold' With 3G BlackBerry 9000
The latest handset features Wi-Fi, QWERTY keyboard, Intel XScale 624 MHz processor, microSD external card slots, and can sync with Apple's iTunes.
FBI Fears Counterfeit Networking Equipment Could Compromise Security
A sensitive agency PowerPoint presentation indicates that the U.S. military purchased counterfeit gear, which could threaten the security of its systems.
Mac Notebook Catches Suspects In Laptop Theft
A burglary victim helped police catch suspected thieves by logging on to her Mac remotely and snapping photos with its Webcam.
Sprint Nextel Loses 1 Million Customers Amid Falling Revenue, Profit
Sprint Nextel has 52.8 million subscribers left, and the company predicted the subscriber losses will continue in the current quarter.
Windows XP SP3 Adds 10% Performance Boost, Tests Show
Researchers said Windows XP Service Pack 3 delivers a measurable performance boost when compared with Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
AMD Unveils Five Energy-Efficient Server Processors
The chips on average consume about 55 watts and are designed for two-, four-, and eight-way rack servers and blades.
Ultralight Notebooks Buyer's Guide
Superbly portable laptops from Dell, Toshiba, Panasonic, and Fujitsu promise mobile productivity in a slender package, but can this crop of lightweights get the job done?
Learn To Play Guitar Online
Online guitar schools like GuitarTricks.com, BerkleeMusic.com, JamPlay.com and GuitarSchool.net want to turn you into the next Jimmy Page.
Facebook 'Connect' To Let Users Share Profiles
Following MySpace's lead, Facebook's upcoming service includes user-maintained controls for basic profile information, photos, personal videos, and friend lists.
Microsoft To Release Office 2007 SP1 Via Automatic Update In June
The strategy of rolling out service packs in phases gives the market plenty of time to evaluate the software.
U.S. v. 3,000 Microsoft Flash Drives
The devices with fake Microsoft Windows logos are just the latest in a series of goods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
'BioShock' Game Coming To Film
The underwater dystopian game has sold more than 2 million copies and publisher Take-Two is working on a sequel.
Lawmakers Eye Net Neutrality As Anti-Trust Issue
The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act would require carriers to promote competition and allow people to use any device they want to on the carriers' networks.
Apple Reportedly Agrees To Refunds In Mac-User Suit
The payout was based on user complaints that led to Apple recalling 570,000 power adapters and offering replacements at no charge.
Phishing Campaign Targets Tax Rebate Checks
The phishing messages claim that the fastest way to receive one's economic stimulus tax rebate is through direct deposit and include a Web link to an online submission form.
Report: More Than 550 Million GPS Handsets To Ship By 2012
Service providers are helping drive GPS handset sales by including community and social networking functionality in their handheld devices, says ABI Research.
Environmental Group Hits Apple
Climate Counts, a nonprofit organization that aims to direct consumers toward the greenest companies, rated Apple last among electronic firms.
Virgin Atlantic Outsources Tech Ops To TCS
Travel and transportation is becoming an increasingly important vertical for TCS, accounting for 4% of the company's $5.7 billion in total revenues last year.
Internet Users Help Nab Accused Child Predator
Interpol credits Internet users with helping to identify and locate a suspected child predator, who was arrested in New Jersey.
'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map
Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console.
Microsoft Plans Four Security Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday
The critical flaws affect Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Windows respectively.
Microsoft Appeals $1.39 Billion EU Fine
Microsoft said on Friday it was appealing a record $1.39 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage software competition.
Three Telecom Services Slated For New York City Region
Cablevision joins T-Mobile and Verizon in announcing plans to upgrade the area with advanced wireless networks.
FCC Plans Digital Television Transition Test In September
Broadcasters in Wilmington, N.C., will shut off their analog signals on Sept. 8 to see what -- if any -- problems are created by the shift to digital.
Microsoft Set To Launch WorldWide Telescope, Gates Says
With the launch of WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft will extend its battle for Internet dominance with Google to the cosmos.
Icahn Enters Blockbuster-Circuit City Merger Negotiations
The consumer electronics retailer said it will allow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn to review its books.
Google Sees YouTube Products Soon, Warm On Yahoo
Google expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday.
U.S. Court Mulls Standard For Business Method Patents
A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether a patent should have been issued for a method to reduce the risk of sudden changes in energy costs.
Google Founders Have Grown Up, CEO Says
It's official: The guys who founded Google are grown up.
Rocker Neil Young Steals Limelight At JavaOne
Neil Young is using Java to create a multimedia musical archive of his work, updatable with new material and accessible to millions.
ID Theft Monitoring Services: What You Need To Know
Fee-based services say they'll protect your identity, privacy, credit, name, and more. Find out what they can and can not do -- and learn what you can do to defend yourself.
Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000
Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said.
Microsoft Disbands Board Slate For Yahoo
Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo last weekend after the two sides failed to agree on price.
Vonage Reports 1Q Loss, Slow Customer Growth
The VoIP operator added only 30,000 net subscriber lines in the quarter, a sharp decline from 56,000 additions in the previous three months.
Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners
The reward is based on a class-action lawsuit complaining some of the rechargeable batteries in devices bought before June 2004 died after three hours of use.
DARPA Plans Cyberwar 'Matrix'
The agency's National Cyber Range for cyberwar simulation would be similar to Star Trek's holodeck or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse.
Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software
The joint development efforts have been broader and deeper than anticipated, company executives reveal.
Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Destined As Second Computers
The most compelling reason to own the small device is to avoid carrying around a heavier and bulkier regular notebook, IDC analysts found.
Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting
Investor Carl Icahn put his wallet where his mouth is and increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%.
Equipment Makers Make Good In Sprint-Clearwire Match
For example, Airspan's share price jumped by 56% on Wednesday, and Airspan isn't even involved in the WiMax build-out as a primary supplier.
MySpace To Share User Profiles With Other Sites
Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter have joined the site's "data-availability initiative" using OAuth integration technology.
FBI Withdraws Probe Of Wayback Machine Users
The settlement stems from a lawsuit claiming the FBI's request for information about the Internet Archive's Web library violated the First Amendment.
TorrentSpy Ordered To Pay $110 Million In Piracy Case
The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it won a permanent injunction against the site for distribution of pirated video.
Google Cuts Price, Rebrands Postini Security Service
Google has slashed the cost of its security service by 40% and added an optional protection feature for public Wi-Fi users in its continued efforts to lure businesses to Google Apps.
Broadband Over Powerline Future Fading Away
A Texas company's purchase of Current Group's BPL business, combined with downgrades in Australia, does not bode well for future use of utility powerlines for broadband transmission.
Facebook Commits To Stronger Safety And Privacy Measures
Facebook is working with state officials to protect young users of its social networking service.
Climate Researchers Tap 4,000-Chip IBM Supercomputer
Scientists will use the Bluefire computer to model drought patterns, agricultural seasons, global warming, and hurricane development.
Google Among Sites Under Investigation In China For Illegal Mapping
The Chinese government's concern may have been heightened by an image of a new naval base that appeared in magazines and online back in April.
T-Mobile Begins 3G Roll Out, Adds Nearly 1 Million Subscribers
Earlier this week, T-Mobile said it plans to deploy the new high speed network across 20 to 25 of the major U.S. cities it currently serves.
Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain
The problems with XP SP3 range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes.
Cablevision To Launch Wireless Broadband Network
Cablevision Systems plans to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area.
Nokia Says To Sell 35 Million GPS Phones In 2008
Nokia, the world's top cell phone maker, expects to sell 35 million Global Positioning System equipped phones this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Sun Has Ambitious Plans For JavaFX
Sun plans to follow JavaFX for the desktop, due this fall, with JavaFX for mobile devices in the spring of 2009.
Microsoft's Windows Vista Spin Merits Second Look
Vista uptake is unquestionably on the rise, but a variety of factors need to be considered with looking at the numbers, says Gartner.
Embarcadero Buys CodeGear
The price for CodeGear, the business unit of Borland that offers software development tools, is $23 million.
Intel, SGI To Work On NASA Supercomputer
The plan is to build a 1-petaflop system by 2009 and a 10-petaflop supercomputer by 2010.
Think Over Data's Value When Deciding What To Store
A report from the Society of Information Management says it is just as important to figure out what data you can throw out as it is to decide what to store.
Samsung Making 'High-Bright' Digital Signage Panel
The 46-inch display was built for use in transit centers, bus shelters, shopping malls, and at point-of-sale retail locations as a replacement for poster advertisements.
Hackers Join Social Network Craze With 'House Of Hackers'
GnuCitizen's site promotes exchanging ideas through elite circles and tiger/red teams, but frowns on all criminal activities.
Yahoo Behind Them, Microsoft Sends Out Feelers To Facebook
In October, Microsoft took a $240 million stake in Facebook, which valued the start-up at $15 billion.
Hitachi Ships Latest Mobile Hard Drive
Besides notebooks, the 7K320 can be used in compact desktops, gaming systems, blade servers, and video surveillance systems.
Dell Launches Virtualization-Optimized Servers
The PowerEdge R805 and R905 are available with either VMware ESXi 3.5 or Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition hypervisors preinstalled.
Microsoft To Move On Without Yahoo, Gates Says
Despite firm statements by Microsoft's top two leaders that it's no longer interested in acquiring Yahoo, some investors appear confident that a deal will still happen.
Sprint Wins In WiMax Deal, But Risks Still Loom
The nation's No. 3 wireless carrier retained majority ownership in the wireless broadband network while spreading the financial risk across a diverse set of partners.
AMD Plans 12-Core Server Chip In 2010
The chipmaker introduced its two-year product road map for servers and workstations on Wednesday.
MainSoft Integrates Microsoft SharePoint With IBM Lotus Notes
The software allows for drag and drop of documents, spreadsheets and presentations hosted on a SharePoint site from a sidebar into e-mails, calendar appointments and task lists.
Congressman Seeks Second Life Ban In Schools, Libraries
Illinois' Mark Kirk hopes to quash online sex predators lurking around the virtual world by reviving the 2006 Deleting Online Predators Act.
911 Services Can't Handle Advanced Wireless Devices, Services
The 911 Industry Alliance says there is a problem because most call centers are analog and digital data isn't delivered.
Windows XP SP3 Now Available For Public Download
The service pack contains all the updates issued since SP2 was released in 2004, as well as new elements, including several borrowed from Vista.
Fake MP3 Trojan Detected On 27% Of PCs
McAfee Avert Labs says more than half a million of the adware programs disguised as media files have been detected in less than a week.
Sprint, Clearwire Partner With Intel, Cable Companies To Spread WiMax
Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Intel, and others are investing $3.2 billion to resuscitate the Sprint-Clearwire WiMax partnership.
MySpace Traffic Down From Last Year
Still, MySpace held 73.82% of the market share of U.S. visits in April, and Facebook accounted for 14.8%.
Grand Theft Auto Reaps Record Sales
About 6 million copies of the game have been sold worldwide, which marks a retail value of more than $500 million, in its first week of release.
Hacker Kept On NDS Payroll After Accused Of Piracy
A high-ranking News Corp. official testified Tuesday that he kept two hackers on the payroll for years after one of them was accused of infiltrating the security system of rival satellite television company Dish Network.
Mac Clone Offered On eBay
The unauthorized Apple desktop was flaunted with an Intel Core 2 Duo chip, 2 GB of memory, a 250-GB 7200 RPM serial ATA hard drive, and an Intel 3-D graphics chip.
Network Operations 2.0 Helps JBoss Manage Itself Better
The software establishes a simple, customizable agent on a piece of middleware that can report measurements and activity on the application related to its operational health.
World Of Warcraft's Legal War To Defend Copyrights Heats Up
Advocacy group Public Knowledge claims Blizzard's use of copyright infringement laws to crack down on MDY's Glide automation software is outrageous.
Cisco Quarterly Results Top Expectations
Analysts point to strong demand from global telecommunications service providers, though they remained cautious over the strength of U.S. enterprise spending.
Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive Sports Growth
Key games such as "Madden" football, "NBA Live," and "FIFA" soccer are expected to come out in special versions for the game console soon.
Another Google Executive Joins Facebook
Eliot Schrage joins several other former Googlers at Facebook, including Sheryl Sandberg, who left her job as Google's VP of global online sales and operations.
Sun Bids For Rich Internet App Builders With JavaFX
A mobile version of JavaFX for developers for use in building applications for smartphones, handhelds, and other mobile devices is expected soon.
AMD Says Intel Paid PC Makers To Boycott Rival
The add-on to the 2005 antitrust suit claims Intel paid off Acer, Dell, Gateway, major Japanese manufacturers, and system builders to block out AMD.
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