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Microsoft today released MSN Spaces and Messenger version 7.0 to the public, and with new initiatives designed to connect advertisers with target customers through the services, users may get more than they bargained for The software company plans to integrate ads into users' personal Spaces -- free Web journals, or blogs, revealed in beta form in ...

An tech industry organization advocating interoperability has asked a European court to allow it to join the European Commission (EC) in defense of its antitrust decision against Microsoft The five-member group, made up of IBM, Nokia, Oracle, RealNetworks and Red Hat, goes by the name European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS). It filed a ...

Laptops are loveable computers Their clamshell design resonates efficiency. Open up a unit and everything's there to fire up a computing session: display, keyboard and trackpad....

As if phishing isn't bad enough, network security firms report pharmers are now emerging in larger numbers on the Internet to steal your identity. To top it off, new research has found that the volume of IM-borne security threats have also increased dramatically since the beginning of the year The pharming scam uses DNS Cache Positioning to cheat ...

Velocity Micro is set to become the first PC manufacturer to release a machine built around Intel's dual-core Pentium processor. The DCX line, announced yesterday, will use the Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 840, which runs at speeds of up to 4 Ghz, and will be available by the end of June The DCX will also feature Intel's hyperthreading, which al...

MCI and Cray Supercomputers announced a deal to test new software for the next-generation Internet, also known as IPv6, touting more Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, enhanced routing, auto-configuration of networks, and better security and mobility MCI will provide the IPv6 network -- which exponentially increases the number of potential IP addres...

Microsoft has confirmed that it is delaying the launch of its Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition. The software giant initially expected to release a beta version this summer, but has postponed the launch until the first half of 2006 in order to respond to early customer feedback Microsoft spokesperson Kelly Perkins told TechNewsWorld that ...

A new breed of news aggregators could provide Web users with personal control over their content feeds and force portals and other e-commerce companies that rely on content to reach their audience to rethink their approaches While the jury is still out on the eventual impact of Web logs, or blogs, on Internet use, few analysts doubt that they have ...

Fujitsu showcased its additions to the high-end server world today, the PrimeQuest 480 and PrimeQuest 440, built on Itanium 2 chips. The servers will be released in June with Red Hat Linux, but Fujitsu said it will offer a version running Novell/SuSE Linux as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter and Enterprise editions in September Whil...

Google has rolled out a round of price cuts on its enterprise search family of products, even as it boosts the search capacity of its two main product lines in a bid to appeal to more smaller and mid-sized businesses The Google Mini, a search box first made available in January, will be cut in price from US$4,995 to $2,995 and will have the capacit...

The European Parliament and European Commission are in the midst of deciding whether software patents will be permitted in the EU. The Commission recently informed the Parliament that it would not redraft the proposed Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID). The European Parliament must now decide if it will adopt the Directive as is, which would make software patentable in Europe...

At an airport, one often sees busy executives talking on cell phones and banging away at their laptop keyboards in desperate attempts to finish up a few key items before the flight crew locks the plane door behind them. Airplanes have been an area where cell phone and wireless networks are not allowed, but that may soon change in what would be welcome news for mobile executives...

The latest twist in mobile malware, Mabir.A, poses as a reply to a text message a user has already sent. The virus targets Symbian Series 60 phones just as did CommWarrior and Cabir, the two other know mobile phone viruses, but it is not expected to spread quickly, according to security experts Mabir.A has very similar code to Cabir and was probabl...

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is beginning to break out into a more rapid period of growth, fueled by the rollout of the service by trusted telecommunications providers, according to a new report on the emerging trend IDC said VoIP has "clearly come into its own in the U.S." as major incumbent telecoms start to offer the service alongside sta...

Linux is gaining momentum as a complimentary server presence in Windows networks, according to the "Linux-Windows 2005 TCO Comparison Survey" released by the Yankee Group today The report states that more than 50 percent of companies surveyed said they plan to install Linux in parallel with, or in addition to, existing Windows operating systems....

Japanese electronics giant Sony readied for its U.S. launch of the handheld, multimedia PlayStation Portable with hopes for the same type of fast sellout the new gaming and entertainment device had in Japan. However, there are still PSPs on store shelves after nearly two weeks since the U.S. game was released While would-be buyers of the new device...

A new architecture that uses micro-threading in DRAM cores may result in four-times faster performance for gaming applications, among other uses The development, announced today by Rambus, a technology licensing company that specializes in high-speed chip interfaces, will increase memory subsystem efficiency in 3D graphics, advanced video imaging ...

Striking off in new directions as it seeks ways to stay ahead of the growing pack in the search industry, Google has unveiled a feature that gives users the ability to see satellite imagery when they view maps and also said it would collect personal video clips for a new service it's testing The satellite map service builds on Google's recent acqui...

The United States appears to be digging in its heels on the deadline for its rules requiring visitors to its shores to have passports containing biometric information The rules, which have already been postponed once, are set to take effect on October 26. They require that after that date, nations in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program issue passports wi...

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Firefox Web browser that could be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information, according to an advisory from security research firm Secunia The vulnerability comes less than six weeks after the Mozilla Foundation released a security update to the Firefox browser tha...