Computers
Nintendo: Wii Price Staying at $249
Despite price cuts coming from both Microsoft and Sony in preparation for holiday season sales of their next-generation consoles, Nintendo is opting not to follow suit. The company says it is selling every single $249 Wii console it makes, and thus has no reason to drop the price. Read more…
Microsoft Goes to 1GB, Google Ups Gmail to 4GB
Microsoft late Thursday announced its Windows Live SkyDrive service was being upgraded to support 1GB of file storage - double what was previously available. Meanwhile, Google on Friday said it would "speed up" the counter increasing storage available to Gmail users, reaching 4GB by the end of the month. Read more…
ITC Investigation Into Mfg. Processes Could Shut Down HDD Imports
In what could be an unprecedented patent infringement claim with the capability to shut down the imports of hard disk drives made by Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital, the US International Trade Commission announced yesterday it will take seriously a claim of patent infringement made by the inventors of a circuit board manufacturing process. Read more…
Verizon Revises ISP Terms of Service
Following AT&T's lead, Verizon said Wednesday it will also change its terms of service policy to remove language that would have given the company the ability to disconnect those who may criticize the company online. Read more…
Internet2 Backbone Reaches 100Gbps
The Internet2 consortium has been pushing record data transfer speeds for the last 11 years. Yesterday it was announced to have raised its ceiling tenfold. Read more…
New Features Discovered in Windows XP SP3: Is It Better Than Vista?
The principal reason given for the tremendous under-the-hood changes to Windows unveiled early this year in Vista was the need to overhaul the security model. Indeed, Vista has proven to be a generally more secure operating system, though some vulnerabilities that apply to ordinary software impact Vista users just as much as any other. But now, ... Read more…
Microsoft and Zend juice PHP for Windows
Zend Technologies, the industry's PHP steward, today delivers the first fruits of its collaboration with Microsoft while expanding the companies' relationship. The open source scripting specialist will open its PHP Conference and Expo today announcing the release of FastCGI for Microsoft's IIS in Windows Server 2003 and the forthcoming Window Serve... Read more…
Windows Home Server Available for DIYers
Consumers may not be able to go out and buy Windows Home Server (WHS) pre-installed on computers quite yet, but for do-it-yourselfers and small PC builders, the dam has already broken. The software-only package for small system builders can be ordered from a few online retailers, though some currently have it listed as backordered. In the past ... Read more…
Mozilla Working on New Mobile Browser
After a couple of experiences dipping a toe into the mobile market, Mozilla Corp. said it plans to get serious about developing a mobile browser. Mozilla has recently hired two new developers to help work on the project and plans to release Mobile Firefox some time in the next year or two. The iPhone, Apple Inc.'s popular new mobile phone, in pa... Read more…
Windows XP SP3 to Include Some Vista Features
A Web site that leaked details of Windows XP Service Pack 3 over the weekend claimed that the update includes several new features, including some borrowed from Windows Vista. According to NeoSmart Technologies, Windows XP SP3 build 3205, which was released to beta testers on Sunday, includes four new features among the 1,000-plus individual hot fi... Read more…
