- Microsoft joins server messaging effort
- CNET News - October 24, 2008
- The company says it is joining an effort, initiated by competitors, to establish a standard way for business applications to communicate.
- Microsoft Readies SPs for Vista, Office
- Digital Trends News - October 24, 2008
- Microsoft has released details about its Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 that should arrive between February and April 2009, CNET reports, but it’s more cagey about a release for Vista Service Pack 2, claiming it hasn’t even begun beta tes...
- Google Maps Get UK Traffic Data
- Digital Trends News - October 24, 2008
- In a first, the UK Highways Agency is allowing Google Maps access to its data on traffic speeds. That means it will be able to display what’s shown on motorway signs, Kablenet reports, as well as predicted speeds between two points on the motor...
- iSuppli: HDTV Shipments Pass Standard TVs
- Digital Trends News - October 23, 2008
- Market analysis firm iSuppli has released its forecasts for the growth of the high-definition television market through 2012, and the report contains one interesting tidbit: in 2008, shipments of high-definition televisions have already overtaken shi...
- Think Firefox 3 is fast? Try Firefox Minefield
- CNET News - October 23, 2008
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- TiVo Adds Disney, Jaman Rentals
- Digital Trends News - October 23, 2008
- DVR pioneer TiVo has inked a new agreement with CinemaNow that will make popular Disney films available to TiVo owners in standard definition for a $2.99 rental fee. Users will be able to rent a movie using another device—such as a PC or a mobi...
- IZEA starts blogger advisory board for development, outreach
- CNET News - October 21, 2008
- IZEA will try to improve its standing in the community and look more ethical. But there's speculation about whether or not it will be successful.
- Start-up tries to manufacture a solar revolution
- CNET News - October 17, 2008
- Rather than pursue radically new ideas, 1366 Technologies says it can make solar power widespread with a series of improvements to standard polycrystalline silicon solar cells.
- SEC plans XBRL standard to liberate financial data
- CNET News - October 16, 2008
- Securities and Exchange Commission is encouraging companies to start filing their financial reports in XBRL format in hopes that filings will be more transparent and accessible.
- Nvidia Officially Debuts GeForce 9400M
- Digital Trends News - October 16, 2008
- After Apple effectively lifted the veil earlier this week with its updated MacBook notebook lineup, Nvidia has officially announced its GeForce 9400M mobile graphics processor, intended for power-conscious and space-constrained notebook computer syst...
- Will the Real Spam King Please Stand Up?
- PC World News - October 13, 2008
- Many vie for the title, but only one can be crowned the true Spam King, Bane of Internet Users.
- iPhone Cases Get Feather...and Leather
- Digital Trends News - October 10, 2008
- iPhone 3G accessories are almost as commonplace as iPhones themselves, but that doesn't mean interesting new items don't appear on the scene from time to time. Two new iPhone cases do a good job summing up the diversity of the market: one's a tough, ...
- Quamtum Crypto Network
- Digital Trends News - October 9, 2008
- For years, researchers, pundits, and privacy advocates have been hailing quantum cryptography as the best technology for protecting data and network links, but the technology has always been so far off in the future that few people have paid much att...
- Netflix Adds $1/Month Charge for Blu-ray
- Digital Trends News - October 9, 2008
- Popular video rental firm Netflix has been a popular service among folks who've shelled out not only for high definition televisions but also for still-pricey Blu-ray disc players, since subscribers have been able to add Blu-ray discs to their rental...
- RIM Announces Touchscreen BlackBerry Storm
- Digital Trends News - October 8, 2008
- Canada's Research in Motion has formally announced its new BlackBerry Storm smartphone, touting what the company is calling the world's first "clickable" touchscreen design: the screen depresses slightly when the screen is pressed, giving users a sen...
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