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Skype looks for Taiwan partners to develop Skype-enabled peripherals
Skype Technologies is looking for partners in Taiwan to develop Skype-enabled peripherals that will help broaden Skype’s application software to IT hardware other than PCs, company CEO Niklas Zennstrom said yesterday in Taipei.
8/24/2005 5:46:13 AM
CommonTime Mobilises IBM's Lotus Notes & Domino 7
CommonTime has announced that its mNotes version 4 software is ready to mobilise IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino 7. The mNotes application ports Lotus Notes functionality to Pocket PC. Windows Mobile, Palm OS and Symbian OS platforms. Designed to be user-friendly, ...
8/24/2005 5:39:59 AM
Cross-Platform Game Development for C++ Developers, Part III: The 3D Irrlicht Engine
The Irrlicht Engine is a high-performance, real-time 3D engine written and usable in C++ and also available for .NET languages. It is completely cross-platform, using your choice of Direct3D on Windows, OpenGL 1.2, or its own software renderer.
8/24/2005 5:17:07 AM
Dell To Host Computer Recycling Event
Dell is proving anyone with a free opportunity to recycle old computer equipment. The world's largest PC manufacturer is holding a computer recycling event at its European HQ in Bracknell on Saturday 17 September as part of its commitment to providing responsible s...
8/24/2005 5:00:36 AM
STMicroelectronics Announces SPI Serial Flash Compatible with the Leading Chipset Family for PC BIOS Code Storage
STMicroelectronics , a worldwide leader in Serial Flash, today introduced the new 8-Mbit M25PE80 Serial Flash memory for increased network management capabilities. The Serial Flash also provides designers of chipset-based systems that use the Intel® 945 Express with a BIOS solution that supports advanced capabilities and increased functionality in laptops, desktop PCs, as well as servers.
8/24/2005 5:00:00 AM
China's Lenovo wants North Carolina to pay to keep jobs - report
Learn some Mandarin too, yokels
8/24/2005 4:23:35 AM
A Decade Later: Windows 95 Keeps Going … and Going
Microsoft's own worst enemy for Windows Vista is the kinds of users who are still running Windows 95. What, if anything, might convince these die-hards to upgrade?
8/24/2005 4:08:50 AM
Sun Takes Liberty Model to DRM
Sun Microsystems Inc is hoping to shake up the emergent digital rights management marketplace with the launch this week of Open Media Commons, an open-source project designed to prevent proprietary DRM locking down the media industry.
8/24/2005 12:45:15 AM
New Wireless Headphones from Logitech
New Logitech Wireless Headphones for PC use a proprietary wireless technology to connect the headphones to a transmitter up to 165 feet away.
8/23/2005 4:24:00 PM
News: Opinion: Are CD ripping services a rip-off?
Each time I look at a new MP3 player, I feel this urge to reboot my music collection—to sacrifice a weekend or two and re-rip all my CDs onto one system so I have everything in a consistent format. But usually, one look at my rack of over 400 CDs banishes that thought from my head. I sigh and stick with my disjointed collection, which consists of a third of my music on my work PC, another third
8/23/2005 4:05:13 PM
Fighting For Your Digital Rights
Sun Microsystems is making some software available to the open-source community to launch an effort to create standardized software for digital-rights management.
8/23/2005 4:00:00 PM
Intel Sees Vista on PDAs in the Next 5 years
At the Intel Developer's Conference today, Intel CEO Paul Otellini disclosed plans to create a need breed of hardware that will run the latest Microsoft PC operating system, Vista. Intel is referring to this new class of device as "Handtop PCs," which are essentially current-day PDAs with more power. The idea is not unlike what micro-laptop makers like OQO are shooting for.
8/23/2005 3:53:11 PM
Intel Says Forget Megahertz And Gigahertz
CEO Paul Otellini says Intel will push low power and heat dissipation, not raw speed. Will consumers get it?
8/23/2005 3:35:40 PM
Oblivion On 360 > PC?
Right now, PC hardware remains several steps ahead of consoles; just look at the scaled back port of DOOM 3. No doubt it looks good, but a decent PC certainly sits heads-and-shoulders above what's coming out of the black box.
8/23/2005 2:43:14 PM
Intel to roll out new, power-efficient chips
Intel said Tuesday it is combining its desktop and notebook microprocessor architectures, as the world's largest chipmaker shifts its focus to power efficiency from raw speed.
8/23/2005 2:36:31 PM
WCG 2005 Announces Sponsors
In a nod to the increasing popularity of e-Sports, the World Cyber Games (www.worldcybergames.com), today announced that the world's leading manufacturers of gaming hardware Samsung Electronics, Intel, Razer and Shuttle will sponsor the World Cyber Games 2005 US National Final at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom from September 8-10, 2005.
8/23/2005 1:25:53 PM
Jobs lured consumers into "hardware trap"
Napster President Brad Duea claims that Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer has "tricked people into b...
8/23/2005 1:19:47 PM
msmobiles.com/f :: View topic - Opera Mini Internet browser is a bliss - also in Windows Mobile phones ! Review : Opera
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: Opera Mini Internet browser is a bliss - also in Windows Mobile phones ! Opera Mini is available now only for customers of one mobile phone operator in Norway, it is not available commercially yet for anybody else.
8/23/2005 12:33:50 PM
Lou Dolinar
There comes a day in the life of every computer when you have to ask: Is it time to start over? You've tried the basic prescriptions that we've given you over the past few weeks. But the PC is still slow and crash-prone, or Internet Explorer loads the wrong home page or other Web pages you don't want.
8/23/2005 12:17:36 PM
Dust Storms, (Real) Bugs, Intermittent Electricity or No Phone Lines? Intel Says 'No Problem'
Intel Corporation today showcased a rugged PC designed for developing countries that can better handle harsh climates, intermittent electricity, dust and bugs while accessing the Internet without wires.
8/23/2005 11:15:00 AM
Forecaster Predicts Double-Digit Growth, Flat Revenues for PCs
Personal computer shipments this year and next will grow by double digits, but that won't translate into the big revenue gains for PC makers, according to a preliminary forecast released yesterday by Gartner, of Stamford, Conn. Compared on a year-to-year basis, Gartner predicted worldwide PC shipments would increase 12.7 percent in 2005, to 206.6 million units, and 10.5 percent in 2006.
8/23/2005 10:07:39 AM
Will DVD Format Spat Kill Hollywood's Killer App?
Backers of competing next-gen DVD formats are turning up the marketing hype. What do consumers stand to gain from this fight? How about fewer movies, hardware headaches, and higher prices -- and the prospect of your pricey new DVD player imitating a doorstop every other time you try to use it.
8/23/2005 6:21:58 AM
Back-to-School Season Brings Falling Pc Prices
Now is the time to buy! Prices so low they must be insane! Excuse me for gushing, but something remarkable is happening with personal computers in the current back-to-school season: Decently equipped Windows desktop PCs are selling for just $299, in bundles that include a monitor and printer.
8/23/2005 5:03:39 AM
Upgrade Spiral ensnares another hapless PC user
IF you've owned a computer for any length of time, you know all about the dreaded Upgrade Spiral. You spot some piece of cool software you must have, or decide a hardware component in your PC needs beefing up.
8/23/2005 12:42:27 AM
Computing: Upgrade trap catches PC users
IF you've owned a computer for any length of time, you know all about the dreaded Upgrade Spiral. It works like this: You spot some piece of cool software you must have, or decide a hardware component in your PC needs beefing up. You decide you're going to spend some cash on Item A, which seems a reasonable cost for the anticipated benefits.
8/23/2005 12:32:31 AM
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