Microsoft is moving forward on two fronts with its MVC (Model View Controller) software development platform for the Web, providing design assistance and readying a release candidate of the technology. …mehr
It might make sense for to declare bankruptcy sooner rather than later in an effort to be in as strong a position as possible when it happens, an industry financial analyst says. …mehr
Ambrosia Software has put together a collection of some of its most popular games, including a few that have been updated to run as Universal binaries on Intel-based Macs. The costs $19. …mehr
The Motorola Motozine is part cell phone, part digital camera. It's the brainchild of a partnership between Motorola and Kodak, boasting a 5-megapixel camera with a bevy of impressive settings and features. And at $99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) it comes at an unbeatable price--it's much less expensive than the (approximately $500, unlocked), which also has a 5-megapixel camera. But Motorola put so much effort into the camera component that it compromised on other aspects of the phone, such as design and 3G support. …mehr
The is taking a dangerous step with to stop suing suspected music sharers and start cutting off their Internet access instead. While the discontinuation of the lawsuit practice has its merits, the move opens up a whole new can of worms -- one that could have serious implications for our future rights as consumers of information. …mehr
The storage story of 2008 was growth: An accelerating explosion of information, much of it in the form of video, led IT administrators to try to make better use of their capacity and staff. …mehr
The U.S. National Security Agency has a technique for figuring out whether someone is tampering with network communication. …mehr
To hear 's version of the story, at least, it isn't hard to see why the 's campaign against music piracy has earned the RIAA so many enemies ? perhaps contributing to the trade group's decision this week to against people like Tenenbaum. …mehr
It's no secret that (CRM) is a key business strategy to determine enterprise success. Aggressively managing customer relationships and working to ensure retention have become imperative to building business, especially through lean times. However, savvy businesses need to conduct the proper due diligence to ensure their CRM strategy succeeds. …mehr
Power is the talk of the town in the PC industry, and for good reason. Nobody wants their desktop computer to double their electricity bill. But various power tweaks, myths, and all other kinds of electronic hocus-pocus back-and-forth, it's important to sit back for a moment and think about the core of your system: the power supply. It's the most critical part of your system, and the certainly don't last forever. But this is not a place where you're going to want to scrimp when it comes time to build a new machine or replace the aging power supply in your current rig. …mehr
Much as I love the idea of using a service like to make free PC-to-PC phone calls (and cheap PC-to-landline calls), it's yet another program to install, and yet another drain on my system's already strapped resources. …mehr
The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog on Friday that Google give users of its search engine the ability to "opt out" of leaving personal data, such as IP addresses, on Google's servers. …mehr
When it comes to style, most laptop bags aim for either techie or chic. MacCase's Premium Leather Flight Jacket, on the other hand, is designed to appeal to rugged types. As its name implies, the Flight Jacket's weathered leather looks like it was stripped from a vintage bomber jacket--the bag's stock leather finish is actually called Vintage--and the overall design similarly resembles a classic messenger bag. (If you're not a fan of the weathered look, the Flight Jacket is also available in Black or Chocolate, both of which appear to be more traditional in appearance. The Flight Jacket is also available in sizes for the MacBook and MacBook Pro.) …mehr
More than 40% of enterprise IT decision makers said their companies are using three to five different business intelligence analysis and reporting tools, according to a survey released today by …mehr
Lenovo Group Ltd. Friday announced the release of a laptop that takes the of notebook PCs to a new level. …mehr
RSS feeds consolidate web surfing, pushing the new content directly to you instead of making you bounce between sites. That time saver can make better use of your breaks, even if you're just checking sports updates. But you can make RSS feeds into a business tool, tracking industry events, news, your company, and competitors. I like to use Alerts as the cornerstone of these feeds; when a search term hits, Google pushes me an update. …mehr
The inventor of a car slightly wider than a strand of DNA in nanotechnologies this week. James Tour, a professor of chemistry at , won the Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for experimental nanotechnology for his nanocar, which is four nanometers across and includes a chassis with an engine, a pivoting suspension and rotating axles attached to rolling buckyball wheels, each made of 60 carbon atoms. …mehr
In a surprise about-face, the said Friday that it will no longer pursue its of filing large numbers of lawsuits against individuals for alleged music piracy. …mehr
