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Anticipation Builds for New Xbox’s MTV Debut

"I want my MTV" is being replaced with, "I want my Xbox," as Microsoft plans to unveil the second version of its Xbox video game console with a half-hour MTV television show hosted by "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood next month ...

MIT, Quanta Throw ‘TParty’

A new research collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Quanta Computer aims to tackle the fact that most users' information such as contacts, calendar and projects, is typically spread across multiple devices, all of which can be troublesome to update and backup ...

Microsoft Helps Canada Police Track Online Child Abusers

Canadian law enforcement officials have enlisted Microsoft's cooperation in attacking child exploitation on the Internet, with a computer system that allows authorities all over the world to collaborate and communicate on child predators and child porn purveyors ...

Sony Patent Details ‘Matrix’-Like Brain Stimulation System

Winning comparison to Hollywood technological thrillers such as "The Matrix" and "Brainstorm," a new, as-yet theoretical technology patented by Sony is based on neurological sensory stimulation of the human brain, allowing people to touch, taste and smell in a virtual sense ...

MCI, Cray Combine To Speed Next-Gen Internet

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 ...

Sony PSP Sales Get Off to Lackluster Start

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 ...

WordPress Latest Offender in Search Engine Spam Battle

A new controversy involving the old issue of search engine spamming -- where keywords or marketing information that may not actually be relevant to a site's offering are used to gain higher rankings in search results -- has again demonstrated the fine line site operators walk in generating traffic and revenue without garnering ill repute from the Internet community...

Mobile Operators Battle DRM Pricing Scheme

Mobile operators that are part of the GSM Association (GSMA), which serves more than a billion mobile users, are crying foul over the fee structure for standard digital rights management (DRM) protection proposed for the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) by MPEG LA, warning the license scheme is unworkable and may stifle industry growth and innovation ...

Critics Call Proposed US Passport Technology ‘Dangerous’

A U.S. State Department proposal to include wireless data chips in U.S. passports has been met with a wave of criticism and concern from privacy activists and security experts who fail to see any value in the wireless technology for passports. The chips could only serve to compromise personal data and put U.S. citizens at risk, they argue ...

Network Appliance, Industry Touting Virtualization

Network Appliance's announcement of its latest V-Series storage and management systems highlight the further spread of a trend that nearly all major hardware and software vendors tout in some form or another: virtualization ...

Networks Band Together To Fight Internet Attacks

Facing increasingly faster, more complex and more targeted computer attacks, a number of network companies and groups are banding together to share information in hopes of stemming the damage done by computer attackers ...

Supreme Court To Consider Cable Modem Case

With powerful forces pulling for both sides in the battle over cable regulation, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider this week a matter that brings to a head the debate on how to govern today's converging telecommunications and information services ...

Patent Fight Pits Former Wireless, RFID Partners

While they worked closely together in the past to provide cutting-edge wireless, bar code and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, U.S. companies Symbol and Intermec are now locked in a widening patent battle that some fear could hamper the progress of RFID ...

Dell Delivers New Entry-Level Servers

Continuing to cater to its core server audience, Dell announced new PowerEdge servers and management software aimed at small and midsize businesses, and also pledged support for the low-price servers and their 64-bit capabilities ...

HP Labor Suits Highlight Tech Industry Trend

Hewlett-Packard is being accused of incorrectly classifying workers as contractors in two lawsuits recently filed in U.S. District Court. The suits highlight a growing issue for technology employers, which sometimes seek to cut costs by classifying even long-term employees as contract workers ...

Symbian Syncs with Microsoft Exchange

Mobile operating system maker Symbian today announced that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft that will enable it to synchronize mobile devices running Symbian with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 applications and data such as e-mail, calendar and contacts ...

Copyright Suit Targets Google News

Internet search and content giant Google, known as one of the top aggregators of news and other information online, has been sued by Agence France Press (AFP) for allegedly publishing copyrighted content without permission ...

Pared-Down Windows Off to Slow Start in India

Microsoft has announced a delay in the introduction of its Windows XP Starter Edition -- a stripped-down, lower-cost version aimed at developing nations -- in India, but the company has already pushed the product into other Asian countries in what analysts described as a growing battle for emerging markets ...

Nintendo Readies Wireless Revolution

Nintendo is looking to revisit its GameBoy days, when the Japanese company was practically the only player in the mobile hand-held market, by including WiFi wireless capabilities in both its next-generation Revolution console and its DS, a dual-screen handheld gaming device ...

Microsoft Gets Groove, Guru

Microsoft has acquired another small software company, the latest in a series of buys that have added to its portfolio in security, services and, in the case of its most recent deal, collaboration. With the acquisition of Groove Networks, Microsoft gets not only a company but also a big name in technology -- Groove's Ray Ozzie, who will now be working for Microsoft...

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