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FCC Opens TV White Space for Wireless Broadband
White space, the unused portions between TV channels, can be used for wireless broadband, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled. Microsoft and Google led a coalition urging the FCC to authorize “Wi-Fi ...
Pew Says Internet, Cell Phones Bring Families Together
A national survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that the Internet and cell phones have become central to modern family life. Rather than hurt families, Pew said, ...
Ballmer: Windows Cloud OS Coming Soon
October 1, 2008 1:49PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Microsoft is joining the cloud-computing trend, with CEO Steve Ballmer saying a “Windows Cloud” OS will be launched at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. ...
Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz
September 29, 2008 1:42PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Motorola is reportedly looking to hire hundreds of Android developers to cash in on the buzz around Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system. Motorola’s ...
Chrome Users Return to Internet Explorer, Firefox
September 23, 2008 2:07PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us The shine is gone as some Google Chrome users return to Internet Explorer and Firefox just three weeks after the Chrome browser’s launch. ...
Samsung May Buy SanDisk, Consolidate Flash Market
September 5, 2008 1:52PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Memory maker Samsung is considering an offer for SanDisk to save #350 million a year in flash-memory licensing fees and consolidate the market. ...
DVRs Are Essential To Households, Study Finds
September 3, 2008 10:22AM Digital video recorders like TiVo have become the second most essential technology in a home, behind mobile phones, a new NDS Group survey says. DVRs were ranked more ...
Study: Online Games More Captivating
Joshua Smyth, a Syracuse University psychology professor, noted that most of the public debate on video games has centered on their often violent content, while the “enthrallment” potential, which can have both ...
GTA IV Helps Boost Sales of Video-Game Consoles
The popular Grand Theft Auto IV is proving to have strong coattails, driving sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video-game consoles. Microsoft insists its Xbox 360 is getting the ...
CIOs Battle Hackers Using Olympic-Themed Attacks
Hackers are changing tactics, with e-mails identifying with the Olympics but hiding malicious Trojans that elude most antivirus programs. Where hackers formerly favored Microsoft Word documents, now they are turning to other ...