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IBM Beta Paves the Way for Linux on System P Servers

IBM released open beta software Monday that enables x86 Linux applications to run on IBM's System p servers ...

The Greening of Technology

Especially as Earth Day 2007 approaches, working to mitigate the effects of global warming and greenhouse gases, as well as protecting the environment, are topics on everyone's lips these days. As scientists, politicians, lobbyists and environmental activists offer arguments and counter arguments on the veracity of each other's claims, there is no dispute that the cost of energy continues a troublesome climb as does the size of the world's landfills...

Best Pac-Man Muncher to Win 26 Years of Eats

Gamers around the world have begun limbering up their thumbs and forefingers following the announcement Wednesday that Microsoft and Namco Bandai Games will host the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. The competition honors the 1980s era video game for the crucial role it played in popularizing video games as well as its longstanding popularity ...

Intel’s Mobile Strategy Pursues Internet on the Go

Intel unveiled its mobile strategy Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing ...

Microsoft Throws Firefox a Bone

Microsoft released a new Windows Media Player (WMP) plug-in for the Firefox 2.0 open source Web browser Monday via its Port 25 blog. The official plug-in is one of several Microsoft is developing at its Port 25 Open Source Software Lab, according to the company ...

Sony Mum on Rumored Larger PS3 Drive

The gaming world is awash with rumors that Sony may consider bumping up the size of the hard disk drive in its PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming consoles. The conjecture, now brewing for several weeks, reached a crescendo Tuesday following reports that a Sony spokesperson had addressed the rumor ...

Open Source Fuels IBM, Yahoo Enterprise Search Engine

IBM and Yahoo launched an upgraded version of their free OmniFind enterprise search offering Monday. The new IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition includes some 60 new features and corrects 22 bugs ...

China Launches Online Porn Purge

Chinese government departments, including the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, began a six-month campaign Thursday to eliminate pornography and other material from the Internet in China, according to reports from the Xinhua News Agency ...

Sony Nixes Low-End PS3 Model

Sony confirmed Wednesday it has discontinued production of the 20 GB PlayStation 3 in North America. The announcement came after several weeks of speculation stoked by the gaming blog Joystiq, which asserted that electronics retailer Best Buy had classified the 20 GB model as "discontinued." ...

Palm Grabs Linux in Strategic Smartphone Play

Palm, maker of the Treo smartphone, announced Tuesday it is developing a Linux-based operating system for its line of handheld devices ...

Gamers Hankering for ‘Halo’ to Get a Taste May 16

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have chosen a date for the multiplayer beta release of the highly anticipated "Halo 3" video game, created exclusively for the Xbox 360 console ...

New External Hard Drives Seek to Simplify Storage Syncing

Fabrik, a provider of storage and online content-sharing solutions, announced the expansion of its family of Simple Tech SimpleDrive desktop hard drives with the addition of a new line of external storage devices. The drives boast up to 1 terabyte (TB) of storage and also include 2 GB of free online storage through the company's Internet data storage site...

Nokia, Qualcomm Haggle Over License Pricing

The battle between Nokia and Qualcomm hit a high note Thursday, just days before the licensing agreement between the two combatants is set to expire on Monday ...

Intel Brings Quad-Core Chips to Embedded Computing

Intel introduced the latest member of its quad-core family of microprocessors Tuesday at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. The Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5335 and E5345 are the first, the company said, to bring the Intel architecture-based quad-core performance to the embedded market ...

XenSource Pushes Server Consolidation With XenEnterprise 3.2

XenSource released a new version of its flagship commercial server virtualization product Monday. XenEnterprise 3.2 brings to business consumers more advanced deployment options for versions of Windows and Linux as well as boosted power and flexibility of Windows guests via SMP (systemic multiprocessing) support ...

Mozilla Minimo 0.2 Enters Crowded Mobile Browser Market

Mozilla fans can now download the latest version of the Minimo mobile browser to their smartphones. News of the release of Minimo 0.2 came last week as a posting on project leader Doug Turner's blog "DougT's Ramblings." The browser is available via the Mozilla Project's Web page ...

Dell Gives In to Linux Lovers

After weeks of speculation in the Linux community, Dell made its open source plans official Wednesday, confirming rumors that it will begin selling select desktops and notebooks with Linux operating systems preinstalled. Dell said the decision was made as a result of feedback from customers on its IdeaStorm Web site ...

Selecting Servers for the E-Commerce Operation

After years of hard work and careful design, the big moment has arrived -- you are finally ready to go live with your online retail operation. However, just one look at potential competitors such as Amazon, eBay, Wal-Mart and Target and it's readily apparent that these companies have likely spent millions creating and staffing their respective infrastructures. No wonder they rank among the most popular online shopping sites...

HP Takes Swing at Acer Over Patents

PC industry leader Hewlett-Packard (HP) filed a patent infringement lawsuit Tuesday against up-and-coming rival Acer ...

Adobe’s New Creative Suite Promises Smooth Operation

Adobe launched its Creative Suite 3 line of products Tuesday. The six new integrated Web design and content creation software packages are the first to leverage tools and technologies the company gained with its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia in 2005 ...

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