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Office Live Preview

[url=http://www.winsupersite.com]Paul Thurrott's SuperSite[/url] has posted an exhaustive preview article looking at Office Live. Add comment

Catalyst 5.13: ATI’s Video Domination?

[url=http://firingsquad.com]FiringSquad[/url] brings information about ATI's new graphics driver that's all set for domination. Add comment

Adobe Adopts Monthly Patch Cycle

Adobe has taken a leaf from Microsoft's book and decided to adopt a monthly security patch cycle instead of releasing software fixes on an ad-hoc basis. Add comment

Microsoft To Move Graphics Outside OS Kernel

Microsoft will move the graphics for its next version of Windows outside of the operating system's kernel to improve reliability. Add comment

Dell Issues Notebook Battery Recall

Dell is recalling thousands of notebook PC battery packs. Add comment

XP SP2 Adoption Lags Overseas

More than a year after Microsoft shipped Windows XP Service Pack 2 as a massive security-centric OS makeover, customer adoption internationally continues to lag at disappointing levels, according to a senior Redmond executive. Add comment

Long-Lifetime Red and Blue OLEDs Presented

Cambridge Display Technology has presented new materials for red and blue OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes), said to have impressively extended lifetimes. This development has brought large-size full-color displays that make use of the new technology one step closer. Add comment

Xbox 360 Copy Protection Cracked?

Hackers have taken the first step towards breaking the anti-piracy system on Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console. Add comment

Nvidia To Buy ULI

Graphics giant Nvidia, the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ULi Electronics. Add comment

Researchers to Map Cancer

Earlier in the week, the U.S government unveiled a $100 million project to speed discovery of culprits and cures, the first step toward a comprehensive map of cancer's genetic makeup. Add comment

Intel Chair Calls $100 Notebook a “Gadget”

Intel chairman Craig Barrett knocked the $100 notebook being developed by MIT, saying that it's merely a "gadget" that schoolchildren in developing countries will not want. Add comment

Opteron 939 production stopped.

AMD has cancelled production of several SKUs, including the Socket 939 Opterons. Are we ready for M2 yet? Add comment

Microsoft Tests the Water in Japan

Microsoft will release the Xbox 360 gaming console in Japan on Saturday, in a direct assault on Sony at home. Add comment

Online Shopping While At Work

Despite restrictions on internet usage by many employers, this holiday season hasn't seen a decrease in the amount of online shopping that workers are doing while on the job. Add comment

Google Transit Now in Beta

There is an entry on [url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/public-transit-via-google.html]Google Blog[/url] announcing that [url=http://www.google.com/transit]Google Transit[/url] is now operational. Add comment

No Free Xbox 360 for Ballmer

[url=http://www.theregister.com/2005/12/08/no_free_xbox/]The Register[/url] is reporting that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that he has to wait to buy an Xbox 360 just like everyone else. Add comment

Thunderbird Grows Tabs

A tabbed e-mail browsing feature has been added to the development version of Mozilla Thunderbird, and the feature may make it into a subsequent release of the software. Add comment

“Podcasting” Makes it Into the Dictionary

Not only has the word "podcast" been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, it has been declared the Word of the Year. Add comment

HDTV Users Get Confused

According to a survey performed by Scientific-Atlanta, nearly a fifth of all HDTV owners thought that simply buying a high-definition device was enough to get them an HDTV signal... in other words, they thought they'd been watching HDTV all along! Add comment

Survey Says… Software Piracy Stifles Growth

A recent survey has found that rampant software piracy not only stifles economic growth, but it is also increasingly being perpetrated by organizations which are thought to be legitimate businesses. Add comment

Ballmer Doesn’t Get Free Xbox

It's not the rarity, but rather industry regulations that require Steve Ballmer to go out and buy an Xbox 360, just like everyone else. Add comment