Software pirates’ increasing skill at creating counterfeit versions of Windows XP has prompted Microsoft to introduce a pilot program that offers to verify whether consumers’ software is legitimate and replace fake versions with authentic goods.
The pilot program was launched ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Quarterly sales of servers running the Linux operating system topped $1 billion for the first time during the third quarter of 2004, analyst company IDC reported Wednesday. With year-over-year revenue from Linux server sales up 42.6 percent, Linux accounted for more than 9 percent of the $11.5 bi ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Poll observers in about 6 percent of Maryland’s precincts recorded 201 problems with electronic voting machines during the November 2 general election, according to a report released this week by TrueVoteMD.org.
Poll watchers trained by the voting integrity activist group reported 4 ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Advanced Micro Devices’ new Mobile Sempron processor gives the company a fresh chip for the holiday season, but it probably won’t help it overcome the solid advantage that rival Intel holds in the notebook market.
The new Mobile Sempron 3000+ is designed for thin-and-light not ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Thomson says that it is teaming up with VeriSign to build a digital authorization and authentication service that promises to secure delivery of content such as movies, music, and games.
The service, slated for launch in mid-2005, will be aimed at content providers such as online retailer ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Long airport check-in lines could be a thing of the past when a service being made available next year lets travelers check in for flights by using their cell phones.
Air industry organization SITA and Siemens Business Services announced that they will team to offer air travelers check-in ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard has become the latest IT vendor to dip its toes in the wild world of Web logging, or blogging.
Over the last few weeks, a handful of developers in the company’s software development group have quietly begun publishing their regular musings on such technical issues as ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
A proposed Pennsylvania law now on its way to the governor’s desk could pose a hurdle for the city of Philadelphia’s ambitious plan to provide broadband service throughout the city via Wi-Fi.
One provision of House Bill 30 (HB30), a wide-ranging telecommunications regulation b ... [read more]
May 24th, 2007
