Because Microsoft hopes to revamp PCs with its long-awaited Internet Explorer 4.0, officials at the company are calling the March initial release of the new browser a platform preview instead of a more traditional beta version.
The difference, seemingly, is one of semantics. It stems from Micr ... [read more]
September 10th, 2007
The FBI says that more than 90 percent of stolen computer equipment is never recovered. But a thief might think twice about snatching your
notebook PC if it has Port’s Defcon 1 security alarm screaming from it.
Roughly the size of a compact cellular phone, the $49.95 Defcon 1 attac ... [read more]
September 7th, 2007
The FBI says that more than 90 percent of stolen computer equipment is never recovered. But a thief might think twice about snatching your
notebook PC if it has Port’s Defcon 1 security alarm screaming from it.
Roughly the size of a compact cellular phone, the $49.95 Defcon 1 attac ... [read more]
July 5th, 2007
Facing class-action lawsuits and new threats of legal action from several state attorneys general, AOL has indicated it will not offer mass refunds to users having difficulty dialing in to the online service.
Analysts say the move indicates AOL’s resolve to fight allegations of fraudulen ... [read more]
Add comment July 4th, 2007
Last year was a tough year for some PC vendors. Just ask Austin Computer. The mid-sized PC maker, based in Austin, Texas, and owned by Singapore-based IPC Technologies, has laid off over half its staff over the last six months. And the 12-year-old company has had three CEOs in the past year alon ... [read more]
Add comment June 29th, 2007
Monorail Incorporated announced today that the tiny, full-featured Monorail PC, released late last year at the eyebrow-raising price of $999, is now available for $899.
The briefcase-size Monorail, which features an AMD K5 processor (comparable to a 75-MHz Pentium), 16MB of RAM, a 1.08GB hard ... [read more]
Add comment June 28th, 2007
If you’re not particularly with the performance of your existing PCI-based accelerator card, you’ll be happy to know that a new spec may address your concerns. Intel is readying an initiative called Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) that promises to boost the performance and quality of ... [read more]
Add comment June 27th, 2007
Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Intel on Monday became the
first companies to receive government approval for the export of
encryption technology.
The Hewlett-Packard International Cryptographic Framework (ICF), which
will use Intel encryption hardware as the basi ... [read more]
Add comment June 25th, 2007
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