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Yahoo launches free Anti-Spam beta
YAHOO HAS INTRODUCED an Anti-Spy beta for its Yahoo Toolbar, allowing users to scan their PC for adware and spyware for free Yahoo says its Anti-Spy beta is particularly easy to...
Blue Disc Founders renamed ; Group opens up for Expansion
Sony and 12 other supporters of Blu-ray optical disc technology have formed the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) to promote the system over rival blue-laser technology from the DVD...
UT2004 Community Bonus Pack vol. 1
The first volume of Community Bonus Pack for Unreal Tournament 2004 is now available for download - the second will be released on May 27th Maps: AS-Thrust by Tynan...
AOL previews new e-mail software
America Online has begun testing enhancements to its Internet service, including a beefed-up version of its AOL Communicator e-mail software that plays multimedia files The...
Google takes aim at Microsoft features
SEARCH GIANT Google is set to take on the software colossus of Seattle Microsoft when it comes for looking for files on your hard-drive Both Microsoft and Google are working out...
More information released on Cisco code theft
More details about the computer code stolen from Cisco Systems were revealed yesterday, including new samples of the source code and information on how the code was distributed,...
Samsung’s satellite TV for phones
Samsung plans to release a phone that can receive satellite TV signals and launch a service package that lets customers receive up to 40 stations The company expects to launch...
Google Confirms Automated Page Removal Bug
A thread emerged yesterday at WebmasterWorldcom about how someone managed to apparently remove the home pages of Microsoft and Adobe from Google But was it true Yes, Google says...
Google gets the picture..Graphics ads are coming
MEGA SEARCH engine Google is planning to run richer graphic adsThe company, which makes most of its cash from text ads, says the new adds will be limited to Google's program that...
Apple files patent on translucent windows
Apple has recently filed a patent for translucent windows that automatically adjust the opacity as information is updated (or not updated): "overlaid, Information-bearing windows...
Cisco Source Code Reportedly Stolen
Russian security Web site SecurityLab is reporting that the source code for Cisco Systems Inc's main networking device operating system was stolen on Thursday According to the...
SEGA’s Fall and Winter Lineup
SEGA's Fall and Winter Lineup: Altered Beast (PlayStation 2) Amazing Island (Nintendo GameCube) Astro Boy(PlayStation 2) Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance) Blood Will...
Yahoo boosts free e-mail storage to 100MB
Web portal Yahoo will begin offering "virtually unlimited storage" for its paid e-mail customers and will upgrade free users to 100MB, an executive said Thursday The upgrade is...
Alienware doubles up, twice
Today at E3, desktop, mobile and professional PC manufacturer Alienware has unveiled a new desktop system capable of supporting two processors and two video cards The new system...
Google launches Google Groups Beta
What Google Group offers its users Join and create public and restricted groups Search and access over 845 million posts Stay in touch with friends and family Send...
ESPN Signs Celebs For NFL 2005
ESPN Videogames today announced details of a celebrity relationship that combines Hollywood, the music industry and football and the video game industry within ESPN NFL 2005 ESPN...
SAP to add 500 software jobs in India
SAP to add 500 software jobs in India Software maker SAP plans to hire 500 programmers in India this year, expanding its development staff in that country to 1,500 people SAP...
Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases for May 2004
Following are the Security Bulletins Released by Microsoft for the month of May 2004 Please visit the Windows Update website and update your software accordingly Vulnerability in...
Tejas formally canned by Intel
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp plans to announce on Friday that it has shelved its next chips for desktop and server computers, according to a person briefed on the measure...
Microsoft Games for Windows at E3 2004
Microsoft is jazzed as its 'Games for Windows' establishes its presence at the interactive entertainment industry's largest trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) The...
Terrell ‘Owens’ Cover of ESPN NFL 2005
ESPN Videogames today announced the signing of Philadelphia Eagles' wide receiver, Terrell Owens, to serve as cover athlete for ESPN NFL 2005 The highly anticipated sequel to the...
The illicit trade in compromised PCs
Information Security 2004 Investigators are piecing together the complex relationships between the virus writers, middlemen and criminal gangs held largely responsible for the...
Asustek withdraws Rambus support
Rambus Inc's last-ditch effort to maintain a presence in the high-performance computing arena seems to have fizzled now that Taiwan's largest motherboard maker, Asustek Computer...
Wal-Mart Begins Using Smart Labels
Wal-Mart Stores Inc and a number of its suppliers are using a Dallas distribution center as the starting point for a technology that's targeted to one day replace the bar code and...
HSBC to double Indian software staff to 1,000
Also looking at other offshore alternatives to India… HSBC is to double the number of staff at its Indian software centre to 1,000 within the next 12 months but the bank...