AT&T Intros Moto Q Smartphone With Global Roaming

AT&T on Thursday announced that Motorola's 3G-enabled Moto Q 9h smartphone will be available to the carrier's customers in the United States starting this week. The Moto Q 9h, or the Moto Q global as AT&T calls it, has the ability to access high-spee... full story

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Passenger Says He Hacked Windows In New York Taxi Display Screen

A New York City software engineer managed to gain access to the operating system for a touch-screen display available in the back seat of many Manhattan taxicabs and also used it to connect to the Internet. Bu...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Virtual Machine Management Tools Take Center Stage

Virtual machine management is beginning to catch up with the rapid generation of virtual machines. When Microsoft announced it would offer its Hyper-V hypervisor as a standalone product, hardly anyone noticed ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Boston Public Library To Put Historical Documents Online

In his wildest dreams, John Adams, the second president of the United States, couldn't have predicted the fate of his 3,700-volume personal library. In two years, it will be made available for viewing online f...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Wal-Mart Cancels Movie Download Service

LOS ANGELES - Wal-Mart Stores quietly canceled its online video download service less than a year after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. Wal-Mart shut down the download site after H...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Perl Offers Incremental Update; Version 6.0 Still Awaited

The first new version in five years of Perl, the popular Web scripting language, is now available, according to spokesmen from the Perl Foundation. The release is available for a free download as open source c...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Microsoft Opens Up On Security Research

Microsoft has launched a security blog that provides more technical details about the vulnerability research behind the patches and security updates the company releases each month. The Security Vulnerability...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Microsoft Outlook Add-On Monitors Public Folders

Software maker ArtfulBits on Friday released an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that's designed to notify users about changes in Microsoft Exchange Public Folders and view the status of unread e-mail. The add-o...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Zune, iTunes Sites Get Christmas Day Traffic Boosts

Microsoft's Zune Web site increased its traffic by 299% on Christmas Day compared with Christmas Day last year, as new owners signed up for accounts and downloaded software, according to Hitwise. Traffic to ...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Virtual Machine Sprawl Will Challenge IT Management Skills

Software developers like to use virtual machines because they can cheaply mimic a target environment. Testers like virtual machines because they can test more combinations of new software with parts of the in...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate Now Available To Public

Microsoft has released to the public a near-final version of a major update to its Windows XP operating system. As of Wednesday, the 'Release Candidate' for Windows XP Service Pack 3 was available as a 336 Mb...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Dell Ships PCs With Latest Version Of Ubuntu Linux

Dell on Wednesday introduced consumer PCs with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, adding as a key new feature built-in DVD playback. The Inspiron 530 N desktop and 1420 N notebook are shipping with Ubuntu ve...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Consulting Group Releases Top 10 Predictions For The Wireless Industry

InCode, a subsidiary of VeriSign that specializes in wireless business and technology consulting, on Wednesday released its top 10 predictions for major trends in the wireless industry next year. The predict...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Judge Says TorrentSpy Defendants Destroyed Evidence, Then Lied About It

A Los Angeles judge terminated a piracy case that members of the Motion Picture Association of America brought against TorrentSpy. The move means that TorrentSpy faces penalties and an injunction, which will ...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Hans Reiser Murder Case Focuses On Missing Car Seat

The Hans Reiser murder trial on Tuesday focused on his missing estranged wife as well as what was missing from the Honda CRX he was driving. Jurors heard testimony that the front passenger seat was missing a...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Web 2.0 Software Converts Cell Phone Into GPS Device

GPS marker Northport Systems on Wednesday launched software that turns non-GPS cell phones into outdoor navigation systems. The software with an unusual name -- Fugawi Touratel -- is Web 2.0-based and can tur...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Microsoft Provides Fix For Crashes Related To IE Patch

Microsoft on Tuesday issued support documentation to address Internet Explorer problems caused by last week's security patch. "We have been working with a small number of customers that reported issues relate...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Mac Fans More Likely To Pay For Music Than PC Users

PC users in the United States are less likely to pay to download music than Apple Mac users, who are also more likely to purchase CDs, a market research firm said Wednesday. Half of all Mac users in the third...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Specialized Database Captures, Analyzes Time-Sequenced Data

Historis, a specialized database system from Logical Information Machines, is a system designed to do one thing well: deal with time series data, such as stock prices or a patient's vital signs over the course...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

NetSuite IPO Raises $161 Million

NEW YORK - NetSuite, a software company controlled by Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison, on Wednesday raised $161 million with an initial public offering that priced far higher than expectations. About ...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

FTC Approves Google-DoubleClick Deal

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday cleared the way for Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. Members voted 4-1 to end an investigation into whether the acquisition would substantial...