Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Tuesday launched its new AM2 CPU socket, bringing support for fast DDR2 memory to the company's desktop processors. As expected, PC World's tests showed negligible performance gains from the new socket, but the change positions AMD for more notable performance gains with future products.

Despite some predictions that World Cup soccer fever could send prices of LCD TVs higher this month, the screen component just got cheaper, a trend that should continue to make products more affordable to users.

A Symantec felkérte az Egyesült Államok egyik bíróságát, hogy azonnali hatállyal utasítsa a Microsoftot a Windows Vista fejlesztésének leállítására. Az indok szerint a szoftveróriás rosszul integrálja a Veritas tárolási technológiát az új operációs rendszerbe.

Last week's firing of a prominent Chinese academic for faking the development of one of China's best-known chips is an embarrassing setback for a government that sees high-technology research and development as key to the country's economic future.

A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search terms offered by Google Inc.'s toolbar that directs users to pirated software.

In a surprise move, Dell Inc. on Thursday announced it will use Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) in its high-end, multiprocessor servers by the end of the year.

SAP AG officially released on Wednesday its business intelligence (BI) accelerator which it co-developed with Intel Corp. The two companies first announced they were working on the analytical engine a year ago.

A weather-tested computer that runs on a car battery. A PC that looks like your generic VCD player. These are some of the tools Intel Corp. thinks would allow more people in more places to get access to PCs.

Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates will detail on Wednesday how the company is adding search capabilities in its enterprise software, emphasizing how employees waste time trying to find information.

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday will release a beta version of Windows Media Player 11, a more stylish version of its media software that mimics the sleekness of its main competitor, Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.

AOL LLC is letting users test a new security tool that analyzes their PCs and home networks and alerts them about gaps that could leave them vulnerable to viruses, worms, spyware and other threats.

Instant messaging as a communication tool for business is on the rise, said Lee Weiner, senior product manager at Symantec Corp.

Az érdeklődő fejlesztők mostantól lehetőséget kapnak az Expression Web Designer, a Microsoft új webes fejlesztő és szerkesztő programjának tesztelésére, mely az óriásvállalat reményei szerint végre megfelelő riválisa lehet majd a jelenlegi egyeduralkodónak, az Adobe Dreamweavernek.

In an effort to bounce back from slumping sales in the first quarter of 2006, Intel Corp. told 17 employees at its Glasgow, Scotland, site earlier this week that it would shut down the site by September.

Search engines deliver links to dangerous Web sites that download spyware and adware to visitors' PCs, exploit security vulnerabilities and attempt to scam users and include them in spam lists, a new study has found.

A U.S. Department of Defense agency and Microsoft Corp. will collaborate to improve Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping program for military and non-military purposes, the Redmond, Washington, company announced Thursday.

As low-priced Internet phone services for mobile devices emerge, users should first check the fine print in their cell phone contracts to see if they can take advantage of such offerings. There's a chance they can't.

Microsoft Corp. has released a beta of Windows Live Messenger, the next version of its MSN Messenger instant messaging service, it announced Tuesday.

Az Apple Computer előnyre tett szert abban az iTunes kapcsán fellángoló pereskedésben, melyet a volt Beatles-tagok szintén Apple névre hallgató kiadócége kezdeményezett ellene. Edward Mann bíró hétfő reggel Londonban kihirdette az Apple Computer javára szóló ítéletet.

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