Google Inc. has released a free version of the SketchUp application for creating, viewing and modifying 3D images it acquired when it bought @Last Software Inc. in March.

We now have 750GB to play with on the desktop, and multi-terrabyte drives aren't too far off. How are we supposed to archive all that data? We could use 80-plus dual-layer DVDs, or try 30-plus blue laser DVDs. InPhase Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Maxell Ltd. (Maxell) have another answer: holographic storage technology.

A software player for Sony Corp.'s LocationFree system that is compatible with Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X is under development by Tokyo-based Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd. and should be available soon, Kaga Electronics said Tuesday.

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. increased their market share in the online search arena as Microsoft Corp.'s MSN slipped, according to Web research firm Nielsen//NetRatings.

A Nielsen/NetRatings legfrissebb jelentése szerint a Google és a Yahoo egyaránt sikeresen növelte részesedését az online keresők piacán, míg a Microsoft csúfosat bukott az MSN szolgáltatásával.

Az Advanced Micro Devices már nyilvánosságra hozta legfrissebb pénzügyi jelentését, az Intel azonban óvatos. Elemzők szerint a jövő héten kiadásra kerülő riportjukban 35 százalékos nyereségcsökkenés szerepel majd. A rivális AMD viszont az utóbbi időkben nagyon belehúzott, egyre nagyobb piaci részesedést sikerül "ellopnia" az Inteltől.

Annak újabb jeleként, hogy az erős processzorok jövőjét a többmagos dizájn jelenti a vaskos, egy darabból álló chipekkel szemben, az Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) kibocsátotta egymagos Opteron processzorcsaládjának utolsóként ütemezett darabját. Az Opteron 256-os és 856-os modellek már kaphatóak is, a 156-os piacra kerülése pedig harminc napon belül esedékes.

In another sign that the future of powerful processors lies in multicore design instead of dense monolithic chips, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) released the last scheduled upgrade to its family of single-core Opteron processors.

Az ingyenes, nyílt forráskódú Firefox webes böngésző márciusban elég új felhasználót győzött meg ahhoz, hogy végre elérje a 10%-os globális piaci részesedést.

Hiába támadják több oldalról is a keresővállalatot, a Google februárban is sikeresen tovább növelte piaci részesedését, az Egyesül Államokban. Így már több mint 15 százalékkal előzi meg a második helyen álló Yahoo!-t.

Although you might have missed it, Apple once again revolutionized the way we consume media. It was a quiet revolution, one that went largely unheralded and barely warranted a mention outside of the Apple-obsessed blogosphere. This revolutionary event came in the form of a Disney Channel musical called High School Musical.

A német Siemens AG megszabadult az Infineon Technologies AG chipgyártó vállalatban levő 18,2 százalékos részesedésétől, mivel az iparágat túl kockázatosnak tartotta.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has developed a higher-capacity version of its solid-state disk (SSD), a flash-memory based replacement for hard-disk drives, and is showing it at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, this week.

Via Technologies Inc. is a company that takes pride in bursting illusions, such as the idea the new ultramobile PCs would only come equipped with Intel Corp. microprocessors. Instead, it appears that any x86-based processor will do.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will launch a Windows Mobile-based cell phone that packs an 8G-byte hard-disk drive, hitting European markets in the second half of 2006, the company said Monday.

Facing increased competition throughout its line of processors, chip giant Intel Corp. warned on Friday that its first-quarter revenue would be lower than expected.

Is Microsoft Corp. planning to announce details of a new portable device code-named Origami later this week? That is the question raised by a Web site called Origami Project.

Symantec Corp. Friday said it has reached an out-of-court agreement in its adware lawsuit against New York-based Hotbar.com Inc. The deal calls for Symantec to dismiss its suit, but continue to classify Hotbar's program files as low-risk adware.

Google Inc. launched an early test version of a Web page creation and hosting service on Thursday and hours later stopped accepting sign-ups, citing overwhelming demand.

Vyatta, an open-source router company, released the first beta version of its WAN router code this week, with the goal of becoming the networking equivalent of Linux or Firefox, but taking aim at Cisco instead of Microsoft.