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 Adobe Open Screen Project UnleashedAdobe Inc announced the Open Screen Project on Thursday which is a new venture supported by several industry leaders to create applications that work across PCs, mobile cell phone devices and televisions.
Industry aliances of the Open Screen Project include ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Samsung, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm.
The project will... Adobe Open Screen Project Unleashed  HP Discovers Circuitry Memory for Cell Phones, PCsResearchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have made a breakthrough discovery they hope will lead to memory chips that store more data but consume far less power than those found in today's personal computers and other digital devices.
The newly discovered circuit element, called a Memristor, could enable cell phones that can go weeks or longer without a charge, PCs that start up instantly, and laptops... HP Discovers Circuitry Memory for Cell Phones, PCs  Time Warner To Separate Cable UnitTime Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes announced the decision in the company's first-quarter earnings report, which showed strength in advertising sales on cable television networks like CNN and TBS, offset by a sharp fall in AOL's revenue.
Investors have hoped that the media conglomerate, which owns about 84 percent of Time Warner Cable, could shed more assets to restructure as a pure... Time Warner To Separate Cable Unit  Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7 ReleasedThe Microsoft Mac Business Unit (Mac BU) announced on Tuesday that they have released Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7, with new features for both the corporate service and personal service that delivers audio and video for the first time.
The messenger services now has support for the Mac OS X Bonjour technology, which allows users to detect other Messenger for Mac users that are on the same loca... Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7 Released  Windows XP SP3 Delayed Citing RMS IssuesMicrosoft Corp. has delayed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP citing compatibility issues between the software and its point-of-sale application for small and medium sized businesses.
Microsoft last week said it had finished work on Windows XP SP3 and it would be available for download on Tuesday.
However, the company found incompatibilities in an application called Microsoft Dynamics RMS, which... Windows XP SP3 Delayed Citing RMS Issues  Xbox 360 Price Cuts in Asian MarketsMicrosoft announced on Tuesday that it will cut prices on its Xbox 360 gaming console in four markets in the Asian region.
Xbox 360 prices have been lowered in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. India was excluded.
The Xbox 360 has sold very well in every part of the world for the most part, except Asia. Asia is one of the last locations where the Xbox 360 has yet to do very well... Xbox 360 Price Cuts in Asian Markets  Intel partners with Cray to developer HPC systemsIntel Corp. and Cray Inc announced a partnership on Monday to develop new supercomputer technologies which is described as a range of high-performance systems.
Cray, which currently uses AMD processors, has three machines in the top 10 on the latest list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, behind only IBM Corp., which has four.
"We're excited at the potential of bringing togeth... Intel partners with Cray to developer HPC systems  Apple iMac Includes Latest Intel Core 2 DuoApple Inc. said on Monday it has updated its iMac desktop line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors with prices ranging from $1,199 for a 20-inch to $1,799 for the 24-inch 2.8 GHz.
Customers purchasing the 24-inch iMac also have the option to swap in a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics for an even faster, top-of-the-line computer for $2,199.
"With ... Apple iMac Includes Latest Intel Core 2 Duo  Grand Theft Auto IV for PS3, Xbox 360 Scores BigGrand Theft Auto IV went on sale Tuesday, with fans lining up at midnight to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather."
Retailers such as GameStop Corp and Best Buy Co Inc took advance orders for the game weeks earlier and many outlets threw open their doors at midnight to accommodate fans eager t... Grand Theft Auto IV for PS3, Xbox 360 Scores Big  Wii Channel Debuts in MayNintendo of America, Inc. will launch a Wii channel that offers downloadable DS titles and information about the company's games when WiiWare rolls out in the United States in May.
Some features of the Nintendo Channel, which was released in Japan last year will be integrated with the games-on-demand service, WiiWare.
For example, if a Wii user has played a WiiWare game for at least an hour,... Wii Channel Debuts in May  Skype Mobile Cell Phone Application DebutsSkype, a VoIP service owned by eBay, has announced a beta version of a new application to run on an initial batch of 50 mobile phones that can run the Java platform. This comes a few days after the company announced new land line fixed rate plans.
Skype mobile will include features such as Skype to Skype, SkypeIn, Skype out as well as Group chat and presence and will debut on a range of phones ... Skype Mobile Cell Phone Application Debuts  Apple Boot Camp Updates Windows XP, VistaApple Inc has released Boot Camp version 2.1.1 which fixes bugs and improves compatibility and is primarily released to support the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3.
The company said the update was released in three variants to support Windows XP, Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit.
Apple Boot Camp allows Intel-chipped Macs to run Microsoft Windows. The software is integrated in... Apple Boot Camp Updates Windows XP, Vista  Microsoft IIS Under SQL Injection Cyber AttackAccording to Panda Security, the number of infected IIS servers reached 282,000, and security firm F-Secure said the number has risen to 500,000 less than a day later.
A flood of SQL injection attacks on Microsoft Internet Information Servers are leaving Web pages with malicious iFrames in them, and Panda Security is urging network managers to make sure their Web pages haven't been infected.
... Microsoft IIS Under SQL Injection Cyber Attack  Sun Microsystems Acquires MontalvoSun Microsystems has bought Montalvo Systems, a chip start-up outfit which is best known for its work on a low-power x86 processor, for over $5 million.
"We believe acquiring these assets will enhance the current and future products we are developing and expect them to contribute to future generations of Sun's microprocessor technology which will in turn drive additional differentiation fo... Sun Microsystems Acquires Montalvo  RIM 3G BlackBerry DelayedShares for Research in Motion, Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday after a report surfaced that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for AT&T Inc is facing delays.
The reason for the delay was unclear but some unnamed people close to both companies said they are concerned about call quality. The launch has been pushed back to August.
However, according to one analyst, the ... RIM 3G BlackBerry Delayed  Wii Console Production Ramping UpDuring an analyst meeting to discuss the company's financial results, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the company has no plans to cut prices on its Wii and Nintendo DS video game systems during the coming fiscal year.
The strategy comes in the face of conventional wisdom, which holds that cutting prices on video game systems during their main life cycle is the best long-term revenue strat... Wii Console Production Ramping Up  Dell Offers Windows XP Beyond DeadlineDell, Inc announced on Friday that it will offer Windows XP operating system to their personal computer customers after the June deadline.
Microsoft has scheduled to pull the Windows XP operating system from store shelves on June 30 in an effort to upgrade customers to Windows Vista.
"We are now offering an optional Dell-provided service to install Windows XP Professional for a custome... Dell Offers Windows XP Beyond Deadline  Wireless Auction Investigation Clears Cyren CallThe Federal Communications Commission's inspector general said on Friday the evidence did not support concerns that the company advising public safety groups had scared away bidders from meeting a $1.3 billion price for the airwaves.
"Rather, the many layers of uncertainty and risk, and the growing prospect of high network costs... were responsible for potential bidders' decisions not to b... Wireless Auction Investigation Clears Cyren Call  Yahoo Adds Social Network IntegrationYahoo Inc is working to rewire the dozens of services across its site so that users can manage all information about themselves in a single place and share it with friends across the Web.
"We are not building another social network," Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh told attendees at the Web 2.0 Expo conference in San Francisco on Thursday. "We are building social into everyth... Yahoo Adds Social Network Integration  Microsoft Yahoo Showdown Next WeekMicrosoft's CFO, Chris Liddell, said on Thursday that the software giant may consider launching a hostile bid for Internet giant Yahoo as early as next week.
Yahoo's management has "unrealistic expectations" of its value, Mr Liddell said. "We have been clear that speed is of the essence to make sense," he added. Microsoft will provide an update on its plans for Yahoo next w... Microsoft Yahoo Showdown Next Week
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