The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/28/2006
In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place. Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/28/2006
BMC Software Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy diagnostic software maker Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/28/2006
European Union turing to the Internet to get public debate rolling on defining EU's future direction.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/27/2006
Increase sought on H-1B visas for high-tech workers from cap of 65,000 per year to 115,000 per year.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/27/2006
An Internet marketing company that offered free movie tickets in exchange for friends' e-mail addresses agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal anti-spam laws, authorities said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/27/2006
The personal computer market's rapid growth will slow in the next few years because a recent rebound in computer replacements has left many customers with systems that won't soon need replacing, according to a forecast Monday from a technology research firm.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/27/2006
Microsoft Corp. wants to sell smaller businesses on the idea that its products can offer the traditional benefits of desktop computer software while taking advantage of growing Web-based tools.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/27/2006
Microsoft gave official word this week that the next version of Office will coincide with the general availability of Windows Vista in January 2007.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/24/2006
This week security researchers announced that exploit code taking advantage of an unpatched IE flaw has been published on the Web.
New innovations, Gates' trusted computing initiative of 2002 continue to keep Vista developers on their collective toes.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/24/2006
Microsoft releases exam for MCTS: .NET Framework - Distributed candidates this week.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/23/2006
Microsoft Corp. announced a broad reorganization Thursday of the unit that produces its flagship Windows operating system, two days after the company said the new consumer version of Windows would not be ready for the holiday season as planned.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
Microsoft Corp.'s delay in releasing the consumer version of its new Windows operating system is a blow to companies that make and sell computers, but perhaps good news for others in the electronics industry.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
Office biz exec Steve Sinofsky moved to Windows group.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
A firm in Redmond, Washington is claiming it can deliver 99.999 percent uptime on Microsoft Exchange Server with a new service offering available immediately. Here's the surprise – it's not Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
Microsoft Corp. is working with Brown University to develop software that will recognize complex handwriting and gestures.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006
While the retail mavens may be predicting a dour Christmas over late delivery of Windows Vista, researcher IDC's latest forecasts paint a somewhat sunnier picture.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/23/2006
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin plastic that allows an electrical charge to pass through it at speeds never before seen, a discovery that could dramatically drive down the cost of flat-panel monitors and other devices.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/23/2006