Mac users have been encountering a 'blue screen' error after completing an upgrade installation of Apple's newly released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and trying to reboot. The problem freezes the machine for an extended period, and some users have lost ...

 

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According to the Microsoft Collaboration in High-Tech Manufacturing Survey 2007, manufacturing firms regularly use insecure forms of communication, which places their data at risk of theft The research, which was conducted by US-based KRC Research, found that 78 per cent of business ...

 

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After a three-year battle, Microsoft has finally agreed to comply with a 2004 EU court antitrust ruling. The company will now make workgroup server interoperability information available to open source developers. It will amend licensing terms for the software, to allow recipients ...

 

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IBM Research and MediaTek Inc have launched an R&D joint venture to develop an ultra-fast wireless transmission protocol, which uses the 60GHz spectrum. The joint venture will develop chips which are able to transfer files at around 2.5 gigabits per second ...

 

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New research by scientists at Edinburgh University could pave the way for powerful computers small enough to fit into the palm of the hand. In collaboration with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and the University of Rome, Italy, the Edinburgh University ...

 

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Researchers from UC San Diego and UCLA have used a Google Labs widget to make computers behave in a more 'common sense' way. The scientists have given a computer the ability to use context to help identify objects in photographs in ...

 

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Apple Inc will release the latest version of its Macintosh operating system on 26 October. The new software, called Leopard, is being released after a four-month delay. This was attributed to the diversion of software development resources to the company's iPhone, which ...

 

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Samsung is developing white-LED backlit display for laptops, with 10,000:1 contrast. So for the company has produced LED-backlit LCD panels only - the next stage will be to incorporate them into laptops. The company has developed three displays: 18.4-inches (1,920 ...

 

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Simon Dury, business partnerships director of the Envirowise Project, has advised firms to choose IT equipment that can be re-used, with easily replaceable parts, rather than recycled. Envirowise is a UK government project which provides free advice to businesses on ...

 

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Hitachi's Global Storage Technologies division has developed the world's smallest read head for hard drives. The new 'current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistive heads' (CPP-GMR heads), will allow Hitachi to continue to increase the density of drives. Hitachi expects to be able ...

 

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Flash memory specialist, SST (Silicon Storage Technology),and Insyde Software Corp, have developed FlashMate hybrid hard drive technology, which allows data to be read, even when the computer is switched off. The technology combines hardware, firmware and software in a system application subsystem ...

 

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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan is confident that phase-change memory products (PRAM) will be available within three years, while magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) could be available by the end of 2008. ITRI started developing phase-change memory in 2005, in partnership ...

 

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IBM has released a preview version of a new mashup tool which allows businesses to remix information and data from different sources to create new applications. IBM's Mashup Starter Kit is available at its AlphaWorks site in preview version, and will ...

 

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Orange is preparing to launch business hardware that improves indoor mobile coverage. Orange's Onsite Coverage services uses Picocells - small, low-powered, indoor cellular base stations which can be installed in offices. The devices have been trialled in Switzerland and will be ...

 

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According to a survey by Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, over 50 per cent of the UK's technology companies would support legislation requiring companies to notify customers of data breaches. The preliminary results of the survey ...

 

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Microsoft has launched its Startup Accelerator Programme in the UK. The programme has been running in the US since August. The programme aims to help fledgling UK companies with high potential, by providing technical support and guidance on Microsoft technologies. ...

 

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Adobe has acquired Massacusetts software developer, Virtual Ubiquity, the developer of Buzzword, a web-based word processor which allows users to create and share text documents on the Internet. Microsoft has also recently announced a similar feature for its Office suite - ...

 

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Microsoft Corp has extended the sale of Windows XP to large computer manufacturers and retailers until the end of June 2008, five-months longer than its original deadline. Windows XP will now be available from stores and on new PCs until ...

 

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According to research by ISP, Eclipse Internet, 82 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK would like more guidelines from the government on how to reduce their carbon footprints. Eclipse Internet surveyed 250 SMEs across the ...

 

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Microsoft has changed its licencing terms, making it easier for PC manufacturers to allow customers who purchase machines with Vista installed, to switch to the earlier Windows XP operating system if they wish to. The offer only applies to Windows Vista Business ...

 

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