Microsoft said on Wednesday it is teaming up with cable companies to allow consumers to watch high-definition cable television programs through their PCs, Xbox 360 video-game consoles and other computer devices, without the need to connect an external set-top box as is necessary now. The Xbox 360 game console will feature the so-called HD Cable […]

Wireless technology has allowed scientists and researchers to pepper internet-enabled sensors far beyond the range of the wired grid, but the issue of powering these devices still remains. University of Texas electrical engineer Dr. Shashank Priya thinks he has the solution to this problem, in the form of miniature windmills that can provide adequate power […]

Microsoft has released a patch that addresses three critical security vulnerabilities related to the way Windows processes the Metafile images. The Metafile vulnerabilities, which affect most versions of Windows, could theoretically be exploited to allow a user to shut down or even gain control of an unpatched system by tricking a user into viewing a […]

Sony may have thrown a bone to angry consumers by opening up its DRM rootkit to virus-protection vendors, but that hasn

Filling time waiting for your plane to board is set to become a little easier with the launch of Google Space at Heathrow Airport, Terminal One from tomorrow (Thursday). Ten PCs have been set up inside a ‘Google pod’ at the airport in order to draw attention to the fact that Google is more than […]

Some Berlin artists have created a subway

I have always thought of Goodmans as a cheap alternative to other higher quality makes but now it seems like it is out to challenge that belief. The GDVD100WLCD is not only a very good looking 10

File-sharing service Grokster has agreed to stop distributing software that allows users to copy songs over the Internet after losing its case before the U.S. Supreme Court, a recording industry trade group said on Monday. The settlement with the Recording Industry Association of America follows the high court’s unanimous ruling in June that Grokster and […]

Ken Kutaragi, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) talked about the technologies roadmap related to Cell microprocessor, at the last week’s Tokyo International Digital Conference. Jointly developed by Sony, Toshiba and IBM, the Cell microprocessor will power the PlayStation 3 as wel as future HD televisions. Kutaragi showcased a video game software currently […]

Ethan Zuckerman bumped into Nicholas Negroponte, the $100 dollar laptop man, and proceeded to grill him for a couple hours on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. Apparently some changes have been made since we saw it last, they

In an expected move, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. on Wednesday said it would support the new high definition Blu-ray Disc format, created by a group led by Sony. MGM said it plans to begin releasing film and television titles from its library of 4,000 films when the new Blu-ray hardware launches in North America, Japan and Europe. […]

While announcements by governments, non-profits and corporations of plans to create low-cost PCs for the developing world get a lot of media attention, once the hard work of actually producing and marketing those PCs begins, the spotlight has usually moved on. However, CNet took a look at one country, Brazil, which has struggled to create […]

Electronic Arts has announced that it is collaborating with Nettwerk Music Group to launch “EA Recordings”, a digital music distribution label, which will offer EA’s catalogue of wholly-owned musical compositions and remixes to Digital Service Providers (DSPs) across the globe. With this move, EA has become the first interactive entertainment company to sell its catalogue […]

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UK Online has announced the roll-out of its brand new ADSL2+ package. The company claim a maximum download speed of 22Mb, but the actual speed you get is based on the distance you are from the exchange and could be much lower. UK Online is obviously wary of promising and not being able to deliver. […]