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Sun Takes A Shine To Windows

Sun Takes A Shine To Windows

As part of an effort to expand its presence on x86-based platforms, Sun Microsystems later this year plans to deliver front-line support for customers running Windows on Sun systems.

Sun doesn't expect to bundle Windows on its systems itself. Instead, Sun sees that as an opportunity for channel partners, which are better able to support those customers once the company rolls out new systems designed with Windows in mind.

Cell phone technology meets literature in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Your eyes probably hurt just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens.

In this technology-enamored nation, the mobile phone has become so widespread as an entertainment and communication device that reading e-mail, news headlines and weather forecasts -- rather advanced mobile features by global standards -- is routine.

Cisco readies security product blitz

By Marguerite Reardon
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Cisco is preparing to announce a major overhaul of its security portfolio next week, with upgrades to several of its existing products.

On Tuesday, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, the company plans to announce the largest set of upgrades to its security products in three years, sources say.

The new enhancements should help the company catch up to leading vendors, focusing on such areas as secure socket layer virtual private networks and intrusion prevention. The upgrades should also help Cisco fulfill its promise of a "self-defending" network, beefing up security on IP telephony and other applications, while also extending network protection to the desktop. And to help corporate customers keep track of new threats, sources say, Cisco is also improving its management products.

Investors focus on last Google lockup expiry

Investors in Google on Friday prepared for the expiration of the last and largest wave of restrictions on insider selling, which will make 62 percent eligible for trade.

There is no guarantee of what actually will be sold, but nearly 177 million shares become unlocked on Monday.

The terms of Google's initial public offering put restrictions on insider sales for the first six months after the initial public offering as part of an attempt to avoid an immediate sell-off.

Phreaks love Bluetooth

By Mark Baard, Contributing Writer
02 Dec 2004 | SearchSecurity.com

Bluetooth, the specification for wirelessly connecting with devices up to 30 feet away, is becoming the vector of choice for next-generation phone phreakers, who use the technology to swipe files from other users, make calls or render mobile phones completely useless.

Much of the malicious code and attacks can be stopped by users making their devices "undiscoverable," according to security experts. In undiscoverable mode, mobile device users can connect to Bluetooth headphones, for example, while remaining invisible to other devices.

Microsoft joins the blogging world

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is becoming the latest company aiming to bring blogging to the masses with a free new tool that lets people easily set up Web journals.

MSN Spaces, which debuts in test form Thursday, is targeted at home users who want to share things like vacation pictures, text journals or a list of favorite songs. The service, free to anyone with a Hotmail e-mail or MSN Messenger account, is part of Microsoft's effort to keep people in a Microsoft-branded universe for all their online communication needs.

Microsoft can read your fingerprints

Microsoft can read your fingerprints SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Wednesday unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to personal computers and Web sites.

A keyboard, mouse and stand-alone fingerprint reader were added to Microsoft's hardware lineup, which works with software to verify and switch between users of its Windows operating system, as well as automatically enter the identifications and passwords needed to log onto secure Web pages.

In its annual refresh of its computer input hardware, the world's largest software maker also introduced a new small wireless mouse designed for laptop computers and keyboards with a zoom slider bar to shrink or enlarge digital text or photographs.

Microsoft announces 'XP Lite' in Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Microsoft announced Wednesday it would offer a low-cost starter edition of its Windows XP operating system in Asia starting in October, as it strives to hold onto market share facing erosion from the open-source Linux system and software piracy.

Although U.S. software giant Microsoft still holds a commanding share of the desktop PC market worldwide, several major computer retailers in Asia in the past year have begun offering hardware with Linux installed.

AT&T Wireless launches fast data networks

NEW YORK (AP) -- AT&T Wireless launched high-speed 3G data networks Tuesday in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle that will give mobile users Internet broadband-type services.

The company has invested $200 million in 3G UMTS (Third Generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) networks, which it said it also plans to introduce in Dallas and San Diego by the end of the year.

Wired broadband gets supercharged

One of the technologies that brings us broadband, ADSL, is evolving into a faster beast called ADSL2+ which could revolutionise the way we use the net.

Broadband is being carried via telephone exchanges
There can be little doubt that without broadband the internet would be a very slow place indeed.