Microsoft updating Windows Live apps

From CNET News.com: Microsoft on Wednesday outlined a series of improvements it's making to its Windows Live set of downloadable programs for managing photos and videos and keeping files in sync.

With no major update to Windows coming this year, Microsoft is counting on improvements...

Court examining Gizmodo devices for iPhone info

From CNET News.com: Authorities have finally begun examining the computers, server, and other electronic gear seized from a Gizmodo editor as part of the investigation into a missing iPhone prototype.

Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, told CNET...

Report: Xbox Live to Add Hulu Subscriptions

From DailyTech: While many thought that Apple's iPad would steal the stage at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft had different plans.

It is rumored that Hulu, the online database for hit TV shows and movies, will be added as a service for Xbox Live users. The...

HP CEO May Let Palm's Smartphone Business Die

From DailyTech: Hewlett Packard, the world's largest personal computer maker, is in a period of transition. It's releasing 9,000 employees and hiring 6,000 new ones. And it just purchased Palm at the end of April for $1.2B USD.

That acquisition gives HP access to webOS, a powerful...

Intel Introduces Mainstream Microprocessors for Overclockers

From X-bit Labs: At the Computex Taipei 2010 trade-show Intel Corp. unveiled its new microprocessors designed specifically for overclockers. The chips come with unlocked multipliers and hence allow to easily boost performance of such central processing units without any need to...

Microsoft counters report of Google's dumping Windows

From InfoWorld: On the heels of a report that Google will phase out Windows in its workplace over security concerns, Microsoft on Tuesday stood up for its operating system.

Microsoft's counterattack was a turnaround from earlier in the day, when the company declined to comment on a...

Google to Release Chrome OS in Fourth Quarter

From PC World: Google plans to release its Chrome operating system late this year, initially targeting laptop users, the head of the project said Wednesday.

The Chrome OS "will be offered to users in the fourth quarter," said Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product...

Streaming video to outpace P2P traffic growth

From CNET News.com: Video is still the killer app of the Internet, but peer-to-peer services like BitTorrent will no longer account for the bulk of traffic on the Net as streaming services grow at a quicker pace over the next few years.

For 10 years, peer-to-peer traffic, such as...

New AT&T data plans for iPhones, iPads, smartphones

From CNET News.com: AT&T announced on Wednesday a new set of data plans, available June 7th, for smartphones and tablets (read: iPads) that come cheaper than current plans. Though the changes might leave some users scratching their heads, we see more to like than dislike. Such as...

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