
IPods more 'in' than beer on university campuses Apple's iPod is more popular than beer on college campuses, the first time in 10 years that undergraduates' favourite beverage hasn't topped the what's in list, a market research company said on Thursday. More...
Do Not Call register fears unfounded Contact centre vendor, Aspect Software, has dismissed the current concern over the proposed national Do Not Call (DNC) register legislation as a “storm in a tea cup.”
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Microsoft pulls PC-to-PC sync from Vista Microsoft confirmed that it will yank yet another feature from Windows Vista, this time PC-to-PC Sync, a P2P-based technology for keeping files up-to-date on multiple machines. More...
Dell upgrades server computers, Google a customer SAN FRANCISCO - Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, is launching its latest generation of server computers as it seeks a competitive edge at a time of slowing growth. More...
Pirate Bay back, reportedly overwhelmed by traffic The Pirate Bay was up and running with a few problems on Tuesday after a government raid, followed by a temporary shut down. More...
Nintendo expects limited losses from Wii launch TOKYO - Japanese game software and console maker Nintendo said on Wednesday it is unlikely to lose much money on the launch of its new "Wii" video game console, in sharp contrast to rival Sony, which expects a hefty loss on the debut of its PlayStation 3. More...
Plastic missed in factory cooks Mac notebooks Apple told MacBook owners to check the backs of their computer for a piece of extraneous plastic which is clogging vents and raising temperatures in some machines. More...
Diversiti: Where are the women in IT? Females represent only a small portion of new hires for IT positions, despite the skills shortage in the marketplace, said Diversti in its IT Hiring Influence Report for 2006. More...
Google reportedly ready to launch web-based spreadsheet The Google Spreadsheet would follow by a couple of months the company's purchase of Writely, a web-based word processor. More...
New ad-supported P2P music service signs up EMI LONDON - EMI Group said on Monday it would make its music catalog available to the first advertising supported peer-to-peer service as the entertainment industry embraces the same technology that once nearly crippled it. More...
Mac virtual machine close to final release Parallels rolls the final pre-release version of virtualisation software that lets Intel-powered Mac users run Windows or Linux alongside Mac OS X. More...
China passes internet piracy law The Chinese government passed new laws this week to ban the ability to upload and download internet material without the copyright holder's permission. More...
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