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RSS player in newsHP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News According to market-research firm Dell'Oro, HP is the number-two player in the worldwide market for Ethernet switches and ports, after Cisco, which is the clear number one. HP ProCurve has made its first acquisition of a company, with the purchase... [12 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's Zune tunes into video
News Microsoft executives have been making the rounds at talent agencies and production companies in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the portable media player, which has struggled to gain traction in the... [12 Aug 2008]
LiMo adds browser-based UI kit to arsenal
News Rauste said: "For example, when you play a song in the media player, you can easily integrate that application to the operator's online music store, which can then collect information from the internet relating to that song. [05 Aug 2008]
O2 to offer "free" broadband in UK
News The company claims that it is "the first established broadband player to offer customers high speed internet access inside the home and on the move" in a combined package. "Free" home broadband is being launched in the UK by mobile operator O2. [31 Jul 2008]
Dell to launch iPod rival?
News In recent months, personal computer maker Dell has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September, the Wall Street Journal said, citing several Dell officials. The music player which Dell has been testing features a... [31 Jul 2008]
'Cool' new rival set to challenge Google?
News Microsoft, the number three US player in web search has been seeking to join forces with number two Yahoo! A start-up led by former star Google engineers has unveiled a new web search service that aims to outdo the internet search leader in size... [28 Jul 2008]
Beeb appoints new iPlayer chief
News Huggers, who joined the BBC last year and is currently group controller of the Future Media and Technology division, replaces Ashley Highfield - who left to become CEO of on-demand online media player Kangaroo, a joint venture between BBC... [18 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! chatting up old flames?
News to create a more formidable advertising and media player, but they are no closer to a deal, a source close to the matter said. Microsoft and Yahoo! have been holding separate talks with other potential media partners after their negotiations with... [03 Jul 2008]
Microsoft's future in the post-Bill Gates era
News However, according to Foley, the backers of chief software architect Ray Ozzie will continue to focus on providing software via the web and making Microsoft a bigger player in this area. Bill Gates steps down as Microsoft chairman on 27 June... [24 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News A music industry survey this week found that the average teenager's MP3 player contains more than 800 illegally copied songs, and separate research commissioned by the music industry body British Phonographic Industry showed 6.5 million people in... [18 Jun 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News The average young person's MP3 player contains an average of 1,770 tracks, around half of which have not been paid for. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old now has almost 900... [16 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News On certain devices, the Quebec release will also provide as optional components Aero user-interface, Windows Media Player 11 and various Internet Explorer 7 features. Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its... [06 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News That perception could soon be about to shift, with the launch last month of a mobile information service from niche player Blue Systems. Ask anyone in the finance arena about up-to-date financial information and they will almost certainly say... [03 Jun 2008]
'Huge' Apple update plugs 40 Leopard security holes
News Included in the update is a patch for multiple vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. Currently at least 20,000 websites have been infected with code that exploits the flaws, which occur when Flash Player processes a malicious Shockwave... [30 May 2008]
Microsoft to woo online searchers with cash back
News Gates reiterated that Microsoft is a long-term player in the search market and tried to put the best face he could on being a distant third in the business. Microsoft has announced a programme to give customers cash back when they use Microsoft's... [22 May 2008]
