Researchers have demonstrated disk write speeds one hundred times faster than current hard drives. The method uses a laser to heat the recording surface and alter its magnetic field. There is no equivalent read speed increase though.

Forty students from around the world got to pitch their software projects to Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday as part of a worldwide software development challenge.

McAfee Inc. has released beta version of its next-generation Total Protection 2.0 consumer security software.

Az új Adobe Digital Editions szoftver mellett ingyen letölthető a Flash Player 9-es pre-release verziója is.

Apple is becoming a favorite target of security researchers these days. In April, there was the US$10,000 CanSecWest hack a Mac contest, and on Monday there was the Safari Web browser. Or the public beta of Safari for Windows, anyway.

For his traditional last-minute surprise near the end of the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced that the company is releasing a beta of its Safari browser that runs on the rival Windows operating system.

With Microsoft Corp.'s monthly patch release expected on Tuesday, scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's computers.

The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum planned to release its first mobile phone specifications on Monday, in hopes of encouraging more applications for Linux phones.

Blizzard on Tuesday announced the release of World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.1.0, a 256 MB update that features an incredible laundry list of game tweaks, upgrades, and bug fixes.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is putting the finishing touches on its DDR3 memory chips ahead of their commercial release later this year.

Deferred revenue from the release of Windows Vista and Office 2007 helped Microsoft Corp. increase revenue 32 percent year over year for its fiscal third quarter.

The federal government will release its plan to combat identity theft in the U.S. on Monday.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has extended its lead over Dell Inc. in personal computer sales according to two industry reports released Wednesday.

Intel Corp. Wednesday unveiled its Ultra Mobile platform, also known as McCaslin, designed for ultramobile PCs and other handheld devices, and outlined plans for increased Linux support and a new chip for ultramobile PCs due in 2008.

Looking to help users to more easily build low-cost storage options for Solaris-based systems from multiple vendors, Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday announced plans to donate pieces of its storage application software and hardware technology to the OpenSolaris open-source developer community.

If you like Thunderbird 1.5, you'll love version 2, now available as a near-final release candidate. Like the new Firefox 2, Thunderbird 2 doesn't introduce any radical changes. But it does introduce inherently useful upgrades that will boost your productivity, particularly if your inbox overflows with e-mail.

Google Inc. has commented on a new software tool it released in China this week, although it did not address allegations that the software bears more than a passing resemblance to a rival's product.

The European Commission's complaint against Apple Inc. and the major record labels over a possible violation of European rules on cross-border trade has served to highlight the inconsistencies in how music is released and priced online.

It takes a long time for hospitals to see a return on IT investments, according to a report released this week, which may explain why the industry has long been seen as a laggard in technology spending.

Intel Corp. President and CEO Paul Otellini Monday confirmed the company plans to build a US$2.5 billion chip plant in China. The plant, to be built in Dalian, on China's northeastern coast, will enter production during the first half of 2010.