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Google rolls out real-time search, Near Me Now, extended personalization
Over time, searches from PCs and mobile phones will grow even "more personalized." But what about user privacy and search results that give you "the truth"?
Intel's marriage of CPU and GPU not ready for prime time
Although there will be an Intel component this month that can compute and plot in parallel, Betanews was told today, it won't be based on Project "Larrabee."
An alternative to Research in Motion's enterprise e-mail? There's an app for that
Good Technology today released an iPhone app compatible with its enterprise e-mail solution.
Playing catch-up in 2010: Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and Symbian
Microsoft, RIM, and Nokia are each working on improved mobile operating systems. But could these efforts add up to too little, too late?
Windows fix for TLS security bug still forthcoming, won't be Tuesday
Anyone looking for a fix for last month's discovery of a potentially serious security hole in TLS and SSL may have to wait until everyone is ready to act together.
Not the first, not the last, technology predictions for 2010
Carmi Levy | Wide Angle Zoom: The real truth is probably that what went around in 2009, will come around to haunt us next year.
Google Goggles: Hands on with the Shazam of the Real World
Google today unveiled Goggles, its visual search lab for Android devices that identifies objects by sight.
Microsoft: Windows 7 Family Pack wasn't 'pulled,' it just sold out
If you hurry, you may still be able to find the last Family Pack upgrade editions hanging around retail store shelves, but probably not so much online.
Clever iPhone game returns after being bumped over a name dispute
The game's simple concept and multitude of platforms and puzzles manage to pull off a retro, 8-bit style that's reminiscent of an old Atari game given a modern makeover.
Report: Microsoft to randomize Europe's browser screen choices
The fact that "A" is for "Apple" was apparently at the heart of browser vendor objections to Microsoft's alternative to listing IE first.
Will Nokia's plans further alienate American consumers?
A look at Nokia's plans for the coming years does little to shine up the company's increasingly dull image.
Spybot Search & Destroy competitors are trying to force its removal
Published on April 7, 2009, 12:15 PM
Janet, Katrina Most Googled in 2005
Published on December 20, 2005, 4:41 PM
With 2005 almost over, it's time for the yearly Google Zeitgeist, a look at what users of the popular search engine were most commonly searching for during the past 365 days. Heading this year's list were pop star Janet Jackson and Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August.
The Show Goes On
Published on September 19, 2001, 6:08 PM
September Eleventh, Two Thousand One. A day that will forever bring tears to our eyes and sadness to our hearts. A day that the sanctity of our great nation was destroyed in a single moment so incomprehensible that millions of Americans continue to search for an answer; an explanation. Scouring the television, Internet, and newspapers, we look for a shred of hope that morality will prevail. As you probably noticed, BetaNews has sat mostly dormant this last week...
Missing Hard Drives Resurface
Published on June 20, 2000, 5:20 PM
Reported missing on the 1st of June, two hard drives disappeared from the Los Alamos National Laboratory and were initially thought to be "lost or destroyed" by the wildfire that caused the building to be evacuated. These two hard drives were found by the FBI yesterday...behind a copier in an area that had been searched days before. the FBI is currently examining the drives to find out if they were tampered with and if the information was duplicated. The drives were in a secured vault in the lab, and contained nuclear secrets that researchers had been working on at the facility. It remains to be seen how the FBI will explain what happened, and who, if anyone, took the drives and what they did with them. Keep checking back as the story unfolds. Vist The Register for a detailed article describing the situation and the contents of the drives.
AOL: 'Tahiti' to Ship Early Next Year
Published on December 2, 2003, 5:14 AM
America Online confirmed to BetaNews that it plans to launch the next version of its client software, code-named Tahiti, early next year. According to sources, Tahiti will spin off a slimmed down "light" version of the software intended for users with older machines. AOL has also developed an anti-spyware application to keep members' systems clean.
AOL-TW Suit 'A Stretch,' Admits MP3Board Lawyer
Published on August 23, 2000, 5:14 AM
An attorney for MP3Board, an online search engine that helps Web users find MP3 music files for free download, acknowledged today that the company's lawsuit against America Online and Time Warner, is perhaps a bit of a legal stretch. MP3Board.com filed a so-called third-party complaint against AOL and Time Warner in New York's Southern District US Court late Monday as part of an ongoing dispute between MP3Board, the Recording Industry Association of America and 14 major music labels. The suit provoked a counter-complaint from the company against the music industry.
Google Earth Used to Highlight Darfur Crisis
Published on April 11, 2007, 1:13 PM
Google is attempting to draw more attention to a tragedy some claim is ignored by both politicians and the media -- the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Opposition mounts to bill enabling US to prosecute suspected IP thieves
Published on September 11, 2008, 12:06 PM
With the recording industry reportedly prosecuting tens of thousands of cases of intellectual property theft, the federal government is considering whether it should appoint a new agency head to take care of that job instead.
Hunch borrows a cue from Pandora, but for answering your deepest questions
Published on April 28, 2009, 12:48 PM
Microsoft is open to Yahoo deal with Icahn's board, not Yang's
Published on July 7, 2008, 11:44 AM
UPDATED Sometimes it takes a grown-up's help to cut a steak into easily digestible, bite-sized pieces. This morning, it looks like Microsoft wouldn't be ashamed to have Carl Icahn do the honors, if it means getting Yahoo out of its way.
What's Now: Angry day around the Net includes Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Mono
Published on July 10, 2009, 9:00 AM
New Visual C++ refresh has tools for Office, IE 'look and feel'
Published on August 12, 2008, 12:03 PM
If you're an MFC developer for Windows, your applications won't have to look like they were made for Windows 95 anymore. The final edition of the latest VC++ Feature Pack enables you to replace your toolbars with the Office ribbon.
EU leaders clash with Google over the meaning of 'personal data'
Published on January 22, 2008, 4:13 PM
With the EU crafting new laws governing how data collectors such as Google protect users' personal data, lawmakers there are clashing with US business leaders over how far that protection can and should extend.
Hands on: An amateur photographer tests out Adobe's latest Lightroom
Published on October 10, 2008, 7:05 PM
Digital cameras have changed the photography landscape, enabling amateurs to become what marketers call "prosumers." The latest gear and software tools are now being directed at this group, but is it worthwhile for you to upgrade? Mary Hartney spent a month with Adobe's Lightroom 2 to find out.
LimeWire Countersues Record Industry
Published on September 27, 2006, 12:57 AM
UPDATED The proprietors of the P2P file-sharing program LimeWire, who were sued last August by a coalition of the major names in the recording industry, has filed a countersuit in the U.S. District Court in New York, claiming that the RIAA is using its copyrights over recorded works as a weapon.