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When wireless > DSL: Sprint, Motorola show off WiMAX on the Chicago River
Ars goes sailing on the Chicago River with Motorola and Sprint to experience WiMAX first-hand. Sprint calls it a technology that's going to change how we communicate, but we're interested in how well it stacks up against not only other wireless tech, but DSL and cable.Read More...
Intel's x86 ISA grows down: today laptops, tomorrow the iPhone
In 2008, Intel turns the 45nm corner with a pair of ultramobile platforms that will take the x86 ISA where it has never gone before: into pockets and purses. Here's a look at what's next for the ISA that just won't die.Read More...
No dime needed: companies trying free, ad-supported mobile and VoIP service
Consumers are, for the most part, used to getting some services for free in exchange for our eyeballs on a few advertisements here and there. Mobile and VoIP phones are the next mediums testing ad-supported services, although certain demographics may react differently to some of the fine print.Read More...
Struggling with Vista "Ultimate Extras," Microsoft makes (some) progress
If the golden rule in business is to under-promise and over-deliver, it seems that Microsoft has gotten this exactly backwards when it comes to Vista's "Ultimate Extras." At least now they have something non-beta to show us.Read More...
Battling the "tyranny" of abstract, algorithmic iTunes visualizers: Osiris
A group of students from Brown University is aiming to tackle the epidemic of boring iTunes plug-ins by providing us with something fresher, and unique to each song. The project is called Osiris AudioVisual. Read More...
Windows Server 2008 hits "release candidate" status (RC0)
"Longhorn Server" approacheth! Microsoft has announced the release of "RC0" for Windows Server 2008, the next major version of the company's server operating system.Read More...
Jury finds Vonage violated Sprint's patents
A federal jury in New York has found that VoIP provider Vonage has violated patents held by Sprint Nextel. Vonage now faces the prospect of $70 million in fines and being compelled to share future revenue with Sprint. Read More...
PlayStation3 cluster apes human visual system
IBM's second student competition for Cell programmers has produced some winners, with the grand prize going to a cluster of PlayStations that handles visual recognition in real time.Read More...
AT&T, Frontline ask FCC to reconsider 700MHz auction rules
AT&T, Frontline, and a handful of other stakeholders are asking the FCC to modify the 700MHz spectrum auction rules. Frontline wants to see a lower reserve price for some of the spectrum, while AT&T wants the Commission to make some changes to the public/private partnership requirements for Block D.Read More...
Video Professor upset by criticism, sues 100 anonymous critics
Video Professor, a company that markets computer training videos through infomercials, is going after at least 100 anonymous online critics in federal court. The good professor believes that you can't "be anonymous and bash people" on the Internet.Read More...
HD DVD and Blu-ray deadlock to continue into 2009... at least
A new report from Forrester Research says that Blu-ray has not capitalized on its early advantages. As a result, the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD will continue for at least another 18 monthsa timeframe that may be overly optimistic.Read More...
NY Attorney General: Facebook not "safe" enough for minors
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched an investigation into Facebook over the purported "safety" of the site. Contrary to statements made by the company and its officials, Facebook fails to address complaints about sexual predators and obscene photos, says Cuomo.Read More...
Amazon's MP3 store brings more DRM-free music at lower prices than iTunes Store
Amazon's long-awaited MP3 download store enters public beta today and offers 256kbps VBR MP3 files for under a buck. It also offers more DRM-free downloads than iTunes.Read More...
Dell to sell PCs in Chinese stores
Dell has announced a partnership with major Chinese retailer Gome. The deal will put Dell PCs into 50 stores to start, with an extensive rollout planned after Christmas.Read More...