SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - If the rampant speculation over the digital music plans of Microsoft and Apple Computer are to be believed, the digital music landscape is about to change radically in the very near future.
Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation's chief executive insists that the company actually will deliver their games console/Media Center PC hybrid, "Evo: Phase One," by this fall.
AOL is set to become the latest company to enter the security software market, releasing a beta of its all-in-one PC health care suite.
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - If the rampant speculation over the digital music plans of Microsoft and Apple Computer are to be believed, the digital music landscape is about to change radically in the very near future.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - They say the only successful converged device is the clock radio. Samsung is hoping to prove that false with a combination digital camera and music player.
Electronic Arts, Inc., the world's largest video games publisher, says it is planning to release a role-playing game based on the British author J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The new features are designed to allow desktop administers to keep tighter control of applications being installed on PCs across the network.
Nike is off and running with its iPod shoe, providing joggers real-time feedback on distance, time, and calories burned during a workout, as well as the tunes to keep them moving.
The world's largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts (EA), announced Thursday that it has six titles in development for Nintendo's Wii game console.
PC maker says customers will not end up paying more, however.
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's attorney general sued leading makers of memory chips Thursday, claiming they made secret price-fixing arrangements that inflated the cost of personal computers and other electronic devices.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. is cutting 1,000 management jobs as the chip maker tries to become more efficient amid stiff competition and weaker demand for personal computers.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Overall U.S. video game sales jumped 25 percent in June to $844.5 million, as Nintendo Co. Ltd's dual-screen portable players and THQ Inc.'s "Cars" video game sold well, while Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 shortages dissolved, a market research firm said on Thursday.
Intel is ruining the PC gaming industry, according to Mark Rein, vice president of game designer Epic, makers of Unreal Tournament. Reiner's remark came during his keynote address at a game developers conference in Brighton, England.
TOKYO - Japan's Ricoh Co. said Thursday it will be ready to supply an optical component that reads both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs next year a move that could diffuse the battle between rivals Toshiba and Sony over next-generation DVD formats.
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. and SanDisk Corp. have formed a joint venture to build a multibillion dollar factory for flash memory chips used in digital music players, cameras and a growing list of other electronic devices.
Palm has hooked up with Vodafone to deliver a Treo smartphone that will run on the global wireless operator's third-generation (3G) network, letting business users and consumers take advantage of push e-mail, streaming media, and other bandwidth-intensive applications.
The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to protect the Social Security numbers of 26 million veterans and military personnel, said a report by the Department's own Office of Inspector General (OIG).
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronic Arts on Thursday said it is developing six games for Nintendo's (7974.OS) upcoming Wii video game console, whose selling point is a motion-detecting controller that allows players to simulate swinging a bat, golf club or sword.
I peeked in on my napping daughter the other day though I was miles away in a mall parking lot. I was testing the remote capabilities of the LukWerks Digital Video Surveillance System, using Palm Treo 700w and Motorola Q smartphones to access a video camera pointed at her crib.
Nike+iPod Sport Kit, lets running shoes communicate with the user's iPod Nano and track speed, distance, and calories burned.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm on Thursday said it will market a version of its Treo smart phone in Europe through Britain's Vodafone Group. in hopes of resolving technical problems with a previous model.
Microsoft has launched an Xbox Live program that promises to take nostalgia hounds back to the days when big hair and bigger shoulder pads were de rigueur and video arcades were the hangout of choice for countless teenagers.
Updated: In response to the handling of a recent laptop theft, the VA Inspector General's report calls for administrative punishments and a sweeping overhaul of security policies.
Wireless networking is more popular than the ubiquitous iPod, and even more popular than the home telephone, according to a new study by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Dell announced on Thursday that they will significantly reduce all promotional and rebate programs within the next 12 to 18 months.
Company says it is having trouble getting some of the necessary components.
Microsoft said this week that it will make its Virtual PC software free -- not just the older Virtual PC 2004 version, but its upcoming software for Vista, too.
Toshiba Corp. said on Thursday it is delaying the launch of the world's first high-definition optical disc recorder based on the HD DVD format until the end of the month as it hasn't built up enough pre-launch inventory.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Thursday it is delaying the launch of the world's first high-definition optical disc recorder based on the HD DVD format until the end of the month as it hasn't built up enough pre-launch inventory.