Archives: 2008 April

eWEEK piece suggests learning the Mac to IT professionals.

Microsoft has given law enforcement officials a new tool known as “Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor,” or COFEE, to aid in the pursuit of crimes involving computers. COFEE is a framework of customizable and common forensic tools for law enforcement. Microsoft made the announcement at this year’s Law Enforcement Technology conference. The three-day event, hosted […]

Rumors are swirling that Apple may release an unlocked iPhone by the end of summer, while AT&T offers users a subsidy on its iPhone. Scott Moritz of Fortune magazine reported that when Apple releases its 3G iPhone this summer, AT&T will slash $200 from the price tag with a two-year contract. The deal has sparked […]

After e-mail upgrade results in two lawsuits and a high-level resignation, a judge says he wants more answers from White House in lost e-mail fiasco.

The Wall Street Journal reports late Wednesday that Microsoft's board wrapped up its meeting without deciding on the fate of its Yahoo bid.

The software maker's board is said to be meeting Wednesday, but so far no word on what they've decided.

As Macintosh computers make some inroads into the enterprise, they are still behind in certain areas of corporate communications. On Tuesday, Microsoft took a step toward closing a bit of that gap by releasing its Messenger for Mac 7 with audio and video support, if users are connected via Office Communications Server 2007.

With Communications Server […]

A federal court has dealt a body blow to the recording industry’s efforts to sue people who use peer-to-peer software to download music from the Internet. In fact, says one copyright lawyer, the P2P decision could mean the end of the Recording Industry Association of America’s litigation strategy.

In Atlantic Records v. Howell, U.S. District Court […]

Time Warner has decided to sell its cable operation even as it struggles to correct its ailing America Online unit, CEO Jeff Bewkes announced in the company’s quarterly earnings call Wednesday. On the positive side, income from the company’s cable networks and film operations offset a whopping 23 percent decline at AOL.

“We’ve decided that a […]

Fortune reports that AT&T expects to launch Apple’s new 3G iPhone either on, or very near to, the June 27 anniversary of the original handset’s 2007 launch. Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, the magazine said AT&T intends to heavily subsidize the new smartphone, giving anyone who signs up for a two-year contract […]