Archives: 2008 June

The “Select Plus” option, which becomes available this fall, is targeted at midsize firms that may have found the “Select” program too restrictive.

Island nation none too pleased that Microsoft is using the name. Will it be mollified knowing it is just a code name for a Windows Media Center update?

Electronic device offers code that account holders can use as optional security measure when logging on to thwart account hijacking attempts.

In a move that should send “cold chills down the necks of broadcast network executives,” Google will unveil this fall an Internet-only animation show from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.

The new program, to be released in September, is called Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, and it will appear exclusively on the Internet. But it […]

In a move to compete with Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony is set to release the PlayStation 3 software update 2.40 on Wednesday.

New features aim to beef up the way PS3 users play and interact with one another. Perhaps the biggest in-game experience additions are the XrossMediaBar (XMB) and Trophies. These were two of the most […]

An era ended Monday. The first day of Steve Ballmer’s occupation of the corner office at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, WA., also marked the last day for Windows XP.

June 30 was the “end of sales” deadline for the venerable version of the Windows operating system, which Microsoft is trying to replace with Windows Vista. But […]

A group of five enterprise software companies on Monday announced the creation of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance to facilitate the acceptance of Macintosh computers in organizational environments managed with Microsoft Windows. The alliance — created by Atempo, Centrify, Group Logic, LANrev and Parallels — will validate and promote the availability of solutions that make it […]

What seems to have started as a simple play to create new cartoon content for the Web — and make money from it — may in effect usher in a new media distribution model. A Web search engine giant, a highly paid cartoon creator, and a production company are all working together to deliver 50 […]

Sony announced a crop of new features and functionalities for the PlayStation 3 Monday. Additions in the 2.40 firmware update include in-game XrossMediaBar access that will enable players to communicate with other gamers on their PlayStation Network friends list — now doubled in size to hold 100 contacts — as well as access other features […]

Office for Mac 2004 worked fine with PDF. Not so its “upgraded” cousin.