New eVoice iOS App Transforms iDevices Into Feature-Packed Phone Syste
Customers with an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch can now make &receive calls over a data connection from anywhere in the world without using carrier plan minutes.
Computex: What the Board Vendors Want to Sell You
While PC Magazine's early Computex slideshows have focused on the "Netbooks" designed by Taiwan's major PC companies, we've gone back to the chip and motherboard suppliers to bring you more of what you could be buying in the upcoming year.
Keep It Safe On the Road
Summer time, vacation time, and keeping in touch. With the proliferation of free or reasonably priced broadband Internet connectivity offered by hotels, many traveling for business or pleasure hit the road with their laptops. Hotels offer wired or wireless connectivity, and sometimes both, which can make traveling more fun, or at least let you keep up with e-mail on the road. You need to travel prepared, though, and keep your guard up—sometimes more so than at home.
Just One More Release Before Windows Vista Goes Gold
The last build of the operating system software will be made available to a limited group of between 50,000 and 100,000 testers in October.
EMC: No Plans to Spin Off VMWare
EMC, the top maker of corporate storage gear, on Wednesday said it currently does not plan to spin off its VMware subsidiary.
Who's in Charge?
In a move that could head off attempts by other countries to exert more influence over the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS)...
Sprint Nextel To Slash 8,000 Jobs
Sprint Nextel Corp, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider, will cut up to 8,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its workforce, as part of a plan to reduce labor costs by $1.2 billion a year.
Apple's iPhone Strategy: Earn Less, Sell More
Apple will make less money off each new iPhone, but Wall Street expects only a minor impact on the company's bottom line as the cheaper price spurs mass-market buying.
Microsoft Exec Among Cyberczar Possibilities
Microsoft's security chief and a veteran of Clinton's and Bush's national security teams are leading candidates for cybersecurity czar, a job that needs White House access and clout to protect networks that underpin the U.S. economy.
EU Cracks Down on Dodgy Ringtone Sites
The European Union's consumer chief on Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone services such as ringtones after a probe found most were -- surprise! -- ripping people off, notably teenagers.
