American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
Forrester Cuts U.S. IT Spending Forecast
Research firm Forrester slashed its growth forecast for U.S. technology spending in 2009 to 1.6 percent from 6.1 percent, saying the recession is deeper and will last longer than it assumed in previous forecasts.
Sony Announces 10MP Enthusiast Camera
The high-end Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 will include Sony's own large CMOS sensors.
Symantec Screwup Is 'Worse Than Any Virus'
A routine update from Symantec Security Response wreaked havoc on a California company's clientele this week when it inadvertently tagged a program produced by Solid Oak Software as a virus and cut off the Internet access of Solid Oak customers.
Gartner: $2 Billion in E-Commerce Sales Lost Because of Security Fears
A study from Gartner says about one-half of those 2006 losses came from people avoiding sites that seemed to be less secure, and the rest came from consumers who were too afraid to conduct e-commerce business at all.
Mozilla Adds Flash Check to Update Plan
Mozilla has released Firefox versions Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 to address a series of vulnerabilities. The new version also adds a check at upgrade time for the version of Adobe Flash.
Analyst's Tip: You Don't Need to Upgrade To Enjoy New Games
I'm interested in playing the current generation of computer games. Do I need the latest and greatest hardware to do so?
Google's 35 Percent Profit Jump Saddens Wall St.
Google reported a weaker-than-expected 35 percent rise in quarterly net profit due to lower interest income and higher expenses for foreign currency hedges, driving its shares down 7 percent on Thursday.
Microsoft Adds Streaming to Silverlight
Microsoft said on Monday it plans to offer a streaming video service that stores and hosts video for its new Silverlight online media platform.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
