Microsoft Apologizes for Lack of Vista Ultimate Extras
Microsoft on Monday issued an apology for the tardy release of two add-ons to its Windows Vista operating system and promised to have the offerings available by summer's end.
Ringtone Dollars Give Way to Ringback Bucks
As the cash cow that was the ringtones market slowly heads to pasture, the music industry is turning to a new mobile stud -- ringback tones.
Installus Interruptus
What to do if your Vista installation gets interrupted.
Make Your Own Font
Let me start with a confession: I'm a fontophile.
Western Digital Buys Its Way into the SSD Market
Hard drive maker Western Digital said Monday that it had acquired SSD manufacturer SiliconSystems for $65 million, giving the hard-drive maker an immediate entry into the solid-state-disc market.
Google Pushes Google Calendar Offline
Following hot on the heels of its offline Gmail rollout, Google today announced the release of an offline feature for Calendar. As with Gmail, the new feature uses Gears to provide Calendar access for users with limited or no Web access.
White Spaces Controversy Now Fought in Ads
The war over white spaces heated up Tuesday with the launch of two separate ad campaigns from the broadcasting and Internet industries that attack each others' tactics on the controversial subject.
Prof Seeks to Create New Hybrid PC Components
Funded by a $6.5 million Department of Defense grant, Giovanni Vignale, a physics professor at the University of Missouri, is working to create a hybrid of the magnetic memory and superconductor logic components that make up the innards of most modern PCs.
Nintendo: Why the Wii Won't Get a Price Cut
To date, the Wii is the only console this generation not to receive a single price cut, and judging by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's comment, it may stay that way a little while longer.
New Portable Games Break Traditional Molds
Vastly different hand-held games that will soon hit the market are winning praise for the ways they combine different genres to produce quirky new experiences.
