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Slip your favorite CD into your computer. If your CD software works like most, it will almost instantly display the title and artist of the CD, along with the names of each of the tracks. Most people dont even think about how this happens, and those who do assume that the computer is just reading […]

Someday, walking into a store or fast-food spot may be like stepping into an invisible Web of networks, each communicating with a number of devices for a variety of purposes. In addition to the much-hyped existing wireless networks, companies today are building and testing mobile-commerce services that may help solve tough problems with user identification […]

Bill Maggs, Palms chief technology officer, unexpectedly resigned last week — less than a year after he joined the company — leaving the handheld computer maker at a critical point in its development life cycle. In an interview, Maggs declined to discuss specifically what he will do next, but said it will be oriented toward […]

Patching up its broadband access portfolio, Cisco Systems will unveil an integrated access device today that offers small and midsized businesses a myriad of choices in selecting the voice and data services they receive from their providers. This is Ciscos first integrated access device (IAD) built from scratch and designed with advanced services in mind. […]

If you didnt see the first wave of affordable, high-speed Internet connectivity coming, you have nothing to worry about. Heck, the DSL extravaganza, at least at the consumer level, is three years old, and the market appears to have more losers than winners. It will take several more months—or years—for the DSL market to shake […]

Real Secure RealNetworks last week acquired Aegisoft, a developer of secure digital media software technologies, in a stock deal worth about $12 million. RealNetworks says Aegisofts Rockville, Md.-based management and technical team will join RealNetworks in Seattle. EMusic Makes Staff Cuts EMusic.com, one of the first companies to sell downloadable digital music, laid off 66 […]

A hacking challenge, sponsored by the music recording industry, is drawing fire from academic researchers who feel the ballyhooed contest was as much a public relations stunt as a serious test of online music security. “This was not the most effective way to find out whether the technologies would stand up to pirates,” said Edward […]

At a recent news conference in New York, Dell computer announced its readiness to ship Intel-based thin servers with the same direct sales derring-do that marked its successful assault on the PC market. At that very moment in Dells Round Rock, Texas, headquarters, however, a server made by a competitor was churning out the thousands […]

Sonys eMarker is like a magic aural identifier. The one-button gizmo can identify most pop, rock and country songs played on any one of about 1,000 U.S. radio stations. The sorcery turns out to be based on fairly simple technology: The device pairs an accurate internal clock with an extensive online music database. The eMarker, […]

Companies looking for venture capital financing this year will find there is still plenty of cash available, but it may take a Herculean effort—or simply a credible business plan—to grab a slice of it. The heyday of easy money is certainly over, but the VC well has not run dry, according to numerous industry analysts […]

Thin is in, as sales of slim, rack-mounted servers continue to soar and competition for customers heats up with two more major computer makers entering the fray. In addition, a startup may shake up things later this year when it introduces an ultracompact server featuring a vertical “blade design.” While rack-mounted servers come in various […]

Soon, some job seekers at Cisco Systems Inc. will be able to show up for interviews wearing shorts and bunny slippers if theyre so inspired. Its not that Cisco, long known for its innovative employee recruiting practices, has decided its important to make job applicants feel as comfortable as possible. Rather, the $19 billion networking […]