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SAN FRANCISCO—After a full day of pre-game activities, America Online Inc.s Tina Sharkey kicked off the ninth annual Connections Conference in San Francisco with a general glimpse of the online services future plans. Sharkey, AOLs senior vice president of network & community programming, briefly mentioned the companys not-so-secret plans to relaunch its Web site, aol.com, […]

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to release the details of the companys new mobile OS, code-named Magneto, during his keynote speech Tuesday at the Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference in Las Vegas. Details on Magneto have been scarce up to this point, but details on what many have called Microsofts “BlackBerry killer” have been […]

Google has introduced a new service for Blogger.com that enables users to create new blogs and post images and text via mobile devices. A consumer using Verizon, AT&T, Cingular, Sprint or T-Mobile can send an e-mail or MMS to go@blogger.com, which instantly creates a new Weblog containing the information sent to Blogger. Google will then […]

The Safe Games Illinois Act is forging a path through the Illinois Senate, as the states Senate Housing and Community Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the new piece of legislation. It will allow the state to rate games independent of the Entertainment Software Rating Board and to stick retailers who sell violent titles to minors […]

Some voice over IP customers in select parts of the country could, within 6 months, have improved access to 911 emergency services, thanks to a new alliance forged between broadband phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. and Verizon. “Verizon is a responsible steward of the E911 [Enhanced 911] public trust,” Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron said, […]

Apple Computer introduced an updated version of its iMac G5 computer Tuesday to include faster 64-bit processors and graphics capabilities. The machine is set to take advantage of the new “Tiger” operating system, which will be bundled with the new computers, along with a built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. “Reviewers have called the […]

Its official—Apple Computer Inc. has released the long-awaited, much-speculated-upon OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system, an upgrade to the current OS X, complete with a smattering of bells and whistles. Frank Casanova, senior director of Mac OS X audio/video, gave a complete rundown of the new features Tiger will bring to current (and future) Mac […]

Forget Paris Hilton; heres a wireless security story thatll make ones heart pulsate the next time a cell phone or PDA lands in someone elses possession. Houston police officer Christopher Green, after arresting a woman on suspicion of drunken driving, allegedly downloaded sexually explicit pictures from her confiscated cell phone onto his PDA and then […]

Following closely on the heels of the Yahoo/Flickr announcement, Hewlett-Packard has announced its acquisition of Snapfish, a leading online photo service. “This combination of HPs leadership in digital imaging and home printing with Snapfishs leadership in online photography will provide our customers and partners with an expanded mix of quality, value and voice that we […]

While still hesitant to spill its guts on the next Xbox, Microsoft gave a few hints of whats to come on Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Corporate vice president and chief XNA architect J. Allard said the new Xbox will not be just another game system, but an “entertainment gateway” that […]