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The Yahoo Zimbra Beta allows all 263 million Yahoo Mail customers to access mail and calendars offline. Zimbra Desktop Beta Version 3, available July 24, will let users run their Yahoo mail as desktop POP or IMAP mail client software. Previously this required a Yahoo Pro account for $19.99 per year. The Zimbra open -ource […]

Microsoft on July 21 will make Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 available for download on its Web site, and will start automatic rollouts of the update by early August. “This is an incremental release [with] a range of enhancements,” said Joel Sider, senior product manager for the WHS team. Upgrades include support for home […]

In most ways, the HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer ($179.99 direct) is only a small step up from last years crop of dedicated photo printers from HP. But give HP credit for trying new things, because the A626 offers something new and different: a 4.8-inch touch screen that turns the A626 into a kind […]

Q: I am running Microsoft Windows XP with Outlook Express as my e-mail client. My font for composing messages is 10-point Arial and my mail-sending format is HTML. When I print an incoming message, it prints in Arial—but in 14-point size. This problem does not occur with any of my other output, such as from […]

AT&T and Apple on Tuesday announced the long-awaited service plans for the iPhone. Three plans were announced, starting at $59.99 per month. All three plans include unlimited data, “visual voicemail,” 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling, AT&T said. Visual voicemail will allow users to visually see what types of voicemail theyve […]

Amazon.com and IBM said May 8 that they had settled a long-running dispute over electronic commerce applications, resulting in Amazon paying an undisclosed sum of money to IBM. The patent suit had originally been filed in October. All of the outstanding litigation between the companies has been settled, the two firms said. /zimages/7/28571.gifClick here to […]

Count Samsung among the major manufacturers designing a player that will accept both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Samsung has joined LG in committing to a dual-format player that will be shipped to the U.S. Samsung has not announced a price for the new player, however, which will be called the BD-UP5000 and will be […]

Microsoft semiofficially launched its Zune wireless MP3 player on Sept. 14, describing in more detail how its business model will work. Previously, Microsoft had confirmed that the device will be by Toshiba and will contain a 30GB hard drive and wireless capabilities. Microsoft confirmed the Zunes wireless abilities, although the company didnt officially disclose the […]

Exmovere LLC has unveiled a Web-based Bluetooth-enabled biosensor wristwatch dubbed “Exmocare,” which is designed to help provide elderly care assistance for individuals 65 years of age and older. Exmocare allows family and other caregivers to monitor an elderly individuals physiological and emotional health status in from afar [and in real-time!]. The “wearable sensor system” offers […]

Networking on the road can be difficult when you consider the wide range of connectivity options—or lack thereof—available at todays airports, hotels and everywhere in between. Sometimes Web access is free, easy to find, and guaranteed. At others its, well, not. So what are you supposed to do when youre plagued by spotty signals, slow […]