Symantec Acknowledges Activation Bug, Posts Fix
Symantec Corp. Monday acknowledged a problem with the activation feature included in many of its latest product releases, and posted a fix to solve the issue.In Symantec products that require activation, a bug in the activation procedure forced users to enter and reenter the activation codes required for the software to work each time the PC was restarted. The...
DRM Due In Handhelds Within A Year
Digital-rights-management solutions could be present within smartphones in as a little as a years time, a senior executive at Philips said, one of a number of functions being added to mobile handsets.Wireless executives speaking at the Semico IMPACT conference in San Jose said their industry continues to face the constant pressures to increase the performance of wireless handsets while...
Dell Halts Axim Shipments After Firmware Bug Found
Dell Computer has discovered a firmware bug that slows down the performance of its Axim X5 handheld, and has halted shipments of the PDA until it is fixed.The bug, discovered and tested by Axim enthusiasts, concerns the performance of the handheld when users upgraded it to Windows Mobile 2003, an incremental OS upgrade.The issue caused the PDA to spend...
Hewlett-Packard Pulling Out Of Retail CD+RW Market
The largest vendor of CD rewriteable drives, Hewlett-Packard Co., will phase out its entire retail CD+RW product line by the end of the year in favor of rewriteable DVDs.The news caught analysts by surprise, since the rewriteable CD market is still booming. But stronger competition in the rewriteable CD market is forcing HP out, they said. HP executives, meanwhile,...
Microsoft Gives the Green Light to Nvidia’s Ion
Microsoft has cleared the way for new types of "netbooks" and other mini-notebooks based on Nvidia's Ion platform by certifying the graphic maker's technology for Windows Vista.Read the rest of this article and more about Microsoft and the Nvidia Ion platform at PC Magazine here.
Intel, Yahoo Partner on Internet-TV Set-Top Boxes
Intel and Yahoo unveiled a combination of the Intel Media Processor CE3100 ("Canmore") and the Yahoo open widget-based platform for TV and an initiative to embed applications - and ads - directly on your HDTV.
Dubbed the Widget Channel, Intel execs believe the technology is the key to bridging the Internet-TV gap, said Eric Kim, Intel senior vice president and...