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Microsoft cues up test of high-end Windows
News Microsoft on Wednesday announced that a long-awaited high-end version of its Windows XP operating system, intended to compete with Unix, is entering customer testing.
Microsoft releases Longhorn developer tools
News Toolkit lets developers start working with InfoCard security system and Metro document format, key parts of the new Windows.
Tags: Longhorn, Software engineering/development
Microsoft to flash Windows ID cards
News Microsoft moves forward with InfoCard, its second crack at making online IDs easier to manage.
Tags: PC security, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft Windows
eBay's big plans for PayPal
News Struggling e-commerce company wants to expand its lucrative payments business, to the point of PayPal becoming even larger than its parent.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Apple Inc., PayPal, eBay Inc., Business, electronic commerce, Stephenson, Amazon.com Inc., payment
Zune marketing exec says good-bye to Microsoft
News Chris Stephenson, one of the employees Microsoft tasked with building Zune into an iPod challenger, is headed to Universal Music Group.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Universal Music Group, chief marketing officer, entertainment, Microsoft Zune, music player, marketing, brand, Consumer Technology
Microsoft confirms Zune HD coming this fall
News New device will feature an HD Radio tuner and OLED screen, but will it be enough to take on the iPod Touch? Also, Microsoft is rebranding Xbox video service with Zune name.
Tags: Game players, Video, Music devices, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Touch Screen, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox, radio
Microsoft's plug-and-play biometrics
News AuthenTec, a U.S.-based maker of fingerprint-recognition sensors, has signed a deal with Microsoft to integrate software support for biometrics into Windows.
Microsoft offers Windows security guide
News The company releases a tutorial and templates to help system administrators lock down the security of computers running its newest operating system, Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft launches digital ID software
News Microsoft has announced new software designed to automate the process of managing user identity information on corporate networks.
Microsoft's Zune to rival Apple's iPod
News The software giant finally goes public with plans for Zune, a portable music player and connected service.
Tags: Music devices, MP3 players, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Music, Video
Microsoft's Zune looks to cut the cord
News Microsoft confirms its first Zune device will arrive this year, but speculation is rampant about how good it will really be.
Tags: Music devices, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Music
Apple, AT&T stores prepare for iPhone frenzy
News Eager fans are expected to line up outside stores when the new music-playing device hits store shelves June 29.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design
Meet the metaverse, your new digital home
News Tech pundits have seen the future, in which a full-time data flow surrounds you wherever you go.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Next-generation technology/networks
Nokia CEO touts N97 smartphone
News Speaking at D: All Things Digital, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo shows off the company's latest smartphone. The good news is that it is coming to the United States. The bad: it costs US$699.
Tags: Smart phones, Smart Phone, Video, N97, phone, AT&T Corp., CEO, U.S., Nokia Corp., built-In
US regulator questions cloud computing security
News U.S. federal and international regulators have suggested they may have to re-examine privacy and security standards to take into account cloud computing.
Tags: Data security, Security, Google Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, FTC, Regulator, Marc Rotenberg, Washington, data protection
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