Cisco tries to turn cities green

Saying his views had changed from just five or six years ago, Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John Chambers cozied up to officials from municipalities around the world at the Connected Urban Development Global Conference in San Francisco. ...continue reading 'Cisco tries to turn cities green'

Security issues scuttle Bain/Huawei bid for 3Com

A deal for Bain Capital Partners and China's Huawei Technologies to buy 3Com is on hold because the companies were unable to come to agreement with the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) about security concerns. ...continue reading 'Security issues scuttle Bain/Huawei bid for 3Com'

ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML

The teams developing the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML) standards should work together, evolving the two in parallel, the editor of the ODF standard said Tuesday in an open letter to the standards-setting community. ...continue reading 'ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML'

BlackBerry network down again on Wednesday

BlackBerry users in North America were complaining of service problems again on Wednesday morning. ...continue reading 'BlackBerry network down again on Wednesday'

Lessig considers running for Congress

Lawrence Lessig, the cyberlaw author and advocate for free software and online civil liberties, is considering a run for the U.S. Congress, he announced on his blog Wednesday. ...continue reading 'Lessig considers running for Congress'

Microsoft reveals details of new small-business OS

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed details of the next version of its Windows OS for small businesses and formally introduced a new product line aimed at small and mid-size businesses. ...continue reading 'Microsoft reveals details of new small-business OS'

Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots

Responding to reports of endlessly rebooting PCs that flooded support newsgroups last week, Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it had pulled an update designed to prep Windows Vista for Service Pack 1. ...continue reading 'Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots'

How to retrieve misplaced email in Outlook 2007

By Mitch Tulloch, MVP

I dragged an important folder into the RSS Feeds folder, one of the default folders in Outlook 2007. No problem, I'll just drag the message from there into the folder it was intended for, right? Not so simple - when you select the RSS Feeds folder in the Folder List pane, Outlook displays a page showing various RSS feeds you can subscribe to and not the messages in the folder. Yikes, how do I retrieve my misplaced message? ...continue reading 'How to retrieve misplaced email in Outlook 2007'

Microsoft: HD DVD demise won't hurt Xbox 360

Toshiba's announcement to end production of HD DVD players and recorders will not affect the Xbox 360, even though Microsoft offers an optional stand-alone HD DVD drive for the game console, Microsoft said in a statement Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft: HD DVD demise won't hurt Xbox 360'

HP reports strong results on PC, enterprise sales

Hewlett-Packard reported solid financial results for its fiscal first quarter, driven by growth in PCs and enterprise hardware. The results prompted HP to raise its forecast for the year ahead. ...continue reading 'HP reports strong results on PC, enterprise sales'

Yahoo protects employees in case of Microsoft takeover

Yahoo has introduced two new severance plans that will protect its employees if Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid is successful, it said in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Yahoo protects employees in case of Microsoft takeover'

Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune

Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely. ...continue reading 'Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune'

DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogs

The WordPress.com blog-hosting service suffered a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that began Saturday and was still preventing users from logging in or posting to their blogs on Tuesday. ...continue reading 'DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogs'

Top technology companies form gaming alliance

Some of the top technology companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Dell and Advanced Micro Devices joined forces Tuesday to form the PC Gaming Alliance, which will try to promote the PC as a gaming platform. ...continue reading 'Top technology companies form gaming alliance'

Toshiba abandons HD DVD

Toshiba will discontinue its HD DVD products, it said Tuesday, handing victory to rival high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc. ...continue reading 'Toshiba abandons HD DVD'

Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems. ...continue reading 'Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc'

Sun ships management piece of xVM strategy

Sun is expected Tuesday to ship xVM Ops Center, a data center automation console compatible with Linux- and Solaris-based x86 and SPARC environments. ...continue reading 'Sun ships management piece of xVM strategy'

Mozilla opens e-mail subsidiary

The Mozilla Foundation Tuesday opened Mozilla Messaging, a new subsidiary focused on developing its free, open-source Thunderbird e-mail software. ...continue reading 'Mozilla opens e-mail subsidiary'

Unisys lays out services-led plan for datacenters

Unisys announced new servers and a suite of infrastructure management software Tuesday that are aimed at giving it a bigger role to play in customers' datacenters, where it will compete more directly with Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. ...continue reading 'Unisys lays out services-led plan for datacenters'

Sonic devices chase kids away

Tired of teens loitering around your store? Just buy the "mosquito" -- a gadget that emits a noise at the upper edge of human hearing, in a range audible (and annoying) to those under 20 but generally harmless to old fogeys. Then watch your next generation of customers leave the premises, never to return with their money! Unsurprisingly, the gadget has caused a bit of controversy. ...read more