Semiconductor slump coming to an end
Stock prices in the semiconductor market are beginning to rise, giving hope to beleaguered chip fabricators and suppliers, despite revenues being lower than in 2001 when the tech bubble burst. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1146598
Nokia optimises wireless networks
Mobile giant Nokia is launching compression software that speeds data downloading on narrowband wireless networks. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1146517
Mobile web services tech specs revealed
Microsoft and Vodafone yesterday began to flesh out the technical details behind their joint initiative to add mobile web services to applications. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1146597
Nokia launches TV phone
New cell phone model allows users to watch television, listen to radio, take photos, video. http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/28/technology/nokia_tv.reut/
La UE investiga licencias de Microsoft con creadores de hardware
La Comisión Europea dijo el jueves que habÃa pedido a los fabricantes de ‘hardware’ informático detalles de sus acuerdos de licencia con Microsoft, dentro de la investigación por prácticas anticompetitivas de la firma de ‘software’. http://www.iblnews.com/txt/noticia.php?id=90805
Vulnerabilidad en la JVM de Sun
Se ha descubierto una vulnerabilidad en la implementación de la máquina virtual Java (JVM) de la compañÃa Sun. Dicha vulnerabilidad permite la creación de un applet que esquiva completamente las restricciones del sandbox. http://www.iblnews.com/txt/noticia.php?id=90785
Japan team reports quantum computing breakthrough
A research team in Japan says it has successfully demonstrated for the first time in the world in a solid-state device one of the two basic building blocks that will be needed to construct a viable quantum computer. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,86639,00.html
Computer, where is Captain Kirk now?
The Microsoft Voice Command for Pocket PC is set to be officialy announced during the next Comdex, but it seems Microsoft itself jumped the gun, because the software is now listed on Handango, for US$ 39.95. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1679
Microsoft plans media player
Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it would develop software for a new portable media device to be released next year that will allow users to listen to music and watch movies on the road. http://www.msnbc.com/news/986020.asp?cp1=1
First Impressions on Napster 2.0
Two weeks ago we featured an early pick on iTunes for Windows, but today iTunes’ main competitor Napster 2.0 was released for a free download. We had a play with it and here is what we think about it and how it compares to iTunes. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=4973