Microsoft has come back down from the clouds and fleshed out the technical details of its online services strategy which will change the nature of its relationship with its customers.
Taking aim at the dominance of Apple Computer, Microsoft this week is launching a test version of a revamped jukebox aimed at trying to knock iTunes down a peg.
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
Microsoft is set to release an embedded database for small devices, taking its first step in a plan to bring updates to its flagship SQL Server database every two to three years.
Apple Computer has released a free software update for some iPods that lets listeners set a maximum volume limit.
While news that Australia's copyright law will be updated is welcome -- so copying CDs onto a digital music player is no longer illegal -- there's still plenty to dislike about the proposed new regime.
In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.
A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.
Creating an IT-centric portal can be a boon to any IT department. Done correctly, intranets can highlight IT efforts, helping to enhance IT's role as a strategic asset.
Apple Computer has released the final version of its iSync synchronisation software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.
Lindows.com has released a second Sneak Preview of its Linux-based operating system, adding features for streamlining the process for installing new software and for viewing and printing non-Linux file formats.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demos the latest features in two new iPod models.
Consumers wait weeks for Apple's tiny music player.
We take a peek at one of Sony's Hi-MD portable music players, supporting a gigabyte of removable storage thanks to the company's higher-capacity media format.
Apple Computer late Wednesday confirmed that it is splitting the company into two divisions -- one focused on the Mac and the other focused on iPod digital music player.
Apple Computer's apparent cold shoulder to RealNetworks this week has once again put the company's "go it alone" strategy in the spotlight.
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