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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced to launch mobile Athlon 64-bit processors for thin and light notebooks. The new AMD 64 3000+ processor will offer Enhanced Virus Protection to users after they enable their notebook with Microsoft’s Windows XP Service Pack 2 update, which will help to prevent the spread of viruses. The chip is […]

Now here’s a reason for the 64-bit AMD users to enjoy. Atari has launched a game for the 64-bit processor users. The game, called Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, has more detail, uses artificial intelligence and never before seen textures. Pat Moorhead, VP of marketing, said “Gamers need to personally witness this 64-bit game to believe […]

Microsoft Corp. is taking every possible step to curb software piracy. Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows. During the test period, users of Download Center can opt to have the Windows software installed on their PCs validated as genuine. If the […]

Amazon.com has now entered into the search engine market by launching A9.com. Amazon claims that this search engine will make organizing and managing search results easier. Five sources will be provided by A9 to obtain results. For web and image search, it is powered by Google, Movie info from Internet Movie Database, reference material from […]

Electronic Arts launched the most awaited game, The Sims 2, sequel of the very famous and hit game The Sims. The Sims 2 lets people play out simulated life stories of its characters by allowing players to control their Sims from cradle to grave. It also adds a genetics aspect, with the “DNA” of its […]

Yahoo to expand its business announced that they would buy Musicmatch for $160 million. Currently Musicmatch sells music online and with this takeover Yahoo will be in direct competition with Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft’s online music store and with RealNetworks. Yahoo had acquired Launch Media in 2001 for $12 million. It already has advertise supported free […]

Microsoft’s Longhorn which is due in 2006 will have a security which will help companies have more control by allowing or prohibiting devices that can be easily used for transferring data. As devices it also includesg Apple’s popular brand iPod which is capable of holding more data. Some worry that people could use them to […]

Microsoft will be introducing a new line of keyboards and mice and some of them will include fingerprint readers that lets users scan a finger instead of having to enter a log-in name and password when accessing online services or logging on to the PC. These products are aimed at consumers and meant for user […]

Internet telephony provider Skype Technologies has released a final version of its peer-to-peer VoIP software for Wi-Fi enabled PDAs. Skype for Pocket PC Version 1.0 will be a stripped down version of the Skype desktop service, which allows users to make free phone calls to other Skype users or purchase minutes to call offline phone […]

The software giant Microsoft is aiming to install its audio and video software into the mobile phones. It will enable the consumers to play music they have saved in the Windows Media format on their PCs onto their handsets. U.S. based mobile manufacturer Motorola and Japan’s NEC have already integrated Microsoft’s media decoders into their […]