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Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games: Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...; Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox; News items 2008-07-23
Hey Apple, where are the free trials for iPhone applications?: I know a few of us here on ZDNet are hard at work on iPhone 3G and iPhone application articles and one aspect of the new Apple iPhone Application store that struck me immediately was that there are no trial versions of the commercial software. One of the major benefits...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-10
JDAFTS (zip): JDAFTS, which stands for Jones Dykstra & Associates Forensic Tool Suite, includes case data management applications that extend beyond the capabilities of currently-available forensic software applications. JDAFTS is designed for computer forensics, corporate, government, and law enforcement investigators as well as universities. Easy to use, the tool suite allows forensics...; Tags: Web Browser, Jones Dykstra & Associates, JDAFTS, Data Management, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Web Browsers, Storage, Government, Databases, Management, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-07-04
First public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 coming on 15 July: I first had a chance to use the upcoming version of Opera Mobile 9.5 at Mobile World Congress on a SE UIQ device and since then I posted my full review and experiences using Opera Mobile 9.5 on the HTC Advantage X7510 and on the HTC Touch Diamond. It is...; Tags: Opera Software, High Tech Computer Corp., Public Beta, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-26
HP TouchSmart IQ506: Hewlett-Packard's redesigned TouchSmart PC solves at least one of the problems of the original. The new look stays much truer to that of a traditional all-in-one, leaving behind last year's clunky hinged design that we admit we kind of liked. The $1,499 TouchSmart PC IQ506 also shares an issue with...; Tags: Processors, TouchSmart PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Product reviews 2008-06-26

Texas Instruments strives to make power management more intuitive, deep within its processors: Before I get into the guts of this post, a special thank-you to the team at Texas Instruments (Bill Krenik, CTO of the wireless business unit, and Dave Freeman, Texas Instruments Fellow, Analog & Digital Power Control Products) who were patient enough to brief me weeks and weeks and weeks...; Tags: Processor, Power Management, Texas Instruments Inc., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Lanamark Virtualization Services Software: Mark Angelo, CEO and founder of Lanamark,spoke a while ago about the challenges virtualization technology can pose for providers of IT services. This folks are often known by a number of different names including channel partners, service providers and the like. Virtualization technology, in Mark's view, offers these people a...; Tags: Software, Server, Analysis, Application Workload, Server Resource, Lanamark Explorer, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-06-23
Mobile software Monday: SMS-Chat from VITO Technology: While you have companies like HTC and Samsung pushing the limits of the hardware and operating system level software integration on Windows Mobile, there are also several companies providing software applications to enhance your Windows Mobile experience. As readers know, I have been testing out the HTC Touch Diamond and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Text Messaging, SMS, Chat, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-16
F-Prot Antivirus for Windows (msi): F-PROT Antivirus for Windows is one of the leading antivirus software applications on the market today. Built on the award-winning F-PROT Antivirus scanning engine, F-PROT Antivirus is renowned for its reliability, ease of use, fast scanning and exceptionally low resource consumption. New and unknown threats are detected with advanced heuristics...; Tags: FRISK Software, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-06-09
Slingpage (exe): Slingpage is a fun, simple way to discover new stuff and share it with your friends. Slingpage makes the leap from old-fashioned bookmarking to real-time social sharing. With Slingpage, you can instantly send any page youre visiting directly to your friends and followers, with a single click, right from your...; Tags: Software, Friend, Slingpage, Tools & Techniques, Web Browsers, Management, Internet; Software downloads 2008-06-03
MARS - Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System v3.0: Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System MARS is a family of high-performance, scalable appliances for threat management, monitoring, and mitigation that enables you to...; Tags: Appliance, Network, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, Configure, Networking; Training 2008-06-01
Certeon's aCelera Application Acceleration Appliance: The good folks from Certeon brought their new aCelera application acceleration software appliance to my attention a short while ago. After my recent conversation with Coyote Point, it's beginning to appear that protocol and data caching and optimization tools are going to be the trend du mois. Certeon believes it...; Tags: Software, Performance, Network, VMware Inc., Hardware, Virtual Machine, Certeon, aCelera Software, Application Response, Data Management, Performance Management, Tools & Techniques, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Illumio (exe): Illumio is an advanced feed reader that filters news and blog feeds and shows you the articles that match your interests. Illumio is also social. You can ask questions and get answers from other illumio users as well as share your opinions and comments about feed articles. Illumio is a...; Tags: RSS Feed, TRUSTe, Tacit Software Inc., Illumio, RSS, Internet; Software downloads 2008-05-23
Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw: Add the popular Foxit Reader to the list of desktop software applications to be patched as a matter of priority. According to vulnerability research outfit Secunia, there's a "highly critical" vulnerability in the alternative PDF reader software that can be exploited by malicious hackers to take complete...; Tags: Software, Desktop, Vulnerability, Secunia, Flaw, Exploitation, Tools & Techniques, Patches, Security, Management, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis: What if we could revolutionize medical testing, a platform as basic as a PC? Then what if every application, and every input, had to be separately inspected and approved by the FDA? That's life. Iknoisys of New Haven says it has just such a...; Tags: FDA, PC, Test, Clearance, Party Solution, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential: Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet's Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with...; Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Industry, Enterprise 2.0 Tool, Self-service, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-04-22
OverSite (gz): If you design, develop, or architect Websites or other GUI-based software applications, then OverSite is the app you've been waiting for... even if you didn't know it. With OverSite, you can quickly define your site or application's structure. Creating wireframe mockups of your pages and screens is also a breeze....; Tags: Software, Application, Dave Taubler, Tools & Techniques, Web Site Development, Management, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-22
Business systems for a faster, flatter world: One of the biggest problems facing enterprises today is that the world is communicating faster than their IT systems can keep up with. This is particularly obvious in businesses that operate multinationally. Their managers collaborate and communicate daily across timezones and geographies by phone, email and Web conference, but their...; Tags: On-demand, NetSuite Inc., OneWorld Option, Sales Strategy, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-17
News to know: AMD; IT spending; Google; Microsoft Mesh; ULPCs: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Google App Engine: When will Microsoft field a competitor? Garett Rogers: Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry? Michael Krigsman: Heathrow T5 failure: What really happened Larry Dignan: AMD: Sales weak; Layoffs on tap ...; Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Jason O'Grady, IT-spending, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Printers, Fuel Cells, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities: Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilitiesThanksI already use a couple of these (UltraEdit, Foxit Reader) and totally agree with you on their merits. Some of the other choices also look interesting - particularly the DVD-burning ones :)Keep up the good work.Isobuster as an alternative...... to Virtual PC has the...; Tags: applications/tools/utility, Hardware 2.0, Best Software, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-04-07