Microsoft has formally announced HD PHoto, a new image format promising higher quality and better compression - but will the industry embrace a proprietary format?
GameTap is getting ready to launch Myst Online: Uru Live on February 15, adding massively multiplayer features to Myst's world of mystery, exploration and puzzles.
Veoh Networks has launched its Internet-based video syndication service, promising DVD-like quality delivered with the efficiency of peer-to-peer networking.
Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Home Server will let customers centralize and remotely access their digital media...and backup and restore their Windows PCs.
The Month of Apple Bugs project promised to unveil security flaws in Mac OS X and Apple programs during January...and it's started with a Mac and Windows QuickTime bug.
Pentax's DSmobile 600 scanner offers 600dpi color scanning in a portable unit measuring just 11 inches long and 1.5 inches high, and weighing just 12 ounces.
MessageLabs' summation of 2006 concludes nearly 9 out of 10 email messages are now spam, and predicts 2007 will mark the convergence of spam, viruses, and spyware.
Silex Technology's new wiDock lets you dock your iPod wirelessly, so it can connect to home entertainment while synching wirelessly with your computer.
Plaxo has rolled out Plaxo Mobile Plus, enabling users to sync contact information between mobile phones and email systems - and it's available to Verizon Wireless customers now.
GarageBand.com's founders have rolled out iLike.com, a new social music discovery add-on which integrates with Apple's iTunes and, eventually, with other music services.
Although it snuck out onto FTP servers yesterday, Mozilla is scheduled start giving Internet Explorer 7 a run for its money today by releasing Firefox 2.0 today.
Apple Computer has upgraded its entire line of MacBook Pro notebooks to Core 2 Duo processors, promising performance up to 39 percent faster than previous models.
Creative and media professionals on the Mac have enjoyed Logitech's NuLOOQ Navigator for a while; now, the innovative controller is available for Windows XP.
Adobe's Contribute 4 Web site creation tool adds new blog publishing features, Flash video support, and (for Windows users) better integration with Microsoft Office.
Proving Microsoft isn't just about Windows, the company just released Messenger 6.0 for Mac OS X, combining MSN and Yahoo instant messaging services with Spotlight searching.
D-Link's SecureSpot network security device offers protection against net-based attacks along with parental control options for outbound Internet access.
There's a new social networking site: MOG, aimed at self-professed music junkies who want to rant, rave, share what they're listening to, and connect with like (or unlike) minds.
Google has released a new beta of Google Earth, its popular application combining maps and satellite imagery...and wiggles out from under a threatened injunction.
Microsoft has announced its first "desktop" for Macintosh users, a sleek wireless keyboard and mouse combo designed to look cool and offer new functionality.