Ed Sutherland

Microsoft unveiled its new Office suite with a nod toward improved collaboration and sharing. Previously known as Office 12, Office 2007 provides enterprise users with a new interface and enhanced integration of recently-acquired applications. Office Professional Plus 2007 includes integration with Microsoft new Web server, Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office Communicator, Redmond’s office corporate […]

After taking a nosedive in recent years, telecom spending enjoyed a 9 percent boost in 2005. Increased wireless demand, network expansion and broadband Internet access was responsible for the $856.9 billion hike, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association. The upward trend is expected to climb to 10.2 percent growth in 2006, leveling off at 9 […]

In any language, unwanted telephone solicitation, or spam, is a crime, according to Verizon Wireless. The company said it filed two lawsuits against three Florida-based telemarketers for the illegal solicitation of its customers. Verizon Wireless is asking a Somerville, N.J., Superior Court to stop Miami-based All Star Vacations and Marketing Group, Orlando’s Travel and Tours […]

What do you get Windows users for Valentine’s Day? If you are Microsoft, you come bearing more than a half-dozen security patches. As part of its traditional “patch Tuesday,” the software giant has released seven fixes for its media player and other Windows applications. Windows Media Player is the subject of one critical bulletin, while […]

With an eye toward potential explosive growth in the smartphone market, Hewlett-Packard today created a separate unit for its iPaq handheld. The move splits handhelds from the computer maker’s laptop operations so that HP can focus on the converged device market experts say is growing at more than 60 percent a year. The new handheld […]

UPDATED: Press Freedom group Reporters Without Borders said Yahoo has done it again: provided Chinese authorities details of a man who used the Internet service to post comments critical of the repressive nation’s policies. Li Zhi was handed an eight-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion” after criticizing local officials online, the group said. “We are […]

The beta version of Google’s latest desktop search tool provides users with weather updates, stock quotes and news headlines. But some people are at issue with what the product is providing Google. Google Desktop 3 contains a feature called “Search Across Computers” that, according to the search giant, enables users to search their documents and […]

It seems every cell phone comes with a digital camera. Yet a new study indicates camera phones no longer cut it with consumers used to increasingly powerful digital cameras. Next year, sales of camera phones will peak and begin to decline, according to a new In-Stat study. Rather than a replacement, camera phones are being […]

Microsoft is warning Windows and Internet Explorer users to take steps to prevent two security exploits. The two advisories affect Microsoft Windows Millennium and Internet Explorer 5. Users of Internet Explorer 5.0 and Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 face possible attacks from misuse of Windows Metafile graphic images to take […]

Spanish Wi-Fi startup FON, a day after gaining more than $21 million in funding from heavyweights Google and Skype, today is backpedaling from claims that every ISP supports its idea of shared wireless connections. Taking a page from peer-to-peer networking, FON hopes to expand its current 3,000 members (or “foneros”) and build 1 million shared […]

Today’s America Online and Yahoo announcement that they plan to levy e-mail sent to their users could double the cost of messages, which could put e-mail correspondence out of the reach for some, according to Matthew Moog, CEO of Q Interactive. Moog’s CoolSavings marketing service e-mails 10 million people per month. “The announcement came as […]

AT&T today launched its latest bid to win the hand of dial-up users. New residential AT&T phone subscribers can sign-up for AT&T Yahoo High Speed Internet service online for $12.99 per month. The online-only pricing covers AT&T’s High Speed Internet Express (384Kbps–1.5Mbps) and $17.99 High Speed Internet Pro (1.5Mbps–3Mbps). Phone-based subscriptions add $4 to the […]