Files copied faster in our initial tests, but other performance was slightly slower with the SP1 installed. Microsoft's newly released Service Pack 1 may solve some of the performance glitches that have annoyed...
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Intel and AMD are preparing to release new multi-core microprocessors in the second half of 2007. While high-performance system builders are excited about potential performance gains, those serving broader markets are wondering when operating systems...
Everything from fingerprint to facial patterns to iris scanners are becoming more and more prevelent in society all over the world. Once primarily used in large corporate and military settings, biometrics are showing up in...
In its fourth annual report on marketing violent entertainment to children, the Federal Trade Commission applauds and chides publishers. The Federal Trade Commission yesterday released its fourth report on the marketing...
The broad legal settlement reached Friday between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems could be a big boost for the companies and their customers, but any impact it may have on the European Commission's efforts to rein...
Microsoft's "shared-source" scheme, a response to the growing popularity of open-source software, is a "Faustian bargain," says lawyer Craig Horrocks. The shared-source approach, which lets some large users see Windows source code but not...
