Microsoft to give away Windows/Office package for $3

Microsoft on Thursday announced its most aggressive move yet to reach more people that do not have the financial resources to purchase a modern, functional software environment: The company will offer a complete software package built around Windows and Office for $3.

AMD releases Catalyst 7.4 graphics driver

AMD’s graphics division today announced its April driver package for Radeon-based graphics cards.

Windows Media Player plug-in reaches Firefox

Microsoft this week launched a new plug-in for Firefox that allows its proprietary media player to run on embedded web page scripts on the Mozilla browser.

HD video playback and recording added to Nero

Nero is updating its Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced to include high-definition video playback and recording.

Adobe rolls out betas of pro video tools

Adobe is showing off its latest video editing tools to broadcast professionals at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas.

Microsoft debuts commercial HD DVD encoder SDK

At the National Association of Broadcasters, Microsoft is showcasing a new software development kit (SDK) that provides developers the core HD DVD video encoding technology used by Hollywood studios today.

Apple cuts the ribbon on new Final Cut Studio

Apple today unveiled its first major update of the Mac-specific Final Cut Studio video editing suite.

Adobe ships Creative Suite 3

Adobe has begun shipping the new CS3 versions of its creativity tools as well as the standard and premium versions of its recently announced Creative Suite 3.

Microsoft posts Office Communications Server 2007 beta

Microsoft has posted a public beta of its Office Communications Server 2007 software.

Linux fragmentation not a cellular OS killer, says IMS Research

Fragmentation is one of the most common complaints levied against Linux as a cellular OS and, at present, there is a relatively high degree of variation in Linux-based solutions when compared to other platforms such as Symbian or Windows Mobile, but this should not hamper the OS in the long term, according to research firm IMS Research.

Google unveils Desktop app for Macs

30 months after it first hit the PC, Google Desktop is now available in a beta format for the Mac operating system.

Google lets users create My Maps

Google has launched a new personalized touch to its online maps tool that allows users to create customized maps with specific locations and pictures.

MLB pitches video highlights to iTunes

Apple today announced that video highlights of the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) season will be heading to the iTunes digital store.

Peakstream intros beta stream processing platform for Windows

Building a supercomputer has become a whole lot easier with stream processing solutions such as Peakstream or Nvidia’s CUDA technology. Peakstream today announced a new version of its application interface, which enables developers to take advantage of the floating point horsepower of graphics cards under Windows.

Adobe releases CS3 versions of Photoshop family

San Jose (CA) – Adobe today announced the CS3 family of products in what the company claims is the biggest launch in the firm’s history. Surrounding a new Photoshop, there are a total of 17 new software versions, which are organized into six different packages.    

Are you in for a Daylight Savings Time surprise?

Applying the Daylight Savings Time to a single PC isn't such a big deal, but it has been discussed as a big event in the industry.

Google releases embedded Google Talk gadget

Google has released an HTML script that Web designers and Myspace users alike can use to embed the Google Talk application into a web page.

Are you in for a Daylight Savings Time surprise?

Applying the Daylight Savings Time to a single PC isn't such a big deal, but it has been discussed as a big event in the industry.

WeatherBug releases new Vista gadget

Throwing its hat into the limited Vista gadget arena, WeatherBug today announced that it has received certification from the new Windows operating system for a desktop weather application.

Microsoft takes another shot at JPEG with HD Photo format

Redmond (WA) – Microsoft has been working on its own image format for some time: First information about the Windows Media Photo format became available a little over a year ago. Now Microsoft is ready to let users test the new format, renamed to “HD Photo,” in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3.