Skype 3.1 beta adds virtual yellow pages

Although Skype 3.0 was just released a few months ago, a new public beta version has already been made available.

Kingston ships 4 GB performance memory kits

Kingston has announced an improved version of its 800 MHz HyperX memory.

Canon introduces 10 fps EOS-1D Mark III camera

Culver City (CA) - Several camera makers are announcing new cameras in advance of next month's PMA convention and Canon is no exception. The company introduced the EOS-1D Mark III, which shoots 10.1-megapixel pictures at up to 10 frames per second. But the camera isn't just about bigger and faster because it also has "Live View" which allows you to preview shots, just like a point and shoot camera.  

Will Apple's Leopard bite? - analyst opinion

Windows Vista is out the gate, but Apple is gearing up to unleash its latest wildcat, Leopard. How does it compare to Vista and will it be strong enough to offer convincing incentives over the use of Microsoft's $5 billion Vista OS?

OCZ unveils flashy "Reaper" performance memory

Sunnyvale (CA) - OCZ today announced a new memory module that follows the recent trend of more visible cooling methods. The new "Reaper" modules come with a fin-array heatspreader that is connected to the main heatspreader of the module via a copper heatpipe.  

National Geographic announces pre-paid worldwide cellphone

National Geographic and Playa del Rey, California-based Cellular Abroad have partnered up to deliver a pre-paid worldwide mobile phone.

Snort vulnerability opens door to remote code execution

Sourcefire, the company behind the free network intrusion detection software Snort, has confirmed a vulnerability in the Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor, which enables an attacker to remotely run programs.

Windows Defender fails spyware test

Windows Defender, Microsoft's built-in anti-spyware application in Windows Vista, has failed another security test.

AMD raises graphics performance with second-gen Vista driver

AMD today released its second Catalyst graphics driver for Windows Vista, promising performance gains between 21% and 48% in certain games. Nvidia also has caught up with Vista and recently released its first final driver for the new operating system.

Google patches desktop search flaw

Google has patched a vulnerability in its Google Desktop Search.

WD rolls out networked hard drives

Growing video and music collections are slowly opening a few business opportunity for hard drive manufacturers: Shared storage devices allow consumers to access their digital content via an Internet connection from anywhere in the world: WD joins the bandwagon with a 1 TB new network storage solution for consumers.

Samsung to show USB LCD at Cebit

Samsung will unveil a new LCD that can be connected to a PC via an integrated USB port.

Nikon rains down eight new cameras

Nikon has unveiled eight new consumer cameras in its Life, Style and Performance lines.

Say cheese, researchers want cameras in every airline seat

Terrorists better put on their makeup because European researchers are developing small cameras to be mounted in the backs of airline seats.

Intel to prevent overheating laptops with light

HyperColor lives! Intel plans on fighting overheating laptops with little bit of light and color-changing material.

Adobe releases Lightroom 1.0

Culver City (CA) - Adobe has officially its RAW/JPEG editing and organizing application, Lightroom 1.0. The program is meant for professional photographers, like wedding or sports photographers, who have to manage and show thousands of RAW images. It has basic editing tools and extensive meta-data tagging and ranking.

Microsoft releases Vista migration tools

Microsoft has released six new tools that should help businesses migrate to Vista.

Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 goes gold

Just as promised, Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 is now available as a free download.

Sun touts multi-threading capable networks

Following multi-core processors that are able to process multiple application threads simultaneously, Sun today announced its multithreaded 10 Gig E networking technology that can take advantage of parallel threads and improve network performance.

AMD releases new consumer flagship processor X2 6000+

A few months late, AMD today fired up the latest and likely last performance stage for its 90 nm Athlon 64 X2 processor with Windsor core. The new 6000+ model is clocked at 3 GHz and represents a consumer-focused socket AM2 version of the FX-74 enthusiast processor that is based on the socket 1207FX.