Skype, VOIP handsets on show at Computex
By Martyn Williams
East Asian hardware makers seeking to turn the popularity of Internet telephony services and Skype Technologies SA's Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application into sales were plentiful at Computex, which took place last week in Taipei.
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Microsoft plans mobile e-mail push upgrade
By John Blau
For its Windows Mobile 5.0 handset software announced in May, Microsoft Corp. plans later this year to offer an upgrade that will provide push e-mail technology and improved security management, the company announced Monday at its Tech Ed conference in Orlando.
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Yahoo and Cisco combine their antispam technologies
By Scarlet Pruitt
Yahoo Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are combining their antispam technologies to create a new e-mail authentication system, they announced this week.
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Cingular to begin offering GoodLink email service
By Stephen Lawson
Good Technology Inc., a competitor to mobile e-mail vendor Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), unveiled its first major deal with a carrier on Tuesday when it announced that Cingular Wireless LLC will sell its service on two devices.
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Companies announce RFID drug-tracking project
By Nancy Weil
Unisys Corp. and SupplyScape Corp. have begun a test project to track pharmaceuticals through the supply chain using RFID (radio frequency identification) or barcodes with the aim of cutting down on counterfeit medicines, the companies said Tuesday.
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Website helps those who fret about zombie threat
By Scarlet Pruitt
Worried about zombies? Internet users concerned about the number of virus-infected PCs ready to launch an attack over the Web can at least keep track of how afraid they should be, and satisfy their curiosity, by visiting CipherTrust Inc.'s new ZombieMeter resource.
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Microsoft: New Netscape breaks IE
By Robert McMillan
Microsoft Corp. is advising users of Netscape 8 to either uninstall the software or to edit their computer's registry files because of a bug in America Online Inc.'s (AOL) new browser. According to a Microsoft engineer, Netscape 8 disables the XML (Extensible Markup Language) rendering capabilities in Internet Explorer, meaning that some Web pages will not be visible in IE after Netscape 8 is installed.
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Firefox users snap up Netcraft's antiphishing toolbar
By Scarlet Pruitt
Users of the Firefox Web browser have been flocking to Netcraft Ltd.'s Web site to download the security company's new antiphishing toolbar, a company representative said Thursday.
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Singapore to get WiMax service in 2006
By Sumner Lemon
Pacific Internet Ltd. plans to offer commercial WiMax services in Singapore starting in 2006, the company said Wednesday.
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New worm and phishing scam hits AIM, Yahoo IM
By Scarlet Pruitt
Users of instant messaging (IM) applications from Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. (AOL) are being warned this week of two new threats spreading via IM.
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