Mark Hachman

Dell ended up on top in worldwide PC shipments for the second quarter as measured by analyst group IDC, followed closely by Hewlett-Packard. Dell topped IDCs report of second-quarter worldwide PC shipments, released Wednesday night, followed by HP. Acccording to IDC, Dell shipped 5.93 million units, while HP sold 5.38 million PCs. Click here to […]

A bill pending before the House of Representatives would make the intent to share a copyrighted file grounds for prosecution, virtually eliminating the burden of proof from law-enforcement agencies. The proposed bill, submitted by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and co-sponsored by Howard Berman (D-CA) would modify the U.S. Title Code, adding the stipulation that if […]

Dell Computer has discovered a firmware bug that slows down the performance of its Axim X5 handheld, and has halted shipments of the PDA until it is fixed. The bug, discovered and tested by Axim enthusiasts, concerns the performance of the handheld when users upgraded it to Windows Mobile 2003, an incremental OS upgrade. The […]

Macromedia Inc. on Tuesday dipped a toe into the choppy waters of digital-rights management when it announced Version 2.0 of its Contribute content-management system. Contribute 2.0, which will be available for download July 25, uses Macrovisions SafeCast technology, the same DRM technology in Intuits current TurboTax tax-filing software. Macromedia executives said the San Francisco company […]

Linux vendor Lycoris unveiled the first Linux distribution specifically geared for the Tablet PC on Wednesday, allowing Linux to enter a market specifically designed by Microsoft. The “Desktop/LX Tablet Edition” is a version of Lycoris desktop suite specifically designed for the tablet PC. The OS comes complete with power-saving features and touchscreen support, although more […]

Two derivatives of the popular Kazaa peer-to-peer filesharing service now actively attempt to block scans by the RIAA and other agencies, escalating the P2P war to a new level. Both Kazaa K++ and Kazaa Lite, two very similar modifications to the Kazaa file-sharing system by Sharman Networks, now contain hooks to the PeerGuardian database of […]

In the spirit of the OpenOffice assault on Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsofts Exchange Server. According to the group, OpenGroupware.org was founded to create “the leading open-source groupware server to integrate with the leading open-source office suite products and all […]

Several independent developers have begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsofts Exchange server. OpenGroupware.org was founded to create “the leading open-source groupware server to integrate with the leading open-source office suite products and all the leading groupware clients running across all major platforms, and to provide access to all functionality […]

An upgrade to Intels Application Accelerator software has added support for RAID 1 arrays to its latest chipsets. However, users will only be able to choose between RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Version 3.5 of Intels Application Accelerator RAID Edition, available for download on Intels web site, “provides support for Serial ATA RAID 0 […]

Intel, Wayport, and McDonalds formally launched their wireless venture on the West Coast on Tuesday, adding WiFi access to the fast food chains menu of burgers and fries. Although Intel and McDonalds launched the service on a trial basis in New York City in March, the West Coast will receive the first WiFi-enabled McDonalds restaurants. […]