FarStone Technology announced a licensing agreement to bundle its software with Intel motherboards to enable system backup and disaster recovery, lost file retrieval and provide virtual CD/DVD drive and disc emulation.

By Stuart J. Johnston, ENT News

Review - Sakar International Debuts "Berry" Device For Kids

The Berry runs on two AAA batteries that are not included, but a phone line for making calls and a hands free earpiece are included.

By Brian , BargainPDA

That's right, the Berry can act as a phone as well; it just requires a landline instead of a mobile service carrier. The experience is pretty good, kids love to have their own things, and a small portable phone has a certain coolness to it. Kids will be able to talk on the phone while keeping their hands free to do homework, errr, online chat. The top piece slides off, making for a tiny tote-able phone. The dialer doesn't actually connect to the phone book, but what do you want at this price point?

Bridgestone to sell paper-thin electronic price tags

TOKYO - Bridgestone Corp said Wednesday it will release paper-thin electronic price tags next year, hoping to chalk up more than 1 billion yen in annual sales in two to three years.

Source: Japan Today

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is firing up its campaign against illegal file-sharing with 459 legal actions against music uploaders.

By Jay Wrolstad, NewsFactor Network

Europe's two largest music markets -- the UK and France -- are in its sights.

The fight against illegal music downloads is going global, with a recording-industry trade group now going to court in Europe to thwart those using file-sharing networks to sidestep paying for their tunes.

Source: News Factor Network

Linux Standard Base 2.0 aims to ensure compatibility between Linux versions, an area of concern that Microsoft has started to exploit in the market as a means of defending Windows.

The agreement also highlights a degree of development in the Linux camp, showing that the system is starting to mature in its fight against Microsoft's Windows.

ABC On Demand will feature clips from soap operas, talk shows and behind-the-scenes footage.

By Jim Hu, CNET News.com

Walt Disney's ABC.com on Thursday announced a deal to offer video clips of its TV shows for RealNetworks' SuperPass subscription video service.

News Story by John Ribeiro, IDG NEWS SERVICE

Labor group claims core development work was sent to Indian contractors

BANGALORE, India -- Microsoft Corp. denied yesterday that core development work for Longhorn, the next version of its Windows operating system, was being done by contractors in India.

Just when you thought it was safe to wade back in the Web's waters, new threats mingled with old flaws to make surfing no day at the beach.

By Steven Musil, CNET News.com

A malicious program that is making the rounds on the Net can read keystrokes and steal passwords when victims visit any of nearly 50 banking sites.

Worldwide ramifications likely

Story by Sandra Rossi, Computerworld

A serious wireless network technology flaw that could lead to the breakdown of some critical infrastructures in just five seconds has been identified by Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Information Security Research Centre, a finding that is likely to have worldwide ramifications.

By Jim Louderback, ExtremeTECH

What's better than a gigabyte of free on-line storage?

According to ExtremeTech reviewer Jim Lynch, the clean and easy interface, and built-in Google Search.

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