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Lindows PCs Play DVDs
News Lindows.com, which makes a consumer-oriented version of the Linux operating system, introduced on Tuesday an application that allows computers running the Lindows OS to play commercial DVDs. Although Linux's effect is apparent in the server market...
[July 29, 2003, 15:29]
Lindows To Bundle Netscape Browser
News Lindows, the maker of a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, announced on Tuesday it will bundle Netscape's Web browsing and communication technology into its software. Although it has since backed off that claim, it is still...
[September 24, 2002, 13:49]
Microsoft: Good Drivers Wanted
News With the next version of its consumer Windows operating system, Microsoft is trying to make computers less daunting and prone to crashes. Although it is an option to have such a warning pop up in the business-oriented Windows 2000 operating system...
[March 29, 2001, 9:55]
Sharp Hones New Linux Handheld
News A consumer version is expected in the first quarter. In the coming weeks, sources said, the consumer-electronics maker is expected to make the handheld available to developers. Sharp is preparing to release a handheld computer in the United States...
[October 8, 2001, 10:27]
MontaVista Wants To Put Linux On Your TV
News MontaVista Software will release on Thursday a version of Linux for consumer-electronics devices, as the company seeks to have its software used in everything from karaoke machines to high-end television sets.
[January 8, 2003, 9:02]
Windows XP May Be Too Much For Some PCs
News Meeting the deadline for the nearly final version of the consumer and business operating system is crucial to ensuring Windows XP is ready for the scheduled Oct.launch. The preview version of Windows XP is expected to clarify differences between...
[June 14, 2001, 8:50]
Windows XP Won't Be At Home On Mira
News Because the consumer version of the operating system does not include a remote desktop protocol, the device will only work with Windows XP Professional. The tablet is manufactured by a string of consumer-electronics players including Philips, LG...
[June 5, 2002, 17:05]
Microsoft Updates Vista Preview
News Microsoft stuck to its existing timetable for Vista, promising a consumer-oriented test version will come out next quarter and a final release will arrive in the second half of the year. The company is trying to rebut the notion that Vista is...
[February 23, 2006, 8:35]
Neptune: Home Hub Of The Future?
News But internal Microsoft documents viewed by Sm@rt Reseller and PC Week indicate that the company is also working on an adaptation kit for its consumer Windows version -- code-named Neptune -- that would allow third parties to develop their own "non...
[July 7, 1999, 9:11]
Microsoft's Millennium Meltdown?
News WindowsMe is Microsoft's first purely consumer-focused version of Windows. Will WindowsMe make it onto consumer PCs in time for the holiday 2000 season? Microsoft is considering issuing Beta 3 at the 8 April Microsoft eXtreme event, which will...
[March 13, 2000, 15:31]
A Year Ago: End In Sight For OS/2
News But Microsoft eventually cast its lot behind Windows, and IBM never became as successful selling OS/2 to corporations, or the consumer version, Warp, to consumers. The IBM spokesman added that IBM had already stated that it did not plan to continue...
[November 24, 1998, 6:01]
End In Sight For OS/2
News But Microsoft eventually cast its lot behind Windows, and IBM never became as successful selling OS/2 to corporations, or the consumer version, Warp, to consumers. The IBM spokesman added that IBM had already stated that it did not plan to continue...
[November 25, 1997, 9:06]
Sony Tries To Keep Memory Stick A Step Ahead
News The Japanese consumer electronics and entertainment company announced on Friday that it would release a new version of its Memory Stick Duo card, called the Memory Stick Pro Duo. Designed for use in portable consumer electronics and PC products...
[August 18, 2003, 11:50]
Amazon Tags Windows XP Prices
News I am confused as to the differences between consumer and the professional version," said Carl Tyler, vice president of development and product management for on-line learning and support company Virtual Village.
[July 10, 2001, 10:55]
Mandriva Aims For The Enterprise
News Doing both a corporate and a consumer version makes sense. We have two sets of new products, for the consumer, with Mandriva 2007, and for the corporate market with Corporate Server 4.0. On the consumer front, traditionally Mandriva's strong suit...
[September 20, 2006, 14:00]
Consumer Electronics Giants Opt For Linux
News Sony and Matsushita said Wednesday that, under a new joint development agreement, they will concoct a new version of the open-source operating system for consumer electronics devices. Given the level of interest in the consumer electronics market...
[December 18, 2002, 9:32]
Microsoft Antivirus Update Gets Global Release
News The release of OneCare version 1.5 is slated to coincide with the consumer launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft's long-awaited operating system update. OneCare is Microsoft's first consumer security product, released in May.
[January 24, 2007, 8:12]
Whistler: One Codebase, Many Releases
News The final version will be the first attempt by Microsoft to offer a single range of products, all built on the same code base, to the consumer, business and server markets. The personal version of Whistler will be priced appropriately for a...
[November 9, 2000, 11:53]
Jobs Rolls Out New IBooks, Mac OS X At Apple Expo
News The new iBook and iBook Special Edition, which reportedly carried the code name P 1.5, each pack FireWire connectivity and Version 2.0 of the company's iMovie consumer video-editing package. Loath to pass up an opportunity to offer "one more thing...
[September 13, 2000, 10:18]
Linux Heads For TVs And Videos
News MontaVista, which sells a version of Linux for consumer electronics devices, applied for membership in the group and said on Friday that it plans to announce its membership next week. TimeSys, a seller of Linux designed to be embedded into various...
[August 11, 2003, 9:15]
