Debian release may slip to March
News The release of the upcoming version of Debian may slip to March, according to one of the two release managers for the Linux distribution. If that happens, the release of the upcoming version of Debian — the fourth major revision, code-named Etch...
[February 7, 2007, 8:40]
The Day Ahead: Behind Juno's earnings slip
News Unlike those rare moments when a company releases earnings early, Juno's slip wasn't an accident. Commentary: Wasn't it interesting how Juno Online's earnings happened to squirt out ahead of the official announcement?
[January 26, 2001, 13:49]
Firefox' growth starts to slip
Talkback Its still got about the fastest growing user base in history. And of more importance, if my websites mesely statistics are anything to go by (which they aren't but I have read the people in the know agree) that unlike most newly released programs...
[March 2, 2005, 12:16]
Firefox' growth starts to slip
Talkback Thank you so much Jo for stating the bleeding obvious. Of course growth will slow down as more people download it.
[March 1, 2005, 9:28]
Microsoft to slip audio format into DVD chips
News Aiming to push its Windows Media technology deeper into consumer electronics, Microsoft plans to announce on Tuesday that the audio and video formats soon will be supported by several DVD chipmakers. The move will pave the way for DVD players that...
[December 11, 2001, 10:22]
Firefox' growth starts to slip
News Firefox's progress against Internet Explorer is beginning to slow, new research has found. Web analytics company WebSideStory has found that in the five weeks leading up to 18 February, Firefox's market share grew by 15 percent, compared with the...
[March 1, 2005, 9:25]
Microsoft earnings slip below targets
News Microsoft on Thursday reported third-quarter sales and earnings that were below what some analysts were expecting, and said future earnings will be dented as it aims to boost its Windows Live Internet services and other new businesses.
[April 28, 2006, 9:35]
A statistical slip?
Talkback "Linux is more common on desktops than servers" Actually the data from the survey states that there are more linux desktop machines than servers. Which does NOT imply the above statement by any stretch of imagination.
[November 24, 2007, 4:53]
Microsoft lets slip OCS details
Blog Microsoft has released early details ahead of its official launch of Office Communications Server this evening. Bill Gates is due to officially launch OCS - Microsoft’s unified communications offering - in a conference call at 5.15pm.
[October 16, 2007, 17:09]
Symbian admits Trojan slip-up
News The Symbian Foundation has acknowledged that its process for keeping malicious applications off Symbian OS-based phones needs improvement, after a Trojan horse program passed a security test. The botnet-building Trojan, which calls itself 'Sexy...
[July 17, 2009, 17:25]
Trademark slip ruins Creative's MP3 Christmas
News The Patent Office has confirmed that "Nomad", the label at the centre of the Creative debacle , is a registered trademark and as such, prevents the multimedia company from launching its MP3 player in Europe.
[October 22, 1999, 13:50]
Dell lets dual-core laptop info slip
News Apparent specifications for Dell's future notebooks were briefly exposed by Google on Tuesday, before the spreadsheet was removed from a Dell FTP site and from Google's cache. The basic configurations for the Dell Inspiron e1405, Inspiron e1505...
[February 2, 2006, 8:30]
TI chips to slip into Palms
News Handheld maker Palm announced on Monday that it has chosen chipmaker Texas Instruments to power its next generation of wireless handhelds. The two companies will work together on technology, product collaboration and joint marketing.
[December 18, 2001, 10:09]
Slip on a bulletproof PC
News Sure, your fancy new laptop has a glitzy screen and all the latest multimedia doodads. But can it stop a bullet? That's the promise Xybernaut, a specialist in "wearable" PCs, is making from the partnership it announced on Thursday with Second...
[May 31, 2002, 8:42]
Compaq tops Q4 estimates, but shares slip
News The Houston-based company posted earnings of $758m (£460m), or 43 cents a share on revenue of $10.8bn. Analysts were expecting earnings of 37 cents a share, according to First Call Corp. It was a lacklustre quarter, as a whole," said Ashok Kumar...
[January 27, 1999, 15:53]
Apple lets new product info slip?
News Information that was apparently posted to Apple's Web site suggests the company is planning an update to its iLife suite of consumer software and is also planning a product called iWeb. A support page for Apple's Garageband music program made...
[January 6, 2006, 8:15]
"Don't let Europe slip behind the US" - Intel
News Barrett met the EU Commissioner for Information and Telecommunications Technologies on Monday as part of a whirl-wind European tour to address the issue of boosting competitiveness. He urged universities and businesses schools across Europe to team...
[September 23, 1998, 13:56]
EMC cuts forecasts after inventory slip
News Storage specialist EMC has cut its projected revenues for 2006, after reporting on Friday that profits for the second quarter were down on last year. EMC made a net profit of $279m (£152m) in the three months to 30 June, compared with $293m for the...
[July 14, 2006, 17:10]
Veritas' earnings slip below target
News Citing weakness in US sales, Veritas said on Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings will come in lower than anticipated. The company, which makes storage-management software, announced that preliminary revenue for its second quarter, which ended...
[July 6, 2004, 14:45]
3Com's eastern venture may slip in legal mess
News 3Com has formed a joint venture with Huawei to deliver new networking products to businesses. The 3Com-Huawei undertaking, based in Hong Kong and Hangzhou, China, is intended to bolster 3Com's product line by giving the company access to several...
[March 21, 2003, 13:36]



