Articles by Richard Adhikari

Microsoft on Monday announced the worldwide release of Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Server 2010 is at the heart of Microsoft's unified communications push. The idea behind unified communications is to let users contact other people based on their availability and communicate with them in the best possible way. This could be e-mail, VoIP (Voice ove...

Amid the frenzy Friday surrounding the launch of Verizon Wireless's Motorola Droid smartphone, another Verizon Android handset also made its (much quieter) debut -- the HTC Droid Eris. ...

Verizon Wireless is stoking the excitement around its upcoming Motorola Droid smartphone, which it will officially put on sale on Friday. The buzz on the Droid isn't driven entirely by a marketing team, though. The phone's hardware has received many positive reviews, and it will be the first phone to ship with an updated version of the Android ope...

Google on Thursday announced the launch of Google Dashboard, an online utility that offers one view into all Google products a customer uses. This is intended to give users more transparency and control over their data, the Internet search giant claimed.

AT&T Wireless has filed suit against Verizon over the latter's latest ad campaign. That campaign, which claims Verizon has five times more U.S. 3G wireless network coverage than AT&T, shows two maps of the United States side by side, one with each company's coverage.

AT&T Wireless has filed suit against Verizon over the latter's latest ad campaign. That campaign, which claims Verizon has five times more U.S. 3G wireless network coverage than AT&T, shows two maps of the United States side by side, one with each company's coverage.

AT&T Wireless has filed suit against Verizon over the latter's latest ad campaign. That campaign, which claims Verizon has five times more U.S. 3G wireless network coverage than AT&T, shows two maps of the United States side by side, one with each company's coverage.

Handset maker Sony Ericsson on Tuesday announced the new Xperia X10 smartphone. ...

Boutique gaming PC maker MainGear on Monday announced a new line of what it describes as "personal supercomputers." The Shift, a large desktop built to user specifications, runs at up to 4 GHz and features its a liquid cooling system. Prices begin at US$2,199. ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed technology that could help fight blindness. It's aimed at the millions of people impacted by two of the major causes of blindness: age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa. The MIT project is one of several that use a physical prosthesis -- a chip implanted direct...

ICANN's decision on Friday to allow domain names in non-Latin characters may have been a move to forestall fragmentation of the Internet. "Not introducing international domains would mean that alternate root servers will be set up around the world because the demand is so high," Tina Dam, senior director for IDNs (international domain names) at IC...

When the Verizon Droid from Motorola arrives next month, it will include a new version of the Android Operating system. Android 2.0, also known as "Eclair," will no doubt show up in lots of other new smartphones over the coming months Android 2.0 ushers in a host of new features. Perhaps the one that sparks the most interest is its native support f...

Intel and Numonyx on Wednesday announced what they categorized as a "key breakthrough" in research on phase change memory (PCM). Their researchers demonstrated a 64Mb test chip that lets manufacturers stack multiple layers of PCM arrays within one die.

Google on Wednesday announced the beta release of a GPS navigation application for Android 2.0 devices. ...

Google announced on Monday that Google Voice users can retain their existing mobile phone numbers when setting up an account instead of having to receive a new phone number for the service. "Google Voice is all about enabling choice," product manager Pierre Lebeau said in a post on the Google Voice blog.

Multicore processor specialist Tilera has announced a new family of processors which includes what the company says is the first-ever 100-core processor. The TILE-Gx family will have four processors, with 16, 36, 64 and 100 cores.

Mozilla on Thursday introduced Raindrop, a project that seeks to consolidate online communications. The Raindrop team consists of the same people who worked on Mozilla's Thunderbird, an open source, cross-platform email client.

Acer on Thursday announced a notebook with 3-D viewing technology aimed at gamers and entertainment buffs The Aspire 5783DG has a 15.6-inch backlit Acer CineCrystal HD display integrated with a TriDef 3-D screen. It comes with 3-D software and glasses.

Enterprises worldwide will begin spending a little more on IT in 2010, according to market analyst firm Gartner However, businesses will hold off on hardware purchases, instead spending money on software, telecommunications and IT service, according to Gartner's predictions.

On Oct. 30, Verizon Wireless is widely expected to launch the Motorola Droid, its entry into the Android smartphone market. It's ramping up to the event by kicking off an ad campaign that appears to put the Apple iPhone firmly in the crosshairs....