Peter Moore has reiterated Microsoft's conviction that Xbox 360 will exceed expectations in Japan, and has spoken in more detail about the importance of offering a "Core System" alternative outside the region - both in terms of price-sensitive...

KILLER whales have deposed polar bears as the most toxic mammals in the Arctic and possibly the planet...

Almost since its founding in 1976, Apple Computer has enjoyed a prominence out of all proportion to its rather modest share of the personal computer market...

Light Reading broke the news hours before the company's official announcement. (See Does VOIP Business Add Up?.) And after confirming our story, 8x8's stock jumped again after hours. Click "PLAY" to view video. CLIP 1 IP Routing for Next- Generat....

Sony BMG is reconsidering its approach to the copy protection of CDs following the discovery that both the systems it has been using open security holes for PCs...

Delays in certifying WiMax broadband wireless kit could cause the technology to miss the boat, as better coverage and lower charges tempt more subscribers to sign up for 3G services over the next few years...

Intel is calling for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to drop its Ultra Wide Band (UWB) wireless networking standard and adopt Intel's own Wi-Media standard...

Microsoft's crack team of counterfeit scouts must have been in for a shock if they were scouring eBay recently and came across a certain item selling for around $60...

PIGGYBACKING ON the popularity of the Mission Impossible TV series, Staellium has just launched a new mobile service called Stealth Text. It seems to be proving so popular you can't get through to it...

THE MAN behind the State of Massachusetts' move to OpenDocument formats, Peter Quinn has been cleared of accepting bribes to visit open source conferences...

Ozone destroying chemicals are still seeping out of the US and Canada at surprising rates, despite international laws banning them, and delaying the recovery of ozone holes at both poles by up to 15 years, say researchers...

The children's minister, Beverley Hughes, today warned that the planned electronic database of all 11 million children in England was not a "technological magic wand" that would prevent further child abuse tragedies...

MAKER OF computer brains, Intel, is trying to force the IEEE to drop its ultra wide band wireless networking standard and adopt Wi-Media its own cunning plan for the future...

Q: Does Windows XP have a feature for previewing photos in a slide show? I'd like to review saved photos and delete the ones that I don't want to keep...

To build the module, reportedly the densest of its kind for servers, Samsung used a next-generation standard, the company said...