Apple Computer has released an upgrade to its Tiger operating system. The update includes several bug fixes and some entirely new features.  
 
Considered a minor upgrade, Mac OS X 10.4.3 now gives Mac customers the ability to encrypt instant-messaging sessions over the company's iChat application.

Also notable in this release

Google has fired another salvo across Microsoft's bow with the revelation that it has begun working with the OpenOffice group to help improve the software suite.
 
According to Chris DiBona, manager for open-source programs at Google, the current version of OpenOffice suffers from a few fairly large problems, such as

Privately held AtomShockwave Corp. on Wednesday said it bought AddictingGames.com, a gaming Web site, expanding its presence in the online game market.
 
AtomShockwave, which provides Web-based interactive games and short films, said the acquisition expands its monthly audience to 30 million unique users. Terms were not disclosed.

"This acquisition

Printing a photo right after you've taken it is immediately gratifying. The excitement is like that of the old Polaroid--you can hand out prints instead of dubious promises that you'll send them later. But it would be a lot more fun if when buying ink and photo paper you didn't feel like you'd accidentally

Symantec extended its goal of integrating security and e-mail archiving to the enterprise space with updates to its Email Security and Availability solution and a new, single-license enterprise product bundle.

Along with upgrades to its e-mail security and archiving products being released this month, Symantec on Nov. 29 plans to launch a

The wireless LAN (WLAN) market will grow at an annual rate of 30 percent per year, and will hit $5 billion next year, according to a new report by Research and Markets. The report also found that WLAN sales have increased 60 percent compared to last year.

Home and small office wireless

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., in collaboration with the University of Nevada Las Vegas Research Foundation (UNLVRF), has received a $2.5 million Phase III grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the joint development of solar hydrogen generation cells and materials.

Altairnano (Reno, Nv.) will receive $750,000 for collaborative research and

Microsoft has fitted an anti-virus and PC clean-up utility into the new Windows Live initiative as part of a larger plan to shuttle customers to its Internet security offerings.
 
Partner Resource Center A beta version of the new Safety Center lets customers run free Web-based computer scans to detect

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Nokia Inc. has announced a commercial service management solution for DVB-H services, the Nokia Mobile Broadcast Solution 3.0, that supports the broadcasting of different types of digital content such as live TV, radio and video clips over DVB-H networks to mobile devices.

Key features of the MBS 3.0 include the

With the announcement in early September of the iPod video and new iMac, Apple Computer gave users two new applications: Front Row and Photo Booth. Unfortunately, the applications, Apple said, would only be available on the new iMac and had no plans to put them on any of their other products.
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