AuthenTec will create a reference driver that will be the example for other biometric hardware makers to follow in designing their own driver software. Once the device is plugged in, it will automatically load the driver.
Industry analysts said most consumers are not interested in paying for streaming video services and that video is not a significant driver for broadband growth. RealOne charges $9.95 a month for access to a bundle of programming it calls SuperPass...
The chipmaker likely will begin by releasing a proprietary software module, called a driver, said Will Swope, general manager of Intel's Software and Solutions Group, speaking in an interview at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York.
The first line of Qualcomm chips to directly support Microsoft's streaming audio and video technologies will be available by March, the companies said. Both Qualcomm and Microsoft assert that the arrangement will cut the time it takes to...
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