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Microsoft has confirmed it is developing a set of applications and services codenamed “Albany,” designed to provide users with the essentially productivity features of the company's flagship Office productivity suite, combined with Windows Live OneCare and online collaboration and sharing features. Word of Albany began to leak last money when Microsoft began asking selected customers and partners to participate in a… Read More

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against computer maker Dell and its affiliate company, Dell Financial Services LP, allegeding numerous deceptive “bait and switch” advertising and failing to live up to customer service promises. “At Dell, customer service means no service at all,” said Cuomo in a statement. “Dell's consumers were intentionally… Read More

Wi-Fi service provider Boingo Wireless today extended the number of hotspots their user base can roam to. A deal with Opti-Fi Networks adds wireless networks at 30 North American airports. This agreement, Boingo said, allows for high speed wireless Internet access at American and Canadian airports including "Albany, NY, International Airport; Edmonton, Alberta, International Airport; Hamilton, Ontario, International Airport; Jackson Hole,… Read More

Albany, NY-based MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. today announced the introduction of Mobion technology. MTI Micro´s Mobion is based on patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology, and represents a number of scientific breakthroughs that the company believes will ultimately enable it to power portable devices 2 to 10 times longer than an equivalent size battery pack, while allowing for instant, cord-free re-charging.

“We believe it will be the first”' laptop computer to use such a power source, Ruta Takeishi, a manager in Toshiba's European electronics division, said at a battery industry conference in Paris. It will initially be available only in Japan, he said. The so-called micro fuel cell is one of a new class of energy storage devices under development by Tokyo-based Toshiba and other battery makers, as well as companies… Read More