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XP Service Pack 3 Heading Out In Two Weeks
April 15, 2008
on OS
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Mark Raby
Redmond (WA) - Original equipment manufacturers will get their hands on the new service pack for Windows XP next week, followed by a final release to all users near the end of the month. Read more
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Vista Gets Hacked, Linux Remains Unbroken In Contest
March 31, 2008
on Networking
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Mark Raby
Vancouver (WA) - Over the weekend, a hacker managed to exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Vista Flash player, as part of the CanSecWest's "Pwn2Own" contest. Read more
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Next Windows Search To Have PC-to-PC Search, Increased Speed
March 28, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Mark Raby
Redmond (WA) - Microsoft has posted a handful of details about the new version of Windows Search, allowing users more control over finding documents and programs hidden in their hard drive. Read more
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Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Served Subpoenas In Vista Capable Lawsuit
March 28, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Mark Raby
Seattle (WA) - A veritable who's who of the technology industry has been hit with subpoenas in the lawsuit against Microsoft over its "Vista Capable" marketing campaign. Read more
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Vista Service Pack Installers Heap Criticism On Microsoft
March 21, 2008
on OS
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Humphrey Cheung
Redmond (WA) - Microsoft's first service pack for Vista isn't even a week old, but it's already facing harsh criticism from many users on its Vista team blog. Read more
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Windows Vista Performance on Apple's MacBook Air
March 21, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Humphrey Cheung
Los Angeles (CA) - The very thin and light Macbook Air laptop has been an instant hit with Apple fans, but how well would it run (gasp) Windows Vista? Read more
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Microsoft Releases Download of Vista SP1
March 18, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Theo Valich
Redmond (WA) - After more than four weeks of Vista SP1 release chatter, Microsoft officially announced today the availability of the Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. Read more
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Safari 3.1 Adds HTML 5 Audio and Video Tags
March 18, 2008
on Office Software
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Wolfgang Gruener
Cupertino (CA) - A new version of the Safari web browser for MacOS X and Windows platforms made its debut today. Read more
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Next-gen Windows OS Reportedly Set for 2010
March 14, 2008
on OS
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Mark Raby
Redmond (WA) - The seventh generation of Microsoft's operating system software is scheduled for a release in the year 2010. Read more
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Can Singularity Heal Microsoft's Windows Vista Wounds?
March 5, 2008
on OS
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Wolfgang Gruener
In Depth - As much as Microsoft hyped its Vista operating system, its success is rather underwhelming so far. But the company is developing a new operating from scratch - a software that takes a new approach in the battle against viruses and will be able to run on many-core processors and take advantage of GPGPUs. A first version of the code was made available today. Read more
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Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Delayed
March 4, 2008
on OS
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The Register
Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned, because of a delay with 31 of its language packs. Read more
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Microsoft Caught In Intel Love Affair
March 3, 2008
on OS
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Theo Valich
Leaked internal Microsoft emails reveal just how much Microsoft depended on Intel when launching Windows Vista. The emails not only showcase Microsoft love-hate relationship with the processor company, but also that it had all signs that pointed to a potential disaster of the Vista Capable/Ready campaign. Read more
- Microsoft Yanks Vista SP1 Update Causing Endless Reboots February 22, 2008 on OS by Computerworld
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Vista SP1 Already Leaked On The Net
February 8, 2008
on OS
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Humphrey Cheung
Redmond (WA) - We knew it was going to happen... Microsoft’s Windows vista Service Pack 1 has already been leaked onto Bittorrent sites around the globe. The release to manufacturing (RTM) version was announced just a few days ago on the Vista team blo Read more
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Yellow Dog Linux 6.0 For PS3 Released
February 5, 2008
on OS
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Wolfgang Gruener
Loveland (CA) - Terrasoft has released a new version of its Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) operating system, which includes a new kernel version as well as the E17 desktop environment. Terrasoft promises that YDL 6.0 will deliver "enterprise quality for the ho Read more