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With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers |
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3rd July 2009 - 12:55 - by Arie
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 A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its other competitors.
Even as Internet Explorer's market share has slipped--down a dramatic 8 percentage points to 65.5 percent in about the last year--Firefox programmers face a surprising question: should they be more worried about the programmers in Redmond, Wash., or about those working on Apple's Safari, Google's Chrome, and Opera?
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Cisco May Go After Microsoft Office In The Cloud |
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3rd July 2009 - 12:51 - by Arie
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Cisco Systems has big plans for the cloud, and those plans including taking on Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
In a broadcast roundtable to discuss Cisco's cloud and SaaS strategies, Doug Dennerline, senior vice president of Cisco's collaboration software group, said Cisco is "thinking about" adding document drafting and sharing to its WebEx suite, Cisco's video conferencing and collaboration service. The addition of those Web-based services would pit Cisco in direct competition with Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
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Botnets pushing up spam loads |
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3rd July 2009 - 12:40 - by Arie
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 Over four-fifths of junk messages come from infected machines.
Botnet-controlled PCs are responsible for 83 per cent of all spam messages, according to the latest figures from MessageLabs.
The security firm said in a recent report that, despite efforts to shut down service providers notorious for hosting shady operations, spam vendors are continuing to send out huge loads of junk mail via botnet-infected systems.
Researchers estimate that spam levels in June reached 90 per cent of the total global email load, holding steady from May. It is estimated that 83.2 per cent of those spam messages were coming from botnets.
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Microsoft Lambasted Over Windows 7 Upgrades |
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3rd July 2009 - 12:34 - by Arie
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 Microsoft is taking heat for setting a 25-PC limit for its free Windows 7 upgrade program, and some critics are suggesting that Microsoft needs to offer customers a better deal in order to atone for the Windows Vista disaster.
At issue is Microsoft's Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, which runs until the Oct. 22 Windows 7 launch date and gives purchasers of new Vista PCs a free upgrade to Windows 7. Microsoft ran a similar technology guarantee program in the run-up to Vista's launch, but limited that promotion to 5 PCs, so the company is actually giving customers a better offer this time around.
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Windows 7 Beta Shuts Down Next Week |
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29th June 2009 - 21:18 - by Arie
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Microsoft wants those using the trial version of its next OS to switch to the Release Candidate.
Microsoft is urging consumers who are using the beta version of its Windows 7 operating system to switch to the more fully developed Release Candidate as the Windows 7 Beta will enter its expiration period next week.
"Still on Windows 7 Beta? You need to move to the RC and fast," Microsoft's Stephen Rose said in a blog post Tuesday.
Users who continue with Windows 7 Beta beyond next week are in for a nasty surprise. "Starting July 1, the Beta will start to reboot every 2 hours and expire Aug 1st," wrote Rose. Microsoft will continue to offer Windows 7 RC as a free download until Aug. 15.
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Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Pricing |
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25th June 2009 - 20:52 - by Arie
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Today Microsoft announced the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program & Windows 7 Pricing, as well as the General Availability (GA) of Windows 7. Microsoft also announced an exciting 50% pre-order discount for Windows 7!
According to Microsoft's Corporate VP for Windows Consumer Marketing, Brad Brooks, Microsoft put a lot of effort on getting Windows 7 out to as many people around the world as quickly as possible. OEMs will start shipping PCs with Windows 7 in all language versions beginning on GA Day, Oct. 22.
In contrast to previous Windows releases, Microsoft made significant changes in terms of timing. Gone are the days when it could take months for all language versions to be available. In fact - Windows 7 will be available in all languages in just over ONE week!
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Microsoft Offers Tool To Decide on Windows 7 Upgrades |
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23rd June 2009 - 16:49 - by Arie
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As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 7, it has released a beta version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP), which offers hardware-compatibility analysis and other tools to let enterprises know if they should upgrade to Windows 7.
Microsoft has released a beta version of a application that aims to make it easier for its customers and partners to identify what servers, workstations and network devices are in their IT environment. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 (MAP) is designed for companies that are considering whether to upgrade their desktop operating systems to Windows 7.
The software giant describes MAP as an agentless and scalable toolkit IT administrators can rely on to discover all computers within Active Directory and workgroup environments.
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Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires |
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23rd June 2009 - 16:45 - by Arie
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 Pardon the cliche, but it's one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power.
And while early lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our laptops and cell phones can charge without having to plug them in to a wall socket still seems decades in the future.
Nokia, however, has taken another baby step in that direction with the invention of a cell phone that recharges itself using a unique system: It harvests ambient radio waves from the air, and turns that energy into usable power. Enough, at least, to keep a cell phone from running out of juice.
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Free Upgrades to Windows 7 Coming Soon |
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23rd June 2009 - 16:38 - by Arie
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In a move aimed at keeping sales of PCs moving while users wait for Windows 7, Microsoft is about to begin a sales promotion that lets people who buy PCs pre-installed with Windows Vista — between June 26 and October 22 when Windows 7 ships — to get a free or discounted upgrade to Windows 7 when it ships in late October.
Don't grab the credit card and head for the local computer store just yet, though. That deal doesn't kick in for another ten days.
Microsoft's "Tech Guarantee" program is officially named the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program (UOP), and it's optional for PC OEMs and retailers to participate in.
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