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Dell reports impressive Windows 7 PC sales

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:58:00 GMT

Shipments to consumers and businesses surge

A senior Dell executive is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the October 22 release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales for the company.

Top 10 Google Chrome OS talking points

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

The 5 best, and 5 worst, Chrome OS features

Google has released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management.

Google Chrome OS: first look video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:00 GMT

Will browser-based computing kill Windows?

Google's Chrome operating system has taken a big step forward with its release to the open source community. The OS is targeted at netbooks and will be faster, simpler and more secure than existing operating systems, according to Google.

Microsoft: Windows 7 trumps Google Chrome OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Total reliance on web fails to impress rivals

Microsoft is, predictably, not impressed by Google's demonstration of its Chrome OS, and neither were a number of potential rivals in the Linux and instant-on operating system space.

Google Chrome OS touts speed, simplicity & security

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT

New operating system expected in a year

Google has released the first details of its Chrome operating system, revealing that the platform is designed to make netbooks faster, simpler and more secure.

Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT

The most striking addition to Office 2010 is the introduction of Office Web Apps - lightweight versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote that are all accessible via desktop, mobile devices, and web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.

Google Chrome OS - the story so far

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Round-up of rumours ahead of today's announcement

Google Chome OS, which Google is expected to preview today, has been the subject of much speculation and rumours since its announcement last summer, when Google made public its plans to develop a lightweight, open-source Linux-based OS aimed primarily at netbooks. Ever since, a series of fake screenshots and speculation as to what Chrome will offer has bombarded the web.

NSA helped with Windows 7 security

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:00 GMT

US agency involved in OS's development

The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, according to an agency official's testimony before Congress.

FAQ: Microsoft Office 2010 free beta

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:27:00 GMT

Interface tweaks, desktop innovations & web apps

With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite - namely, close integration with lightweight Web versions of core apps (Excel and PowerPoint Web are the first to debut for consumers via Windows Live, with Word and OneNote available only in the business-oriented SharePoint 2010 server beta), better multimedia support, a subtle interface refresh, and a slew of features designed to make document creation and sharing easier.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta details

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Interface tweaks, desktop innovations and Web apps

Microsoft Office 2010 beta download released

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta download for all

Microsoft Office 2010 is now available for free download in Beta form.

Microsoft says Windows 64bit is safer

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:11:00 GMT

Hackers still focus on 32-bit versions

Microsoft claims Windows users running 64-bit versions of the operating system are less likely to get infected by attack code.

Google to spill beans on Chrome operating system

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:00 GMT

Event scheduled for Thursday

Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS.

Moblin 2.0 review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

Launched two years ago by Intel and now hosted by The Linux Foundation, Moblin is a Linux platform aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices.

Microsoft's Windows Azure to launch in January

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMT

Cloud platform to move to production stage

Microsoft is set to move its Windows Azure cloud platform to a production stage, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect, said on Tuesday.

UniBlue RegistryBooster 2010 review

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

RegistryBooster 2010 does a thorough job of cleaning your Registry.

Fake Facebook page steals login details

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Hackers try to dupe social networkers

A fake Facebook page which is designed to steal social networkers login details has been uncovered by PandaLabs.

Adobe upgrades Flash Player and AIR

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Software company wants to bring Flash to mobile devices

Adobe has made available beta versions of upgrades to its Flash Player and Adobe AIR technology.

Orange users can update Twitter from handsets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

New service also lets you upload pics

Orange is giving its customers the ability to update their Twitter profile using text messaging.

Email to become extinct in 10 years?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT

IM and Facebook more popular with younger generations

Email could die out in the next 10 years in favour of instant messaging, says TalkTalk.

Microsoft open-sources .Net Framework

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:00 GMT

Microsoft releases .Net Framework 4.0

Microsoft announced yesterday the release and open-sourcing of its .Net Micro Framework 4.0, which provides a .Net-based development and execution environment for small devices. But the TCP/IP stack and cryptography stack were omitted from the open source effort.

Office 2010 hits TechNet and MSDN

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Public beta still expected this week

Microsoft has made the beta version of Office 2010 available to its developer and IT subscription sites today.

IBM: how to hack Twitter using SSL flaw

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Other websites may be at risk too

An IBM researcher has shown how to hack Twitter using a previously disclosed bug in SSL.

Microsoft convicted of violating Windows font licences

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Chinese court rules against Microsoft

A Beijing court has ruled that Microsoft violated a Chinese company's intellectual property rights in a case over fonts used in past Windows operating systems, state media said Tuesday.

Google Sites website-building app gets templates

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:17:00 GMT

Templates for intranets and project sites included

Google Sites, the wiki-based hosted application for building group websites, is gaining its first wave of templates with a set for workplaces and a set for personal use.