Third Chrome beta is Coming Up
Within few days Google will begin to distribute a third bera version of its Chrome Web Browser. The release takes on bugs, performance and security weaknesses. It will be automaticaly updated in the next days.
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7
At this year's WWDC, Apple announced that the next version of its operating system would take a break from introducing new features and focus on performance. They delivered more than a thousand new features to OS X in just seven years and Snow Leopard lays the foundation for thousands more. In an effort to deliver the best users experience, they hit the pause button on new features to focus on perfecting the world's most advanced operating system.
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Google Switches to OpenID 1.0
Google has announced their intention to join the growing list of OpenID authentication providers. Except it turns out they're using their own version of OpenID that is incompatible with everyone else. It seems that Google will be using their own "improved" version of OpenID based upon research and user feedback of the OpenID system; which isn't backwards compatible with OpenID 1.0/2.0 in hopes of improving end-user experience at the cost of protocol compatibility and complexity.
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Last Days for Firefox 2.0
There will be just two more security updates for Firefox 2.0 before it retires at the end of this year. According to Mozilla's plan the last update of the older browser will be Firefox 2.0.0.19. The current Firefox is 2.0.0.17, which was released last month to patch 14 vulnerabilities.
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Windows 7's User Interface
The work on Windows 7 has focused much more on the user experience. Microsoft also has extensive data on how people use its software. Through the Customer Experience Improvement Program(CEIP), the company has learned a great deal about the things that users do.
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Windows Live Documents are now live
At the Professional Developers Conference on Tuesday, Microsoft has announced that Office apps Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are going online. This will not affect the traditional versions.
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Microsoft Starts New Developer Portal
DevLabs is an online portal where Microsoft plans to share some new ideas and let developers help shape the direction of projects. Developers will also get to use some early versions of tools in order to offer feedback.Read More
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Vista SP2 beta Due Next Week
Microsoft announced that a beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 will be released this week. The next update will enter beta testing, bringing with it support of Blu-ray drives, among other enhancements.
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Google Earth Brings Virtual Tourism to iPhone
Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys. The iPhone version reproduces this core experience, downloading imagery from Google's servers as the perspective shifts and dotting the map with landmarks, photos, and other information.
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Microsoft Releases Security Patch for Windows
Microsoft will release an emergency security patch for Windows. It's rated critical for users of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. A critical flow is fretful because it can be exploited by online attackers to seize control of the PC.Read More