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- Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week
- Thunderbird 3, an update to the email software Mozilla hopes will give it some of the advantages its Firefox browser has enjoyed, is due to arrive in near-final form next week. Thunderbird 3, an update to the email software Mozilla hopes will give it some of the advantages its...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"
- RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Billing system testing behind Microsoft's SQL Azure outage this week
- Testers of Microsoft's SQL Azure service experienced a three-plus hour unplanned outage this week -- just a couple of weeks before Microsoft is set to remove the beta tag from its Azure cloud service. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu
- This is goodMy Organization rolled out Live@edu for it's students primarily as an email client so that kids can safely email their teachers and communicate safely without the risk of opening up general email. This allowed us to create accounts based off their ID number and now teachers can...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Opera Mobile for Symbian 10.0 beta (Mobile)
- Opera Mobile for Symbian boasts a powerful new user interface. Merging the best from our desktop browser with new innovations for mobile phones, Opera Mobile is advanced and highly intuitive to use. Opera Mobile for Symbian is faster at rendering pages, zooming, panning, and almost everything else you do with...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Google Chrome dev 4.0.229.1 (Mac)
- Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
- anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions
- Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon
- Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Chrome 4.0 gets beta release
- Just an observation -Google now joins those other browsers that seem to "borrow" some would say nick features of Opera, yet Opera remains, with a small seemingly never growing following. The addition of speed will end soon, as gains like this always meet their limits. When all of the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Chrome 4.0 gets beta release
- Google introduced the bookmark sync feature for the developer-preview version in August, and now it is also in the better-tested beta version, Chrome 4.0.223.16. More people will get a chance to try out bookmark synchronization with Monday's release of a beta version of Google Chrome for Windows. ...
- News items 2009-11-03
- News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Live Mesh 0.9.4014.7 beta (Windows)
- Your work computer, home laptop, Mac, or mobile phone- devices live in multiple places. But the files you need--and the programs that open them--often don't. Live Mesh changes all that. With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy....
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- 1Password 3.0.0.BETA-83 (Mac)
- 1Password is a Password Manager that uniquely brings you both Security and Convenience. It is the only program that provides Anti-Phishing protection and goes beyond password management by adding Web Form Filling and Automatic Strong Password Generation. All your confidential information, including passwords, identities, and credit cards, is kept in...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Google Chrome beta 4.0.223.16 (Windows)
- Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- uTorrent 2.0 beta 16850 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional Beta 21006.01 (Windows)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional is an integrated environment that simplifies the basic tasks of creating, debugging and deploying applications. Let Visual Studio 2010 Professional unleash your imagination and easily deliver your ideas.
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Microsoft Live Labs shutters ThumbTack bookmarking project
- Bad experienceObviously it was just a beta project that MS got bored with. Would have been nice if they communicated this to the customers.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
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