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New “Key” Mandatory in Windows For Updates

Get ready to register with Microsoft if you want to update your Windows operating system. Add comment

Windows Vista: Trademark Violation?

By naming the next version of Windows "Vista", Microsoft may have stepped on the toes of another software company just down the road in Redmond. Add comment

Gigabyte I-Ram Review

Anandtech reviews the Gigabyte I-Ram Ram based Hard Drive Card Add comment

Yahoo Acquires Konfabulator

Hoping to pave a new path to its popular Web site, Yahoo has acquired Konfabulator, a tiny software maker that provides a computer platform for monitoring the weather, stock prices and a wealth of other customized information without opening a Web browser. Add comment

New Build Of MSN Messenger 7.5 Released To Testers

[url=http://www.mess.be]Mess.be[/url] is reporting that a second build of MSN Messenger 7.5 build 0162, has been released to testers. Add comment

USB Devices Can Crack Windows

Vulnerabilities in USB drivers for Windows could allow an attacker to take control of locked workstations using a specially programmed Universal Serial Bus device, according to an executive from SPI Dynamics, which discovered the security hole. Add comment

Is There Method In Microsoft’s Security Buys?

While Microsoft's latest deals show it's committed to building its security muscle, some analysts say the company needs to focus on a clearer and more productive strategy. Add comment

NASA Still Searching For Discovery Glitch, Sets Launch Date

NASA plans to launch space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, though engineers have not nailed down the cause of the problem that forced the space agency to abandon last week's attempt. Add comment

Google Maps the Moon

To celebrate the July 20, 1969 moon landing, Google has launched Google Moon as an extension of Google Maps and Google Earth. Imagery was provided courtesy of NASA and enables you to surf the Moon's surface and check out the exact spots where the Apollo astronauts made their landings. Add comment

Mozilla Scraps Firefox 1.1, Looks to 1.5

Mozilla has just updated their Firefox development roadmap to reflect a decision on the next major release of the popular open-source browser. Add comment

Microsoft To Buy Email Security Provider FrontBridge

Microsoft the world's largest software maker, said on Wednesday that it would buy FrontBridge Technologies Inc., its second acquisition this year of an e-mail anti-virus protection provider. Add comment

AMD Sells Lead-Free Processors

AMD said Wednesday that the company has successfully removed lead from its microprocessors to meet European environmental regulations. Add comment

Windows Vista, Server and IE 7 Betas to Arrive in Synch

Microsoft has confirmed that it will deliver the beta 1 version of Longhorn Server on August 3, along with the beta 1 release Internet Explorer 7. They'll be available along with the beta 1 version of Windows Vista, the next-generation Windows client formerly known as Longhorn, which Microsoft announced Friday morning. Add comment

First Look At The New Hotmail

[url=http://www.activewin.com]Activewin[/url] have posted some screenshots of the next version of Hotmail. Add comment

Longhorn To Be Named ‘Windows Vista’

Microsoft have announced that the next version of Windows codenamed 'Longhorn' will be called Windows Vista. Add comment

1207 Pins; Reason: PCIe?

The Inq says the extra pins on the upcoming AMD 64-bit CPUs are for integrating PCIe right on the chip. Add comment

NEW Forceware 77.76 Beta: 8x, 16x AA for SLI Systems

8x, 16x Antialiasing for Dual-GPU SLI Systems can be enabled with the latest Forceware beta drivers. Add comment

Scotty “One to Beam Up”

James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek'' TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty" died Wednesday. He was 85. Add comment

Rootkit Detection Coming to Windows AntiSpyware

[url=http://www.eweek.com]Eweek[/url] is reporting that Microsoft plans to integrate rootkit detection technology from its Strider Ghostbuster research project into future versions of the Windows AntiSpyware application. Add comment

Microsoft Makes Longhorn Performance Promises

Just weeks before Beta 1 is due to be released, Microsoft has committed to some specific metrics around the kind of fundamental improvements Longhorn will deliver. Add comment

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) 1.0.615

A new version of the excellent Spyware removal tool by Microsoft, Windows AntiSpyware Beta, has been made available for download. Add comment