Ars Technica:
After Internet Explorer 9 was officially announced this week and a few tidbits on the release were shared by Microsoft, we had the opportunity to talk to Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for Internet Explorer, to prod him for a little more information. The overriding theme for IE9, he told us, is delivering a great br (Read More)
CNET News.com:
From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are. (Read More)
Engadget:
Seriously, how awesome have the past few hours been? Engadget turns the design stakes up to 11, Google finally dishes the dirt on Chrome OS, and now you can even download the forthcoming software to have a fiddle with yourself. It's completely free, though you'll need VMWare running atop a Windows, Linux or OS X installati (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows Mobile 6.5: If you're rocking a fairly new Windows Mobile phone, Microsoft offers a beta build of its portable Office applications until April 2010. That means free viewing editing of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote, and other documents. The app seems to require a touch interface, along with the 6.5 system, so it's (Read More)
Ars Technica:
College isn't cheap these days, even if you're attending public university. In that case, pretty much any discount offered to students is welcome. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has just announced that it's offering a special discount on the full Office 2008 Business Edition for US college students, offering them a 70 pe (Read More)
Ars Technica:
The litigation between Ancora Technologies, Miki Mullor, and Microsoft reached a settlement both in respect of the patent infringement claim and Microsoft's claims against Mullor, Ancora's founder and former Microsoft employee. All claims between the three parties have been resolved; they have agreed to deny any and all (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The reason for the failure of the tech sector to double-dip in March is because it was already gearing up for a potentially big fourth quarter thanks to Windows 7.
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Wall Street Journal:
The reason for the failure of the tech sector to double-dip in March is because it was already gearing up for a potentially big fourth quarter thanks to Windows 7.
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Lifehacker:
Windows only: Most people use torrent sites like Mininova or The Pirate Bay to search for torrents online, but free program TorrentFetcher lets you search straight from a desktop program and quickly start the transfer in your BitTorrent client of your choice. Torrent sites offer a lot of information about the torrents they (Read More)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, Snow LeopardThe folks behind CrossOver Games sent us a note that version 8.1.0 of their software has come out, and it's got some nice upgrades for Mac and Linux folks who prefer to run their games in Windows almost-emulators (it's based on Wine, and as we all know, Wi (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Microsoft put far more work into the look and themes of Windows 7 than its previous operating systems. Pull down that design work into your non-7-system with Digital Inspiration's simple work-arounds. You can't just grab the files from Windows 7's themes gallery and set them as your own. You can, however, use tools like 7-Z (Read More)
Engadget:
Even if you don't have a favored fighter in the browser wars, you have to admit Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been looking mighty unfit over the last few years. Younger and fitter contenders like Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have arguably overtaken the old stalwart, and now Microsoft is making some much-needed (Read More)
Engadget:
Seriously, how awesome have the past few hours been? Engadget turns the design stakes up to 11, Google finally dishes the dirt on Chrome OS, and now you can even download the forthcoming software to have a fiddle with yourself. It's completely free, though you'll need VMWare running atop a Windows, Linux or OS X installatio (Read More)
Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing:
Dell's quarterly profit plunges ... Intuit's forecast disappoints ... Microsoft says Windows 7 is selling well ... and we'll tell you about the 12 (online) scams of Christmas. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.
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Wall Street Journal:
Tech Today gathers all the biggest technology news of the morning’s Wall Street Journal into one place for your reading pleasure.AOL Grapples With Harsh Reality: AOL is planning to cut about a third of its staff as the struggling Internet company attempts to rein in costs and resurrect its business in preparation for its sp (Read More)