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Windows 7 beta: Screenshots

Windows 7 beta: Screenshots[program:windows] -- We give you a sneak peek at the upcoming beta of Windows 7 before Microsoft unveils the software to the public later this month. Read more »

Tags: beta, microsoft, screenshots, software, vista, windows, windows 7

Why 2008 was another great year in Web technology

[program:webtechnologies] -- This article offers a look back at web development software updates and new products in 2008, with an eye toward 2009. It discusses SOA, mobile development, Silverlight, Visual Studio 2008, Python, and more. Read more »

Tags: python, soa, tool, web, web browser

'Curse of silence' flaw hits smartphones

[news] -- A denial-of-service attack that limits the number of SMS messages that can be received by Nokia smartphones has been disclosed and demonstrated. Read more »

Tags: denial of service, nokia, security, smartphone, sms, symbian

Microsoft details PC-as-a-service vision

[news] -- Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing — a vision which the software giant claims would benefit suppliers and PC users, despite a likely higher cost of ownership to consumers. Read more »

Tags: microsoft, patent, pc, service, utility

IT security: The trends to watch in 2009

[news] -- In the arms race between security specialists and threats, it's hard enough keeping up with advisories, warnings of potential problems and new philosophies of safe IT, let alone mixing in the rapidly changing technological and economical implications of the connected environment. Read more »

Tags: cloud, computing, managed, reputation

Microsoft warns of SQL Server vulnerability

[news] -- Microsoft issued an advisory late Monday confirming a remote code execution vulnerability affecting its SQL Server line. Read more »

Tags: advisory, microsoft, security

Microsoft grants Windows XP a reprieve

[news] -- Some PC makers now have an extra four months to sell Windows XP. Read more »

Tags: microsoft, resellers, windows, xp

Google peeps get Android phone for Xmas

[news] -- Google Australia employees — and those in many other countries — received an HTC Dream Android phone for Christmas. Read more »

Tags: agora, android, australia, christmas, dream, g1, google, htc, kogan

Adobe AIR for Linux exits beta

[news] -- Adobe this week took the Linux version of its Adobe Integrated Runtime product out of beta, bringing it up to speed with the versions available for Windows and Mac users. Read more »

Tags: adobe, air, beta, drm, flash, linux, software

2008: Time to call stumps

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

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Tags: fire, jobs, ie, exploit, hard drive, apple, microsoft, security

Visualise data with new Microsoft controls

[program:asp/asp.net] -- If you ever work on projects that require charting functionality, you'll want to check out the Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5. This article explains how to get and use this new control. Read more »

Tags: .net, asp.net, controls, microsoft

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