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- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., beta tester, Windows future, MCE
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penalty
- Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penaltyBad stuffI am a big Apple supporter and customer but this move is pretty sleazy. I agree with the blog post, Apple needs to give early users some sort of refund or credit. $200 is way too much to eat.I don't...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, purchase receipt, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., buyer penalty, iPhone beta tester, early buyer penalty, beta tester, phone
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Microsoft says Vista beta testers better hurry
- Microsoft says Vista beta testers better hurrythat's ridiculous"The Windows Vista Beta 2 code is available in limited quantities, and we've almost reached that limit and expect to close the program shortly," read: only a limited number of suckers should test it since the final windoze will be the same as...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, beta, beta tester, Vista Beta
- Discussion threads 2006-06-29
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- Six surprising things about Microsoft's PhotoSynth
- PhotoSynth, Microsoft's photo-stitching technology from the company's Live Labs division, is out of beta and is now a version 1.0 shipping product. If I had to choose the six things that most surprised/impressed me about PhotoSynth, this would be my list. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: MSN, Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Photograph, Technology, PhotoSynth, Software Component, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Intel unveils new software for parallel computing
- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, company General Manager Renee James announces a new suite of parallel coding tools designed to work with Microsoft Visual Studio. The tools will support Microsoft's concurrent runtime environment, which is expected to become a central component of Microsoft's next-generation computing model. The...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Computing, Tool, Intel Corp., Productivity, Intel, Microsoft
- Videos 2008-08-20
- Intel announces parallel coding tools
- Intel announced a suite of parallel coding tools, designed to work with Microsoft Visual Studio. Parallelism isn't new - but, according to Intel, the time has come for parallelism to move forward. From an FAQ on Intel's Parallelism site: Until recently, parallelism wasn't commonplace. Parallelism is the ability to...
- Tags: Tool, Intel Corp., Parallelism, Mary-Jo Foley, Intel Software Development Product, Productivity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- IE 8 looking like a November release
- According to one well-placed tipster, who requested anonymity, the current plan is for Microsoft to make IE 8 Beta 2 available for download from its Web site on Thursday, August 28. And it sounds like the final release of IE 8 is slated for November. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Another way to ditch your gadgets the green way and earn some money in the process
- For about a year now, a Web site that started life as Second Rotation has been buying back electronic gadgets including cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, gaming consoles, camcorders, satellite radios and portable hard drives. No matter how old. During that time, the...
- Tags: Site, Gazelle, TechForward, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Satellite Radio, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- IE 8 to get 'porn mode'?
- IE 8 to get 'porn mode'?Double-edged swordsSeveral years ago, our company implemented very stringent usage rules on our IT assets, including Internet access. And the IT department installed "monitoring tools" aka spyware to keep an eye on the rank-and-file.The result? A number of employees got fired for surfing porn, trading...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, monitoring, cookie, porn mode
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- IE 8 to get 'porn mode'?
- No doubt, Microsoft has been holding back some features that will be added to the new IE 8 Beta 2 test build. Istartedsomething's Long Zheng blogged on August 20 about one such possibility: Private browsing, a k a "porn mode." by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Istartedsomething, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Android security team appeals to bug hunters
- The security team for Google's nascent open-source mobile platform, Android, has attempted to raise its profile with the security community The security team behind Google's mobile platform, Android, has tried to raise its profile among security researchers by appealing for their vigilance in monitoring the platform. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Team, Mobile, Vulnerability, Security Team, Mobile Platform, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, Google, Android, SDK, open source, security
- News items 2008-08-19
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PRMaybe I'm misunderstanding.......but I don't think that "pitches" are what journalists and bloggers are looking for. Informed commentary yes; reliable information on the company's plans and policies, yes; official positions on news items involving the company, yes; pitches, no (that's...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, PR Practitioners, PitchEngine, public relations, bad apple, public beta
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR
- Last week I wrote about how bloggers could better work with public relations folks. While I won't to get into the habit of writing about PR I think we'd all agree that, like it or not, there's a direct correlation between it and social media, especially when we're talking...
- Tags: Brand, Public Beta, Media, Social Media, PitchEngine, SMR, PitchEngine SMR, Newsroom, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- uTorrent silently patches critical vulnerability
- uTorrent silently patches critical vulnerabilityWow, 2 years old?And this is the first anyone is hearing about it. The first time I am personally hearing about it, anyway. I expect if this flaw was being exploited, then there would have been a patch much sooner.1.8 final is already out.Btw, 1.8 final...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, patch management
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a beta
- Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a betaIt's the google modelHype it and treat it like a final release, but call it a beta, so that when your customers complain about your crappy service, you have an "out."It's all part of the "don't be evil" vision.People generally don't...
- Tags: Apple MobileMe, Apple Inc., beta
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a beta
- Apple announced another 60-day freebie extension for MobileMe customers. MobileMe is the synchronization service that launched along with the iPhone 3G and App Store and you could argue that going 2-for-3 with a strikeout isn't bad. But this isn't baseball. MobileMe has been a black eye for Apple and the...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Beta, MobileMe, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- News to know: IDF; Office 14; Google; Flash flaw; MobileMe; Zoho
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason O'Grady: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the "killer app" argument dead? More info on USB 3.0 emerges ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Attack, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension
- MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extensionTotally Out of Line This TimeOkay, Jason I think you have forgotten, er, uh, ooooh. Thanks for sharing!Samfree trial too?is this for people on the free trial, too?RE: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extensionApple tried to push too many products out at...
- Tags: MobileMe, MobileMe subscriber
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- DEFCON 16: List of tools and stuff released
- Guest editorial by Rob Fuller DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the badge is highly...
- Tags: Tool, E-mail Address, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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