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- News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers
- 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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Can Firefox 3.5 wean universities off their IE addiction?
- I considered some time ago as to why Internet Explorer had such a dominance over the market, even with the growing number of open-source users turning to Firefox. After I ended my rocky relationship with the controversial browser, Firefox continues to develop and grow ever stronger. With the release of...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, HTML 5 Standard, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on facts
- Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on factsHmmmYes, heavy on propaganda, however just a comment on CSS3. Just because most browsers are passing the ACID3 test, doesn't mean that that's the "standard". As far as I know CSS3 is still under drafting so features and...
- Tags: Web browsers, IEPro, Microsoft Corp., IE8
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wild
- Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wildClarification[i]An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.[/i]IE7 running in Protected Mode the default in Vista runs with fewer privileges than the current user. Would the exploit run in this context? If so, this malware...
- Tags: SECURITY, Processors, Adobe Flash zero-day exploit, Adobe Flash, Adobe Systems Inc., zero-day bug
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Micro-bambi meets Googol-zilla
- Micro-bambi meets Googol-zillaWell, search does not have any lock-in, you can switch search providers inthe time it takes you to type a URL. So, Google must compete fiercely and stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, they guys at MS must be the village idiots. They have NO...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows 2000, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Micro-bambi, lock in, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- The real reason(s) behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7
- The real reasons behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7Poll is brokeI vote for one thing and it shows total votes: 1 and 100% to a different choice.dittosame hereRE: The real reasons behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7Of course even if more people install it, that doesn't...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, real reason, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Does email have a future?
- Does email have a future?It's easy to blame the spammers...and ultimately, they are the ones responsible however they do it because they make money doing it. I would like to put out a lit cigarette in the eye of everyone who ever buys anything as a result of a spam...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, fax machine, e-mail, spam, anti-spam
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- S. Korean addiction to ActiveX stalls Vista adoption
- South Koreans are being advised by their Government to postpone their adoption of Windows Vista until theyre sure theyll be able to bank online and other web activities. The problem it seems is that Korea has almost universally adopted ActiveX technology for all of their "online banks, portals, game...
- Tags: Security, Infrastructure, News, Desktop, Browsers, ActiveX
- Blog posts 2007-01-25
- IE chauvinism creates hidden costs
- IE chauvinism creates hidden costsHey![b]In IT no-one gives a damn about standards.[/b]There are IT people and shops that do care about standards and vendor lock-in and some of the issues you engineering types face. It's just harder to find them. I'd rule out anyone that's a MSFT Solution...
- Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Strategy, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, standards, Web browser, information technology, IE chauvinism
- Discussion threads 2006-02-01
- Microsoft patches may break Web sites
- Microsoft patches may break Web sitesDoesn't effect meI use Firefox on my laptop and Konqueror on my desktop. I have Internet Explorer blocked from the internet by my firewall. Also any application that attempts to access Internet Explorer is blocked from doing so.Isn't a part of the 'web'...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Web, Linux, Web site
- Discussion threads 2005-11-02
- Netscape update fixes Firefox bugs
- Netscape update fixes Firefox bugsStrange titleThe handling of Firefox and Netscape is a little weird at times:"Netscape update fixes Firefox bugs".It makes it sound as if Netscape made a patch to fix Firefox's browser.I've noticed the way the browser stories seem to play out on ZD ... It seems when...
- Tags: Web browsers, AdBlock, Netscape Communications Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2005-10-19
- Microsoft offers peek at next Office suite
- Microsoft offers peek at next Office suiteI cringeeverytime MS releases a "new" Office suite.Office 12 is a Hard Candy Christmas.So, M$ add's VoIP and a simple minded mail sort tool and we have a new release. Looks like Bill and Steve spray painted Office 11 and then offer it as...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Web browsers, Office 12, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2005-05-18
- CERT: IE bug is bait for phishers
- CERT: IE bug is bait for phishersFunny[i]Microsoft feverishly puts the fix together[/i]Somehow I dont think this is issue #1 for Microsoft.I'm good to go, Microsoft!My security settings were already set as highI am safe!!I switched to Firefox I have not noticed a popup in 6 months.Exscuse me butWasn't this issue...
- Tags: Web browsers, Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, OPEN SOURCE, Cyberthreats, Firefox 0.8, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, SuSE, SUSE 9.1, CERT, phishing
- Discussion threads 2004-06-14
- Microsoft shares Windows tools via open source
- Microsoft shares Windows tools via open sourcePay CLOSE attention to the LICENSE.Not exactlly what you may expect...This just shows the ultimate superiority and wisdom of MicrosoftBy releasing their software under the CPL, Microsoft is showing once again that they rule the world - even the open source world. This could...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Java, Microsoft Corp., CPL, open source, tool
- Discussion threads 2004-05-13
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