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The unprecedented number of PC users who installed Windows 7 release candidate (RC) will soon have to decide whether to upgrade to the new OS or face bi-hourly shutdowns and significant hassle re-installing their old version. Beginning on February 15, users of machines running the RC will see an expiration message above the taskbar, followed on March 1 by the start of shutdowns every two hours. The next key date will be June 1, the point at which the entire desktop wallpaper will be replaced with the message "This copy of Windows is not genuine", a state that will nix updates ...
Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug
A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update. The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system. First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since. The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as "critical". Read more: news.bbc.co.uk
Apple Bans the Word ‘Android’ From App Store
By now, we're all familiar with Apple's culture of control. Particularly when it comes to the App Store, the crew from Cupertino is famous for its frequent rejections and vague explanations. The process can make the satirical comparisons of Apple and a communist regime seem pretty reasonable at times. This, my friends, is one of those instances. Apple has apparently just forbidden a developer from using the word "Android" in his app's description. The message: Drop the A-word, or drop your application. My response: Seriously, Apple? Read more: pcworld.com
So the New Facebook Layout is good for you?
So the New Facebook Layout is Good For You? – The world’s Best Social Networking website Facebook which is used by 350 million people across the world often introduces new features and designs the get more attractive for the visiters. It is the second month of 2010 and it has been quite surprising for the users that Facebook creators have not made any alterations on the Facebook home page design. To fulfill the expectations of users, the Facebook creators have introduced the new Facebook 2010 layout today. Read more: mixxnews.com
Oracle Buys VirtualBox; Battle for Virtualization Market Heats Up
On Jan. 27 Oracle announced it had finalized its acquisition of Sun. In doing so it adds a number of open source darlings to its portfolio, MySQL, Java and VirtualBox to mention just a few. Now that Oracle has acquired VirtualBox, what does this mean for the virtualization market? No time has been wasted in rebranding the Sun websites and products that now come under the Oracle umbrella. Most notably the MySQL website totally separates the MySQL's commercial arm from the community site. And unsurprisingly, the Sun website redirects entirely to Oracle's home page. Read more: readwriteweb.com
Apple denying iPhone apps that use location framework for targeted ads
Apple this week notified iPhone developers that they cannot use the device's GPS data to serve location-aware advertisements to users of App Store software. In an update to the "News and Announcements for iPhone Developers" RSS feed, Apple included a tip on the "Core Location" framework included in the iPhone OS software development kit. Using the GPS in the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, developers can determine the current location of users -- but only if the data is used to provide "beneficial information." "If your app uses location-based information primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a ...
Ex-Microsoft exec: company is now “clumsy, uncompetitive”
Past MS VP says infighting, fear of hardware hurt Microsoft has largely lost its ability to direct the industry, former VP Dick Brass claimed today in a telling editorial. He believes the company is now a "clumsy, uncompetitive innovator" and points to the gap in performance between its core Windows and Office businesses versus everything else. Microsoft had its best-ever quarter due to Windows 7 but lost share in nearly every other category, including web browsers, premium notebooks and smartphone sales. Even brands separate from the usual Microsoft fare, such as Xbox and Zune, haven't cracked the dominance of other products ...
Adobe to Jobs: ‘What the Flash do you know?’
Flash never ships with bugs we know about Adobe has fired back at Steve Jobs after the Apple boss allegedly attacked Adobe Flash for being "buggy" and referred to the Flashmakers as "lazy." "I can tell you that we don't ship Flash with any known crash bugs," Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch wrote today in a back-and-forth with commenters on an Adobe corporate blog, "and if there was such a widespread problem historically Flash could not have achieved its wide use today." We weren't aware that only non-buggy products achieved widespread use. But there you have it. According to Wired, at an Apple "town hall" ...
File-sharing scam targets Twitter
Twitter has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal the log on information of users. The service said it had discovered a number of compromised "torrent" sites that had been set up specifically to skim usernames and passwords. Torrent sites acts as indexes of links to TV, film and music files. Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites because many people use the same logon for multiple services. The firm has reset the accounts of affected users, it said. Read more: news.bbc.co.uk
Windows 7 Reaches 10 Percent Market Share
It’s official: Microsoft got it right this time. After the mistake that was Vista, Windows 7 was greeted like the second coming, and it many ways it really was better than its predecessor: less annoying, faster, smoother, more compatible with various pieces of hardware and software. Initial sales numbers and market share reports have shown that Windows 7 is on the right track, but today it’s obvious that it will be one of the most successful products in Windows history, as it already caught 10 percent market share, approximately 3 months after it arrived on the market. Read more: mashable.com
Windows Azure platform hits general availability
As expected, Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Azure platform (Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and AppFabric) in 21 countries. Starting today, Microsoft customers and partners in those regions will be able to launch their Azure production applications and services with the support of the full Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Access Control will continue to be free until April 2010 for those that sign up for a commercial subscription. The final release was available last month, and since then Redmond says thousands of customers have moved from the Community Technology Preview ...
Google to open enterprise app store in March
Google is planning to open an app store selling business software, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company currently operates what it calls a solutions marketplace for its 20 million-odd Google Apps users, directing users to suppliers of add-on software and tools, and also offers an Android Marketplace for users of its cellphones. But it does not sell the enterprise apps directly. Read more: tgdaily.com
A First Taste Of What The Google Tablet’s Interface Will Look Like
Last week, the world saw Apple’s long anticipated tablet device, the iPad, for the first time. In the aftermath since that announcement, a few things have become clear: it will be great for some people, but its apparent lack of flexibility (at least in its first iteration) may leave something to be desired. It’s increasingly looking like the best alternative will be Google’s Chrome OS, which is clearly on a collision course with the iPad. And tonight, we’ve come across some very impressive mockups of what Chrome OS may look like on a tablet form factor. The photos have been posted ...
China Tablet PC Maker May Sue Apple Over IPad Design
A Chinese company that sells a tablet PC like Apple's newly announced iPad may sue the U.S. company over the similar design between the devices, it said Monday. Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial started selling its P88 tablet last year and is not ruling out a lawsuit against Apple, a company representative surnamed Wu said by phone. The company is based in a southern Chinese city known for producing knock-off phones, which are called "shanzhai," or "bandit" phones, and sometimes take the form of counterfeit iPhones or other popular handsets. "For this thing we are not shanzhai, because we were first," said Wu. Read ...
Jobs Unleashed: Apple CEO Rails Against Google, Adobe
We knew Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs had a hot competitive streak, but it isn't pundits making fun of the iPad's name that are earning Jobs' ire. Apparently, it's Google and Adobe (NSDQ:ADBE), both of which entered Jobs' crosshairs -- for being "bulls---" and "lazy" -- in a recent series of rants at a Town Hall meeting for Apple employees. The details of the Apple meeting were reported by Wired which cited anonymous sources as saying Jobs took aim at both Google (NSDQ:GOOG) and Adobe and let 'em have it with both barrels. Wired reported that Jobs said of Google, ...
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