Stories by: Elizabeth Montalbano

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Performance-improvement integral to Windows 7, IE8 29/08/2008 08:24:00

Fixing performance issues that have plagued previous versions of its Windows client OS and Internet Explorer (IE) browser are key development goals for the next versions of those products, Microsoft has revealed in company blogs.
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Apple blames scorching iPods on battery problem 20/08/2008 08:08:00

Apple is blaming a problem with overheating iPods in Japan on faulty batteries, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
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Microsoft to alpha test Office 14 before end of year 19/08/2008 07:37:00

Microsoft will begin alpha testing the next version of Office in November or December, according to a blog posting by a Microsoft employee.
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Microsoft fixes IE, Office in big month of security updates 13/08/2008 08:03:38

Microsoft released patches to fix 19 critical vulnerabilities in its software Tuesday, including five flaws in its Internet Explorer browser that security experts advise IT administrators to patch immediately.
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Red Hat, community release Fedora 10 alpha 06/08/2008 11:00:11

Red Hat and project contributors have released alpha code for Fedora 10, the next version of the community-sponsored, free and open-source Linux distribution that will include enhancements to the audio, security and wireless-connection features of the OS.
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Microsoft calls for more IE8 beta testers 04/08/2008 08:18:57

As Microsoft readies another beta release of Internet Explorer (IE) 8, the company has made a call for more beta testers via a company blog.
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Microsoft sees uptick in use of 64-bit Vista 01/08/2008 08:10:35

People are beginning to use 64-bit Windows Vista on PCs in favor of the 32-bit version of the OS faster than they have previously, Microsoft said this week.
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Adobe: Flash gaining traction in the enterprise 31/07/2008 08:47:07

While most people know Flash as primarily a multimedia delivery and development technology for Web sites, it is catching on as a front-end user-interface (UI) technology for business applications, an Adobe manager said Wednesday.
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Microsoft adds GPS support to MSN Direct 30/07/2008 09:29:35

Microsoft has released an API that allows Web sites to send location information to GPS navigation devices as part of an expansion of its MSN Direct services.
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Microsoft prepares for end of Windows with Midori 30/07/2008 12:10:13

With the Internet increasingly taking on the role of the PC operating system and the growing prevalence of virtualization technologies, there will be a day when the Microsoft Windows client OS as it's been developed for the past 20-odd years becomes obsolete.
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Microsoft gives Apache cash to promote open source 28/07/2008 08:32:44

Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by giving money to the Apache Software Foundation, the first time it has given money to the long-standing open-source project.

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