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Article | 11/01/2011 European Commission challenges Google Books
The European Commission is set to take on Google Books. The latest report on the Commission's Europeana project, released on Monday, urges European Un...
Article | 11/01/2011 Joomla reorganized, modernized
The volunteers behind the Joomla content management system will release version 1.6 of the open-source software today, which features considerable imp...
Article | 10/01/2011 Salesforce.com buys Dimdim
Salesforce.com announced Thursday it has purchased Web conferencing software vendor Dimdim for US$31 million, and plans to use the company's technolog...
Article | 8/01/2011 Apple: Mac App Store hit 1 million download mark in 24 hours
Apple Friday said that more than 1 million apps were downloaded from the Mac App Store on its first day.
Article | 7/01/2011 Should I upgrade from Windows 7 starter?
Ericuse165 asked the Windows forum if it's wise to upgrade his netbook's OS from Windows 7 Starter to a more powerful version.
Article | 7/01/2011 Hands-on with Opera for Android and Windows 7 tablets
Opera devotees will be glad to hear that the browser is coming to tablets running Android and Windows 7, with the same features of its mobile software...
Article | 7/01/2011 Apple opens Mac App Store, discounts own software
As promised, Apple opened its Mac App Store today, stocking it with more than 1,000 games, utilities and productivity programs.
Article | 5/01/2011 Firefox becomes most-used browser in Europe
Firefox was the most-used browser in Europe in December, edging out Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time, according to new data released b...
Article | 21/12/2010 Microsoft in major Security Essentials 2.0 overhaul
After a mysteriously quiet launch late last week, Microsoft has released version 2.0 of its free Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus client.
Article | 21/12/2010 Watch out Android marketplace! Here comes Windows
Nattering nabobs of negativism aside, the marketplace for Windows Phone 7 apps is doing quite well, thank you. A recent analysis from IDC shows that t...
Article | 17/12/2010 Apple, Oracle and EMC part of Microsoft-led patent LLC
Apple, Oracle and EMC are involved with CPTN Holdings LLC, the Microsoft-led consortium that is purchasing 882 patents from Novell for US$450 million,...
Article | 17/12/2010 How Ubuntu Linux could help Google's CR-48 notebook
Google's Chrome operating system-based CR-48 notebook computer may be in just a select set of hands so far, but it's been generating plenty of media a...
Article | 17/12/2010 Apple slates Jan. 6 launch for Mac App Store
Apple today announced that it would open its Mac App Store on Jan. 6, 2011, beating its self-imposed deadline by several weeks.
Article | 16/12/2010 Google pushes Chrome for businesses with Windows management tools
Google is continuing its push for business customers by adding policy features to the Chrome browser, giving IT shops the means to manage Chrome in Wi...
Article | 16/12/2010 Oracle angles MySQL for Web apps
With the release of MySQL version 5.5, Oracle is marketing the open-source database for Web application duties, while targeting its namesake Oracle da...
Article | 16/12/2010 Red Hat buddies up with Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus Systems has struck a partnership with Red Hat that should ultimately ease the deployment of Eucalyptus private cloud platform on Red Hat so...
Article | 16/12/2010 Microsoft adds Facebook 'likes' to Bing search results
Microsoft on Wednesday showed how Facebook friends will be able to influence Bing users' search results, as part of a wide-ranging update on search th...
Article | 16/12/2010 Oracle takes on Microsoft, Google with Cloud Office
Oracle on Wednesday announced Cloud Office 1.0, a Web-based productivity suite that is set to give online applications from Microsoft and Google a fre...
Article | 15/12/2010 Microsoft may preview Windows 8 at CES
At next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft will demonstrate a number of new Windows-run tablets and possibly even an early vers...
Article | 15/12/2010 Top 10 Ubuntu ideas offer hint at what's to come
As part of its effort to involve the Ubuntu community in making its Linux distribution better, the Ubuntu Technical Board last week published a list o...

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