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Early look at Windows 7 confirmed and detailed by Microsoft?

24 January 2008, 10:41

Earlier this week, a web user claimed an early look at Windows 7 and provided a mini review. Now, a supposed Microsoft insider responds with some thoughts of his own.

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Windows Vista SP1 set for February 15th?

24 January 2008, 09:41

Though still only confirmed to be released in Q1 2008, sources close to Microsoft claim the first Service Pack for Windows Vista could be with us on February 15th.

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BullGuard aiming to help fight spam - for free!

23 January 2008, 13:42

Spam e-mail, we all hate it, and we all probably get it. Out to save the day is BullGuard who today announced the availability of its free Spamfilter.

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Web user claims early look at Windows 7

22 January 2008, 10:14

Whether a new Microsoft OS lives up to its billing or disappoints, the hype surrounding it is always nothing short of enormous. Though no release date is known for Microsoft's ...

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Nearly 50,000 sign Save XP petition

21 January 2008, 10:40

Microsoft has plans to cease OEM sales of its Windows XP operating system on June 30th 2008. However, nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition asking the software giant to ...

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NewsGator RSS suite now free

18 January 2008, 13:34

Everyone loves their freebies and NewsGator has a selection for us, all of its NewsGator RSS apps, including FeedDemon for Windows and NetNewsWire for Mac, are now free of charge.

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Hackers go after Excel

17 January 2008, 15:16

Microsoft has warned that an unpatched vulnerability in older versions of Excel is being actively exploited by hackers.

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ATI Catalyst 8.1 drivers released

17 January 2008, 10:50

It's that time of the month again and ATI has issued the latest set of its Catalyst drivers, jumping from version 7 to version 8.

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BBC boasts successful iPlayer launch

16 January 2008, 10:57

You may have been using the beta of BBC's iPlayer for a while now, but having come out of beta on Christmas Day, over 3.5 million programmes were streamed or ...

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Plus! making a comeback for Windows Vista

16 January 2008, 09:57

Remember those rather average Plus! packs available for Windows 95, 98 and XP? Well, it looks as though Windows Vista will be getting the Plus! treatment too.

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Microsoft issues Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh

14 January 2008, 11:35

The first update to Microsoft's release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now available for public download.

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Improve your Microsoft Outlook with Xobni

14 January 2008, 10:43

Xobni, a free add-on for Microsoft Outlook, provides blazing fast email search, automatic phone number discovery, threaded conversations, and much more. Currently only available as part of a closed beta, ...

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Windows Home Server getting x64 support at last

8 January 2008, 12:19

Continuing its rather annoying trend of releasing 32-bit products first and adding 64-bit support at a later date, Microsoft announces that its Power Pack 1 will add 64-bit support to ...

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AOL putting Netscape to rest

2 January 2008, 10:17

AOL announced Friday that as of February 1st 2008, it will no longer continue support for its Netscape browser and recommends its users switch to Mozilla's Firefox.

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Microsoft's Windows Home Server corrupts files

28 December 2007, 11:14

Microsoft has acknowledged in a recent knowledge base article that a bug in its Windows Home Server software causes files to become corrupted when using certain programs to save data ...

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Would HEXUS users pay to upgrade from Vista to XP?

21 December 2007, 12:39

Earlier this month we ran a poll asking "A year after launch - How much would you pay to Upgrade from Vista to XP?" Having collected over a thousand votes, ...

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Apple enjoys Leopard success

21 December 2007, 11:36

We've all read the on going reports outlining shortcomings in new operating systems from both Apple and Microsoft, but not all is doom and gloom. NPD figures reveal that Apple's ...

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Adobe issues patches to fix critical Flash vulnerabilities

20 December 2007, 10:37

Warning of vulnerabilities in its Flash player "that could lead to the potential execution of arbitrary code", Adobe has issued a critical patch to fix at least nine vulnerabilities and ...

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Microsoft readies IE8 for the first half of 2008

20 December 2007, 09:56

The next version of Microsoft's widely used web browser, Internet Explorer, is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2008. In the meantime, the IE team's developers claim to ...

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Windows XP SP3 release candidate now available

19 December 2007, 10:12

Following its release six years ago, Microsoft's Windows XP is still going strong. Users of the ever popular operating system are now able to download a release candidate of Service ...

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Apple deploys security update for Mac OS X

18 December 2007, 12:43

Apple, like Microsoft, end the year with a massive security update for its flagship operating system. The update fixes over 40 vulnerabilities, several of which are rated as critical.

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Flickr adds stats system and releases Uploadr 3.0

14 December 2007, 11:37

The best online photo management system continues to improve as it implements a new stats system for its pro customers as well as launching a new version of its Flickr ...

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Google goes Wiki with Knols

14 December 2007, 09:07

Google is forever developing new products, some become incredibly useful and others just fade out. One upcoming product we find may becomes incredibly useful, is Google Knols.

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Opera files antitrust suit against Microsoft

13 December 2007, 13:08

Redmond software giant Microsoft looks to be heading back to its least favourite place, the EU courts, as web browser maker Opera files an EU antitrust suit accusing Microsoft of ...

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Microsoft end the year with patches and updates galore

12 December 2007, 10:21

The staff over at Microsoft have been keeping busy. A Windows update this morning totalled some 220MBs and I've still more updates to choose from.

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A year after Vista's launch, it's time for a poll

12 December 2007, 09:37

It has been a year since Microsoft's much talked about operating system, Windows Vista, launched amid much fanfare and HEXUS are now running a poll asking if you would be ...

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Microsoft outlines Vista SP1 in 17-page changelog

10 December 2007, 10:33

Want to know exactly what will be changing under the hood of Microsoft's Windows Vista when release candidate 1 of its first service pack launches this week? Find out in ...

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Yahoo Messenger for Vista now available

6 December 2007, 16:46

After being announced what seems like many years ago, Yahoo finally releases its Messenger client for Windows Vista. After so many months of development however, it still needs a lot ...

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DivX 6.8 promises 50 per cent HD speed-up for multi-core CPUs

6 December 2007, 10:16

That's what the change-log proclaims.

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Windows Vista SP1 release candidate ready to roll

5 December 2007, 19:51

Announced on Microsoft's official Windows Vista Blog, the release candidate of its forthcoming Service Pack 1 has been made available via Microsoft Connect and will be available to the public ...

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Adobe launches new Flash products

5 December 2007, 11:46

Bringing HD quality video and audio to its products, Flash Media Server 3 and an update to Flash Player 9 are now available from Adobe.

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Microsoft hoping to increase Vista adoption via piracy?

4 December 2007, 12:25

The anti-piracy system featured in Microsoft's Windows Vista, commonly known as Windows Genuine Advantage, is set to lose its ability to degrade usability. After the deployment of Windows Vista Service ...

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Google has plans galore for Google Apps in 2008

3 December 2007, 10:37

At an event in Ann Arbor last week, Google gave an insight into the future of Google Apps and what it'll have in store for 2008.

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