Mac OS X 10.5, iLife '07, iWork '07 as early as March
Development of Mac OS X 10.5 is wrapping up faster than many at Apple even anticipated, and at present, a release can be expected as early as late March, sources say.
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10.2.2007 Any Video Converter Free 2.07
Any Video Converter is an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you to effortlessly convert video files between every format!
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1.8.2007 Memory Prices Set to Hit the Bottom in the 2H '07
After tumbling for more than four consecutive months, prices on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) may sustain rapid decrease in the coming months, causing memory chip makers to continue losing money.
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26.4.2007 DOJ Pushes Microsoft to Produce Vista SP1 in '07
It's unusual, but confirmation of the availability of Windows Vista's first service pack came not from Microsoft Corp., but from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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21.6.2007Microsoft denies any Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive possibility
Three years ago at E3 2006, Bill Gates, former CEO of Microsoft, announced a Xbox 360 HD DVD player that was capable of playing HD-DVD's. After
the bloody war between HD-DVDs and Blu-ray discs was over and HD-DVD's were no more, Microsoft decided to discontinue the HD DVD drive for the
Xbox 360. Since then there have been multiple rumours regarding a possible Blu-ray drive coming to the Xbox 360. While statistics from the Digital
Entertainment Group clearly show a spike in Blu-ray movie sales (91% in the first half of this year), Microsoft once again denied that a Blu-ray
player for the Xbox 360 was in the making.
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24.07.2009Blu-ray vs. Digital Download: Why Blu-ray is the Future
The war between the two high definition formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD, seems to have come to a bloody end. Company after company has pledged its
allegiance to Blu-ray, and things look grim for Toshiba. However, many in the industry claim Sony’s victory will be short lived in the face of a
new nemesis, digital downloads.
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01.02.2008YouTube to block all premium music videos in the UK
It seems the legal battles and disputes between companies is going to again have the bloody aftermath trickle down to the consumers. The most recent
event is regarding YouTube, and the Performing Right Society (PRS). The news comes from BBC News, and only affects those living in the UK. Starting
later on Monday, thousands upon thousands of videos will be unavailable to UK customers, and apparently the PRS is outraged with the decision. Steve
Porter, head of the society, said that he was also shocked and disappointed by YouTube's actions. "This action has been taken without any
consultation with PRS for Music and in the middle of negotiations between the two parties," read a PRS statement.
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09.03.2009Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords Completely With Wireless Charging
Someone at Dell must have tripped over some wires and after cleaning up the bloody gash came up with the $2,000 anti-cord Latitude Z: It has wireless
charging and wirelessly connects to displays too.
Like
we had heard,
Dell made the Latitude Z for the suit wearing, briefcase toting, conference room type. Being .57 inches thin and weighing 4.5 pounds may make it the
lightest and thinnest 16-inch notebook ever, but it's still a full-sized machine. The design itself is a lot nicer than the typical business
notebook, though. The soft-touch lid feels nice and the back of the magnesium alloy chassis has angled chrome plated hinges.
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29.09.2009Can't we all just get a distro?
Its no secret that open source is a viable alternative to pay for systems such as Vista and OSX; but why has it taken until now for laptop
manufactures to start shipping Linux as an option?
Many people like things that are free, no one will complain if you hand them something
at no cost to try out unless that's an OS (operating system). Linux has been essentially free from its inception but has failed to take a strong
stance in the current market place. One could contribute that to lack of ease when using the OS or the fact that many major players do not support the
open source world. What's the cause? The reason? The explanation?
It's pretty simple actually; with hundreds of distributions out
there the choice is endless (including
Neowin's very own
distribution). Consumers as a whole like choices but they don't like a whole lot of choices. Before you repent and say that the more choices
the better, it's not quite true. There is a popular business idea that says that there is a rule of three for any market place. It is the
essential idea that for good competition you need three strong competitors. This can be seen in many forms; Consoles: Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft,
Cell phone services: Verizon, Sprint, ATT (Tmobile is quite small in comparison) Domestic car makers GM, Ford, Chrysler. When you look at the
operating system landscape there is MS, Apple and Linux but the problem is that Linux isn't defined, it's literally hundreds of choices.
To make Linux a viable alternative to the masses, by masses I mean your parents can use it with ease; some simple but powerful things need to
happen. 1. A big name needs to be attached to a distribution. Apple and Microsoft are household names, Ubuntu is not. A name such as Google backing an
open source operating system would propel it immediately into the lime light. 2. Ease of use is a major issue. My mother does not want to compile her
own sources and thinks a kernel is only good for making popcorn. A simplified install (much like .exe) is needed as a standard for the Linux world. 3.
Driver support. A solid backing by all vendors is the next great push in Linux industry. Not only driver availability but instillation is another
issue as well.
So what can we do? You can start but trying small installations such as Open Office as a free alternative to MS Office. You
don't have to stop there either a simple switch to Google Chrome will also aid in your movement to open source. These are both small steps to a
long journey of going completely open source but the best part of it is that it's free.
A massive amount of distro's and a
sometimes complex installation process is hampering the massive adoption rate for Linux. If a big name backer will start its own distro or will back
an existing one the adoption rate will increase. We can help the cause by supporting open source, the fight is long and will be bloody but it can be
won....after all, it won't cost you one penny.
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07.11.2008October 2007 MSDN Magazine now online
The
October 2007 issue of
MSDN Magazine is now available online at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/10/default.aspx.
In this issue you'll find coverage of some advanced concurrency topics. We have articles on employing the
new thread pool APIs in Windows Server 2008 to provide more
control and scalability, using the UI thread and the Dispatcher to
build more responsive Windows Presentation Foundation apps,
harnessing the Task Parallel Library to
optimize your .NET apps for
multi-core processors, and Joe Duffy and Ed Essey introduce
Parallel
Language Integrated Query (PLINQ).
For something completely different, Chris Mitchell shows you a
Windows Mobile application that adjusts your ringtone volume
based on the ambient noise level.
In the columns we take a look at take a look at
type inference and LINQ in Visual Basic 2008, and explore
Windows XP Embedded UI test automation. Dino Esposito continues his
discussion of the
AJAX application architecture, Stephen Toub
builds a
.NET deadlock monitor, and Charles Petzold
demonstrates how to
create 3D text in WPF.
There's much more in the issue, and I'll be blogging about these and other articles throughout the month.
As usual, the
issue is available online in a bunch of languages:
English,
French,
Spanish,
German,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Russian,
Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese,
Korean, and
Japanese.
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13.09.2007Microsoft Details Vision for Web Future
FROM MIX 07 Microsoft
Chief Software Architect Ray
Ozzie took the stage at the
company's MIX 07 conference
in Las Vegas Monday morning to
discuss Microsoft's vision
for the future of the Web,
integrating software and
services...
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01.05.2007Apple sells 1 million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend
Despite widespread activation problems, Apple said Monday that it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after the new handset
launched worldwide on Friday, July 11.
"iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs.
Last year, Apple managed to sell
just 270,000 iPhones during the first
two days. Although the Cupertino-based electronics maker did not release a three day tally for first-generation iPhone sales, it would take the
company nearly two and a half months to sell its
one
millionth unit.
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14.07.2008Microsoft Virtual Server and SoftGrid Q1 Webcasts
Microsoft has arranged a new
series of webcasts for
February and March about
Virtual Server 2005 R2 and
SoftGrid:
- Microsoft's
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Licensing Changes
(02.12.07)
- Automating
a Dev/Test Lab with Virtual
Server
(02.15.07)
- Architectur
al Best-Practices for Virtual
Server
(02.19.07)
- Virtualized
Branch Office Servers - Road
to a dynamic branch
(02.22.07)
- Automating
a Dev/Test Lab with Virtual
Server
(02.26.07)
- Overview of
System Center Virtual Machine
Manager
(03.01.07)
- Overview of
System Center Virtual Machine
Manager (03.05.07)
- Application
Virtualization and Software
Streaming within the Microsoft
Systems Management Platform
(03.12.07)
- Virtualizat
ion and SQL server:
Technologies, best practices
and pricing/licensing
(03.19.07)
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09.02.2007Google's spycar revs up UK privacy fears
Google's Street View cars, which grab real photographs of streets and the people in them for the search giant's Maps service, have come under
fire from privacy campaigners. The spycar has been spotted in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. A Reg reader was kind enough to send us a snap of the
snapper-car in London. The pictures the car takes subsequently get loaded into Google Maps.
Privacy International has complained to the
Information Commissioner's Office. A spokeswoman for the ICO told the Reg: "Yes, we have received a complaint about this and we are looking into
it. We are contacting Google to get more details of the scheme."
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07.07.2008Microsoft August Security Updates Available
Microsoft has released the
latest monthly security
updates for August 2007 and
has made them available for
download from the
Microsoft
Download Center or via
Windows Update/Microsoft
Update.
Windows/Office:
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KB936227
: Vulnerability in Microsoft
XML Core Services Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
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KB921503
: Vulnerability in OLE
Automation Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
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KB940965
: Vulnerability in Microsoft
Excel Could Allow Remote Code
Execution
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KB937143
: Cumulative Security Update
for Internet Explorer
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KB938829
: Vulnerability in GDI Could
Allow Remote Code Execution
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KB936782
: Vulnerability in Windows
Media Player Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
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KB938123
: Vulnerabilities in Windows
Gadgets Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
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KB938127
: Vulnerability in Vector
Markup Language Could Allow
Remote Code Execution
Virtual PC/Virtual
Server:
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KB937986
: Vulnerability in Virtual PC
and Virtual Server Could Allow
Elevation of Privilege
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14.08.2007November 2007 MSDN Magazine now online
The
November 2007 issue of
MSDN Magazine is now available online at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/11/default.aspx.
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13.10.2007Microsoft not happy with AV software performance
Microsoft is still experiencing growing pains as it brings its consumer and enterprise security products and service up to speed.
Microsoft released
Windows Live
OneCare for consumers in May 2006 and its
Forefront Client Security for enterprises earlier this year. Both products entered a saturated security market populated by
experienced security-specialist companies such as Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro.
When Microsoft began investing in the
security field around 2003, the company didn't have "the ability to speak AV," said Vinny Gullotto, general manager of the company's Malware
Protection Center. Now, that ability is much more developed, said Gullotto, who spoke Monday on the sidelines of IT Forum, the company's largest
customer event in Europe.
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12.11.2007Job axing a-la AMD
The global economic crisis is taking victims mercilessly. A day doesn't pass without finding out that a few hundred people will not have their
jobs for much longer. Intel, nVidia,
EA's
Today, AMD's again.
Although AMD is just barely succeeding to control their losses, it
seems there has
to be a work place cut. 500 people will have to leave AMD. This is the second wave of firing after April, when 1500 people lost their jobs.
Fortunately, the workers under The Foundry Company wont be hit by these job cuts.
AMD's losses have been cut from 396 million dollars
in Q3 '07 to 67 million in the quarter behind us. The latest cuts represent approximately 3% of the global workforce.
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07.11.2008New Xbox 360 Experience hands-on and impressions
Engadget: Thanks to a special blessing from the folks in Redmond, we've had an opportunity to thoroughly give the rejiggered Xbox 360 Dash (AKA, the
New Xbox Experience) a serious run through, and we've got the lowdown on the future of your gaming life. As you probably already know from the
numerous posts we've
done and generally
available info (Microsoft has been pretty forthcoming with
this stuff), the Xbox team has completely revamped the Dash experience, giving the system not only a visual overhaul, but trashing the underlying tech
and rebuilding things from the ground up. The result is a beautiful, intuitive interface which loses almost nothing from previous versions while
adding a considerable new feature set to the mix. Read on for our first impressions...
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29.10.2008Microsoft apps developers to get Vista relief
Help is on the way for developers struggling with using the Visual Studio 2005 development platform with Windows Vista, a Microsoft official stressed
at the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference here on Tuesday.
During a question-and-answer panel session, an audience
member characterized the experience of using Visual Studio 2005 with Vista as "miserable." He wondered if the upcoming
Visual Studio 2008 upgrade would be an improvement.
"Is the '08 experience on Vista likely to be better?" the questioner asked. Also known as Orcas, Visual Studio 2008 is due by the
end of this year.
"It unequivocally is better," responded Dino Chiesa, Microsoft director of the .Net Framework. He advised the
audience member to download the Orcas beta release and see the difference.
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31.10.2007Reliability Vs. Security
James Whittaker: At the International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 07, Trollhattan Sweden) one would think that the security
versus reliability debate would be very one-sided. After all, reliability is the attendees mainstay and if there is one group of folks on the planet
who would see security as a subset or subsidiary concern, it might be the industry and academic experts that attend this prestigious IEEE
conference.
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07.12.2007FTC: More spyware-fighting tools needed
Organizations and law enforcement agencies fighting spyware are making progress, but new tools in an antispyware bill stalled in the U.S. Congress
could improve the efforts, a member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
One of the spyware bills passed by the
House of Representatives earlier this year, the
Spy Act, would
give the FTC authority to impose civil fines on companies that distribute spyware to consumers' computers. The bill, along with the Internet Spyware
Prevention (or
I-SPY) Act, have
stalled in the Senate since passing
the House in May and June.
The FTC has the authority to collect profits from spyware operations and collect money for consumer
redress, but it lacks the authority to impose other fines, as it does when going after spammers, said Commissioner Jon Leibowitz, speaking at a
spyware forum in Washington, D.C.
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30.10.2007Mozilla, Opera look to make video on the Web easier
New features in the Firefox and Opera browsers could make it less complex and cheaper for people to incorporate video into their Web sites,
representatives of Mozilla and Opera say.
Firefox and Opera will support a new HTML tag specifically for embedding video in Web
pages. As long as the browsers support a video's specific codec, or encoding method, the browsers will then be able to play the video without
launching third-party enabling software, said Chris Double, a Mozilla engineer. Mozilla and Opera are also working to support the royalty-free video
codec Ogg Theora.
Video on the Web is a fractured mix of proprietary formats, encoded using systems from four main vendors. Apple
offers QuickTime, Microsoft offers Windows Media, Adobe offers Flash and RealNetworks has RealPlayer. A user must have a plug-in from each of those
vendors if they want to play video in that vendor's format.
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08.12.2007Adobe to revamp Photoshop
Details of a planned transformation of Adobe’s Photoshop software were revealed this week, by Photoshop product manager John Nack, writing on
his blog. The company is looking at significant changes to the user interface, customising it to the task in hand. This should make it easier for
users to see the options available for a particular task, rather than having to search through multiple menu options. The company wants the software
to be substantially more configurable, so that solutions are presented in task-oriented workspaces.
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