Fedora 11 now available
Fedora 11, the next release of the popular Linux distribution, is now available from the Fedora website.
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9.6.2009 MagicTweak 4.11
MagicTweak is a special program designed to optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows. It provides one-stop, instant access to a variety of Windows settings that can be altered for a friendlier Windows environment.
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31.10.2007 Trillian 3.1.11.0
Trillian is a multi-network chat client that currently supports IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger.
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4.10.2008 Joke? - It's the End for 3.11
For those that were not aware, we recently announced that effective November 1st, 2008, OEM's will no longer be able to license Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in the embedded channel.
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10.7.2008 No Windows Mobile 6.5 on May 11
Over the weekend, several blogs reported that Windows Mobile 6.5 would release on May 11. That's simply not true.
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22.4.2009 Diskeeper 11 Build 709t
Diskeeper is a disk defragmenter for Microsoft Windows. Diskeeper 2007 represents a quantum leap in system performance, enabling you to run your computer at the height of its potential, 100% of the time, and for the life of your systems.
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27.5.2007 Process Explorer 11.02
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
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15.9.2007 Windows 7 Direct3D 11 Features
As of November 2008, Microsoft is delivering the first taste of DirectX 11 for Windows 7 for download. A release aimed at developers, The November 2008 DirectX Software Development Kit, brings to the table the successor of Direct3D 10.1, namely Direct3D 11.
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27.11.2008 Windows Mobile 6.5 launching on May 11
Back in February, Neowin cited Mary-Jo Foley predicting the Windows Mobile 6.5 roadmap. The Windows Mobile Team has announced the Windows Mobile 6.5 official launch date in a blog post as May 11, 2009.
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18.4.2009 DirectX 11 coming to Vista
As with Windows Vista, the newest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's DirectX. Windows 7 was released with Direct X 11 support, and it was initially thought that Direct X 11 support would remain a 7-only technology.
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3.11.2009 Windows Media Player 11 Interview
I just put online my first interview here at The Insider. I ask a few questions I've seen asked here in the community in regards to Windows Meda Player 11 to Geoff Harris who is the Product Unit Manager for WMP 11.
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6.5.2006 Microsoft Delays 11 Patches To Push One
The company has made delivering the patch for the vulnerability cited in security bulletin MS06-040 its highest security priority, letting other patches slide until later, a program manager confirms.
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16.8.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Released
As promised and revealed by Neowin, Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.
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30.10.2006 DirectX 11 at the Vanguard of the GPGPU Revolution
Microsoft's next iteration of DirectX is bound to be situated at the forefront of the general purpose graphics processing (GPGPU) revolution, according to the Redmond company.
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6.8.2008 DirectX 11 for Windows Vista SP2 Available
Microsoft is beginning to backport Windows 7 features to Windows Vista, and as an integral part of the process, the company is also upgrading Vista’s graphics technology to the level of Windows 7.
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12.9.2009 The Windows 7 11-Second Boot and the Computer That Made It Possible
Windows 7’s evolution compared to Windows Vista is undeniable, and the lucky few that so far have had access to the RTM bits of the latest Windows client can confirm this.
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18.9.2009 Windows Media Player 11 for XP download
I have some information about release dates on WMP 11 for XP that no one else has. This info was obtained from a Microsoft employee who I can't name but was able to give me this info.
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10.5.2006 Microsoft drops 6 bulletins, fixing 11 vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train arrived today with six bulletins covering at least 11 vulnerabilities, most carrying the company’s highest severity rating.
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11.7.2007 Windows Media Player 11 Beta Official download
Finally, Today it seems that Microsoft have released the highly anticipated Windows
Media Player 11 public beta! Along with this release, Microsoft have launched WMP11's
new website, which explains some of WMP11's major
features.
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17.5.2006 Windows Media Player 11 will RTM on September 14th
Exclusive news from keznews.net: Windows Media Player 11 for XP will RTM on September 14th, 2006.
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6.8.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 released to the public!
Today Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 to the public. It can be downloaded at
http://www.microsoft.com/... 11/default.aspx. The new build number is 11.0.5705.5043.
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31.8.2006 11 years ago Microsoft launched Windows 95 with "Start Me Up" campaign
11 years ago Microsoft launched Windows 95 with "Start Me Up" campaign, read how Microsoft negotiated with the Stones for the song.
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25.8.2006 Windows Media Player 11 release pushed to Tuesday Oct 30th
Windows Media Player 11, originally scheduled to be released in a final version to the public today, was pushed back to Tuesday Oct. 30th.
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25.10.2006 Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical; Excel flaw left unpatched
Microsoft delivered 11 patches on Tuesday addressing 17 vulnerabilities. Six updates fix critical flaws and five address important vulnerabilities, but an already exploited Excel zero day was left unpatched.
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12.2.2008 No Surprise in XP Outperforming Vista, the Same Is Valid for Windows 2000, 95 and 3.11
With the advent of Windows Vista in 2007, the latest Windows client, and the product that could have done with a tad more refinement according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, a barrage of criticism started orbiting the operating system.
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3.4.2008 Disable and Remove URGE Online Store in Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11)
Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) for Windows XP is the latest Windows Media Player (WMP) for Windows Vista, and available as free standalone program downloadable from Micrsoft for genuine Windows XP SP2 users. WMP 11 features Windows Vista-like feel and touch user interface, plus several other improvements and enhancements.
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20.11.2006 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows XP get Windows Media Player 11 in June
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
The software, which will be built into Vista, is designed to offer better synching with portable devices, make it easier to scroll through long libraries of music, and be tightly integrated with Urge, a new subscription and download music service co-developed by Microsoft and MTV Networks.
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18.4.2006Fedora 11 now available
Fedora 11, the next release of the popular Linux distribution, is now available from the Fedora website. You can find full details of the major
improvements and changes in this latest release in our previous post about the launch of Fedora 11, but to mention just a few, the release claims to
have major speed improvements, boasting a 20 second startup, as well as overall speed improvements as ext4 is now used as the default file-system.
Another interesting feature is the ability to perform a minimal install, which amounts to about 500MB (at mount-point '/'), which should make
this release more appealing to users running servers, or machines with older hardware.
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09.06.2009Linux Comparison: Fedora and conclusion
Fedora My first experience of Fedora came with Fedora 7, not long after I first used Ubuntu. I had difficulties getting it set up correctly,
especially when it came to downloading new applications, but once it was running the way I liked, I much preferred it to Ubuntu. My first impressions
of Fedora 10 are good, but there are some clear issues that need addressing, especially when it is put up against Ubuntu and openSUSE. Installation a
mixed experience. At first I didn't think I was going to be able to review Fedora. The LiveCD loaded to 100 percent within a few minutes, then sat
there, apparently doing nothing.
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08.12.2008Fedora 11 due for release next Tuesday
Fedora 11, the next version of the popular Linux distribution, is due to be released on Tuesday next week, according to the Fedora Project website.
The new version features better performance, increased security, and several improvements. Some of the more interesting features and improvements
include a quicker startup time (no more than 20 seconds from power up to login screen, at least when first installed), ext4 being used as the
file-system by default (on Anaconda installs), as well as coming with the latest versions of GNOME or KDE. The move to ext4 as the default
file-system should mean users notice better performance overall, and the optimised startup should also result in better system performance.
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28.05.2009Friendlier version of Fedora Linux desktop now available
A new and easier-to-use edition of Fedora -- the Red Hat-sponsored open source Linux desktop OS -- is available for free download starting today from
the Fedora Project's Web site...
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14.05.2008Fedora to dump the 'Core'
In a mailing to the Fedora
development listing, Red
Hat's Bill Nottingham has
announced that effective the
next release there will be no
Fedora Core. The distribution
will be known only as
Fedora.
"Starting
with Fedora 7, there is no
more Core, and no more Extras;
there is only Fedora. One
single repository, built in
the community on open source
tools, assembled into whatever
spins the Fedora community
desires," Nottingham
wrote.
The mailing
also listed the planned
development cycle for Fedora 7
and outlined 28 new features
for the next release. Among
them, the separation of the
distro into different
"spins" (similar to Ubuntu)
-- Fedora Desktop, Fedora
Server and Fedora KDE.
Undoubtedly this is a
major shift in the development
of Fedora. The first beta is
due for release on January
30th, with a final release
scheduled for April 26th.
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06.01.2007Q&A with Paul Frields at Red Hat
Just after Christmas, Neowin was given the chance for a community Q&A with Paul Frields of Red Hat. Paul has worked with Fedora since 2003, and became
the Fedora Project Leader in January last year. Along with a few other things, Paul is also chairman of the Fedora Project Board, which makes
decisions on how Fedora will move forward. As with the Q&A with Joe Brockmeier, Neowin's forum members came up with a great selection of
questions. One of the things I have always noticed about Fedora is the default desktop wallpaper, which gives a real sense of effort and refinement
when you see it. Did Fedora choose to go this route, or did it happen by chance?
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26.01.2009Ebay to spin off Skype with IPO
In September of 2005, Ebay bought Skype for 4.1 billion dollars; a massive amount of money for a company that had many suitors. Even after Ebay won
the bid for the company many were left wondering how Ebay would integrate Skype into its services effectively. The answer to that question is... they
couldn't. Ebay has announced that it will spin off Skype with an IPO (initial public offering) to separate the services that were never meant to
be meshed together. The original founders have tempted to buy back Skype but Ebay rejected the offer because they felt Skype was being undervalued.
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15.04.2009Time Warner to spin off, not sell, its cable business
Although Time Warner is strongly considering a "separate" structure for its majority-owned cable business, the company will be not be selling
off a cable spin-off, CEO Jeff Bewkes said today...
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12.03.2008Red Hat releases Fedora Core 6
On Tuesday, Red Hat released
Fedora Core 6, its newest
hobbyist version of Linux,
with an expandable new
installation routine and a
third try at incorporating Xen
virtualization software.
Fedora Core 6, free and
faster-moving alternative to
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is
in effect a rough draft of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5,
to be released in late 2006 or
early 2007. The biggest change
coming with RHEL 5 is Xen,
open-source virtualization
software that lets multiple
operating systems run
simultaneously, each in its
own separate compartment
called a virtual machine.
Virtualization, a high-end
feature now arriving in x86
servers, lets a single server
replace several less
efficiently used ones.
Xen appeared in Fedora
Core 4 and 5, but the version
in Fedora Core 6 should be
close to what appears in RHEL
5, said Max Spevack, the
Fedora project leader. One
major feature is a graphical
administration tool to control
Xen virtual machines.
Also in Fedora Core 6
is Linux eye candy, based on
the AIGLX project and the
Compiz window manager. The
features require 3D graphics
video support, but permit
several features. Among them,
desktops of the graphical user
interface can be mapped to
faces of a virtual 3D cube
that users can rotate. And
windows can become transparent
and wobbly like Jell-O when
moved.
The Linux
version also switches to the
DejaVu font, an open-source
font project derived from
Bitstream's Vera typeface.
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25.10.2006Why Facebook users must still be cautious
It all started with an article in The Consumerist, which noted that a change to Facebook's Terms of Service had been instituted, seemingly on the
sly*, that extended the company's access to your content essentially forever. Here at Neowin we made an effort to take apart the new Facebook
TOS to see just how onerous they were. Facebook bounced back, pumping out spin to media outlets big and small, about how they were retreating from
the "forever" addition to their TOS. They retreated to their previous TOS which, following their spin campaign, was supposed to make everything in
the world all right again.
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22.02.2009AMD to spin off fabs, claims analyst
Is AMD about to announce that it's going to reinvent itself as a fabless semiconductor company? That's certainly what one analyst thinks John
Lau, an analyst with investment hous Jefferies & Co. this week told his clients that moles have told him AMD has such a strategy in mind and might
announce the plan as early as mid-September, the Austin American Statesman writes.
Lau's forecast is that AMD will say it's seeking
a buyer or buyers for its Fab 36 and Fab 38 facilities in Dresden, Germany. In the meantime, the fabs will be spun off as a separate company. The
spin-off will be free to produce chips for the other companies, not just AMD, and to seek investment on the open market.
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04.09.2008$100 Laptop Prototype Unveiled
The One Laptop Per Child
foundation unveiled the first
working prototype of its $100
laptop at the Seven Countries
Task Force Meeting on Tuesday.
The device runs Fedora Linux
and features a color screen,
Wi-Fi, a 500MHz processor, and
1GB of flash memory...
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24.05.2006EchoStar becomes DISH, spins off most non-sat TV holdings
The company, whose primary holding its the satellite television service, will change its name and spin-off non-core businesses, an SEC filing
indicates...
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08.12.2007Shift Linux 0.6 Released
We have released Shift Linux 0.6 today. There are two versions released at this time: Shift Linux 0.6 Gnome and Shift Linux 0.6 Lite (for older
computers). Shift Linux Lite contains two less resource hogging desk managers (XFCE-4 and Fluxbox), but will have a full compliment of packages and
utilities. Both versions of Shift Linux 0.6 are fully installable (tested and verified).
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26.01.2008Intel launches probe into AMD's spin-off plans
Intel's lawyers are evaluating whether a new manufacturing business spun out of AMD could end a long-standing cross-licensing agreement between
the firms. On Tuesday, AMD announced plans to spin off its manufacturing operations into a separate company tentatively called The Foundry. The
restructuring lets struggling AMD rid itself of the financial burden of running fabrication plants and provides a hefty influx of cash from its
partner in the deal, Advanced Technology Investment Co. (ATIC).
Now, rival Intel is throwing a flag on the play. "We certainly have to
evaluate it," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy. "It certainly could be a change in the competitive landscape." Mulloy explained that Intel and AMD
have licensed each other's patents since 1976. Among other things, the latest pact signed in 2001 calls for AMD to pay royalties to Intel for the
use of its x86 architecture.
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09.10.2008Linux Apes Vista With New Distro Called Vixta
If Windows Vista is so terrible, how come theres someone in the open-source community who wants to copy it? Thats the case with the latest Linux
distro, a Vista look-alike called Vixta.
The project is hosted by Sourceforge, the online home of numerous open-source efforts, large and
small. Vixta fits into the latter category.
Theres hardly any information on the effort, other than a short blurb, which says its based on
the Fedora distro of Linux. Fedora is itself a project which
evolved out of the Red Hat community, and is still sponsored by the enterprise-Linux powerhouse.
Vixta
appears to be the brainchild of one A. Paulo Santos, who has posted most of the messages on the short Vixta-info mailing list, including one
announcing the availability of Vixta release 094.
Vixtas
home page touts the imminent availability of version 095, and enumerates the goals of the project as follows: ->
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10.10.2007US' brightest hope for DRAM competitiveness files for insolvency
It has been a hard uphill battle for memory maker Qimonda ever since parent company Infineon began its plan to spin it off in 2006. Today, that battle
may have come to a premature end...
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23.01.2009Delphi's First Retail GPS a Worthy Contender
REVIEW To many
consumers, Delphi is known as
a manufacturer of XM radios.
However, the company wants to
change that and show its
strength in other markets
where it has had an OEM
presence for years, such as
GPS. Enter the NAV200, which
BetaNews' Ed Oswald took for
a spin...
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21.11.2006MS' Social Networking Spinoff
Launches
Microsoft spin-off Wallop
launched its social networking
service at the DEMOfall
technology conference Tuesday,
saying its unique business
model is what sets itself
apart from competing services
like Facebook and MySpace...
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27.09.2006Microsoft attempts to put positive spin on Xbox 360 sales
With 360 sales lagging behind its competitors, Microsoft is stressing the strength of its games and accessories market as evidence that there is
nothing to worry about...
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