Napster hangs "for sale" sign in front window
Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or an outright sale of the company.
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20.9.2006 Thunderbird 3 beta 4 available for download
Mozilla's popular email client 'Thunderbird' is progressing nicely, having hit the beta 4 milestone of version 3 just earlier, bringing some nice new changes and improvements with it according to the guys over at ghacks.
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22.9.2009 Mozilla accepts, will work with Microsoft to see Firefox, Thunderbird work on Vista
Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer for the two competitors to work together to ensure Mozilla's Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email suite work more seamlessly on Redmond's upcoming Windows Vista operating system (OS).
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25.8.2006 Is 64-bit Vista ready for take off?
There have been 64-bit versions of Windows since Windows 2000, but Microsoft thinks 64-bit Vista may finally be starting to take off....
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4.8.2008 Vista users get the 64-bit blues
Microsoft is keen to stir up enthusiasm for Windows Vista, but when it comes to the 64-bit edition of the recently released operating system, the software giant is sending decidedly mixed messages.
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20.2.2007 6 Caveats 64-bit Windows Vista
There is little doubt that 64-bit architectures are the future, as far as the parallel evolution of processors and operating systems goes.
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12.1.2008 Windows Vista 64-bit Today
There appears to be a shift taking place in the PC industry: the move from 32-bit to 64-bit PCs. We've been tracking the change by looking at the percentage of 64-bit PCs connecting to Windows Update, and have seen a dramatic increase in recent months.
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31.7.2008 Best 64-bit Windows Vista Anti-Virus
Windows Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Unlike Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, which is the last server operating system from the Redmond company, the 32-bit client platform will live long after Windows Vista.
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2.8.2007 PC Manufacturers Embrace 64-Bit Vista
We knew it would come sooner or later, and from the looks of it widespread 64-bit computing might be on the horizon.
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7.5.2008 Nvidia ForceWare for Windows Vista 100.64 (BETA)
Nvidia has released yet another beta set of video drivers for Windows Vista. As usual, only English flavours (both 32bit and 64bit) are available.
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16.2.2007 16 Windows Vista MUI Packs for 64 bit Versions
Thanks to Ragnor which report this downloads in our forum. Here are Vista 64-bit version of the 16 multi-lingual user interface kits (MUI).
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12.3.2007 64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Available for Download Straight from Microsoft
In another move coming out of nowhere, unconfirmed and unannounced through official channels, Microsoft has now apparently started serving the 64-bit variant of Vista SP1 RTM to end users.
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21.2.2008 Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?
An iTWire journo by the name of Alex has found yet another Vista SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems.
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25.2.2008 Microsoft Makes Vista SP1 Play Nice with the VIA 64-bit CPU
Even though the processor market is dominated by Intel, with AMD struggling to expand its elbow room, new players are able to find a little room to breathe.
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1.7.2008 Forget 32-bit XP SP3, It's All About 64-bit Vista SP1
Back in 2007, because of the ubiquity of 32-bit architectures, and the market's slow migration pace toward 64-bit computing, Microsoft announced that the next version of the Windows client, Windows 7, would be delivered in both x86 and x64 flavors.
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15.8.2008 Microsoft Plans to Combine 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista After SP1
A clue for the development strategy of Windows Seven? Thanks to odeeee for this post. Although it has downplayed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as just a standard refresh, Microsoft in fact plans to combine 32-bit and 64-bit versions of its latest operating system.
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16.6.2007 Download 32-bit and 64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Slipstream ISO Images
Microsoft is offering for download both the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista SP1, the slipstream versions as ISO images. A slipstream version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is essentially nothing more than the RTM version of the latest Windows client with the service pack already integrated.
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29.2.2008 Yes, You Can Turn 32-bit Vista into 64-bit Vista
Yes, you can turn the 32-bit SKUs of Windows Vista into the 64-bit editions of the operating system. But it will cost you...
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29.1.2008 Making 64-bit Vista SP1 Say It's Vista SP1
Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system versions or the service pack releases.
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25.8.2008 Who wants or needs 64 bits?
It looks like the world isn't clamoring for 64-bit desktops just yet.
Nearly two and a half years have passed since 64-bit processors started going into PCs. But the software to take full advantage of these chips remains scarce, and customers aren't buying much of what's out there. The 64-bit chips provide greater performance than their older 32-bit counterparts, but that's because of speed upgrades and other architectural enhancements.
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7.3.2006 32-bit Vista SP1 = 1GB 64-bit Vista SP1 = 1.5GB
If you think that Windows Vista was a fast operating system, then just wait for the first service pack. According to data released by Microsoft, Vista SP1 with weigh in at a maximum of 1.5 GB.
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30.8.2007 Microsoft Makes Its Own: 32-bit Windows Vista vs. 64-bit Windows Vista
With Windows Vista, Microsoft delivered both the 32-bit and 64-bit flavors concomitantly, a first for the company, whose Windows XP x64 Professional (April, 2005) was launched one year after Windows XP SP2 (August 2005) and four after the initial 32-bit Windows XP (2001).
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8.1.2008 Windows XP 64 Final
See why you should consider upgrading to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
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Microsoft's future is in 64-bit
With the launch of Vista coming over the next few months, Microsoft has had little opportunity to talk about anything else.
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27.11.2006 Microsoft sets plans to go 64-bit only
Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft Server and Tools, announced at the IT Forum being held in Barcelona, Spain that while the first release of the upcoming next-version Windows Server family code-named Longhorn will be both 32-bit and 64-bit, the future update release to that, known as Windows Server "Longhorn" R2, will bring the complete transition to 64-bit-only hardware.
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18.11.2005 Microsoft Rolls the 64-Bit Dice
Goodbye 32-bits. Sometime next year, Microsoft will release a 64-bit only version if its popular Exchange messaging server software, but has no plans to upgrade the current 32-bit version.
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3.7.2006 64-Bit XP: A Failed Tech Trend?
ExtremeTech has published a list of
the Top 10 Failed Tech Trends for 2005. Number 4:
The failure of Windows XP 64-bit edition to really take off. "When Windows XP Professional x64 actually arrived, it was all pretty much underwhelming. This is actually not Microsoft's fault. While the kids in Redmond did hype Windows 64-bit enhancements, they also cautioned that x64 would be a tool mostly for developers and certain vertical applications," the Extreme editors admit.
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1.1.2006 Xinput Driver for Microsoft Common Controller (64 Bit)
The Microsoft Common Controller Driver is a new game input standard that is used for both the Xbox360 console and for Windows XP SP1 and above.
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6.5.2006 Microsoft Exploring Windows 8 Exclusively 64-Bit Scenario
Microsoft is exploring the possibility of delivering Windows 8 exclusively for 64-bit. As far as the next iteration of Windows is concerned, the Redmond company already confirmed that Windows 7 would come in both x86 and x64 flavors.
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25.11.2008 Windows 7 64-Bit x64 Direct Download Links
User who only wants to download Windows 7 installation files via official and verified source can choose to download the ESD files instead, which contains setup1.box, setup2.box and a edition-specific Windows 7 setup installer, and not in ISO format, although its easy to make a bootable Windows 7 DVD or ISO with the unloaded Windows 7 setup files.
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25.10.2009Thunderbird to Get Calendar
Add-in
It looks as if Mozilla
developers are attempting to
make their Thunderbird e-mail
client more competitive with
Microsoft's Outlook. A
roadmap to integrate a
calendar application with
Thunderbird was posted
recently, which details the
project known as
"Lightning."..
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28.09.2005Next-generation Mozilla Thunderbird in Alpha 1, called 'Shredder'
A developer preview release of Mozilla's next version of the Thunderbird e-mail client has been made available to the developer and tester community...
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16.05.2008Key Thunderbird Devs Leave Mozilla
Without providing any public reason, two of the chief developers behind Mozilla's Thunderbird client announced their intentions to leave ahead of the
e-mail client's split from the company...
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08.10.2007Mozilla Rolls Out Thunderbird 2.0 RC1
Mozilla on Friday took the
wraps off of the first release
candidate of its upcoming
Thunderbird 2.0 release, aimed
at making organization of
e-mail easier for its users...
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07.04.2007Mozilla Weighs Options for Thunderbird
Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker
suggested Thursday that its
Thunderbird e-mail client be
spun off, but is soliciting
the opinions of users before
making any final decision. By
spinning it off, she believes
that the project would allow
the application to thrive...
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27.07.2007Sirius-XM merger approval by FCC hangs on one vote
The record-breakingly long merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio now hangs upon the vote of one final FCC Commissioner...
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24.07.2008Mozilla Delivers New Thunderbird Beta
Mozilla earlier this week
issued a public beta of the
next version of its
Thunderbird e-mail client. In
addition, it said it was
delaying a planned security
update to Firefox for
unspecified reasons...
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14.12.2006Mozilla Rolls Out Thunderbird
1.5
Mozilla on Thursday launched
version 1.5 of its popular
Thunderbird e-mail client. The
release focuses on improving
spam filtering technology,
easing the software upgrade
process, enhancing RSS and
podcasting support, and
improving overall
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13.01.2006Mozilla Patches Firefox,
Thunderbird
Mozilla has pushed to users
minor upgrades to both Firefox
and the Thunderbird e-mail
client, with both including
seven security patches each
and improvements to product
stability...
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16.09.2006Mozilla may separate from Thunderbird to focus on Firefox
The Mozilla Foundation is
thinking about creating a
separate organization to take
control of its Thunderbird
e-mail application, allowing
it to concentrate on
development of the Firefox Web
browser.
In a
blog
posting Wednesday,
Mitchell Baker, CEO of
Mozilla, a subsidiary of the
Mozilla Foundation, called for
a new structure to allow "the
Thunderbird community to
determine its own destiny"
and asked the open-source
community for input.
Baker said Mozilla's
Thunderbird effort "is
dwarfed" by the energy it
spends on the Firebox browser
and the ecosystem around
it.
"Mozilla
doesn't focus on Thunderbird
as much as we do ... on
Firefox and we don't expect
this to change in the
foreseeable future," she
wrote. A separate organization
focused on the maintenance and
further development of the
e-mail client, she added,
would be able to move
independently and thus deepen
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26.07.2007Windows Vista 64-bit Today
Chris Flores: There appears to be a shift taking place in the PC industry: the move from 32-bit to 64-bit PCs.
We've been
tracking the change by looking at the percentage of 64-bit PCs connecting to Windows Update, and have seen a dramatic increase in recent months. The
installed base of 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, as a percentage of all Windows Vista systems, has more than tripled in the U.S. in the last three months,
while worldwide adoption has more than doubled during the same period. Another view shows that 20% of new Windows Vista PCs in the U.S. connecting to
Windows Update in June were 64-bit PCs, up from just 3% in March. Put more simply, usage of 64-bit Windows Vista is growing much more rapidly than
32-bit. Based on current trends, this growth will accelerate as the retail channel shifts to supplying a rapidly increasing assortment of 64-bit
desktops and laptops.
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31.07.2008Microsoft claims a consumer 'shift' to 64-bit Vista, but where are the drivers?
A big "shift" is now on to 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, even among consumers, according to Microsoft product manager Chris Flores. But he
acknowledges that, even now, few if any 64-drivers are available for some categories of consumer products, including DVD/RW devices...
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31.07.2008Is 64-bit Vista ready for take off?
For many moons, I've been raising the issue of how people get to 64-bit Windows 7, which is a big compatibility shift from 32-bit Windows XP. The
obvious answer is via Vista, but is that 32-bit Vista and/or 64-bit Vista? The price includes both, so it's up to you.
Initially, Vista
was a bit short of drivers, or else had some bad drivers. That made 32-bit Vista the obvious choice for most people, because 64-bit drivers were even
rarer. The same thing applied to software compatibility, only more so, because while it does run 32-bit programs, 64-bit Vista is much less forgiving
about rubbish programming.
Now it looks as though the dramatic improvements in Vista drivers etc could be feeding through into the 64-bit
version (possibly with a bit of help from the Windows Server market, which is now almost all 64-bit). Anyway, according to Chris Flores on the
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04.08.2008Mozilla patched a remote code execution flaw in Thunderbird
Mozilla has released
Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 which fixes a remote
exploitation of a vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on Linux and Windows.
The vulnerability exists when
parsing an e-mail if the "Preview" pane is turned on, which is the default. Then all a targeted user has to do is select the message in the browsing
pane. Once the message is previewed, the vulnerability will be triggered, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
current user.
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27.02.2008Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
Simple to use, powerful, and
customizable, Thunderbird is a
full-featured email
application. Thunderbird
supports IMAP and POP mail
protocols, as well as HTML
mail formatting. Easily import
your existing email accounts
and messages. Built-in RSS
capabilities, powerful quick
search, spell check as you
type, global inbox, deleting
attachments and advanced
message filtering round out
Thunderbird's modern feature
set.
Despite not
being featured on the
Thunderbird homepage the files
have all been uploaded to the
Mozilla FTP site.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
Thunderbird is a full-featured
email application. Thunderbird
supports IMAP and POP mail
protocols, as well as HTML
mail formatting. Easily import
your existing email accounts
and messages. Built-in RSS
capabilities, powerful quick
search, spell check as you
type, global inbox, deleting
attachments and advanced
message filtering round out
Thunderbird's modern
feature set.
Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
maintenance release is now
available for the general
public.
neowin.net - 08.11.2006
Mozilla Splits Thunderbird as Seperate subsidiary
Similar to what it did with Firefox a couple of years ago, the Mozilla Foundation has decided to spin Thunderbird off as a separate subsidiary. The
as-of-yet-unnamed subsidiary will be given $3 million in seed funding and the sole task of shepherding Thunderbird's development.
Thunderbird hit the 2.0 milestone earlier this year and is available in over 35 languages on all the major platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
But in contrast to Firefox, which has seen its market share soar since its 1.0 release, Thunderbird has struggled to catch the attention of PC users
around the world in the same way that Firefox has. Although Thunderbird is a solid, full-featured client, it faces competition from both free e-mail
clients available from Microsoft and Apple as well as from webmail apps.
Mozilla Foundation CEO Mitchell Baker first hinted at her plans
for Thunderbird in July. With the announcement, the Foundation hopes to energize Thunderbird development and adoption by giving it its own home within
the Foundation. In a post on her blog, Baker says that the seed funding will be used primarily to attract talented people "who are passionate about
e-mail and Internet communications."
neowin.net - 19.09.2007
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0: New calendar, better search
A new Mozilla Foundation effort to improve its
Thunderbird open-source e-mail software now has an official name--and its first public goals.
Thunderbird 3.0 is due to ship
by the end of the year with a more comprehensive search feature and official integration of the Lightning calendar add-on, said David Ascher, chief executive of the newly named
Mozilla Messaging subsidiary. The first alpha release will come sooner, though, for those who want to test the software.
winbeta.org - 19.02.2008
Mozilla fixes nine flaws in Thunderbird
Mozilla Messaging patched nine security vulnerabilities in Thunderbird Wednesday, the first time it's plugged holes in the e-mail software since
early May. Thunderbird 2.0.0.16, which was added to Mozilla's download servers late Wednesday, quashes nine bugs, including one that was patched
last week in Firefox , the company's open-source browser. The remainder fix flaws that were first addressed in early July when Mozilla updated
Firefox to version 2.0.0.15.
It's not unusual for Thunderbird security updates to lag behind those released for Firefox. Seven of the
nine bugs were rated "moderate" by Mozilla, the second-lowest of the four rankings in its threat system. The other two were pegged as "low."
neowin.net - 25.07.2008
Thunderbird developers quit Mozilla
Just three weeks after Mozilla Corp. spun off its Thunderbird to a new subsidiary, the only two paid developers working on the e-mail client said they
were quitting the company.
Both Scott McGregor and David Bienvenu used terse blog posts last week to announce that their last day
with Mozilla will be Friday.
"I plan to continue on, as a volunteer, with my role as a module owner for the Thunderbird
project," said McGregor, who started the Thunderbird project in February 2003.
"I wish the Mozilla Corporation and the new Thunderbird Mail Corporation luck in their future endeavors," he added. Bienvenu posted a similar message on his blog Friday.
Mozilla did not respond to questions and a request for comment on the departure of the two developers, who led the largely volunteer
effort.
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