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Download the new Firefox 3.5 Web browser

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9 hours ago | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Get your hot, fresh Web browser from Firefox.

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China

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14 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.

Web browser enters a golden age

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Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

It's been a long time coming, but the humble Web browser is finally entering a golden age. Some 20 years after creation of the World Wide Web and more than 10 years after Microsoft crushed Netscape, the browser ...

Few iPhone apps likely to get wide usage: AdMob report

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Jun 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Tens of thousands of applications are available for Apple's popular iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report released on Thursday indicates that only a few are likely to attract widespread usage.

Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool

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Jun 24, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (8) | 1

US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.

Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities (w/ Video)

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Jun 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.

Secure, 3D Meeting Service Now Available with Lotus Sametime

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Jun 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

IBM today announced that a new service, Virtual Collaboration for Lotus Sametime, is now available. The service allows Lotus Sametime users to set up and use virtual meeting spaces securely behind-the-firewall ...

China to stick to controversial software rule

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Jun 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.

New technology enables high-speed data transfer

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Jun 18, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 8

GridFTP, a protocol developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, has been used to transfer unprecedented amounts of data over the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), which provides a ...

Researchers develops Java programming tools employing human-centered design techniques

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Jun 17, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed two new tools to help computer programmers select from among thousands of options within the application programming interfaces (APIs) ...

China backpedals on filtering software order

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Jun 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.

Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code

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Jun 13, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 4

(AP) -- A California company claims that the Internet-filtering software China has mandated for all new personal computers sold there contains stolen programming code.

Microsoft to sell Windows minus browser in Europe

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Jun 12, 2009 | 2.1 / 5 (7) | 4

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will make a separate version of the Windows 7 computer operating software for Europe that does not include its Internet Explorer Web browser, as it tries to head off another antitrust ...

US video game sales slide 23 pct in May

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Jun 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- U.S. video gamers spent less on games, hardware and accessories in May compared with a year ago, a sign that this year's release schedule couldn't compete with Take Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto IV" last spring.

Microsoft to Offer Free Antivirus Protection

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Jun 11, 2009 | 2 / 5 (34) | 31

Microsoft is gearing up to offer Windows users a free real-time antivirus protection. Code name Morro, the antivirus product will be a hosted service. Morro works by routing all users Internet traffic to a ...

South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft

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Jun 11, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp.

'Anti-aging' technique for computer software systems

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Jun 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

A University of Leicester researcher has investigated creating an optimum ‘anti-aging cream’ for computer software systems.

Writing in air not pie in the sky

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Jun 10, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

It's a familiar scene in airports and train stations. Hands full with luggage, briefcase, laptop or coat and there's something you need to remember, like the level and row numbers where you parked your car in the deck. What ...