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Firefox 3 gives browser security, Web app makeover

Mozilla has released a new beta version of Firefox 3, with the popular open source Web browser featuring significant new features that according to its makers will improve security, ease of use and the rendering of Web pages. Read more »

Office 12 moves closer to beta

Microsoft has notified potential testers that it expects to release the first beta version of Office 12 in the next few weeks. Read more »

Third beta of Internet Explorer 7 is out

Microsoft has released a third "beta" or testing version of the next version of its popular Internet Explorer Web browser. Read more »

Microsoft launches Exchange '07, Forefront betas

Microsoft launched on Monday the second beta of its Exchange 2007 messaging server and Forefront Exchange security service. Read more »

Google puts the brakes on Accelerator

Google has stopped downloads of Accelerator, blaming capacity problems, after some users complained their privacy had been invaded Read more »

Netscape launches browser beta

Netscape has released a public test version of a Web browser that includes antifraud technology, with hopes of challenging Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Read more »

Mozilla accepts Microsoft help

Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer of help toward ensuring interoperability between Firefox and the upcoming Vista operating system. Read more »

IE 7 bugs abound

People didn't lose any time in finding bugs in the latest preview release of Internet Explorer 7. Read more »

Microsoft's antivirus deletes users' e-mails

Microsoft has admitted that its Live OneCare security suite has been accidentally deleting some users' Outlook and Outlook Express e-mails. Read more »

Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw

A zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the Windows cursor could be spreading rapidly. Read more »

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What's new in Windows Vista?

Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS. Read more »

Building on top of osCommerce

By choosing to modify an existing open source e-retailing system, Damian Hickey was able to accelerate the development process, but also took on board a score of additional problems. Read more »

Are you ready for 64-bit architecture development?

Many chipmakers have announced desktop-ready CPU chips based on 64-bit architecture. Will such desktops lead to a migration to 64-bit architecture development in the coming year? And, more importantly, will you be ready for it? Read more »

Windows 2003 certification: Top 10 study topics

See what you'll need to bone up on to keep your Microsoft server certifications current. Read more »

Windows XP SP2 -- test your applications

Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications. Read more »

Watch out for IE Local Zone script injection flaw

A flaw in the way Internet Explorer handles some errors, discovered by security company GreyMagic, could result in an attacker being able to read local files on a system or run various scripting commands. Get the details. Read more »

Microsoft to open more source code

Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow talks about whether the company plans to release more Office source code. The question is, does anybody want it? Read more »

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Technology that will still suck in '07

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- As another year begins I thought I'd compile a short list of technology I think will still suck in 2007. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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