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Microsoft licenses another flash file format

Microsoft on Thursday said it has started licensing the technology behind another flash memory format. Read more »

What's new in Windows 7?

In a posting to its Engineering Windows 7 blog on Thursday, Microsoft outlined some of the changes that will be made for the next public version, which will be a near-final "release candidate" build. Read more »

FreeDOS finally hits 1.0 milestone

Over a decade since Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system came and went, an open source version is here Read more »

Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected

The US Patent Office has rejected two Microsoft patents over the FAT file format, but the software maker said on Wednesday that it's not ready to give up its battle to protect its widely used method for storing data. Read more »

A sneak peak at Longhorn

A more advanced test version of Windows XP's successor has leaked onto the Web, and analysts say it indicates that Microsoft has stepped up work to deliver the new operating system. Read more »

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Fix Linux when it won't start

No OS is 100 percent foolproof. Eventually, even Linux may not boot one day when you want it to. Read more »

JConsole: remoting, notifications and log control

In real applications, instrumentation is usually monitored across the network. Following on from our tutorial on JConsole, here's how to network-enable your managed Java applications. Read more »

Migrating Legacy Applications

Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis, takes a closer look at the steps you need to take to successfully migrate legacy applications. Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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    TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »

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