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Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'

Mozilla hopes to release the final version of Firefox 3.6 later this month and a stability-improving update code-named Lorentz by March as part of a revised updating strategy. Read more »

PlayStation 3 site hacked, 2.40 upgrade suspended

Sony has suspended its PlayStation 2.40 firmware upgrade following reports it has fouled up some users' systems — Sony has also removed hacked pages on its Playstation web site. Read more »

Qantas flights checked for Dell batteries

Qantas is giving in-flight warnings to passengers carrying laptops affected by Dell's battery recall, amid public concerns the batteries can explode. Read more »

Take browsers to the limit: Google

The only way to transform the Web into the desktop platform of the future is to fully embrace bleeding edge features in browser software, the creator of Google Maps says. Read more »

Intel fills in more details on Itanium family

Intel will add a number of features to two upcoming Itanium family chips, as it looks to cut power consumption, raise performance and, hopefully, stoke greater interest among buyers. Read more »

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Using Mirrored Media Sets in SQL Server 2005

Mirrored Media Sets is a new feature in the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005. It enables the creation of redundant copies of a backup file to reduce the possibility of a backup device malfunction. Here's how you make it work. Read more »

Insights into Linux Web site deployment

Peter Harrison, author of the Linux Quick Fix Notebook, discusses the Web site hosting decision making process and shares his thoughts concerning the future of Linux. Read more »

Create wrapper classes with dynamic proxies

With dynamic proxies, you can create wrappers on the fly to prevent malfunctions and save tedious code repetition. Find out how you can use them. Read more »

Reliable software--"Mission Impossible"?

Sustainable computing may sound like a slogan out of the pages of a New Age manual, but there's nothing crunchy about the people behind it. Read more »

Building a security response team

With security an ever-increasing concern, enterprises are building security response teams to combat and solve problems. Learn who you should include on such a team, and some models around which you can structure your task force. Read more »

Keeping PCs out of the junk pile

Smaller IT budgets have caused support pros to require computers to work longer than originally intended. Here are some tips to help you develop a strategy for keeping older PCs in tip-top shape. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    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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