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Chrome gets fixed; researcher gets paid

The stable version of Google Chrome for Windows has been updated with three critical security fixes and an announcement that the first payouts to crowd-sourced security researchers have been delivered. Read more »

Opera to show off iPhone browser despite Apple ban

Opera plans to demonstrate a version of its Mini browser for the iPhone at Mobile World Congress next week, even though Apple does not permit any other browsers on its handset. Read more »

Google stingy on malware handout?

To entice security researchers to look for holes in the Chrome browser, Google has announced it will pay US$500 for bugs found in the code. But several experts have said that's not enough money to motivate skilled vulnerability researchers. Read more »

Unveiling Apple's iPad: Live blog

After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has had its say. See the train of events in this blog from the high-profile press event which kicked off in San Francisco at 10am PST — 5am Sydney time. Read more »

Start-up claims Microsoft China took its code

A start-up says that a microblogging service recently launched by Microsoft in China "rips off" its user interface and also contains a huge percentage of similar code. Read more »

Adobe brings Photoshop.com to the iPhone

Adobe Systems on Friday introduced a new Photoshop app for iPhone users that lets them edit photos from both their phone and their online library on Photoshop.com. Read more »

RailCorp wrestles with Conficker

RailCorp has confirmed that some of its workstations had been infected with the Conficker virus, although it insisted that the virus had caused no operational impact. Read more »

Microsoft launches free Security Essentials package

Microsoft on Tuesday introduced its long-awaited consumer security suite Microsoft Security Essentials, a free download that replaces the paid-for OneCare product. Read more »

Microsoft to release free security software soon

Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late Sunday. Read more »

MonoTouch lets .NET coders build iPhone apps

Novell on Monday introduced MonoTouch 1.0, a development framework for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch that uses Microsoft's .NET with C# and other programming languages. Read more »

Features (98)

Making the choice between virtual and physical servers

"Virtualise everything" is a popular MO in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense. Read more »

10 ways to ensure that you finish work on time

In these times of financial uncertainty, there is a lot of pressure to work longer and longer hours and to be seen doing so. Read more »

Social computing: Start small, think big

Don't be afraid of social networking and blogs in the office, says Freeform Dynamics's David Tebbutt. Here's how you can make them work for you. Read more »

10 ways Microsoft could help Linux

The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »

Three proven success tips for IT leaders

Many IT leaders say they don't have the experience to push hard for what they believe is right for the company. This article offers three success tips to make it easier to make the right decision. Read more »

Mozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome

Things just got a lot more complicated for Mitchell Baker, the Mozilla Foundation's chairman and "chief lizard wrangler." Read more »

Control Apache with the apachectl command

The apachectl command is an often overlooked program that allows you a great deal of control over Apache processes. This article explains the basics of this command, which you can use to debug or test Apache configurations. Read more »

Should web developers keep up with browser statistics?

This article explains why developers may want to keep up with web browser statistics and describes where to find this information. It also discusses how browser market share impacts your development work. Read more »

Open source's usability challenge

The iPhone has been out for a year, and known about in detail for considerably longer. Yet the very latest crop of state-of-the-art Windows Mobile phones, clearly designed as head-on competitors to that phone, miss the mark by miles. Read more »

Why Chrome will win and why it will lose

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »

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Non-professional Oracle wrestling

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into. Read more »

Microsoft adopts GPL for Hyper-V Linux components

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Mark this day in your diary: Microsoft has decided to use the GPL for some of its software. Read more »

Yahoo's Outlook alternative: Zimbra Desktop

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If you could collect your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and corporate messages into a single in-box, would you switch? Read more »

Mozilla launches super-simple Firefox customiser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- You and your geek friends may love trolling the Mozilla site for Firefox add-ons, but the lineup on the site can be overwhelming. To simplify the add-on market, Mozilla has just launched Fashion Your Firefox, a tightly edited version of the add-on library with a very simple installer. Read more »

How many Windows 7s will there be?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The internet has been awash with rumours about Windows 7, with a pre-beta release being handed out to attendees at the Professional Developers Conference in the US this week. But how many Windows 7 versions will there be? Read more »

Spellr.us needs a new dictionary

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. Read more »

Facebook's portal for the masses

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week, Facebook took a number of strategic steps toward its goal of giving people the "power to share and make the world more open and connected." That's how founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the mission statement for Facebook. Read more »

Omnidrive: Alive and kicking?

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Troubled online storage start-up Omnidrive late last week said it was continuing to develop its products and was examining the potential to merge its technology with that of other companies. Read more »

Melbourne clichés: Things of stone and code

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- It's fair to say that the weather in Melbourne has changed as often as speaker's laptops have failed -- and I'd expect nothing less. Read more »

Free AntiVirus beats all comers in AntiVirus fight club

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- A rare AntiVirus accuracy competition was conducted at Linuxworld this week, and the results should come as a blow to the paid antivirus industry. Read more »

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