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IE 8 lacks speed, community CNET News, CA Using two computers, one running Windows XP and one running Windows Vista, I timed the loading of a half-dozen popular Web sites, plus two folders containing numerous news and sports sites. I repeated the test in IE 8, and in Firefox, Safari 4, ... More...

An interesting article written over at ZDNet (article here), talks about the complex dance done by Microsoft on Windows 7 wherein the less powered applications of Windows 7 pose a threat to the software giant’s revenue stream. A lesser machine means lesser applications can be installed and lesser sales for Microsoft.Microsoft cannot do anything on [...] More...

ITProPortal What's New For Developers In Windows Mobile 6.5? Widgets! InformationWeek, NY The Windows Mobile blog team has released some information about what is new in Windows Mobile 6.5 for developers. Current development tools consist primarily of C/C++ or the .net compact framework. winmo 6.5 will bring Windows Mobile Widgets, ... Confirmed: Windows Mobile 6.5 Includes Widgets Softpedia Microsoft launching Windows 7 RC in May Australian Personal Computer Microsoft makes new revisions to its Windows 7 operating system TopNews United States pocketnow.com - InternetNews.com all 58 news articles More...

WinInfo Short Takes: Week of March 23 Windows IT Pro, CO I've been working furiously on "Windows 7 Secrets," the follow-up to "Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition," all week, but I feel like I'm getting nowhere, and of course it's not like I can take time off from the rest of life. Hopefully, I can make some ... More...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 avilable for Download webhostdir.com, UK You can grab Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista or Windows XP (but not Windows 7) at microsoft.com/ie8. IE8 has been in development for several months. If you've been using the pre-release betas or the most recent release candidate, then today's ... More...

Hands-on with IE 8: A giant step for Microsoft CNET News, CA Using the SunSpider JavaScript test, the official IE 8 scored 9849.4 ms on a Windows Vista machine with 2 GB of RAM and a 3.00 Ghz clock. This is significantly slower than most other major browsers. Not surprisingly, Microsoft claims (scroll down to ... More...

Boston Globe Is IE8 the Vista of Web browsers? CNNMoney.com From what I’m hearing, Redmond’s strategy with IE sounds a lot like the one that brought the world Windows Vista: Stay focused on your installed base. Pile on the features. Sacrifice performance for new tricks. And act as if the other operating systems ... Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8 Reuters Hands-on with IE 8: A giant step for Microsoft CNET News Microsoft to roll out its next-generation Web browser, Internet ... TopNews United States Microsoft Watch - NetworkWorld.com all 698 news articles More...

Today we’re excited to release the final build of Internet Explorer 8 in 25 languages. IE8 makes what real people do on the web every day faster, easier, and safer. Anyone running Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server can get 32- and 64-bit versions now from http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. (Windows 7 users will receive an updated IE8 as part of the next Windows 7 milestone.) We’ve blogged a lot here about what’s in IE8. Stepping back from individual features, Internet Explorer is focused on how real people use the Web. We designed the product experience based on real-world data from tens of millions of user sessions. We worked closely with developers and st…

Part 3 of my Internet Explorer 8 review provides a feature-by-feature breakdown describing what's new in this release... More...

Part 3 of my Internet Explorer 8 review provides a feature-by-feature breakdown describing what's new in this release... More...

Webware Radar: Photobucket teams with T-Mobile CNET News, CA Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has written about everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Don is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and posts at The Digital Home. He is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. More...

First Look: Internet Explorer 8 Is Microsoft's First Truly Modern ... Wired News You can grab Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista or Windows XP (but not Windows 7) at microsoft.com/ie8. IE8 has been in development for several months. If you've been using the pre-release betas or the most recent release candidate, then today's ... More...

The Aspire 4935G is a beautiful machine perfect for multimedia functionalities. Windows Vista ultimate should make the hardware rock. Below are the specs: - Intel Centrino 2 processor Technology - Intel PM45 Express Chipset, 1066 MHz FSB, Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 - nVidia GeForce 9300M GS Graphics Card (512MB of dedicated DDR II VRAM) - 14″ HD [...] More...

Daily Nation Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8 Reuters Microsoft, the world's largest software company, said IE8 will run with Windows Vista, its latest operating system, and also Windows XP, the previous version which some users still prefer over Vista. The application replaces IE7, which has a lock on ... Microsoft to roll out its next-generation Web browser, Internet ... TopNews United States IE8 is new and improved -- is it back on top? NetworkWorld.com Microsoft Ups Ante With New Browser All Things D Blogs ENT News - WinInformant.com all 588 news articles More...

The first half of my Internet Explorer 8 review is now available. The second half will be available later today... More...

Mac security researcher wins Pwn2Own contest Apple Insider, VA Windows Vista was cracked in last year's contest due to a flaw in the Adobe Flash plugin, which is not open source but which security experts were still able to exploit. At the same time, Apple's use of open source also enables the company to issues ... More...

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ATI gets graphics ready for Windows 7 CNET News, CA Advanced Micro Devices' ATI graphics unit said Wednesday that it has released new graphics drivers that will constitute a "unified" driver installation package that supports both Windows Vista and Windows 7. ATI refers to its drivers as Catalyst and ... More...

The quiet Ubuntu Netbook revolution CNET News, CA So I disagree that "everything" is supported. by telic March 18, 2009 5:50 PM PDT Google searches show that many PC users -- including Gateway MT6707 owners -- report a variety of hardware problems just by trying to downgrade from MS Vista to Windows ... More...

BBC News Microsoft Ups Ante With New Browser All Things D Blogs, CA Microsoft is making IE8 available, free, at noon EDT Thursday, for both Windows XP and Windows Vista, at microsoft.com/ie8. A version also will be tailored for the forthcoming Windows 7, the next edition of the company’s operating system. ... Opera: IE 'Kill' Switch Not Enough WinInformant.com all 72 news articles More...

Reuters Microsoft releases new version of web browser Reuters Microsoft, the world's largest software company, said IE8 will run with Windows Vista, its latest operating system, and also Windows XP, the previous version which some users still prefer over Vista. The application replaces IE7, which has a lock on ... More...

Thinking back, I think we can all remember a time sitting in our high school computer labs, clamoring away on the keyboard trying to finish some assignment our Computer Studies teacher, Mr. Smith for the example I’m going to use in this post, had assigned. Something that I always found amazing was how the high school IT Administrators, usually also Mr. Smith, would be able to manage such an environment on a relatively tiny budget. Today’s large corporations can afford fairly specialized IT Pro staff. However, my post today will be focusing on small IT Pro shops and providing guidance on how to customize and deploy Internet Explorer 8. In particular, I will be using…

PC World Jailbreakers Get Busy on iPhone OS 3.0 PC World Windows Vista Migration: The Business Proposition It's not so much a matter of "if" but "when" for most organizations regarding migration to Windows Vista. Laying the groundwork now for this migration can yield higher ROI than waiting until later. ... More...