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News Throughout the redesign, though, it took on added importance until it became the default mode when the revamped Web mail program ultimately launched. Microsoft is announcing a series of changes to its Windows Live... [13 Nov 2008]
Microsoft nears Verizon search deal
News Microsoft is getting closer to a deal to become the default search provider for Verizon Wireless, according to reports. Microsoft could share advertising revenue with Verizon under terms being considered, with guaranteed... [12 Nov 2008]
Windows 7 boosts location based services
News Microsoft does give a range of control options, such as turning off location services by default, as well as the ability to limit such services only to specific users or only to applications, as opposed to services that... [10 Nov 2008]
Apple chasing budget buyers with MacBook newbies
News The default memory allotment stays at 2GB, but you trade 667MHz DDR2 memory for faster 1066MHz DDR3 memory. Pricing remains the same, with $1,999 and $2,499 default configurations. The higher-end model... [15 Oct 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News While they can see the benefits of Chrome, many feel making it the default option for their business could be more trouble than it's worth. Chrome is the latest product in Google's reasonably successful attempt to expand... [03 Oct 2008]
CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
News Many in the 'no' camp attributed their lack of Chrome testing to their IT infrastructures being set up to run with Internet Explorer as the default browser. Despite the hype it seems few IT teams are testing Google's... [29 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News The X1 runs the Opera mobile web browser as default, despite also having Microsoft's Internet Explorer. With Sony Ericsson's inaugural Windows Mobile device set to be launched in the coming days, the handset maker has... [26 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News In more detail, RIM has integrated the Microsoft Live Search engine into the BlackBerry Browser making Microsoft the default search engine for BlackBerry devices. In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with... [12 Sep 2008]
Google releases notes on Chrome security fixes
News Second was to prevent the user's desktop from being the default download directory to mitigate "the risk of malicious cluttering of the desktop with unwanted downloads, which can lead to executing unwanted files", Larson... [09 Sep 2008]
Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News The average computer user tends to lack the technical know-how or motivation to change from their default browser, Internet Explorer, giving Microsoft around 60 per cent of the market without even trying. [02 Sep 2008]
Firefox 3.1 coming soon?
News Developer Chris Double wrote in his blog: "The backend has been committed to the main Mozilla source code and is enabled by default. Developers working on the next version of Firefox aim to release a beta to the public... [07 Aug 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News The guidelines include: removing active screensavers from desktop PCs; switching monitors to standby after five minutes inactivity; automatically shutting down desktop computers outside working hours; reusing as much computer equipment... [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News By default, Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 runs in a restricted mode known as Enhanced Security Configuration that sets the security level for the internet zone to 'high'. [08 Jul 2008]
Latest Asus Eees announced
News Both based on Intel's low-power 1.6GHz Atom processor, the Eee 901 and 1000 should have better battery life than their predecessors, especially as they feature six-cell 6600mAh batteries as opposed to the Eee 900's much-derided four-cell... [16 Jun 2008]
Internet Explorer 8 - websites warned to prep for problems
News Microsoft decided earlier this year that it will make 'super-standards' mode the default with IE8. Microsoft originally planned to make the super-standards mode an opt-in choice and the IE7 standards mode the... [13 Jun 2008]
