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3 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Race on between hackers, Microsoft over IE zero-day

Hackers are racing to build reliable exploits to use against a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer , putting pressure on Microsoft to push out a patch before attacks go public, researchers said today.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Science / Technology

8 hrs ago | Microsoft Download Center

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Language Pack

The Microsoft Office Language Interface Pack 2010 Beta a ' provides a user interface for many Microsoft Office 2010 Beta programs.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft Office

13 hrs ago | Associated Content

Black Friday Laptop Deals

I have been looking at all the ads for Black Friday in search of a good laptop deal.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Science / Technology

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Bit-tech.net main Feed

Mass Effect 2 system requirements revealed

Mass Effect 2 will have the same copy protection system as Dragon Age: Origins - a simple disc check.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Digital Rights Management

NewsFactor

Android Powers New Acer Hardware

PC maker Acer has switched to Google's Android portable operating system for a new Acer Liquid smartphone and a new netbook version of the Aspire One laptop, the D250.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, PC, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

Ask Dave Taylor!

How do I restore the main menu bar in MS Internet Explorer?

How do I get back the menus across the top of the screen that used to be displayed in Microsoft Internet Explorer? Back when Microsoft Windows XP was the most recent release of Windows, and Internet Explorer 6 was the most popular browser, users were accustomed to seeing familiar menus across the top of the browser window, "File", "Edit", "View", ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Boot Camp Drivers update 2.2 for Windows available

Installation requires Boot Camp 2.1 to have been previously installed as well as Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple

Associated Content

New Attack Breaches Internet Explorers Security

A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, PC, Science / Technology

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Popular Mechanics

So You Want to Buy a Netbook...

The netbook formula is simple: Take one ordinary notebook, strip out some of its processing power, shrink its size by a little and reduce the price tag by a lot.

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Related Topix: CPU, Wireless, Emerging Technology

Pnompenh Post

Microsoft launches new OS locally

Microsofta s country head Pily Wong says Windows 7 is better suited to the Cambodian market than its predecessor.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Computers, Science / Technology

TIME.com

BioWare Details PC Requirements and Something About DRM

The boxed/retail PC version of Mass Effect 2 will use only a basic disk check and it will not require online authentication.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU

Techworld

How to repair Microsoft Windows remotely

Whether you're an IT pro or the go to geek in your social circle, often the biggest hassle in fixing a computer problem is simply getting to the PC that needs help.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computers, PC, Keyboards

Customer Interaction Solutions

Houston Chronicle Computing column: COMPUTING

As the holiday shopping season looms, those looking for new PCs face a bounty. There are a slew of shiny new systems on store shelves and e-commerce sites, largely thanks to Microsoft's recent release of Windows 7. Knowing that the antidote to Windows Vista was just around the corner, PC makers revamped their lines to take advantage of Windows 7's ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU, Computers

Tue Nov 24, 2009

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics

Last week, Microsoft showed off some browser technology that could help Internet Explorer leapfrog the competition.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU, Microsoft

The Gadgeteer

AT&T and HP Introduce iPAQ Glisten World Phone

Today HP announced a new smartphone - " the iPAQ Glisten, which will be available through AT&T. The iPAQ Glisten is a 3G world phone, running Windows Mobile 6.5 and features the improved Internet Explorer Mobile 6. It has a comfortable, full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-enabled AMOLED screen.

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Related Topix: HP, Computers, Hewlett Packard, Keyboards, Science / Technology, Wireless, Emerging Technology

NetworkWorld

Scrolling magic of Apple's Magic Mouse comes to PC users

Apple's new 55 Magic Mouse , billed as the world's first Multi-Touch mouse, is now reportedly available to Windows users.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

CIO

Pros and Cons of Windows 7 Security

The recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report highlights the vast improvements in security from Windows XP to Windows 7. Even so, no operating system is perfect.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

CIO

Microsoft Confirms IE6, IE7 Zero-Day Bug

Microsoft today confirmed that exploit code published last week can compromise PCs running older versions of Internet Explorer , but said its security team has not yet seen any in-the-wild attacks.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Computer Security, Science / Technology

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Control Engineering

Power-Saving Mini-ITX Motherboard with Optimized Performance and Rich I/O

Advantech, the embedded platform and service provider today announced the release a new industrial grade Mini-ITX motherboard.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU

PC World

Bugs & Fixes: Firefox Squashes a Buggy Microsoft Plug-In

Redmond turned red-faced upon learning that an automatically installed Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation plug-in for Firefox opened a major security hole.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

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