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IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access to User Files, Microsoft Says

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 08:49 | admin

Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions.

URL:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/188506/ie_flaw_gives_hackers_access_to_user_files_microsoft_says.html

Microsoft Probes Windows 7 Battery Problems

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 13:06 | admin

Microsoft said Tuesday it is looking into battery problems apparently affecting Windows 7 notebooks.

URL:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/188433/Microsoft_Probes_Windows_7_Battery_Problems.html

Pressure mounts to phase out Internet Explorer 6

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 07:45 | admin

A Downing Street petition is calling for the UK government to drop Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and move to a more modern browser.

URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8492862.stm

Sun-Oracle Merger Looks Bright for OpenOffice, MySQL

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 07:56 | admin

Although eclipsed by Apple's iPad announcement, Oracle announced yesterday its intentions with Sun products, now that the acquisition of Sun Microsystems is complete.

URL:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100129/tc_zd/247955

Ubuntu books span Koala and Lynx distros

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 07:52 | admin

Sams Publishing has published a 2010 version of its book Ubuntu Unleashed for Karmic Koala and Lucid Lynx releases. The publisher also launched an Ubuntu Linux Starter Kit combination book and boxed distribution, and has updated A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming.

URL:

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9171594768.html