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Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Microsoft Corp., network, Conference, Developer
Windows 7 beta 1 makes early debut
News Leaked copies of Microsoft's forthcoming operating system have reportedly appeared on torrent trackers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Western Digital Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Beta, Microsoft Windows, News.com
Opera updates beta, but Unite still separate
News Opera 10 chugs along as the beta build is updated with mid-level interface and usability tweaks, but the Web-serving service Unite remains officially un-integrated.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Password, Web Server, Beta, Server, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Opera Mobile 10 beta now browsing Windows phones
News Opera releases most recent mobile browser--complete with Speed Dial and new tabbed browsing design--for Windows Mobile phones.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, Browser, Windows Mobile, Opera Software ASA, Java Phone, Symbian Inc., Phone, mobile, Web Browser
Firefox-syncing Weave updates to beta
News Mozilla's homegrown tool for synchronizing Firefox across computers and devices graduates to beta and introduces incremental syncing and a more streamlined, less obtrusive experience.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Computer, Web sites, Web Browser, Tool, On-demand, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Corp., Beta
Mozilla: Firefox 3.6 won't be late
News The first beta of Firefox 3.6 may have crossed the finish line weeks late, but Mozilla says the final version should still be done this year.
Tags: Web browsers, Open Source, Wiki, Web Browser, motivation, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, proprietary software
New Firefox 3.6 beta aims to cut crashes
News Third beta imposes new restriction on how third-party software can interact with it. And feature called Resource Package could speed up Firefox 3.7.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Moonlight 2.0 goes beta
News New test version of the Silverlight-on-Linux software incorporates Silverlight 2.0 as well as a few features from Silverlight 3.0.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Silverlight, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Web browser, Linux, blog, blog posting
Nokia unveils beta SDK for Ovi app platform
News The invitation-only SDK was announced at Nokia World, alongside a new navigation API.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile platforms, Symbian Inc., web technology, smartphone operating system, CSS, Ovi SDK, Ovi Navigation Player Application Programming Interface, SDK, Nokia Corp.
Yahoo Messenger 10 beta: A legitimate Skype rival?
News Skype may find significant rival in Yahoo Messenger 10 beta for Windows, which places new emphasis on video calls, affording clear sound and video feeds.
Tags: Web 2.0, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Beta, photograph, Webcam, social networking, video call, Yahoo IM, VoIP
Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6
News "Namoroka" beta brings performance improvements, Personas, and several abilities Web developers should notice. With it, Mozilla is trying to move faster.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Personas, Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Microsoft announces Project 2010 beta
News Enhancements to the project-management application include improvements to the user interface based on the Office ribbon technology.
Tags: Business applications, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Microsoft Project, Arizona, Beta, director of marketing, 64-bit, ZDNet, ActiveX, Microsoft SharePoint
Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind
News First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Cloud computing, Recycle Bin, Panda, Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0, Scans, Computer, Security
Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta
News Acknowledging that its release of Windows 7 public beta "was not ideal", Microsoft suspends the software's 2.5 million download limit for a couple of weeks.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Beta, software, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows, News.com
New Chrome beta reflects bigger Google challenge
News Google has moved several features to its more beta version of Chrome. Next up: moving beyond the early adopters.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Page, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Video, Google Chrome, Apple Mac OS, Beta, DNS, JavaScript
