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Windows' new saleswoman talks '7'
Insight newsmaker Microsoft Vice President Tami Reller discusses the new operating system, the growing role of netbooks and the intense war of words with Apple.
Tags: Windows 7, Personal Computers, Computer, Kylie, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Customer, Microsoft Windows XP
Google Gears heads for Windows Mobile phones
News Google is bringing Google Gears to mobile phones so that people on the go can access Web-based applications even when they're not connected to the mobile Net.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile
S'pore unveils national media blueprint
News Singapore Media Fusion Plan aims to propel the sector forward and help local players take advantage of global opportunities.
Tags: Digital media, CommunicAsia 2009, Games, Professional Development, SingTel, Training, Animation, Singapore, Digital media, partnership
Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
News Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, Gears SQL Application Programming Interface, Open Source, Google Inc., Bug, Plug-in, Web Browser, SQL
Google Chrome: What does it offer developers?
Techguide After taking Google Chrome for a test drive, Tony Patton discusses the new browser’s tools for working with Web pages.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Plug-in, Tool, Developer, Gears
Microsoft: Windows 7 can offer better battery life
News At a joint event with Intel, Microsoft says newer systems can expect 10 percent to 20 percent battery improvement over Vista when playing DVDs.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Battery, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, DVD, performance, Microsoft Windows XP, high-performance, Microsoft Windows
Aussie organizations shun Office 2010
News No large Australian organization is known to be planning an Office 2010 migration, and many have not even completed their move to Office 2007.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Training, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows XP, KPMG Consulting Inc., Microsoft Office, desktop, Benefit, Microsoft Windows
Mozilla closes security hole with Firefox 3.5.1
News First patch to the new open source browser fixes a critical security vulnerability and makes some other adjustments.
Tags: Security, Open source, Plug-in, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Corp., Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows
Working with offline Web applications on Netbooks
Blogs Compact, inexpensive Netbooks like the ASUS Eee PC 701 are getting cheaper and more powerful. Why not consider using the...
iPhone 3GS jailbreak hits Web
News Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app, "purplera1n", for the iPhone 3GS. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on way.
Tags: Applications and tools, Data services, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, firmware, Microsoft Windows, America
Yahoo's Delicious proves Chrome extensions real
News Chrome's extensions framework has matured enough for Yahoo to release an alpha version of an add-on to use its social-bookmarking service.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Extension, Google Inc., Web Browser, Yahoo! Inc., social bookmarking, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Advertisement
Opera Mobile's business build hints at Flash video
News The software maker is offering carriers and device manufacturers an update that includes support for Web standards like Ajax and Flash. Flash means YouTube, and YouTube means video.
Tags: Browser, Mobile, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Graphics, Video, Opera Mobile, phone, mobile browser, Opera Software
Google improves Gmail for iPhone, Android
News The new Gmail is faster and gets offline access. With it, Google incorporates some advantages of native e-mail applications while sidestepping some of their pitfalls.
Tags: E-mail servers, E-mail clients, Handhelds, Mobile platforms, Message, Mobile, Google Inc., Web Browser, phone, e-mail
Meet Google Linux
Techguide It's only inevitable Google Android would find its way onto the PC. But does it really hold any value or will it be nothing more than a flash in the pan?
Tags: Linux, Open source, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Branding, Google Inc., Cell Phone, operating system, phone, Google Android
Google shows Web-based offline Gmail on iPhone
News Company touts a powerful "technology concept" of Gmail running in a browser on the iPhone--and on the latest Android.
Tags: Search, Smart phones, Mobile, Google Inc., Web Browser, phone, software, network, Apple iPhone, desktop
