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Quebec sued for buying Microsoft software

Quebec sued for buying Microsoft software

Quebec's government has been sued by an Open Source software group for buying Microsoft products while ignoring free software alternatives, it came to light Wednesday.
Egan Orion Aug 29 2008 8:08AM Software
Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

Microsoft has made the second beta of its forthcoming Internet Explorer (IE) 8 browser available for download.
Iain Thomson Aug 28 2008 4:01PM Software
Linux netbook thieves ignore laptops

Linux netbook thieves ignore laptops

Elonex web books that are preloaded with Ubuntu Linux and currently featured at Carphone Warehouse in Bracknell, UK are apparently is such high demand that thieving opportunists stole a display model.
Egan Orion Aug 28 2008 7:48AM Software
Adobe rolls out online photo editing tool

Adobe rolls out online photo editing tool

Adobe has announced the official release of its Photoshop Express beta.
Aharon Etengoff Aug 28 2008 7:48AM Software
Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Telstra, NAB and Visa are trialling a new contactless mobile phone payment system with 200 consumers and 12 merchants in Melbourne.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 7:37AM Software
Ubuntu gets major security fix

Ubuntu gets major security fix

Update patches kernel flaws.
Shaun Nichols Aug 27 2008 1:59PM Software
Mozilla steps up Firefox 3 push

Mozilla steps up Firefox 3 push

Mozilla is stepping up its efforts to drive users to Firefox 3.
Shaun Nichols Aug 27 2008 1:58PM Software
ESX production deployments under pressure

ESX production deployments under pressure

Server virtualisation appears to be fragmenting with more customers putting hypervisors other than ESX into production, a survey reveals.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2008 11:32AM Software
Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook has removed the popular application Scrabulous from its servers for international users, nearly a month after it banned users in the US from using it.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Software
Democrats can't run Linux

Democrats can't run Linux

The U.S. Democratic Party has been touting its IT credentials as proof that it is a better bet than luddite John McCain who has never turned on a computer.
Nick Farrell Aug 27 2008 7:46AM Software
Google Suggest hits the homepage

Google Suggest hits the homepage

Google has launched new functionality developed in its labs, which is designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of searches..
Phil Muncaster Aug 27 2008 7:38AM Software
China clamps down on pro-Tibet sites

China clamps down on pro-Tibet sites

As Chinese troops fired on Tibetan protestors there was a sudden banning of Pro-Tibet websites.
Nick Farrell Aug 26 2008 8:14AM Software
Firefox faster with TraceMonkey

Firefox faster with TraceMonkey

Firefox will run Web-based applications such as Gmail faster now that it has incorporated a feature called Trace Monkey, a source at Mozilla claims.
Nick Farrell Aug 26 2008 8:14AM Software
Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Red Hat admits to getting hacked

Linux distributor Red Hat has issued a critical security update after its servers were hacked last week..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Software
Online wiki hosts interactive, 3D molecular structures

Online wiki hosts interactive, 3D molecular structures

An online wiki called Proteopedia has been launched to give biologists and biochemists access to three-dimensional (3D) images of molecular structures.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 1:29PM Software
LinkedIn launches native iPhone app

LinkedIn launches native iPhone app

LinkedIn, the social network for business sorts has announced the release of its native iPhone application.
Aharon Etengoff Aug 25 2008 7:49AM Software
Microsoft opens the shutter on Photosynth

Microsoft opens the shutter on Photosynth

Microsoft's Photosynth has finally gone live after a technical hitch on its launch day caused the site to go down for hours..
Rosalie Marshall Aug 25 2008 7:40AM Software
Fair use comes first in web video

Fair use comes first in web video

A video of a dancing baby has led to a landmark decision regarding the handling of internet videos..
Shaun Nichols Aug 25 2008 7:40AM Software
Centrelink relies on artificial intelligence

Centrelink relies on artificial intelligence

Centrelink is using natural language-based artificial intelligence to ensure people get the financial benefits to which they are entitled.
Ry Crozier Aug 25 2008 6:01AM Software
Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google upgrades ad quality judgment

Google is again visiting the health spa, this time for a make-over for its mechanism for judging ad quality.
Emma Hughes Aug 23 2008 4:44PM Software

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