Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical
April 22, 2009Mozilla patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3, just days before it hopes to roll out the newest beta of its next open-source browser, Firefox 3.5.
Sun adding open source app server to Amazon cloud
April 22, 2009Sun Microsystems will make its open source GlassFish application server available on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform on Wednesday.
Is Java as we know it doomed?
April 21, 2009With Oracle set to buy Sun Microsystems, some Java backers are questioning whether the software vendor might try to exert more control over the open-source technology than even Sun has.
SaaS-vendor NetSuite revamps its developer network
April 21, 2009Looking to give its ISV partners new opportunities to build on its platform and its integration partners new capabilities to bring to their customers, NetSuite has launched the SuiteCloud Developer Network and SuiteApp.com.
Windows 7 will nag users 29% less often, Microsoft claims
April 21, 2009One of the most hated features of Windows Vista -- User Account Control pop-up messages -- will be seen a lot less frequently by users of the upcoming Windows 7, a Microsoft executive promised today.
I Think My Hard Drive is Dying
April 21, 2009Repartitioning software told Bloodboughtme that his hard drive had "bad blocks." He asked the Answer Line forum for advise.
Microsoft applications from China mine the Web
April 21, 2009Microsoft researchers in Beijing are developing applications that mine online data to track human relationships and help with translation, lab managers said Monday.
Microsoft leaks Windows 7 RC delivery date
April 19, 2009Microsoft plans to deliver a release candidate of Windows 7 in little more than two weeks, the company's Web site revealed Saturday. But there's no word yet on when it will be available to the public.
Microsoft backtracks, says Office 2010 beta will be public
April 16, 2009In a reversal of comments made Wednesday, Microsoft today promised that it would provide at least one public beta to Office 2010, though it did not say when the beta would be available.
BlackBerry app development not as easy as pie
April 16, 2009It's no surprise that every other major mobile device maker, envious of Apple's success, has announced its own application store.