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Firefox Impressions From An Internet Explorer User : 5 Things Microsoft Can Learn From Mozilla To Build A Better Browser

// July 3rd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

The latest release of Firefox 3 should give Microsoft something to worry about. I wasn’t an avid Firefox user until the pre-release days of Firefox 3. And by the time I made the switch, it dawned on me how Firefox 3 was light years ahead of Internet Explorer 7, and the lackluster Internet Explorer 8 beta. I won’t go on and on about the virtues of Firefox, rather what pointers Microsoft can take from Mozilla to build a better Internet Explorer and hopefully regain their dwindling market share. (more…)

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Microsoft in ‘trouble’ as Bill Gates leaves

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on 27 June. Three people will essentially fill the void left behind when Bill Gates retires from the company he and friend Paul Allen co-founded in 1975. Since Gates began his transition from leading Microsoft to heading his personally-bankrolled charity, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, his job as chief software architect has been handled by Ray Ozzie. (more…)

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iPhone 3G is finally official, starts at $199

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

It’s been a long, leak-filled wait, but Apple finally took the wraps off its 3G iPhone. Thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the iPhone 2.0 firmware — Apple’s taking a lot of the criticisms to heart from the first time around. Obviously 3G is at the forefront, but they’re also making sure it’s available all over internationally, works with enterprises, runs 3rd party apps… and does it all for cheaper. Apple claims its 3G speeds trounce the competition, with pageloads 36% faster than the N95 and Treo 750 — and of course it completely trounces the old EDGE data speeds. (more…)

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The Best Graphics Cards for the Money

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget. So if you don’t have the time to research the benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to make the right decision, fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware Guide have come to your aid, with a simple list of the best gaming cards available. (more…)

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Google updates Web address iconography

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

Overnight, Google got a new face on the Web–one measuring 16×16 pixels. The search giant updated its favicon, the eensy little 256-pixel logo that appears in browser locations such as bookmarks, URL location bar, and window tabs. The old icon, a capital G in a multicolored box, has been supplanted by a cuddlier-looking blue lower-case g. It’s a minor change, to be sure. But coming from a company obsessed not only with design choices but also the effect those choices have, I can’t help but draw attention to it. And given how often most Web users see that icon sprinkled across their browsers, it’s probably smart to pay some attention to that aspect of branding. (more…)

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Mozilla Aims For Firefox 3.0 Download Record

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

For the upcoming release of Firefox 3, Mozilla aims to set a new world record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The company has put out a call to its global community of users to pledge to download the new 3.0 version of Firefox on the day the browser is made available to the public. (more…)

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Windows 7 Shows Microsoft Hasn’t Learned Vista Lessons

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

The project was called MinWin, a Microsoft effort to slim down the next version of Windows. The company said it had heard, loud and clear, that another bloated OS like Vista wouldn’t fly. Then Windows 7 galumphed into the room. Microsoft is spending much of this week offering glimpses of its next operating system at the All Things Digital Conference. If the previews are any indication, MinWin has joined BOB on the ash heap of Redmond’s abandoned projects. Indeed, Windows 7 looks like it’s going to include many of Vista’s useless CPU and memory hogging “features” and then some. In other words, it will be time to upgrade the hardware again when Windows 7 ships in the next year-and-a-half or so. (more…)

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Adobe offers sneak peek of CS4 apps

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

Adobe Systems is offering two-day trials of three beta applications from its next Creative Suite package. The previews of Dreamweaver for Web design, Fireworks for image editing, and Soundbooth for audio editing became available Monday. Trials expire after 48 hours for most people, but registered CS3 users get to keep using the CS4 betas until the final applications replace them.  Adobe hasn’t publicly confirmed its planned shipping date or the name for the next Creative Suite, which we’re nicknaming CS4. Adobe Creative Suite 3 was released in March 2007. (more…)

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Windows 7 info officially revealed

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

With Vista struggling Windows 7 it’s the OS on everyone’s lips at the moment. It could be set for an early release in Q4 2009. Chris Flores, from the official Windows Vista Team Blog brings us up-to-date. Flores has conceded that Microsoft is working on Windows 7, but has stated that this is normal in the Windows OS cycle. “…we started working on Windows Vista even before we released Windows XP. So naturally, we’ve been thinking about the investments we made in Windows Vista and how we can build on these for the next version of Windows,” he said. (more…)

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6 Excellent Firefox Extensions Made To Save You Time

// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News

If you are a die-hard Firefox user then I am sure you are always on the look-out for tips and tweaks to get more out of Firefox in less time and hence be more productive.Keeping that in mind, I decided to list six Firefox extensions, which I use in my daily life and which have been extremely helpful in saving me a great deal of time. I hope you will find them useful too. (more…)

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