Archive for November 22nd, 2008
Nov
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If $369 HP EX470 MediaSmart Server seems way too expensive to you, then how about $299 instead? Here’s the catch. You’ll actually pay $399, but Microsoft will issue you a $100 rebate check for using Live Search, bringing your total out of pocket to $299. And remember that included free shipping. Unfortunately using this method you
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Nov
22
At a Pepcom press event, Asus showed off a non-working prototype of the upcoming Windows XP-based EPC 1002HA, a 10-inch ultramobile PC (UMPC), comes with a two-cell instead of a four-cell battery that costs $150 less than the $649 price tag on the "deluxe" S101 Eee that debuted in October.
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Nov
22
Yahoo! has been testing a new home page design, this week, Yahoo! has announced the addition of an eBay application to the home page test. The app is included on the left hand sidebar along with tabs for stocks, movies, local events, etc.
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Nov
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Microsoft is rising quickly on a running list of the Top 10 Worst Spam Service ISPs as maintained by spamhaus.org [Wiki], a group that tracks unsolicited commercial e-mail. Brian Kreb on Washington Post blog reports that spammers are using Windows Live, through live.com and livefilestore.com domains
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Nov
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Daphne Dembo, Engineering Director has made a post on Google blog explaining the Google’s approach on improving Google's international search. “Our goal is to make Google’s search be relevant to all people, regardless of their language or country. As my colleague Amit Singhal described, we use statistical data as the basis for making sweeping algorithmic changes. Many of
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Nov
22
Microsoft announced its plans to offer a new consumer security offering focused on core anti- malware protection, code-named “Morro,” that would replace Window Live OneCare, with no impact whatsoever on the company's current enterprise grade security products.
“So, people may ask how does 'Morro' compare to Forefront Client Security? Will enterprise customers use it?
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Nov
22
Sundar Pichai, Google vice president, stated that the browser will exit beta in January. Google, meanwhile, is exploring its distribution options and examining the various ways it might improve its market share. “We will probably do distribution deals,” Pinchai told The Times. “We could work with an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and have them ship computers
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Nov
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Windows Vista was always cataloged as a resource hog OS. Beyond being CPU- and RAM-hungry, Vista also managed to grab an unprecedented part of the hard drive, requiring for the high-end versions a 40GB HDD, with at least 15 GB of available space just to install. Furthermore, even a clean install of Windows Vista takes full advantage
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Nov
22
This post discuss on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) tokens, and an issue we’ve run into when federating with Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM). I’ll discuss what a SAML token is, why it’s important, and what happens when TFIM tries to validate one from ADFS.
As you may know, the Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS) uses SAML
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Nov
22
Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an attacker's choice, and a hacker tool for creating backdoors, according to security vendors.
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Nov
22
From a Server perspective, Power Management, Virtualization, and Greater than 64 processor support are considered the top three features for Windows Server 2008 R2 among the announcement at PDC and WinHEC conferences. I will focus on the greater than 64 processor support, given it is a new milestone for Windows, and sets up the stage for competing on
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Nov
22
Apple has improved their version of Google Maps by putting even more Google features in your pocket. To get these new features on your iPhone, you'll need to update your phone's software through iTunes. Google Maps for mobile is available for many other kinds of phones, including BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian Series 60, and Android —
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Nov
22
U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman ruled this afternoon that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be deposed in the ongoing Windows Vista Capable class action lawsuit. He must be deposed within 30 days and plaintiffs attorneys will have up to three hours with Microsoft's top executive.
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Nov
22
IBM has announced it will lead a US government-funded collaboration to make electronic circuits that mimic brains. Part of a field called "cognitive computing", the research will bring together neurobiologists, computer and materials scientists and psychologists. As a first step in its research the project has been granted $4.9m (£3.27m) from US defence agency Darpa. The
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Nov
22
The MSXML Team is getting ready to release the MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 3 Beta very soon!, which’s is a complete replacement of previous MSXML 4.0 service packs. The new service pack includes: a number of security bug fixes, reliability improvements. The Beta will be available on Microsoft Download Center in the very near future. The RTM
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