 Whilst Opera has not achieved the same level of success in the browser market as Internet Explorer and FireFox, it is still a popular multi-platform browser of choice for many users. The Opera 10 beta is now available to download at the following URL:
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 Microsoft have made the Release Candidate of Windows 7 available for download. This is hopefully the final public release in which any remaining bugs can be fixed, but it should be very close to the version we will see in the shops towards the end of the year.
You can download both the 32 and 64... [Read More...]
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 QNAP have released an updated version of the NAS we reviewed here last year. The QNAP TS-239 is powered by an Intel Atom CPU and includes 1GB memory, along with other interesting features for a storage device (including a PHP/MySQL server, SMS support, print server and RSS support).
"QNAP TS-239... [Read More...]
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 The BBC reports that the UK government has signalled its commitment to ensure that every household in the UK has access to 2Mbps broadband minimum. A handful of areas around the country are still without broadband at all, and some users are only able to get minimum speeds of around 512Kbps.
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 A game streaming service called OnLive has been announced at GDC 2009, which promises to deliver high end gaming to low spec PCs, and direct to TV via a small micro-console. All of the processing power that would usually be done on the console/PC is now performed by a computing cloud at a... [Read More...]
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 You will be able to download Internet Explorer 8 later on today (Noon EST, 4PM GMT) from the Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx
"Microsoft claims that its browser blocks two to four times the malware of rival next generation browsers. While... [Read More...]
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 VentureBeat have a review of Google Voice, a new application that could bring free calls on mobile phones to the masses. The most interesting part about the application is that it has the ability to transcribe your voice messages in to text! No doubt this will have privacy implications, but it is a... [Read More...]
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 Ars Technica take a look at Safari 4 beta, the latest test version of the Apple browser (for Mac and Windows). The interface is very similar to that of iTunes, but hopefully it will be less bloated:
"Headlining Apple's feature list is Top Sites, a display of thumbnails of your most frequently... [Read More...]
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 The Telegraph reports that Apple could be making the transition into the home TV market, by releasing an Apple iTelevision. After the success of the iPod and iPhone, the iTV seems like a logical step for a consumer entertainment device:
"The launch of a TV that would play films and television... [Read More...]
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 C&VG have an interesting article on what the PC of 2010 might contain, along with some predictions of hardware pricing:
"Your gaming PC is a work-in-progress. Just when you're happy with a quad-core, SLIed-up beast, Intel redo their entire CPU structure and enter the graphics card market.
This... [Read More...]
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 The next generation operating system from Microsoft is going to be released as a Beta from 9th January 2009. Windows 7 has very positive reviews from pre-beta builts, and is supposededly faster that Windows Vista (including much improved boot times).
To register for the Beta, visit the Windows 7... [Read More...]
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 The BBC reports that there is another critically serious flaw in Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (beta). Just as worrying is that many thousands of websites have been compromised with malicious code which can target this exploit.
As there is no patch yet (only temporary workarounds), it may be a good... [Read More...]
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 The iconic computer mouse celebrates its 40th birthday today, after first debuting at a computing conference on 9th December 1968.
The BBC have an interesting video clip of this, showing that we haven't actually come too far in 40 years (in terms of ideas).
"The mouse, which was built by Bill... [Read More...]
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 CNet are suggesting that Microsoft are due to release an RC version of Internet Explorer early next year:
"Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday.
The next test,... [Read More...]
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 Microsoft have revealed that the name for it's new operating system is going to be "Windows 7", the successor to Windows Vista. This name was previously a code name, with many people suspecting that this would change to something else nearer release.
"The decision to use the name Windows 7 is... [Read More...]
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 The first mobile phone to be based on the Google Android open source software is due to be unveiled today. It is expected to be available for purchase in October via T-Mobile for around $200 (or £107). These phones should be direct competitors with the Apple iPhone:
"The idea behind Android is to... [Read More...]
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 Google released their new browser yesterday, called Chrome. It is still in the Beta stages, but is based on the stable WebKit rendering engine so should be fairly stable:
"At Google, we spend much of our time working inside a browser. Like all of you, we search, shop, bank, read news and keep in... [Read More...]
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