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The whys, whats and whens of Vista
News Microsoft has said that the operating system known for years as Longhorn would be called Windows Vista and that a beta version would be available by 3 August. Then last Wednesday morning - a week ahead of schedule - the software giant said that the...
[August 1, 2005, 13:25]
Adobe to launch beta test for Flash Player 10
News Adobe is expected to launch a beta test program for the latest version of its Flash Player software. The beta version of Flash Player 10 will be available from Adobe's Labs site. Flash Player 10, developed under the code name Astro, includes better...
[May 15, 2008, 8:37]
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 beta is faster and lighter
News The fifth and final beta version of Firefox 3 was released on Wednesday, ahead of the updated browser's final release in June. The new beta includes more than 750 changes from its predecessor, according to Mozilla, the maker of Firefox.
[April 3, 2008, 13:09]
Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 should ship on Thursday
News After some delay, Mozilla is expected finally to release the Beta 2 version of Firefox 2.0 on Thursday. Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 has been scheduled for release a number of times, including 17 August. This should be the final step before Mozilla releases...
[August 31, 2006, 13:35]
Beta feedback spurs Office 2003 update
News The software giant is preparing a "technical refresh" for the current beta version of Office 2003, a company representative confirmed on Monday. As previously reported, the update focuses mainly on enhancements suggested by users of the first beta...
[June 17, 2003, 9:27]
Bing Maps beta taps into Silverlight
News Microsoft has announced a beta version of Bing Maps that uses Silverlight to display 3D images and its own version of street-level images. The company announced the new beta on Wednesday, amid a discussion of other improvements to the Bing search...
[December 3, 2009, 12:08]
Microsoft strengthens backup and restore
News The latest version of Microsoft's Data Protection Manager is now in public beta. Where Microsoft only included file support in Version 1, the beta of Data Protection Manager Version 2 (DPMv2) now directly supports Exchange, SQL and SharePoint, and...
[October 19, 2006, 10:25]
Office Live nearly ready for launch
News Office Live is still not an online version of Office, but the set of small business tools has a few new tricks and is heading out of beta. It also provides the Microsoft Office Live AdManager Beta test version, which lets users create search...
[November 1, 2006, 8:29]
MySQL migration tool goes beta
News Open source database company MySQL on Tuesday released a beta version of a tool that it claims makes it significantly easier for a companies to migrate to MySQL from certain proprietary databases. The beta version of the Suite will be available for...
[April 19, 2005, 12:35]
Linux newbies get a helping hand
News A quiz that helps people decide what version of Linux to install on their desktop is attracting thousands of hits daily even though it's still in beta, according to Zegenie Studios, the Norwegian open source consultancy responsible for the quiz.
[January 5, 2006, 15:00]
AOL teaching Instant Messenger to talk
News America Online latest beta version 3.5 of its Instant Messenger software features "AIM Talk," which lets users speak directly with the person they're IM-ing. For now, the beta AIM Talk feature is only available for Windows 95/98 and NT.
[November 1, 1999, 9:43]
Birthday Finder
Downloads This new BETA version is a small preview of what is to come in V. NOTE: This is a BETA version and may have bugs. Enjoy and get ready for the new version. The original OTBSoft Birthday Finder is back.
[July 24, 2007, 8:00]
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta released
News Opera has released a beta version of its latest mobile browser, Opera Mobile 9.5. Available for Windows Mobile phones and some Series 60 handsets, the beta browser was released on Thursday. However, Opera has warned those intending to download...
[July 18, 2008, 11:17]
Skyfire browser goes beta for BlackBerry
Blog The BlackBerry version of the Skyfire mobile phone browser has been released in beta form for the first time. At the end of last week, according to reports, beta version 1.0.0.12304 came out. According to Crackberry.com, however, the beta version...
[July 13, 2009, 16:19]
IE 4.0 to get public airing inside a fortnight
News Microsoft will put version 4.0 of Internet Explorer (IE) into the beta test spotlight on February 24, according to reports coming out of the US today. However, sources said that a beta test version for public consumption may not be available until...
[February 13, 1997, 16:24]
Opera launches Unite peer-to-peer platform beta
News Opera on Wednesday released the first beta-test version of its Unite browser-based peer-to-peer platform. Unite is built into the beta-test version of Opera 10.10, and is accessed by a button in the lower-left corner of the browser.
[October 15, 2009, 14:59]
Chrome 4.0 gets beta release
News More people will get a chance to try out bookmark synchronization with Monday's release of a beta version of Google Chrome for Windows. Google introduced the bookmark sync feature for the developer-preview version in August, and now it is also in...
[November 3, 2009, 10:58]
RealNetworks pumps up Jukebox MP3 recorder
News RealNetworks said it's releasing a beta version of its RealJukebox Plus, an enhanced rendition of its RealJukebox software . RealNetworks also is unveiling the second beta version of RealJukebox. The Plus version will cost £19 and include a 10-band...
[August 9, 1999, 14:26]
Linux standards tool adds app testing
News The Linux Foundation has included an application-checker tool in the public beta version of the Linux Standard Base 4.0. The beta specification, test suite and developer tools are available on the Linux Foundation's website.
[October 21, 2008, 15:20]
Chrome Mac beta due in December
News Chrome 4.0 is available today as a beta version for Windows, but only as a rougher developer-preview version on Linux and Mac OS X. Google plans to release a Mac beta of Chrome in early December, according to a posting on a mailing list for the...
[November 12, 2009, 8:35]
