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Windows XP could get early release
News That would allow PC makers to sell systems with Windows XP installed in September. Computer makers plan to debut PCs and notebooks with the new operating system in late September, a move that could help jump-start stagnant sales.
[August 8, 2001, 8:53]
Outlook Completed Task! (Outlook 2007)
Downloads NET Framework 2.0 (If your computer does not have .NET installed, you will be prompted to install it). If your tasks are being synchronized over-the-air without you plugging your device into your computer you are using BES, most common for...
[August 18, 2007, 8:00]
SuSE to sell Linux PCs online
News Wal-Mart began shaking up the PC industry last year by offering a line of PCs assembled by Microtel Computer Systems without an operating system installed. Wal-Mart typically offers Linux PCs for about £64 less than its cheapest Windows systems...
[July 15, 2003, 11:32]
Users warned on Yahoo! Messenger attacks
News The first bug is a buffer overflow affecting Messenger's handler for Uniform Resource Indicators (URIs), software installed at the system level that is used by applications like Web browsers in processing Internet addresses.
[June 6, 2002, 15:06]
Intel inside?
Talkback If you do not have the latest version of DirectX installed on your system, you may download it from http://www.microsoft.com/directx. or right click on this computer and choose properties and you will see your windows system and GTA 2 works fine...
[August 5, 2006, 11:03]
IDC predicts a bright future for Itanium
News About 24 percent of the survey respondents have installed an Itanium system - 30 percent among HP customers and 13 percent among non-HP customers. Itanium market awareness is high, not only among the HP server customers who would be expected to...
[February 14, 2006, 14:05]
CAG CALLS FOR WHITE-LISTING - THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE!
Talkback When only authorised applications can run on a computer, there is far less chance that inappropriately installed programs or hardware drivers will corrupt an operating system. Control of computer and network utilisation.
[February 24, 2009, 23:50]
Psystar accuses Apple of abusing copyright
News Psystar further argues that Apple includes code in Mac OS X that causes "kernel panic" if that operating system is installed on anything other than an Apple computer. The filing states: "Psystar alleges that, by virtue of Apple's leveraging of...
[December 11, 2008, 8:30]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback He installed it on his system at his apartment but had trouble with the soundcard and it recognizing his modem. I'll play devils advocate to a certain extent he's right because I'm thinking of grandma, grandpa, stay at home mom, dad and whoever...
[November 6, 2003, 19:58]
Kaspersky scores virus alert own goal
News That means it can spread itself even if a victim's computer doesn't have an email client such as Outlook installed. The hackers had managed to break into Moscow-based Kaspersky's computer system and steal the mailing list for the newsletter, the...
[November 11, 2002, 9:24]
Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems
Talkback So you have two choices if you are a Windows user 1) Buy the system from an OEM with the OS installed or 2) Buy the system from an OEM with NO OS and then buy a full version of an OS from your local computer store for hundreds more.
[August 26, 2006, 2:53]
AMD's Athlon XP delivers on everyday performance
News XP systems will benefit from a 20 percent reduction in power consumption, which will mean quieter, less powerful, fans can be installed on the motherboard. ZDNet's reviews team compared an Athlon XP 1800+ system to a computer based on Intel's...
[October 9, 2001, 12:26]
Software failure causes Tube closure
News The software was installed on Metronet's Central Line signalling system over the weekend to take account of new timetables introduced on Monday. For the Central Line, the loading of new computer software containing London Underground's revised...
[November 24, 2006, 15:54]
Solaris bug gives hackers free rein
News The printer software is installed by default on all Solaris systems. The line printer daemon (in.lpd), as it is called, contains a flaw in the "transfer job" routine that could allow hackers to overflow an unchecked buffer, a common means of...
[June 21, 2001, 14:14]
IE 5 and Diamond files clash
News According to the Internet Explorer release notes, if you have installed Microsoft's browser then later upgraded a Diamond video driver which has been downloaded from their Web site, your computer may not restart.
[March 25, 1999, 14:10]
Panther: A £99 security update?
News The current set of vulnerabilities include a flaw in the operating system that causes applications to be installed that have insecure file permissions. Apple Computer's latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, Panther, patches security...
[October 30, 2003, 8:15]
Web firms 'must learn from cookie close shave'
News Back in November 2001, it looked likely that the European Parliament would insist on tough restrictions on the use of cookies, where users would have to give their permission before a cookie was ever installed on their computer.
[May 31, 2002, 13:43]
Lindows unites Linux and Windows
News A copy of Lindows, unlike Microsoft's new Windows XP, may be installed on more than one computer, Robertson said. One Lindows advantage is being able to run Microsoft programs without having to pay for Microsoft's operating system.
[October 24, 2001, 10:49]
Apple releases Panther update
News The patched problems included a flaw in the operating system that caused applications to be installed that had insecure file permissions. Apple Computer issued an update late on Wednesday night for its Mac OS X, also known as Panther, and will come...
[December 19, 2003, 8:05]
Linux gets Bluetooth
News Research firm In-Stat/MDR projects that 100 million personal area networks will be installed this year, rising to more than 900 million in 2005. Bluetooth allows PCs, portable devices and peripherals the ability to connect to each other in a...
[May 27, 2002, 16:39]
