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Cisco boosts unified comms range with Jabber plug-in

...unified communication services greater reach, with the release of a Jabber browser plug-in that lets developers embed the functionality into their companies' websites. The... Read more

17 November, 2011 by David Meyer

Microsoft builds H.264 video plug-in for Firefox

...Microsoft is providing a plug-in that will let Windows 7 users enjoy H.264 video technology... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Opera for Android adds HTML 5 video and Flash plug-in

...soon be compatible with HTML 5 video and Adobe's Flash Player plug-in, Opera has said. Opera for Android will soon be compatible with... Read more

7 December, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Google previews web-syncing plug-in for Office

...Google has unveiled a new plug-in for Google Docs that lets offline Microsoft Word documents talk to... Read more

23 November, 2010 by Tom Krazit

Cisco buys Versly start-up for collaboration tools

...for more effective collaboration and productivity. Versly's primary tool is a plug-in for Microsoft Office applications that enables collaboration on documents, spreadsheets, presentations... Read more

30 August, 2011 by Rachel King

Microsoft to release Silverlight 5 beta

...Microsoft believes Silverlight has a future as a browser plug-in, and plans to release a beta version of Silverlight 5 at... Read more

7 April, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Flash 3D graphics support may keep gamers sweet

...3D graphics support to a coming version of its widely used browser plug-in, in a move that could keep ties with online games programmers... Read more

9 July, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Google Chrome to integrate outdated plug-in blocker

...on the heels of Google introducing automatic updating for the Adobe Flash plug-in. The company did not provide a timeline for this feature, except... Read more

30 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Firefox Lorentz update adds crash protection

...Windows and Linux, the update includes the highly-anticipated out-of-process plug-in "sandboxing" feature that prevents specific plug-ins that crash from taking... Read more

23 June, 2010 by Seth Rosenblatt

Google to drop Gears from Chrome

The web giant has announced it will remove its Gears plug-in from its Chrome browser starting with Chrome 12 Read more

16 March, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Adobe issues Flash 10.3 beta with audio tools

...the software embodies Adobe's push to keep Flash competitive. The browser plug-in is, if not fighting for its life, in a much less... Read more

8 March, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Facebook accounts get HTTPS encryption option

...HTTPS eliminates the ability for attackers to use tools like the Firefox plug-in called Firesheep to snoop on communications between a person's computer... Read more

27 January, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Opera 11 beta arrives with stacked tabs

...can speed up page-loading times by up to 30 percent on plug in-heavy sites, according to the browser maker. The address bar has... Read more

23 November, 2010 by Ben Woods

Microsoft drops 3D for Bing Maps

...more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft to drop 3D, plug-in need in Bing Maps on CNET News Read more

3 November, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn

OpenOffice supporters form LibreOffice offshoot

...its decision to charge for the previously-free Open Document Format (ODF) plug-in, designed to allow interoperability between OpenOffice and Microsoft's Office suite... Read more

28 September, 2010 by Ben Woods

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SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

53 minutes ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

2 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

2 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

4 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

5 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

8 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

15 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

16 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

19 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

20 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

21 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

21 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

23 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

24 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC