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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog The long-awaited Debian 5.0 release, code named "lenny", was released over the weekend. One of the advantages of Debian Linux is the variety of systems and architectures it supports. So far this morning I have installed it, without problem, on the...
[February 16, 2009, 13:03]
Xbox mod chip released
News A company based in Melbourne claims to have released a mod-chip for Microsoft's Xbox games console that allows users to play homebrew games, original imports, run debug executables and is Linux-compatible.
[January 24, 2003, 8:30]
Windows attack code released
News Computer code that exploits a "critical" Windows 2000 vulnerability has been released on the internet, increasing the likelihood of attacks, experts warned on Thursday. The code takes advantage of a security hole in a key operating system component...
[November 17, 2006, 9:29]
A Year Ago: NetPC spec released by Intel, MS
News Striking back at the rising prominence of network computers (NCs), Intel and Microsoft today released the NetPC reference specification for sub-$1,000 sealed-case designs that run PC software. The pair said that Compaq, Dell and Hewlett-Packard...
[March 13, 1998, 8:41]
Phatbot suspect released on bail
News The 21-year-old programmer from Schoenau in Germany who was accused of writing the Phatbot Trojan was released on bail on Friday after spending just one week in custody. The man was released after instructions from the German public prosecutor's...
[May 14, 2004, 17:00]
Firefox 1.5 update released
News The Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday released a update for Firefox 1.5 that provides greater stability and security. A beta new version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer was also released this week. Microsoft released a beta of IE 7 on Tuesday and by...
[February 2, 2006, 15:30]
Linux kernel 2.6.17 released
News The final version of the latest Linux kernel, 2.6.17, was released to the public over the weekend. The kernel, dubbed the "crazed Snow-Weasel", includes a range of new features. This includes support for Sun's Niagara chip architecture and Broadcom...
[June 20, 2006, 13:45]
Opera Web Browser 9.6 Released
Blog Opera has released version 9.6 of their excellent web browser, for Windows, Linux and MacOS. As always, this very nice browser just keeps getting better. This version is noticeably faster loading pages, which is a pretty good trick because Opera...
[October 9, 2008, 8:54]
Latest Microsoft patches released
News In addition to the five critical bulletins, Microsoft released two alerts labelled "important", one notch below the highest rating. Microsoft on Tuesday made fixes available for 18 security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office software.
[July 12, 2006, 17:15]
Mandriva Spring 2009 Released
Blog I haven't said much about Mandriva 2009.1, although I have been trying most of the pre-releases, because I had significant problems loading it on ALL of my systems - and I don't think it is fair to write what could be considered negative blogging...
[April 30, 2009, 15:38]
Second beta of Visual J# released
News Microsoft has released the second beta of Visual J#, the Java language designed for its Visual Studio .Net development environment. Programmers can download the beta of J# .Net and start using it with Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft's just-released...
[March 20, 2002, 10:48]
Anti-virus software for future phones released
News The first virus-fighting software designed to be compatible with future generations of broadband mobile phones was released Wednesday. Anti-virus company F-Secure revealed software designed to protect Symbian's EPOC operating system.
[August 12, 2000, 7:10]
Commerce Server 2002 released to manufacture
News Commerce Server 2002, Microsoft's latest addition to its .Net Web services framework, was released to manufacture on Wednesday. The product should ship in a couple of weeks, said server solutions marketing manager Donna Warburton.
[April 9, 2002, 16:47]
KDE 4.1 released
News The community behind KDE, the widely used Linux and Unix desktop environment, this week released the final version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of KDE to use the Qt 4 application development framework.
[July 30, 2008, 13:23]
'Critical' Office patch to be released
News Microsoft has had its share of zero-day exploits, or malicious software released the same day a flaw is made public, in applications in Office. Microsoft plans to release a "critical" security update for Office next week, one of three bulletins it...
[September 8, 2006, 9:25]
OpenBSD 3.9 released
News The OpenBSD project on Monday released version 3.9 of its open source operating system, which offers improvements including a new sensor framework and better buffer overflow protection. The sensor framework will allow system administrators to...
[May 3, 2006, 11:20]
Office XP service pack released
News Microsoft on Wednesday released its second collection of bug fixes, or service pack, to Office XP. Like other updates, Office XP Service Pack 2 incorporates previously released patches and security fixes.
[August 21, 2002, 11:27]
Premium OpenOffice released
News A "premium" version of OpenOffice has been released, bundling Version 2.0 of the open source office suite with an extra range of fonts, document templates and clip art. Available from SourceForge.net, the new package is designed to compete more...
[September 1, 2006, 15:15]
OpenOffice.org 3 Released - But Please Be Patient
Blog OpenOffice.org 3.0 was released yesterday (Monday), on schedule. That's the good news. The bad news is, the demand for it has been so massive that their download servers have been swamped! It was not even possible to get a connection for most of...
[October 14, 2008, 8:21]
Latest Linux guidelines released
News Open-source software proponent Free Standards Group said on Thursday that it has released version 2.0 of its Linux development guidelines to the public. The software blueprint, dubbed Linux Standard Base, seeks to standardise how some aspects of...
[January 29, 2004, 15:35]
