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Microsoft Patches IE Security Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a patch to close a security hole in Internet Explorer linked to the recent attacks on Google and other companies
Review: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Is More Than Just An Add-On
Mozilla's Firefox 3.6 upgrade offers some welcome new capabilities, including a new Personas feature and enhanced support for plug-in handling and HTML5.
Nokia Launches Free Sat-Nav For Smartphones
Nokia has launched a free global navigation service for its smartphones, which it hopes will give it a competitive edge against competitors such as Apple and Google
NRO Warns Of Looming Shortage Of IPv4 Addresses
NRO warned that there is less than 10 percent of IPv4 addresses available, and has urged people to start deploying the next-generation Internet Protocol (known as IPv6)
Will There Ever Be A Time For Tablets?
The tablet PC has been heralded as the "next big thing" more than once, but there are still few signs of tablets and slates being embraced by the mainstream, says Jim Rapoza
Teachers Want Laptops In The Classroom
Over half of teachers believe that using technology in the classroom improves academic performance, but lack of funding is holding back progress, says Intel's education leader Lila Ibrahim
Cisco’s New SAN Tools To Connect With UCS Fabrics
New SAN tools from Cisco can direct data traffic using any protocol from any node to any device within a Cisco fabric
eWEEK Europe Follows Apps At Mobile World Congress
Watch out for a chance to win free tickets to the show, as eWEEK Europe sponsors the App Planet at the GSMA's MWC event in Barcelona
Google Ships Android 2.1 SDK To Developers
Google has begun shipping the software development kit (SDK) for Android 2.1, nearly a week after it first appeared in the Nexus One smartphone
Chrome Overtakes Safari In Browser Race
The real contenders are still Internet Explorer and Firefox, but beating Apple's browser should please Google as it unleashes its Nexus One against the iPhone
The Products That Will Make A Splash In 2010
Some of the biggest events of 2009 served mostly to set the stage for bigger things in 2010: Oracle/Sun, Microsoft Azure, Office, Ubuntu and Chrome OS will make big waves
Review: Google Is On To Something With Go
Google's new language, Go, is fully compiled in the vein of C++, but includes many types and constructs that make it more similar to something like Python or JavaScript.
Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?
Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but Mac penetration remains departmental rather than company-wide
Tories Look To Connect With Voters Via Crowdsourcing Platform
The Conservative Party have offered a one million pound cash prize for developers that can create a website to ‘harness the wisdom' of the general public, in order to test Government policies
Wind-Powered Data Centre Launched in Illinois
Other World Computing (OWC) has become the first US data centre operator to run its entire operation using an on-site wind turbine
Palm Releases Ares Mobile Development Tools Beta
Palm announces the public beta availability of Project Ares, which the company says is the first complete set of integrated mobile development tools hosted entirely in the browser
Windows 7: Looking Back On A Pivotal Year For Microsoft
With a lot riding on the acceptance of Windows 7 by both consumers and the enterprise, eWEEK looks back on the development of Microsoft's aggressive 2009 marketing campaign
Microsoft Delays Visual Studio 2010 For More Testing
Microsoft has decided to push back the launch of Visual Studio 2010 to take more time to address performance issues reported by testers
Astronomers Discover Earth-Like Exoplanet
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found a new exoplanet using ground-based RC Optical Systems telescopes
Intel To Launch Next-Generation Chips In January
Intel will launch its first 32-nm Core i3 and i5 processors, as well as new i7 chips, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month
Personal Data At Risk After SQL Flaw Discovered
A SQL injection flaw on a social networking app developer site has compromised the security of users and could lead to identity theft
Palm Releases Mobile Development Platform For Testing
Palm has released a new mobile development platform, known as Ares, to a select group of developers
Sun Ships Java EE 6 and Updated NetBeans IDE
Sun released version 6 of the Java Enterprise Edition, as well as new versions of its GlassFish web application server and NetBeans development tool
Dell Pushes Ahead With Converged Data Centre Strategy
Dell ups its game in the converged data centre market with new management software and a unified networking fabric based on 10GbE.
Microsoft Cleans Open Source From Windows 7 Tool
Code which violated the GPLv2 licence has been removed from a Microsoft utility designed to load Windows 7 on netbooks
IBM Opens Cloud Data Centres In Pacific Region
IBM is opening two new data centres and a cloud computing laboratory in the Pacific region, looking to grow its market presence through greater cloud computing capabilities
Broadband Tax Approved In Pre-Budget Report
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed in his Pre-Budget Report that the 50p-per-month bradband tax will be included in the Finance Bill
Government Urged To Support Online Retail As Stores Close
Shops are out of fashion, as Nokia closes its flagship store, Amazon denies any plans to open one, and the government comes under pressure to support online retailers
eWEEK Labs’ Top Products Of 2009
eWEEK Labs names the products that stood out in 2009, focusing on the ones that either provide significant innovation or make day-to-day life easier for IT professionals