Category Archives: Technology News
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 released
Today as expected Mozilla Firefox 3.6 has been released and is “20% faster”. I’ve ran the Acid 3 test and scores 92/100 so is getting better with every release. I would expect when version 4 is released it would finally … Continue reading
Microsoft Office 2010 Public Beta now available
Microsoft has made the Beta of Office 2010 available today, this comes after the release on TechNet and MSDN the other day. Over on Neowin they have had a look at some of the new features, these include social networking … Continue reading
Office 2010 Beta 2 now on TechNet and MSDN
The 2nd Beta of the Office 2010 suite appeared on TechNet and MSDN last night. Neowin.net is reporting that the public beta could be available this week after a tweet on the Office Twitter account, there is also a follow … Continue reading
Hotmail passwords leaked online
Tom Warren of Neowin.net is reporting that thousands of passwords have been posted by an anonymous user of Pastebin.com on October 1st, a site commonly used to share source code. The accounts may have been collected by a phishing scam … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Essentials
At last the long awaited replacement for the discontinued Windows OneCare suite. Microsoft Security Essentials is Microsoft’s free anti-virus and anti-spyware solution. It is aimed at home users and small businesses and will be available for Genuine Windows XP, Vista … Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 released
The first major version of Firefox since 3.0 was released today as predicted by Neowin.net So what’s new in 3.5? According to the release notes they are Improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode. Better … Continue reading
Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
According to Neowin.net the successor to Windows Live OneCare known as Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is due to hit Beta form next week starting on June 23rd. The free anti-virus / anti-spyware solution will begin with a limited beta and … Continue reading
Iran gets caught photoshopping, again
The country of Iran recently held elections that many are saying were rigged and that their votes did not count. The current winner and previous term president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who acts more as a dictator than a freely elected politician … Continue reading
UK broadband ‘notspots’ revealed
About three million homes in the UK have broadband speeds of less than two megabits per second (2Mbps) according to research commissioned by the BBC. The government has promised to provide all homes in the UK with speeds of at … Continue reading
2Mbps broadband plans backed by UK government
According to an article by the BBC, the UK Government has announced that it will be supporting plans meaning everyone in the UK will have access to at least 2Mbps broadband, by 2012. The plans, proposed by Lord Carter earlier … Continue reading