Windows 7 Drives a 49% Spike in PC Sales - 11/5/2009 That's not as huge a gain as compared to the Vista launch — but it's far better than what could have happened.
Adobe Updates Shockwave Player - 11/4/2009 Adobe addresses 5 critical vulnerabilities with the newly released version 11.5.2.602 of its Shockwave Player.
Google Chrome 4 Beta Debuts - 11/3/2009 Google's Chrome 4 has entered beta status with one key differentiating feature over its predecessors in the Chrome 3 browser series, bookmark syncing.
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Makes the Rounds - 11/2/2009 From the blogs: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is out now, with a variety of speed improvements as well as some noticeable missing features.
Google Chrome Dev Slows to Fix Bugs - 10/30/2009 Google's Chrome browser has been updated at a rapid pace since its first release a year ago — perhaps too rapid.
Mozilla SeaMonkey Finally Goes 2.0 - 10/28/2009 Fromt the blogs: The successor to the Mozilla Suite is still (surprisingly) around and kinda/sorta moving forward.
Windows 7: It's Here - 10/22/2009 At long last, the successor to Vista arrives, along with the hopes of an industry looking for a lift in sales.
Countdown to Windows 7 - 10/22/2009 The long-awaited Windows 7 launch is finally at hand, as pre-orders continue to roll in. In the UK they even outstrip Harry Potter sales at Amazon.
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 - A Minor Update? - 10/22/2009 From the blogs ... The upcoming Firefox 3.6 release is going to be classified as a minor update to the open source browser, as opposed to being a major update like Firefox 3.5.
All Quiet on the Windows Front - 10/19/2009 From the blogs ... A week before the release of Windows 7, an awful lot of fingernails are being chewed up. There's a lot riding on it, for just about everyone in the chain from Microsoft to retail.
Mozilla Blocks then Unblocks Microsoft Add-ons for Firefox - 10/19/2009 From the blogs ... Over the weekend, potentially tens of millions of users around the world booted their Firefox browser and were told that their Microsoft add-ons were being blocked.
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Gets Oriented - 10/14/2009 From the blogs: The upcoming Firefox 3.6 release will include support for machine orientation information. Which means what exactly?
Adobe PDF at Risk from Another Zero-Day - 10/12/2009 From the blogs: Adobe warns of another zero-day vulnerability in its Adobe Reader and Acrobat software.
Windows 7 Already Stealing Market Share from Vista - 10/6/2009 We knew Windows Vista was unpopular, but this is downright funny: Windows 7 isn't even officially out yet and it's already taking market share from Vista.
Windows 7-Compatible Products Surpass 6,000 - 10/1/2009 Microsoft said it's already certified a slew of apps and hardware devices as part of its new Windows 7 Compatibility logo program.
Google's Chrome Frame Making IE Less Secure? - 9/25/2009 From the blogs: The search giant disputes Microsoft's claims that Chrome Frame puts users at risk. But both companies may be right in this case.
Windows Live Still Losing Money - 9/23/2009 Accounting changes prompt Microsoft to disclose how much money Windows Live is costing.