MIX - Microsoft drops few clues about IE 8
Microsoft dodged questions this week at the Mix07 Web developer conference about when it plans to update its Internet Explorer (IE) browser to Version 8.
Stories by Gregg Keizer
Microsoft pencils in seven bug fixes for next week
Microsoft will issue seven security updates next week for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk, the company announced Thursday.
New bug-a-day project targets Microsoft's ActiveX
Another bug-a-day campaign surfaced Tuesday as the "Month of ActiveX Bugs" debuted. Although some researchers have already dismissed the project as copycat, others are warning its findings might put Windows users at risk of attack.
Firefox users urge Dell to preinstall the browser
Firefox users are drawing on Dell's user-driven IdeaStorm site to push the computer maker to preinstall the open-source browser.
Gartner: Hack contests bad for business
A pair of Gartner analysts Tuesday denounced a recent hack challenge that uncovered a still-unpatched QuickTime bug, calling it "a risky endeavor" and urging sponsors to reconsider such public contests.
Apple owns up to MacBook battery problems
Apple last Friday acknowledged that some batteries in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks aren't up to snuff, but said that they posed no safety risk.
'Brandjackers' make profit feeding off 'Net brand names
Criminals hijacking online corporate brands to hide behind, and masquerading for profit, are ramping up their efforts, a report released today said.
Microsoft doc names Longhorn as 'Windows Server 2007'
Microsoft will tag its next server software, now codenamed Longhorn, with the prosaic "Windows Server 2007," according to a document on the company's site.
Mozilla ramps up Firefox 3 schedule
Mozilla Thursday unveiled new details of its schedule for Firefox 3, the next major upgrade to the popular open-source browser.
Microsoft explains how the ANI bug got baked into Vista
In a postmortem of last month's Windows animated (.ANI) cursor vulnerability, one of Microsoft's security development gurus Friday spelled out how the bug sneaked into Vista.
All-you-can-store online backup for Mac goes beta
A small Utah online backup service that recently signed a deal to back up 300,000 PCs owned by General Electric Co. Thursday announced a US$4.95 per month unlimited plan for Mac owners.
Hack challenge QuickTime bug not on the loose
Organizers of last week's MacBook Pro hack challenge Thursday disputed accounts that the QuickTime exploit that won the US$10,000 prize was nicked from a wireless network and is now in circulation.
Hack contest's QuickTime bug puts all browsers at risk
The QuickTime vulnerability that first surfaced last Friday in a Mac hack challenge is "very serious" and can be exploited through any Java-enabled browser, including Internet Explorer 7 running on both Windows XP and Vista, the company that laid out the contest's US$10,000 prize said Wednesday.
Vista betas, RCs to reboot every 2 hours starting June
Microsoft Tuesday spelled out exactly how users of Windows Vista betas and release candidates can shift to the final code, and warned that beginning June 1, preview-equipped PCs will automatically reboot every two hours.
Mozilla extends Firefox 1.5 support to mid-May
Mozilla Tuesday extended support for its 17-month-old Firefox 1.5.0.x browser until mid-May, citing the need to roll out a patch that will automatically update users to the newer Version 2.0 before it pulls the support plug.