Microsoft Isn't Too Concerned About Google Chrome OS, Says Ballmer

From DailyTech: Who thinks Google's new Chrome operating system could shake up the PC market? Apparently, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn’t see it happening. The often outspoken and controversial Mr. Ballmer had a crowd at Microsoft's Worldwide Partners Conference (WWPC) in New...

Zero-day flaw found in Firefox 3.5

From CNET News.com: There is a critical JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox 3.5 Web browser, Mozilla has warned.

The zero-day flaw lies in Firefox 3.5's Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler. Proof-of-concept code to exploit the vulnerability has been posted online by a...

Facebook hits a quarter billion users

From CNET News.com: Least surprising news of the day: Facebook has officially grown to 250 million active users across the world, according to a post on the company blog by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

"For us, growing to 250 million users isn't just an impressive number; it is a mark of...

Discounted Win 7 on Sept. 1, for Businesses

From Tom's Hardware: We've all marked October 22 as the day Windows 7 hits general availability, but for businesses with volume licenses, the release of the new OS will hit on September 1.

As detailed on the Windows Team Blog: "Customers with Software Assurance for Windows will be...

Globalfoundries Claims 300mm Fabs Are Enough for Modern Chips

From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries, one of the leading contract semiconductor makers, said that 300mm chip factories still have a lot of potential. The company claims that it does not make sense to transit to 450mm wafers and change loads of manufacturing equipment since modern...

Microsoft customers face licensing hurdle to online apps

From InfoWorld: Microsoft promoted more of its Web-based software offerings at its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans this week, but some analysts say the company's enterprise licensing terms provide little incentive for large customers to move away from its on-premise...

Kindles Crack, Amazon Sued

From PC World: Those who opted for a $30 protective case with the e-reader are reportedly seeing the Kindle itself crack under pressure, and one customer is suing Amazon for his troubles.

Matthew Geise, executive director of a property management firm in Seattle, bought the second...

End of an era for Office 2000

From CNET News.com: Support for Microsoft Office 2000 finally ended on Tuesday, 10 years after the productivity suite was launched.

Office 2000 had mainstream support until mid-2004, when its extended support period began. It is that extended support period that has now ended...

Rambus Allegations Against NVIDIA Rejected

From DailyTech: Rambus and NVIDIA have been fighting a legal battle in court over alleged patent infringement by NVIDIA. Rambus filed suit against NVIDIA in June alleging that technology having to do with memory circuits in NVIDIA GPUs infringed on 17 different Rambus held patents...

Google Voice App Comes to Blackberry, Android

From DailyTech: Google is steadily rolling out all sorts of new products and offerings and is doing well at turning itself from a search firm to a company that competes with Microsoft on many levels from software to email.

Google has been talking up its Chrome OS over the last few...

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