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So, we stumbled upon Kantaris and we said, not again, another one? Well, let’s just say we changed our impression 10 minutes after. Kantaris is a freeware media player, based on the popular VLC PLayer, very shy but with great looks. Kinda the gorgeus girl next door but dressed modestly. What does that mean? Well, let me explain.
Hey Mozilla, take care of your kids…the voices seem to say. Even if this isn’t fully confirmed yet, TechCrunch switched the target on the social-based Mozilla powered browser, Flock. According to them, Flock might leave its mommy, Mozilla, running in the arms of the Big Daddy, Google. The quoted sources also say that Flock will be redesigned and build on [...]
When I heard about Songbird and it’s features, I became somehow very interested. I have installed it and was placed face to face with an iTunes clone (almost identical interface), which dissapointed me without even testing the actual product. Then I said to myself, hey, if it looks like iTunes, it’s not iTunes and, I was right. Songbird is a [...]
Microsoft just announced today that the next version of Silverlight, the 2.0 will be ready for shipment tommorow, 14 October. Another good news is that, due to the WSUS service capabilities, Silverlight will automatically be upgraded silently. What this means is if you already have SIlverlight 1.0 or above, it will automatically upgrade itself quietly.
Brian Goldfarb, the head of the [...]
Believe it or not, Microsoft is now offering its server virtualization software as a free download for anyone. Better yet, the new version of Microsoft Hyper V-Server is a stand-alone edition that doesn’t require MIcrosoft Server installed on the machine.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a great choice for customers who want a basic and simplified virtualization solution for consolidating servers [...]
Allison Burnett, the Program Manager for IE8, stated in a blog post that is looking for people to beta test their upcoming version of Internet Explorer 8. The development team promises a new revamped version of Internet Explorer, with less memory problems, better functionality and extended compatibility with the current standards.
Also, Microsoft states that IE8 is focused on delivering a [...]
Lately, Microsoft has embraced the open-source community in a rather unusual manner. Now, Microsoft begins supporting the Apache Software Foundation with an annual donation of $100,000. It’s clear that Microsoft will slowly go away from its own IIS Web Server platform but raised alot of speculation within the industry.
The Microsoft family will gain a new member soon, the Windows 7 OS. While some of us are skeptical, we should at least give Windows 7 a chance and forget about Vista. Bill Veghte, chief in charge of Windows seems very confident regarding the new Windows and the states that Windows 7 will be released within the scheduled time frame [...]
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