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Firefox 4 sets unofficial download record
RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook
Preston Gralla: Why Chrome is the world's most influential browser
IT Blogwatch: Chrome 10 vs. Internet Explorer 9 vs. Firefox 4: FIGHT!
IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 / iOS 5.0 release date: Delay rumors and iPad 3?
Jonny Evans: iPad mania hits planet, queues everywhere. Why?
Preston Gralla: Four reasons to love Firefox 4
Jonny Evans: Ten years old today, how Mac OS X changed Apple's world
Mozilla regrets keeping quiet on SSL certificate theft
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Firefox 4 sets unofficial download record
Mozilla set an unofficial record for software downloads on the second day of Firefox 4's launch, the company said. Read More
RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook
Research In Motion announced on Thursday that users of its PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android and Java applications. Read More
Preston Gralla: Why Chrome is the world's most influential browser
Chrome may trail Internet Explorer and Firefox in market share, but when it comes to design influence, it's clearly the leader. With the recent releases of Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4, the "Chrome-zation" of the browser world is nearly complete. Read More
IT Blogwatch: Chrome 10 vs. Internet Explorer 9 vs. Firefox 4: FIGHT!
It's Monday; time for one of Richi's review roundups. In the browser wars part deux, our tripartite protagonists are Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, and Mozilla Firefox 4. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers tabulate and cogitate. Not to mention Classic arcade game deaths... (GOOG) (MSFT) Read More
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Are your PCs and Laptops Recovery and Discovery Ready?
Increasingly firms are adopting data protection and recovery for enterprise laptops and desktops. The adoption of this technology is fueled by previous data loss events, concerns about future events, and the need to "know what you have at the edge of the network" in order to meet legal and/or regulatory mandates such as eDiscovery and legal holds. Read Now!
IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 / iOS 5.0 release date: Delay rumors and iPad 3?
Yay, it's Apple rumor roundup time again, friends. Has the iOS 5.0 release date been delayed? Does that mean the iPhone 5 release date is also delayed? Could all this point to an iPad 3 in the fall? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate, dispute, and discuss. Not to mention The huge risk of drinking a glass of milk just seconds from the expiration date... (AAPL) Read More
Jonny Evans: iPad mania hits planet, queues everywhere. Why?
iPad 2 mania has hit the planet. Large queues are forming outside shops worldwide as the product goes on sale. I believe there's already more excitement than for the iPad 1. The buzz remind me of the introduction of OS X and the iPod in 2001. What's Apple's magic? Why is the iPad set to dominate the tablet market for yet another year? And what are the three coolest things you'll be doing with your iPad 2 when you finally get hold of one? Read More
Preston Gralla: Four reasons to love Firefox 4
I've put Firefox 4 through its paces for a Computerworld review, and I was extremely impressed. Here are four reasons to love the latest version of the browser. Read More
Jonny Evans: Ten years old today, how Mac OS X changed Apple's world
Ten years ago today and the first full public version of Mac OS X went on sale worldwide to a gleeful reception as thousands of Mac users attended special events at their local computer shops all across the planet. I was at one such event in Central London. What we didn't know then was that Apple was preparing to open up its own chain of retail outlets, and nor had we heard Steve Jobs use the phrase, "iPod". Windows was still a competitor, and Google was still a search engine. These were halcyon days, when being a Mac user meant belonging to the second team. Read More
Mozilla regrets keeping quiet on SSL certificate theft
Mozilla admits keeping silent about theft of digital certificates was a mistake on its part. Read More
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