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Official: Firefox Download Day success
Posted by Nic on Thu, 03 Jul 2008
The final record of 8,002,530 downloads Firefox 3.0, one of the most popular web browsers, made in June, has been made official.
To be made sure accurate and official, the figure was confirmed after logs from download servers were audited and checked to ensure duplicate and unfinished downloads were not completed.
"The enthusiasm and creativity of Firefox fans was key to making this happen," said Paul Kim, head of Marketing.
Gareth Deaves of Guinness World Records called it "an extremely impressive accomplishment".
Mozilla is going to hold off on their party until they recieve their certificate by Guinness World Records in London (UK).
Source: BBC News
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To be made sure accurate and official, the figure was confirmed after logs from download servers were audited and checked to ensure duplicate and unfinished downloads were not completed.
"The enthusiasm and creativity of Firefox fans was key to making this happen," said Paul Kim, head of Marketing.
Gareth Deaves of Guinness World Records called it "an extremely impressive accomplishment".
Mozilla is going to hold off on their party until they recieve their certificate by Guinness World Records in London (UK).
Source: BBC News
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Posted by Nic on Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a Japan-based company, is planning on releasing a hard drive that can hold up to 5 terabytes by 2010.
The commercial 3.5 inch drive will have write heads that use something called current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR).
CPP-GMR pushes data density above 1TB per square inch, a long-awaited threshold that promises drives many times larger than those available today.
"By 2010, just two disks will suffice to provide the same storage capacity as the human brain," says Hitachi's Yoshihiro Shiroish.
I, Robot, anyone?
Source: Tech Radar
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The commercial 3.5 inch drive will have write heads that use something called current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR).
CPP-GMR pushes data density above 1TB per square inch, a long-awaited threshold that promises drives many times larger than those available today.
"By 2010, just two disks will suffice to provide the same storage capacity as the human brain," says Hitachi's Yoshihiro Shiroish.
I, Robot, anyone?
Source: Tech Radar
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Google employees' personal data stolen
Posted by Nic on Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Google has recently confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees that were hired before 2006 have been stolen during a recently burglary.
An outside Human Resources company for Google, Colt Express Outsourcing Services, had their records stolen May 26. The number of employee details that went missing is undisclosed, but included in those records are: names, addresses, and Social Security numbers.
The problem is a huge security breach for not only Google, but each individuals identity, as identity theft is rising in the U.S. It is also understood that Colt did not use encryption to protect the employee's information.
Google is also not the only client that Colt Express has, and it is still unclear how many more clients were affected by the breach. CBS' CNET Networks, which is a major source for iWinuX news, was also affected by the burglary. It is said that they had about 6,500 employees' details stolen.
Source: CNet News
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An outside Human Resources company for Google, Colt Express Outsourcing Services, had their records stolen May 26. The number of employee details that went missing is undisclosed, but included in those records are: names, addresses, and Social Security numbers.
The problem is a huge security breach for not only Google, but each individuals identity, as identity theft is rising in the U.S. It is also understood that Colt did not use encryption to protect the employee's information.
Google is also not the only client that Colt Express has, and it is still unclear how many more clients were affected by the breach. CBS' CNET Networks, which is a major source for iWinuX news, was also affected by the burglary. It is said that they had about 6,500 employees' details stolen.
Source: CNet News
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Office, OneCare and more available as subscription
Posted by Xen on Wed, 02 Jul 2008
'Equipt', which until now was known as 'Albany' has been announced to be a $69.99 per year subscription service that includes Office Home and Student 2007, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspaces, Windows Live Mail, Live Messenger, and Live Photo.
Equipt is planned to be released in the U.S. on July 15 through Circuit City, with other outlets to follow. Microsoft has announced that it will be available in other countries, with prices to be revealed soon. Bryson Gordon, one of the group project managers of Microsoft Office said that the name comes from enabling the customers to "equip their PC with a core set of services,". You will be able to use Equipt on up to 3 computers.
Bryson Gordon said that the pricing was determined by looking at the price of a yearly subscription for OneCare ($49.99) and the one time license fee of Office ($149.99)
Source: Info World
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Equipt is planned to be released in the U.S. on July 15 through Circuit City, with other outlets to follow. Microsoft has announced that it will be available in other countries, with prices to be revealed soon. Bryson Gordon, one of the group project managers of Microsoft Office said that the name comes from enabling the customers to "equip their PC with a core set of services,". You will be able to use Equipt on up to 3 computers.
Bryson Gordon said that the pricing was determined by looking at the price of a yearly subscription for OneCare ($49.99) and the one time license fee of Office ($149.99)
Source: Info World
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Get Windows XP Even Though It's "dead"
Posted by Nic on Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Yesterday, Microsoft turned off Windows XP's life support, deeming that it was the last day that XP was going to be officially available for purchase from retail stores, major resellers, and PC manufacturers. But thanks to Wired's How-To Wiki for sheding some light on this website, there are ways to get a copy of XP through Microsoft's loopholes!
Get a 'Nettop' PC
Mini-notebooks -- low cost, low power ultra-portable PCs -- will have OEM versions of XP until 2010 due to competition by Linux operating systems. Due to these little things not having the capabilities of running Windows Vista, several manufacturers are offering Linux OEM. Microsoft has extended the "death"-date of XP on these machines in order to not lose potential customers. Smart move for Microsoft, smart move if you want XP.
Buy from Mom and Pop stores
Small reseller shops, often called Mom and Pop stores, are being allowed to sell Windows XP machines until 2009. These stores often buy and assemble their own no-name custom built computers, which is usually relatively cheaper than buying the name-brand PCs.
Downgrade from Vista Business or Ultimate
One loophole, mentioned before on iWinUX, will allow you to "downgrade" your machine from Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows XP if you buy your computer from Dell or HP. The offer only lasts until 2009. This is only offered to new buyers.
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You can always hurry to your local retailer and hope to find a copy of Windows XP still lying around somewhere in stock. Microsoft will allow this, as long as the retailer purchased the copies before June 30, 2008.
Source: Wired's How-To Wiki
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Get a 'Nettop' PC
Mini-notebooks -- low cost, low power ultra-portable PCs -- will have OEM versions of XP until 2010 due to competition by Linux operating systems. Due to these little things not having the capabilities of running Windows Vista, several manufacturers are offering Linux OEM. Microsoft has extended the "death"-date of XP on these machines in order to not lose potential customers. Smart move for Microsoft, smart move if you want XP.
Buy from Mom and Pop stores
Small reseller shops, often called Mom and Pop stores, are being allowed to sell Windows XP machines until 2009. These stores often buy and assemble their own no-name custom built computers, which is usually relatively cheaper than buying the name-brand PCs.
Downgrade from Vista Business or Ultimate
One loophole, mentioned before on iWinUX, will allow you to "downgrade" your machine from Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows XP if you buy your computer from Dell or HP. The offer only lasts until 2009. This is only offered to new buyers.
Backstock
You can always hurry to your local retailer and hope to find a copy of Windows XP still lying around somewhere in stock. Microsoft will allow this, as long as the retailer purchased the copies before June 30, 2008.
Source: Wired's How-To Wiki
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