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    The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

  • Mozilla plans major facelift for Firefox 3

    Mozilla is hoping the next version of its Firefox browser will look familiar -- regardless of which operating system you use.

  • Mozilla accepts Microsoft help

    Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer of help toward ensuring interoperability between Firefox and the upcoming Vista operating system.

  • Microsoft creates public bug database for IE7

    Microsoft is for the first time encouraging people to give public feedback on Internet Explorer, with the creation of a bug database for the next version of its browser, IE 7 beta.

  • Mozilla releases new Firefox alpha

    The Mozilla Corporation has released an advance testing version of its popular Firefox web browser, just days after Google revealed its competing Chrome software.

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    The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

  • Vista's Last Mile

    Each day, members of the Windows team gather inside a "shiproom" to go over the bugs that remain, and to debate which of these can still be fixed in the days left until the product is declared finished.

  • 50 significant moments from internet history

    We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • Securing Microsoft 2: hackers invited to Redmond

    In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.

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  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2

    Thunderbird 2 provides a compelling option for users looking for an open source e-mail client.

  • Firefox 3 beta 1: a first look

    A few months later than originally planned, Mozilla has released the first beta version of Firefox 3, the widely used open-source Web browser. Firefox 3 beta 1 includes a number of features that Mozilla says should improve security, ease of use, rendering of Web pages and location of previously visited Web pages.

  • PC Tools Desktop Maestro 3.0

    As a tool for cleaning an untidy Windows registry, PC Tools Desktop Maestro seems to do a good job, and combines this ability with excellent privacy tools. However, users of Windows Vista may find Desktop Maestro being blocked by User Account Control.

  • Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008

    Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 offers a variety of features designed for the home and small office.

  • Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium beta

    Print and Web designers who don't need support for film work will find enhanced integration throughout these updates to InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, and more.

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