Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate
The Release Candidate is out, in 40 languages. It won’t be long before the final version is released to the public. Version 9.0.8080.16412 runs on: Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, and Windows 7 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit.
February 22 is Windows 7 SP1 public launch
Microsoft has announced Tuesday, February 22 as the official release date for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. TechNet and MSDN subscribers can get the service pack beginning February 16.
BlackBerry-Outlook Personal Productivity Solution
The Viira Outlook Suite brings together BlackBerry smartphones and Microsoft Outlook to provide synchronization of projects, to-dos, priorities and commitments. Version 1.1 includes search, touchscreen navigation, and the ability to organize email.
New Releases from Microsoft Press
"HTML5 Step by Step",by Faithe Wempen, shows you how to use Notepad to develop a multi-page HTML5-compliant Web site. "Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Step by Step" explains how you can use the new features in the program, such as dashboarding and inline charting.
ThinVNC Gets Secure Gateway for Corporate Remote Sessions
ThinVNC Remote Access Server redirects ThinVNC’s HTTPS/Websockets traffic to create a secure access channel to any PC on the LAN through a public IP address. ThinVNC Remote Access Server provides a Remote Install tool to ease client installation.
Microsoft update offers an easier way to turn off autoruns
Among the patches offered this week is an optional update for WinXP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 that will make it easier to shut off the Autorun feature for USB devices.
NComputing Launches vSpace 6 Including Windows 64-Bit Support
NComputing announced support for the Windows 64-bit platform with vSpace 6. vSpace 6 offers a number of improvements to give a PC-like experience to users. It also provides an upgrade path from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008R2 64-bit.
Dell to offer 10-inch Windows 7 tablet later this year
There’s the iPad, several Android-based tablets, and soon, Dell will offer the XT3, a 10-inch tablet-laptop convertible running Windows.
Google Doodle Journeys to the Center of Jules Verne
February 8 is Jules Verne’s birthday. In honor of the author of such stories as "A Journey to the Center of the Earth", Google has put up an interactive doodle.
The Tabletification of the PC
PCs have been around, maybe, 30 years. Portables, not so long. But, as people change their expectations of computing, things are changing. Whether the desktop system ever goes away, tablets are probably here to stay.