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Microsoft’s Windows Vista RC (Release Candidate) 1 is done. Now it’s up to the estimated 6 million testers to which the company is planning to release the code to determine if it really is ready for prime time. Microsoft has posted the RC 1 build, Number 5600, on its TechBeta Web sites for select technical […]

With Windows Vista, Microsoft needs to please at least two constituencies with very different sets of requirements. The Redmondians need to pack the next version of Windows with lots of bells and whistles that will appeal to consumers whom it is hoping to convince to upgrade. And it must do the same for business customers. […]

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After weeks of waiting for a new, official Windows Vista test build, testers got their fix on Aug. 25, when Microsoft posted release number 5536 for download. The new build is available to a preselected set of technical beta testers only. The new release is designated as a “pre-RC1,” or pre-Release Candidate 1, build. The […]

Microsoft’s latest Windows Live offering is for the most part not a new service at all, but rather a one-time download that includes a subset of the available Live applications, much like the Google Pack. Called Windows Live Essentials, the program also features a new application called Windows Live Dashboard. The Dashboard would show the […]

Dell this week recalled 4.1 million laptop PC batteries, considered the biggest product-safety recall ever in the computer industry, because they presented a risk of catching on fire. Some Dell customers say the company did a good job of handling the recall, and that they expect to be only minimally inconvenienced. “I was very impressed […]

After nearly a decade’s worth of breathless predictions, futuristic fairy tales and the distant promise of super-streamlined global supply chains, the world has finally grown weary of the relentlessly hyped technology known as RFID. Perhaps the fatigue was inevitable. RFID holds great potential, but the road to adoption is a long and costly one. And […]

OnForce unveiled on Aug. 8 a more dynamic Web site, giving IT service buyers a quicker, deeper view of services and running rates available in their area. A quick search of running market prices on the home page, keyword location search capability, buyer and provider profiles, reviews, and feedback give buyers and providers greater visibility […]

To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their products as “genuine” before being able to obtain many downloads and add-ons. Come this fall, however, the Redmond, Wash., software maker is planning to turn up the Genuine Advantage heat in two ways: […]