The Internet Content Rating Association, which produces a content labeling framework to enable Web filters and voluntary content blockers, has announced that Microsoft has signed a licensing agreement with it, and is also making a financial investment in the Association, for an undisclosed amount. Read more
According to web statistics firm WebSideStory, at the start of this month Firefox had a browser market usage share of 8.88 percent, about double the 4.23 percent it boasted at the same time in 2005. Read more
Microsoft today released the first public beta of the upcoming Internet Explorer 7. The 11.2 MB download allows testers to sample some new features and help Microsoft find bugs in the program. The new browser has more RSS features than previous versions and includes tabbed browsing, a feature that competing browsers have had for a while. Currently, the beta version will only work with Windows XP with Service Pack 2, but the company adds that the final version will support Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003. Read more
Microsoft wants to make up for lost time, after waiting five years to update its Internet Explorer browser. Read more
This is our third RAM scaling story in a series that will conclude next week. In this piece, we're comparing a number of different DDR3 memory speeds using both tight and relaxed timings. Which memory setting is best for your Core 2 Quad setup? Read more
Cyberpower sent us a factory-overclocked Phenom II X4 955 system wielding two Radeon HD 4890 cards in CrossFire. We pit the formidable rig against our previous System Builder Marathon Core i7 machine to see if AMD can deliver a viable gaming alternative. Read more
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships. Read more
When a new paradigm like cloud computing or a new platform like Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) comes along, it’s smart to ask tough questions. Read more
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