Apple Releases 10.4.7 Update

The 10.4.7 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies. The new update is free and is a universal binary, avaliable for both PPC and Intel Macs.
News source: Apple

MS issues reminder for End Of Windows XP SP1 Support

Microsoft reminded solution providers and end users Wednesday that support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will end Oct. 10. Customers running Windows XP SP1 must migrate to Windows XP SP2 over the next three months, or they will lose incident support. Microsoft also said it won’t release any more security updates for SP1 [...]

Bill Gates Leaving Daily Role at Microsoft, Remains Chairman

Bill Gates will be transitioning out of a day-to-day role in the running of Microsoft by July 2008 to spend more time on his global health and education work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft Corp. today announced. The two-year transition period will ensure a smooth and orderly transfer [...]

Yahoo Says Worm Is Contained

Yahoo said it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world’s largest. The worm, dubbed “Yamanner,” infected a recipient’s computer as soon as the toxic e-mail was opened. It then scanned contact lists for additional targets, according to security software maker Symantec.
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Sony and Pioneer Delay Their Blu-Ray Players

Sonyâ€™s first Blu-Ray player is now expected to launch mid-August, two months later than originally suggested. According to the Sony Style website, the BDP-S1 will now ship “on or about August 15, 2006.” Priced at 1000 USD, the player was originally given a June 30th launch date.
Pioneer has also delayed the date for their player, [...]

Windows Live Messenger: Friday June 16th 2006

Windows Live Messenger will be made available to the public in 8 days, Friday 16th June 2006. The successor to MSN Messenger 7.5, Windows Live Messenger 8 is the first edition of the Messenger brand to be released under the new ‘Windows Live’ moniker.
Windows Live represents Microsoft’s biggest push into the Software-as-a-Service market. Windows Live [...]

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