Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 with some new features including an inPrivate mode that allows the records of a web session to be kept private.
Post from August 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 heats up competition
August 27th, 2008 by Kiyani
Toshiba launches XDE DVD to make existing DVDs look like HD
August 19th, 2008 by Kiyani
Toshiba has launched a new XDE (eXtended Detail Enhancement) DVD player that makes existing DVDs look like new HD. And you don’t need extra hardware or Blu-Ray discs for that.
AMD, Nvidia resolves dispute with Intel regarding USB 3.0
August 15th, 2008 by Kiyani
Intel, AMD and Nvidia have finally resolved the disputer regarding USB 3.0 and now all three are working together to launch it in 2009.
AOL phishing scammer jailed for seven years
August 14th, 2008 by Kiyani
Michael Dolan, 24 from Connecticut has been jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of scamming AOL users through phishing.
OpenGL 3 fails to live up; can’t compete with DirectX
August 12th, 2008 by Kiyani
Developers from around the world have expressed their unhappiness over the recent release of new OpenGL 3.0 platform which they say doesn’t even come close to Microsoft DirectX.
US judge bars MIT students from disclosing security flaw
August 12th, 2008 by Kiyani
A US district court judge has barred MIT students from disclosing security flaw in Charlie Card automatic payment system which they vowed to disclose in the Defcon conference that took place between 8 and 10 August.
CNET Clientside Developer Blog infected with malware
August 6th, 2008 by Kiyani
According to a security firm Websense, the home page of CNET Clientside Developer Blog has been infected with a malware.
Six degrees of separation theory proved by Microsoft IM
August 6th, 2008 by Kiyani
Well almost. Microsoft IM Windows Live messenger formerly MSN messenger proves the theory “six degrees of separation” proposed by Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinth in 1929, but the actual number is 6.6.
Microsoft accuses open source community of stealing its ideas
August 5th, 2008 by Kiyani
Microsoft in its latest annual report filed with Securities and Exchange Commission USA has accused open source vendors and community of stealing its ideas and benefiting from its intellectual property.
Cheap 256GB solid state drives from Micron on the way
August 5th, 2008 by Kiyani
Micron Technology, manufacturer of semiconductor devices has announced the availability of cheap 256GB solid state drives in near future.
