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A major outage to Microsoft Windows Live services has left an unknown number of users unable to access MSN Messenger, Hotmail and other services since earlier today. Progress is being made on resolving the situation, the company says.
Initially believed to be an incident isolated to the east coast of the United States, users from the [...]

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Even novices can hack more effectively with a program that leverages Google’s search prowess.
The hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow has released a tool that should make Google hacking a little easier for novices.
CalledGoolag, the open-source software lets hackers use the Google search engine to scan Web sites for vulnerabilities.
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Microsoft has confirmed that some third party applications are either blocked or lose functionality on machines that have Vista service pack 1 installed, including products from Trend Micro, Zonelabs, BitDefender, and Novell.
In a Knowledge Base article published Wednesday, Microsoft said some applications “may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1.”
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The DreamSpark program will provide programming tools to high school and college students worldwide.
Microsoft is giving away development and design software to university and high school students around the world through a program aimed at fostering technology innovation worldwide.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to unveil the DreamSpark program Tuesday at Stanford University on the [...]

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After bringing her laptop to Best Buy’s “Geek Squad” for repair, it was never to be seen again!
According to an article published on DailyTech, Raelyn Campbell brought her laptop into a Best Buy store in the D.C. area and gave it to the Geek Squad to fix a broken on/off switch. They then informed her [...]

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Opera should be bracing for impact.
Quite possibly for the first time, Opera Software will receive real pressure in the mobile-browser space from Firefox Mobile and Skyfire.
Like Opera’s cell phone browser, Opera Mini (video), both newcomers are free. However, Opera Mobile, which serves Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 phones, is a commercial product that smartphone users [...]

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Members of Intel’s Itanium team took to the stage yesterday at ISSCC to disclose fresh details of what is literally the biggest microprocessor ever made. Tukwila, as the new 65nm chip is called, is the first quad-core member of the Itanium Product Family (IPF) and the world’s first processor to break the 2 billion transistor [...]

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Opera Mobile 9.5 uses Opera’s zoom technology to enlarge content on a Web page.
Opera Software on Tuesday unveiled the latest version of its mobile Web browser for commercial use; the browser includes enhancements like zooming, panning, and Flash support.
Opera Mobile 9.5 uses Opera’s zoom technology to enlarge content on a Web page, and pages can [...]

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When Steve Sinchak’s new Intel network card became “really slow” after upgrading his Windows Vista PC with a pre-release version of Service Pack 1, he tried uninstalling its software driver and replacing it with a new one.
But to his dismay, the Chicago-area technology author and blogger found himself “stuck in a loop” during the InstallShield-managed [...]

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