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Microsoft closes the Live casket on original Xbox

5. Feb 2010, 11:34

Out to pasture. Image: Collin Allen/Flickr.
With Microsoft’s focus in the videogame arena firmly centred on its Xbox 360 platform, the Redmond-based software giant has announced it will soon withdraw online support for its ageing 2001 Xbox console.

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Adobe CTO defends Flash after Steve Jobs attack

4. Feb 2010, 11:58

Flash. The numbers just don't lie, Steve. Image: Adobe.
Adobe chief technical officer Kevin Lynch has this week issued a response to the scathing comments, placing particular focus on the claim made by Jobs that the future of Web video lies with HTML5 and not Flash. ... more


UK petition calls for IE6's official execution

2. Feb 2010, 15:46

IE6, living on borrowed time? Image: Microsoft.
Arriving in the same week January’s usage numbers revealed that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is now more popular than its stalwart predecessor Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), a UK petition is calling for the government to officially scrap 2001’s aging IE6 in favour of the platform’s newer iterations.

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Internet Explorer 8 is world's most popular browser

1. Feb 2010, 18:13

Microsoft, still the king of the Web. Image: photofarmer/Flickr.
However, January wasn’t without disappointment for Microsoft and Internet Explorer, with IE6’s share dropping to 20.07, while the entire IE line plummeted from 66.92 in December to 62.16 percent. ... more


iPad coverage leaves Internet in a spin

29. Jan 2010, 05:24

And if you press THIS button, the Net explodes! Image: mattbuchanan/Flickr.
Any lingering doubts regarding the popularity of Apple and its product portfolio were officially quashed this Wednesday, when the gadget maker unveiled the iPad tablet computer in San Francisco and promptly brought the Internet to its knees.

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Pope urges Catholic priests to Twitter God's word

26. Jan 2010, 06:06

And the word is... tweet! Image: roblisameehan/Flickr.
Clearly aware of the untapped ‘word of God’ potential residing in online communities such as the blogosphere and social networks, the Pope himself has pointed the Catholic Church towards the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

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Mozilla claims Firefox v3.6 is 'world's best web browser'

22. Jan 2010, 07:26

If YOU love it too... go get it! Image: liahiu/Flickr.
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) may still hold the lion’s share of the hotly-contested browser market, but Mozilla Corp. is keen to make it clear that newly released Firefox 3.6 is “the world’s best web browser.”

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Bill Gates latest to get the Twitter bug

20. Jan 2010, 04:52

Twitterer. Image: TechFlash Todd/Flickr.
Do you remember that Bill Gates guy? You know, he was head of Microsoft Corp. for quite some time before suddenly dropping off the technology radar back in mid-2008. Well, he’s back… but not in the way you might think.

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New York Times to charge for online content

18. Jan 2010, 04:29

Free online access, but not for much longer. Image: Bonnie Bogle/Flickr.
If renowned publication The New York Times (NYT) is one of your preferred sources when it comes to seeking out online news, then enjoying the widespread coverage provided by its pool of respected journalists looks set to test your pocket.

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'Google' is officially Word of the Decade

12. Jan 2010, 09:37

Word! Image: Google.
Firmly grasping its place in history, the influence associated with online social networking, micro-blogging and the whole Web 2.0 phenomenon has this week been officially recognised by language expects at The American Dialect Society. 

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