Microsoft Windows Vista introduced a new standard dialog box, called task dialog, to present choices in a clear and consistent way, with a standardized look and layout to replace the old message box which has often been used to create dialog boxes that are difficult to understand and use.
There are no standard classes in .NET […]
The online hangout MySpace took another step Tuesday in cooperating with rival Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web.
The OpenID coalition now includes Time Warner Inc.’s AOL, Google Inc.’s Blogger, Yahoo Inc. and blogging services Vox, WordPress, LiveJournal. Users with a supported account can […]
A Japanese software company is stepping up international promotion of its Web browser in the hope of carving out a 5% share over the next few years of a market dominated by Internet Explorer and Firefox.
The Sleipnir browser is well-known among Japanese technophiles, many of whom value the high level of customization that the browser […]
On Friday Opera announced that version 9.5 of the browser (download Opera 9.5 beta for Windows or Mac) will include built-in anti-malware protection from Haute Secure (download for Windows 32-bit or Windows 64-bit).
This is, of course, to counter the anti-malware protection built into Firefox 3, currently available as a final release candidate (download […]
Asustek Computer plans to offer buyers of its popular Eee PC low-cost laptop additional storage for songs, videos and other data via the Internet.
Starting Tuesday, buyers of the Eee PC 901 will be able to use 20G bytes of online storage to complement their laptop’s internal storage. Most Eee PCs come with small flash memory-based […]
Samsung has released details of a prototype laptop based on AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode), the technology expected to feature in the next generation of computer displays.
On the face of it, the demonstration laptop’s 12 inch AMOLED display, which can run up to a resolution of 1280×768, is much the same as on […]
After a year and half of development, Google began offering online personal health records to the public on Monday.
The Internet search giant’s service, Google Health, at google.com/health, is the latest entrant in the growing field of companies offering personal health records on the Web. Their ranks range from longtime online health services like WebMD to […]
Sony Ericsson wants mobile software developers to have the best of both worlds.
Next week at JavaOne, the company plans to demonstrate its Project Capuchin, which will allow software developers to create applications for mobile phones that can use pieces of both Java ME and Adobe Systems’ Flash Lite to create their applications. The […]
Microsoft has delayed the release of a third service pack for Windows XP, blaming a “compatibility issue” between the software and a retail-chain-management application.
Microsoft had said last week that it completed development on Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) and that it would be available via its software-update services on […]
Are people fed up enough with traditional collaboration software that they’ll try this “Web 2.0 in business” idea? Jive Software is betting they are.
The company on Monday is expected to announce the availability of Clearspace 2.0, a set of tools for sharing information and making connections within a business or between a company and […]