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Firefox 3.1/Shiretoko: Alpha 1 in July, Beta in August, Ships 4Q/08 or 1Q/09
Now that Firefox 3.0 is finalized, made available to the general public since June 17, and already in the history books, with over 8 million downloads in the first 24 hours, Mozilla is focusing on the next iteration of its open source browser. Very early version ... [read more >>]
03 July 2008, 12:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Microsoft Hands Out $100,000 Office Live Workspace Prize
The Office Live Workspace sweepstakes introduced on March 3, 2008 have come to an end. Microsoft announced that David Austin, a graduate student, is the winner of the $100,000 grand prize. The sweepstakes provided a way for Microsoft to attract attention and build an initial user base fo ... [read more >>]
23 June 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The Legend of Atlantis Is Brought Back to Life
If you were starting to have the feeling that turn based strategy games need to be reinvigorated somehow, developer Ndoors Interactive might have the answer: Atlantica, a MMOG that promises to bring back to life the ancient legend of Atlantis, launches the closed beta in July (which ... [read more >>]
19 June 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows for Supercomputers Running at 68.5 Teraflops
Microsoft is making headway with the adoption of Windows HPC Server 2008, and taking Windows operating system for supercomputers at a new apex even though the platform is not finalized yet. According to the Redmond company, a Beta version of HPC Server 2008 is running on the system at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) which ranked at the 23rd position among the world’s Top 500 largest supercomputers. NCSA ... [read more >>]
18 June 2008, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Download Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Beta
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is the evolution of the original Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. The rebranding was a necessary move as the toll is no longer limited to just the latest Windows client and the Office 2007 System from the Redmond company, but has also come to encompass Windows Server 2008. Currently, Microsoft is testing MAP 3.1 and has made a Beta build of the solution accessible via Connect. Designed as a s ... [read more >>]
17 June 2008, 07:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
1Password 2.6.5 Available
Agile Web Solutions has updated 1Password, its password manager for Mac, to version 2.6.5. While the latest version is currently in beta, which means it might not be very stable, version 2.6.4 (stable) is also available for existing users to download and upgrade, free of charge. The most recent 1 ... [read more >>]
13 June 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Network Monitor 3.2 Goes into Beta
The first beta version of Network Monitor 3.2 is available for download via Microsoft Connect. Designed as a network protocol analyzer, the tool is set up to enable an insight into network traffic. With protocol capturing and analysis capabilities, Network Monitor 3.2 is the natural evolution of version 3.1 currently up for grabs via the Download Center. ... [read more >>]
12 June 2008, 11:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
'Psychic' Adium 1.3 Beta 2 Released
Adium users have a fresh new beta for their favorite IM application to download and try out. But first, in order to update, you will need to tick "Update to beta versions when available" under the General tab in the Preference pane. Adium 1.3 Beta 2 brings bug fixes and ... [read more >>]
11 June 2008, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Release Candidate
On June 9, 2008, Charlie Kindel, Windows Home Server General Manager, announced that the first public Beta Build of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 is available for download via ... [read more >>]
10 June 2008, 04:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows SideShow Beta for Windows Mobile Developer
At the beginning of this week, Microsoft extended the Windows SideShow technology debuted with the release of Windows Vista to its Windows Mobile operating system. This was possible with the Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview application. Said application is designed to transform PocketPCs and Smartphones powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform into Bluetooth SideShow devices. The release is still in ... [read more >>]
05 June 2008, 13:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta Still Alive, but Will Be Killed Soon
The initial Beta for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 is still alive and kicking, but not for long. In fact, Microsoft is getting ready to kill off the testing program orbiting around the first testing milestone for its next iteration of Windows Live Messenger. During the last week of June 2008, the Redmond company plans to pull the plug on the Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta. In anticipation of this move, the official Beta testers for the insta ... [read more >>]
03 June 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows 7 Beta Critical to Compatibility
In another example of the fact that Windows 7 will be everything that Windows Vista was not, Microsoft indicated a strong commitment to ensure a high level of compatibility for the next iteration of the Windows client from the get go. And the Wi ... [read more >>]
30 May 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The Free Windows Sysinternals Tools Go Live
Windows Sysinternals is a collection of advanced system utilities accompanied by technical information, designed to streamline maintenance, management, diagnosis and troubleshooting tasks under the hood of the Windows operating system. The resources are offered as free downloads by Microsoft since 2006, when the Redmond giant acquired the project put together by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell. As of May 28, Microsoft has ena ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 11:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
McAfee Calls for Beta Testers, $402,627 in Prizes
Security company McAfee has started a new program through which it invites beta testers around the world to register and try out its new security applications. Obviously, McAfee has a simple goal: to let users help the company develop more powerful security products with less bugs. But what's more important for you is that the company offers at least impressive prizes, including here money certificates, iPod nanos and McAfee ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 06:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Microsoft Is Moving Past Vista SP1 with Its Solution Accelerators
Microsoft is not lingering on Windows Vista SP1 with its solution accelerators. In fact, the Redmond company has revealed that it is moving past the first service pack for its latest Windows client, as well as Windows Server 2008 to upcoming releases of its W ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 04:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
iPhone SDK Beta 6 Released. Requires 10.5.3
Following the release of Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.3 maintenance update, the Cupertino folks rolled out the sixth beta ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 04:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Beta - Three Adobe CS 3 Apps up for Grabs
Adobe Labs has released three apps from its upcoming Creative Suite installment, as betas, for the public to try out and report bugs, if any. Buyers of Adobe's graphic design suite of apps can download Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Soundbooth for free, and even keep them for longer than 48 hours. Non-users can also download free of charge but will only be able to use the software fo ... [read more >>]
28 May 2008, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Dropbox Seamlessly Uploads Files to the Web. No Complicated UI, No FTP
For the folks who prayed that one day, someone, somewhere, would release a piece of software that would seamlessly copy files to the web for sharing, without having to use a FTP client, developer Evenflow Inc. has come to the rescue. Beta accounts of Dropbox allow 2GB of storage. You simply drag items into your Dropbox directory in Finder and, within seconds, they're up on the Evenflow server. Each change is synced automatic ... [read more >>]
23 May 2008, 04:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
KennettNet Wants Music Rescue 4.0 Beta Testers, Offers Discount
KennettNet Software is accepting applications for the beta testing of Music Rescue 4.0. The latest version of the popular iPod recovery tool adds a new UI, providing a more pleasant and intuitive workflow, but also a QuickRecover feature for those who want to recover everything in the shortest time possible. Beta applicants receive a discount coupon worth 50% off the price of Music Rescue 4.0. The registrati ... [read more >>]
21 May 2008, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.1 Beta
Microsoft has made available for download the first Beta of the Visual Studio 2008 Software Development Kit. Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.1 Beta comes on the heels of the release of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta and is designed to integrate with the service ... [read more >>]
20 May 2008, 04:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
BitDefender Total Security 2009 Beta Just Around the Corner
A new security solution is heading for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Home Server, courtesy of BitDefender. The Romanian-based company announced that the first public taste of BitDefender Total Security 2009 is just around the corner, as it is preparing to release its next iteration of the security products under the BitDefender brand umbrella into ... [read more >>]
14 May 2008, 12:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Download Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta
The Beta versions of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 are now available for download to the general public. The Service Pack 1 milestones for the two products bring to the table a range of improvements and the Betas will give users a taste of the evolution of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. According to ... [read more >>]
13 May 2008, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The First Taste of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Beta
Microsoft's 2008 service pack extravaganza is by no means limited to its flagship products, the Windows operating system and the Office suite. With Window Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2007 SP1 out of the way, it is now time for the latest version of the company's suite of development products to get updated. With Visual Studio 2008 released to manufacturing at the end of 2007 and to the general public on[ ... [read more >>]
12 May 2008, 06:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1/Final) Code Complete
Mozilla has made an important step forward toward the finish line for Firefox 3.0, its next generation open source browser. The code for the first Release Candidate of Firefox 3.0 is now complete at over a month since the availability of the previous development milestone of the browser. Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 was released on April 5, 2008, and to this date it is the last finalized beta testing build. On April 8, Mozilla announced that the bro ... [read more >>]
12 May 2008, 02:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Get Ready for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta
The latest finalized versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework have been around for quite some time now, almost half a year taking into consideration the November 2007 release to manufacturing dates. But while .NET Framework 3.5 was made a ... [read more >>]
09 May 2008, 06:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Beta Available for Wild West Online: Gunfighter
Tenderfoot Games has launched the beta version of its Wild West Online: Gunfighter game, also playable on Apple's standard web browser (on Leopard-running machines), Safari. As you might have already guessed, you'll be stepping into the shoes of a gunsl ... [read more >>]
07 May 2008, 04:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Apple Launches iPhone SDK Beta 5. Download Here.
Apple has released the fifth beta of its iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) which, according to the company, "fixes bugs and adds support for the latest iPhone OS." The iPhone SDK is free, but you will need to log in with your Apple ID to download. This time ar ... [read more >>]
07 May 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 Adds Multiple Display Support. Free Download
VMware Inc has announced the availability of VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 as a free download. The beta brings support for multiple displ ... [read more >>]
06 May 2008, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Beta Available for Download
Customers who have a virtualized infrastructure involving either Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 or VMware ESX Server will from now on find it easier to perform centralized management operations of their virtual solutions, as well as configure and deploy fresh virtual machines. This is possible through System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. Formerly code-named "Virtual Machine Manager vNext ... [read more >>]
30 April 2008, 06:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
iPhone SDK Beta 4 Available. Download Here
Apple has released the fourth installment of its iPhone SDK Beta. The highly anticipated development kit for the iPhone, officially launched on March 6 as a free download for anyone looking to work some iPhone code magic, now includes Xcode IDE, iPhone simulator with Open G ... [read more >>]
24 April 2008, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Metal Gear Online Beta Delayed Outside Japan
It is clear that Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and the prospect of playing the game on the Internet, when Konami announced Metal Gear Online, was met with a really happy reaction from the fans. Since a beta version ... [read more >>]
21 April 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
X-Com: Apocalypse Beta Cheats (PC)
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third game in the X-COM series of computer games. Developed by Mythos Games and published by Microprose, it was released in 1997 for DOS and Microsoft Windows. Similar to the first two games, Apocalypse features a map-like "management" mode (the "Cityscape") and an isometric "combat" mode (the Battlescape). The management mode takes place in a single city, called Mega Prim ... [read more >>]
18 April 2008, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Free Security Bundle from Microsoft: Forefront Stirling Beta for Vista
Forefront codename Stirling Beta is designed as an integrated security system bundling multiple solutions together and aimed at Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and 2008 as well as Windows XP SP2. Microsoft said nothing about the support offered for Vista SP1 and XP SP3, but as Stirling integrates with both Windows Server 2008 and XP SP3, the first service pack for Vista as well as the third and final SP for XP should not ... [read more >>]
09 April 2008, 03:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Nothing Big in the New Windows Live OneCare 2.5, Just a Free Download
At the start of April 2008, Microsoft made available a taste of the next version of Windows Live OneCare, namely build 2.5. Windows Live OneCare 2.5 is in Beta stage and as such is offered as a free download. The best thing about it in this context is that the security solut ... [read more >>]
08 April 2008, 07:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
2009 – 2010 - Windows 7 from Milestone Builds to the Beta and Final Versions
Will the real Windows 7 availability date please stand up! While officially, when Microsoft is in PR mode, the company is pointing to 2010 for the delivery of its next iteration of Windows, additional indications, slip-ups and leaks point to the end of 2009 for the rele ... [read more >>]
07 April 2008, 06:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Windows Home Server - Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot)
A new version of the Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) for Windows Home Server is available for download via Microsoft Connect. According to Todd Headrick, the product planner for the Microsoft Windows Home Server, the beta build of Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) is designed as the evolution of the original product. Headrick explained that Microsoft received negative feedback related to glitches in the previous Home Comp ... [read more >>]
07 April 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Download Free Windows Live OneCare 2.5 Beta
Microsoft has opened up the beta testing process of Windows Live OneCare Beta 2.5 to the general public. Because it is a free beta OneCare 2.5 can be installed on more than three machines belonging to the same user unlike the paid version which is limited in this sense. Microsoft revealed that all the current users of OneCare will be automatically updated to version 2.5 when it will ship but failed to reveal the actual date when the releas ... [read more >>]
03 April 2008, 07:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Opera Mini 4.1 Beta Unleashed
"Your phone's best friend", meaning Opera Mini, the popular mobile web browser, is available as of today in a new version: 4.1 Beta. Opera Mini 4.1 Beta brings several improvements to the 4.0 version, offering an even better mobile browsing ... [read more >>]
02 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
iPhone SDK Beta 2 Released
Apple is picky about its iPhone Developer Program, no doubt about it, but the Cupertino folks are trying to take as many developers aboard as possible. The iPhone SDK Beta 2 should stand as a piece of proof to that. The new release delivers an Interface Bu ... [read more >>]
31 March 2008, 16:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
“Bill Gates' Last Day at Microsoft” to Get a Video Home
"Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft" is right on track to get an official video home courtesy of the Redmond company. Microsoft Videos Beta features the "coming soon" label but nothing else much. And in this context, the lack of content is most frustrating, because the Redmond giant manages ... [read more >>]
31 March 2008, 10:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Opera 9.5 Bests IE 8 and Firefox 3.0 – Download Available
Internet Explorer and Firefox might very well be leaders in terms of their share of the market, but it is a product situated at under 1% (according to Net Applications) of the browser install base that has become the epitome for web standards support. Opera 9.5 Beta is the first browser to reach the Acid3 standards support test finish line, and the Norway-based company has made the first build available for download. The past we ... [read more >>]
31 March 2008, 04:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
iPhone 2.0 Screens and Video
Screens as well as a Youtube video from the upcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware are now available, courtesy of Hackintosh. Visible changes include Exchange Support, the App Store, Parental Co ... [read more >>]
14 March 2008, 07:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Free Windows for Supercomputers from Microsoft
The Windows operating system is by no means limited to the desktop. In fact, Microsoft has ensured that the platform is also tailored on server architectures, mobile and embedded devices, and even supercomputers. At this point in time, Microsoft offers two products for the high performance computing market, namely Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 and ... [read more >>]
11 March 2008, 05:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Sneak a Peek at the Next Messenger for Vista Beta Release!
The Microsoft MIX conference in Las Vegas ending today has welcomed among others the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista team, that will hold a couple of presentations and, just like last year, talk about the integration of Yahoo! Mess with Windows Vista. The difference is that unlike last year, when the IM service had the client in the works, now it’s out into the wild and an actual preview and demonstration are more than just theory on ... [read more >>]
07 March 2008, 19:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Requested Enterprise Features Heading the iPhone's Way
If you were hoping to hear that today's event at the Town Hall of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., was going to see the release of the iPhone SDK (or at least the beta), think again. However, ... [read more >>]
06 March 2008, 15:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Microsoft Upgrades Free adCenter Analytics (Gatineau) Beta
On March 3, 2008, Microsoft went live with an upgrade to its adCenter Analytics Beta. Also referred to as Project Gatineau, Microsoft adCenter Analytics Beta is designed as a free Web analytics application. With free being the keyword, since the introduction of the initial beta for Microsoft adCenter Analytics, the application required a $ ... [read more >>]
04 March 2008, 06:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Pray to the Gods to Join the Age of Conan Beta
No, it's not a joke – this is exactly what you have to do to join the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures beta. Honestly, I have lost count: is this the second beta test, the third... or what? Anyway, that's not the important thing – what matters is that y ... [read more >>]
29 February 2008, 04:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Download Kaspersky Internet Security/Anti-Virus 8.0 Beta for 32-bit and 64-bit Vista
Following the release of Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 at the end of July 2007, the Russian antivirus maker is moving forward with the evolution of its products. And as of the end of the past week, the f ... [read more >>]
25 February 2008, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Firefox: 600 Million Add-on Downloads - and Internet Explorer?
At the end of 2007, the now Mozilla Chief Executive Officer, John Lilly, estimated the install base of Firefox at approximately 125 million users. At that time, Lilly revealed that with Firefox 2.0, launched at the same time as Internet Explorer 7, the open source browser had virtually doubled its market share. And the fact of the matter is that throughout 2007, IE7 has struggled to go past IE6, and barely succeeded doing so at the end of ... [read more >>]
31 January 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Google's Platform vs. Microsoft's Platform
Google is breathing down Microsoft's neck, as the Mountain View-company comes closer to releasing a health service that will compete directly with a platform that its rival from Redmond already has had in place since 2007. At the end of October 2007, Marissa Mayer, Google's head of search, indicated that the long-awaited Google Health initiative will be brought to life in early 2008. At that time, Mayer failed to deliver the actu ... [read more >>]
25 January 2008, 07:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
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