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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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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