XP SP3 RC1 and RC2 Still Available for Download
	Just for the sake of going back in time, Microsoft is still serving the Release Candidate development milestones of Windows XP Service Pack 3. Both XP SP3 RC1 and ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2008, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Opera 9.50 Fixes Fiesta - Download Opera 9.51 RC2
	On its official website, Opera describes the latest version of its browser as "beautifully engineered". However, it looks like Opera 9.50 was made available to end users before the cooking process was ready. After the release of the gold version of Opera 9.50 on June 12, 2008, the feedback starting pouring in, and it was not a pretty sight. As a direct consequence of the user input, Opera is now scrambling to make available versi ... [read more >>]
	30 June 2008, 11:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mozilla: Firefox 3.0 Final Drops June 17
	The wait for Firefox 3.0 is nearly over. In less than a week, Mozilla will make available the successor of Firefox 2.0. The final version of Firefox 3.0 will be made available on June 17, 2008. On June 11, following the launch of Release Candidate 3 for Firefox 3.0, Mike Beltzner, User Experience Lead informed that Mozilla has finally managed to indicate the exact finish line for the next iteration of the open source browser. In this conte ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 11:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Firefox 3.0 RC3 Available for Download
	Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 3 is now available for download. With this release, Mozilla inches closer to the availability of the final version of Firefox 3.0. The RC3 build really managed to come out of nowhere, as the initial plan was to shoot directly for the gold release from RC2. In fact, Mozilla has managed to say very little about RC3 in comparison to the previous candidate. However, one thing not made public was the impa ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2008, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Firefox 3.0 RC3 Comes Out of Nowhere
	According to the initial plans regarding the evolution of version 3.0 of its open source browser, there was supposed to be no pit stop between Release Candidate 2 and the final build. And the fact of the matter is that as far as the Windows and Linux platforms are concerned this is the case. Mac OS X, however, is the exception to this rule. While working to finalize Firefox 3.0 for a mid-June 2008 launch, Mozilla also gets ready to introdu ... [read more >>]
	10 June 2008, 13:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mozilla Parades Firefox 3.0 Features
	While Firefox 3.0 is so close you can actually taste it, the wait is not yet over. Sure enough, the pre-release versions of the next iteration of the open source browser are up for grabs, and, especially as of Release Candidate 2 will provide a product almost identical to the final version. Still, in order to sweeten the wait, Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s User Experience Lead, put together a screencast of Firefox 3.0, parading some o ... [read more >>]
	09 June 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nothing New in Firefox 3.0 RC2
	On June 4, 2008 Mozilla made available for download Firefox 3.0 Released Candidate 2. RC2 has already been confirmed as the last development milestone ahead of the final version of Firefox 3.0. But the fact of the matter is that users running RC2, or even RC1, have already got a feel and taste for what the gold release of Firefox 3.0 will bring to the table in terms of features. RC1 was in fact the last development build of the open source ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Available for Download
	The last development milestone for the next iteration of Mozilla's open source browser is now available for download. At this point in time, there is still no official word from Mozilla on the evolution of Firefox 3.0, but this situation will not last, as Release Candidat ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 12:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The First Builds of Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Are Live
	Mozilla has entered the last stage in the development of Firefox 3.0 before it ships the gold version of the browser. The Release Candidate 1 milestone on May 16, 2008, signaled the proximity of Firefox 3.0 to the finish line, and had a chance at being the build which would evolve directly to the RTM phase. Still, end users will have to wait for the Release Candidate 2 version to deal with the issues which survived RC1 before get ... [read more >>]
	30 May 2008, 05:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mozilla Wants Firefox 3.0 to Break All Software Download Records
	Mozilla is urging Firefox users to gear up to push Firefox 3.0 into the Guinness World Record book by making it the most downloaded piece of software in the first 24 hours after launch in history. The D-Day (Download Day 2008) is set to coincide with the official launch of Firefox 3.0. Currently, Mozilla plans to ... [read more >>]
	29 May 2008, 13:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Gets the Green Light
	The final version of Firefox 3.0 is now just weeks away, but Mozilla has one last milestone along the way, namely Release Candidate 2. When Firefox 3.0 RC1 was dropped on May 16, there were indications that, in accordance with tester feedback, the build could have become the gold version of the open source browser. However, RC2 was considered necessary due to the bugs accumulated which needed to be fixed ahead of the final versio ... [read more >>]
	28 May 2008, 12:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Tomorrow Mozilla Decides whether Firefox 3.0 Goes to RC2
	On May 27, 2008, Mozilla is scheduled to decide whether it will take Firefox 3.0 to Release Candidate 2 stage. Until the end of the past week, the focus was placed on collecting feedback for the current release of the open source browser, namely RC1. Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1 went live on May 16, with Mozilla indicating that there was a strong chance for the development milestone to be synonymous with the gold build of the browser. H ... [read more >>]
	26 May 2008, 11:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Killed Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Refresh
	The third and last service pack for Windows XP is barely out the door and Microsoft has rushed to put the past behind it. As of May 6, 2008 the Redmond company has officially killed Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh. XP SP3 RC2 Refresh represented the last developme ... [read more >>]
	07 May 2008, 12:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The First XP SP3 Security Vulnerability
	The third and final service pack for Windows XP is not even out, and Microsoft is already hammering away at it plugging security soles. Although it debuted in full development alongside Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 is yet to be finalized wi ... [read more >>]
	14 April 2008, 11:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 Build 5573 – XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Goes Back in Time
	With Microsoft completely mute on the third and final service pack for Windows XP, the fact of the matter is that there are some movements on the XP SP3 front, superficial as they might be. Confirmed officially for finalization by mid-2008, XP SP3 fails to h ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 06:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Is Microsoft Really Saying with XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Build 5508
	When it comes down to the third and final service pack for Windows XP, Microsoft has not managed to be extremely chatty. By all means, the Redmond company has successfully swept XP SP3 under the Windows Vista SP1 rug and kept the entire deal extremely hush-h ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2008, 15:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Build 5508 Available for Download
	Microsoft is inching forward toward the gold bits of Windows XP Service Pack 3. In its latest move, the Redmond company has made available for download an interim build of the third and final service pack for XP. Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh Build 5508 is now up for grabs ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2008, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No Windows XP Service Pack 3 Download, but SP3 Items Get Updated
	If you are holding your breath while waiting for the final Windows XP Service Pack 3 to drop, you might as well expire and start breathing at a normal pace. Closing in on two months since Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 were released to manufacturing, Microsoft is yet to go gold with the bits for the third and final service pack of Windows XP, despite indications that the finish line is on the immediate horizon. But whi ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 14:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Will the Real Availability Date for XP SP3 Please Stand Up
	With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 having RTM'd on February 4, 2008 and made available to the general public on March 18 and February 27, Microsoft has just Windows XP Service Pack 3 in the ovens. As Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 were being released to manufact ... [read more >>]
	20 March 2008, 13:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Make Room for Windows XP SP3
	Microsoft is advising Windows XP end users to make room for the third and final service pack designed to update the predecessor of Windows Vista by mid 2008, according to the official timetable provided by Microsoft. The move comes as testers of beta builds of ... [read more >>]
	20 March 2008, 05:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 Build 5503
	Windows XP Service Pack 3 is yet to reach the end of its evolution, even if RTM is reportedly just around the corner. The last official step Microsoft took with the third and final service pack for XP was to deliver the public versions of Release Candidate 2 in English, German and Japanese on March 6, 2008. So far, the Redmond company has only admitted to taking ... [read more >>]
	17 March 2008, 11:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Suggests XP SP3 RC2 the Final Pit Stop – RTM Next
	Release Candidate 2 could very well be the final beta stage of the Windows XP Service Pack 3. At least this is what Microsoft is indicating. However, there is no official confirmation at this point in time of the fact that XP SP2 RC2 is indeed the last pit stop of the ser ... [read more >>]
	14 March 2008, 16:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft: There Is Only One Windows XP SP3 RC2
	While Microsoft has already finished building Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/RTM, the development of Windows XP Service Pack 3 continues with the finishing line still at a distance. In the same week when it released Vista S ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 12:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Windows XP SP3 RC2 Build 3311 Available - Direct Download Link
	Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 was released following the RTM of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 in the first week of February. Microsoft failed to diverge from the strategy of synchronized development milestones for the two service packs and the latest Windows server platform, with the only difference being in the nature of the builds. While Vista SP1 and XP SP3 had been virtually joined ... [read more >>]
	25 February 2008, 09:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 Is Crawling Toward the Finish Line - RC2 the Final Step?
	Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 debuted into beta almost concomitantly in mid 2007. From the early pre-beta versions, the two service packs had synchronized development milestones at no more than a few weeks away. Case in point: the Release Candidate 1 builds dropped in November, as well as the RC Refresh 1 and RC Refresh 2 versions that followed in January 2008. Then, Vista SP1 and XP SP3 went their separate way ... [read more >>]
	21 February 2008, 12:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) – Download Here!
	That's right! Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is available for download and you can grab it right here. Initially, Microsoft released XP SP3 RC2 on the heels of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 RTM on February 7, 2008. At that t ... [read more >>]
	20 February 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows XP SP3 RC2 Leaked and Available for Download on Torrent Websites
	Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 has been leaked and is available for download on torrent websites. Three days after releasing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 to manufacturing, Microsoft launched another development milestone of XP SP3. Following Vista SP1 RTM and Windows Server 2008 dropped on February 4, 2008, XP SP3 RC2 was only released to a pre-selected pool of just 15,000 testers. But it f ... [read more >>]
	13 February 2008, 11:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Will Another Release Candidate Impact the Delivery of Windows Server 2008?
	Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is currently scheduled for official "Heroes Happen Here" launch on February 27th, 2008, in Los Angeles, alongside with SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. Microsoft revealed in the past, via Iain McDonald, Director of Windows Server Program, that the official de ... [read more >>]
	19 December 2007, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Silverlight 1.0 Beta Is Dead – Microsoft Closing Down on the Final Version
	As Microsoft made another step forward toward the finalization of its Adobe Flash killer, Silverlight 1.0 Beta is left for dead. As of August 1, 2007, the beta version of Silverlight 1.0 expired. This information was delivered by Microsoft in the product's EULA. But not only Silverlight 1.0 Beta is considered time-sensitive software. The ... [read more >>]
	02 August 2007, 02:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Slow Death of the pre-Wow Windows Vistas
	As the slow death of the pre-Wow Windows Vista variants draws near, Microsoft will begin sending out funeral invitations tomorrow. Towards the end of April 2007, Microsoft informed that, beginning with May 18, Windows Vista beta testers still running the beta 2, release candidate 1 and release candidate 2 versions of the operating system will start receiving notifications related to the imminent expiration date at the end of May. The R ... [read more >>]
	17 May 2007, 09:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia