Firefox Namoroka: How much Firefox 3.5 will be better?

Now that Release Candidate 1 of Firefox 3.5 is available, the final version is far off, even if it requires the arrival of a RC2 and perhaps even a RC3. For this version of the browser Mozilla change a large number of items under the hood. Namoroka, the future version, should be more resistant to crashes due to plug-ins and be available in 64-bit for Mac OS X.

Next week we will find out prices of Windows 7!

Windows 7 has largely unveiled since January, when the public beta has appeared. Its appearance, its features or its inner workings were explained in large part, often by the development team itself on the official blog of the system. For several weeks that the Release Candidate is available, Windows 7 is in its last line, only a major unknown: pricing.

Microsoft will disable AutoRun on Windows for USB devices

To insert a CD-ROM, DVD or another type of media, the AutoRun feature of Windows allows the automatic start of programs (offered in a window to run automatically), thus avoiding the user to visit the explorer to manually launch an executable. Convenient, this feature has proved to be problematic in recent times involved in the spread of the famous worm Conficker. A spread is always difficult to understand because Microsoft offers a patch dedicated since October 2008.

Google fix high security bugs in Chrome!

Google Chrome in its stable version 1.0 is affected by a security bug with an index of severity was announced “high”. To fill a stamped version 1.0.154.59 Web browser is available for download (or upgrade) for Windows users. \

Reported on 8 April 2009, the bug in question can be exploited in the context of an attack type universal cross-site scripting (UXSS) requiring no interaction from the user being targeted.

VLC Media Player 1.0 is comming, whats new?

Formerly for users wishing to stream video over a network, VLC media player has become one of the players the most popular and boasts almost 50 million downloads over the last six months. Become decidedly more affordable since the advent of branch 0.9, VLC is on the verge of a new direction by moving to version 1.0.

Web of Trust launches new version of the popular browser security tool to fit Web surfing habits

Web of Trust launches a new version of the WOT safe surfing add-on with customizable protection. Experienced Web users who prefer “Light” protection get a simple warning if they surf to a page with a poor reputation, whereas selecting “Maximum Safety” will prevent a risky page from loading. Parents with young children can choose the “Parental Control” mode which blocks access to sites that contain pornography or other adult content.

WOT provides four convenient one-click protection options that can be changed instantly depending on the situation:

Windows 7 build 7070 en route to the RC

The stories of beta versions of Windows 7 would eventually move over the canvas, as the most recent builds are available on P2P networks. A few days ago, is build 7068 that we began to find everywhere, and many of you have even sent emails to let us know. But that said, the 7070 version of Windows 7 is already installed in the offices of Microsoft.

When Google Chrome gone support addons?

You all probably already heard about Google Chrome, new web browser from search engine giant Google. Since Chrome is published, it’s very good performances were put forward. As a result, it was soon noticed two gaps compared with the features and extensions. It is clear that the Google browser is not a wealth of functions of all kinds, and extensions are in turn a key to the success of Firefox, if not the primary one. By the latest informations I have chaince to hear Google Chrome should be prepaired to support extensions/addons by the end of May.

Delay for the Windows Vista Service Pack 2!

Microsoft prepares Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 for some time already. The expectations raised has nothing to do with the first, but the publisher still hurry to give Windows XP users more reason to migrate to Vista. But according to some reports, the famous Service Pack 2 might be delayed.

As a result, the new schedule, according TechARP would be this one:

• February: Escrow Release Candidate Build, which means that the main development has been completed and that only the tests of reliability and bug fixes

Vista Codec Package: reading all the media in 64-bit

One of the major difficulties when trying to read an audio or video file is to have the necessary codec’s. There are two ways to achieve its goals: using an embedded software codec’s as VLC, or install a package of codec’s. While much software packages and give a satisfactory result in 32 bits, it is at all the same in 64 bits.