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: News & Trends BlogICANN Approve International Domain Suffixes
Until now, non-English computer users needed to contend with Latin-based domain name suffixes such as .com and .org. All that will change on 16 November 2009.
The New W3C Website Goes Live … With Invalid CSS!
The new and overdue W3C website redesign has been completed. Craig looks at the improvements and questions why the W3C has failed to adhere to its own standards.
Apple Bites Windows 7
Apple has revealed their opinion of Windows 7. It’s not complimentary, but does Apple need to resort to uninformed Microsoft bashing?
LA City Council Choose Google Docs Over Microsoft Office
Los Angeles City Council has approved a multi-million dollar deal to use Google’s applications for its 30,000 personnel. Are corporations starting to take cloud computing seriously?
What is a Browser? Google Explains…
92% of web users have no idea what a browser is, so how can you encourage them to upgrade or use an alternative? Craig examines whether Google has the answer.
Windows 7 Launch Marred by Software Pirates
Your shiny new copy of Windows 7 may have arrived, but software pirates have been offering the OS in China for several weeks at just $3.
Microsoft Windows 7: the Launch Day and its Future
You might have heard that a new version of Windows was released today? No? Craig discusses what Windows 7 is, what it’s not, and whether this could be Microsoft’s last OS.
Microsoft to Open Own Stores
Microsoft will announce their own branded stores when Windows 7 is launched on Thursday. Can the IT giant take on Google in the cloud and Apple in the high street?
CSIRO Receives $185 Million for Wi-Fi Patent
It’s official: wi-fi is a patented technology. Several large companies including HP, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, and Nintendo have settled out of court for the privilege of using 802.11 a, g and n.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Sorry About the Slashes
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has apologized for using the double slashes in fully-qualified web addresses.
