If you're into social networking, Flock is your browser. Built on Firefox, it's designed to make interfacing with social sites easy. Most Firefox extensions work, but there are still some bugs--notably the Quick Search box.
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Toolbar tussle for Internet Explorer
Browser wars? Check. Operating system battles? We got those, too. Web mail skirmishes? Search engine sorties? Nothing new there, except for a slightly drawn-out metaphor. We can also add to the list of hotly contested software the Internet Explorer toolbar. Having sort of fallen by the wayside in the past few years as Web-based widgets have replaced browser-based ones, the somewhat-ignored toolbar is seeing a resurgence, thanks to Google and Yahoo.
BitDefender Detects New Trojan that Hijacks Google AdSense
BitDefender®, a global provider of award-winning antivirus software and data security solutions, announced today that BitDefender antivirus analysts have detected a new trojan, which hijacks Google text advertisements, replacing them with ads from a different provider. The threat, which is identified by BitDefender as Trojan.Qhost.WU, modifies the infected computers' Hosts file (a local storage for domain name / IP address mappings, which is consulted before domain name servers and is considered authoritative).
Software and Community in the Early 21st Century
Keynote address given at Plone Conference 2006 by Eben Moglen of the Software Freedom Law Center.
Samba Gains Access to Microsoft Code
Microsoft has entered into a licensing agreement with the nonprofit Protocol Freedom Information Foundation (PFIF) under which the software giant will be providing developers working on the Samba file and printing system with the information they need to ensure interoperability between their open-source software and Windows.
Essentially, the agreement gives the Samba team access to Microsoft specifications for the protocols in the Work Group Server Protocol Program and allows the Samba team to create, use, and distribute implementations.
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Toshiba shows first HD DVD-RW laptop
Toshiba Corp. will begin selling later this week the first laptop computer to feature a rewritable HD DVD optical disc drive, the company said today.
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Wikipedia founder's Google rival to launch
The open-source search engine backed by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales could go live as an early test version as soon as next week. Unlike Google, Search Wikia will not share search data with advertisers, nor invade privacy by storing users' search terms.
Accenture files patent suit against Guidewire
Accenture Ltd (ACN.N) said on Tuesday it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Guidewire Software Inc over an insurance claims management technology.
Accenture said in a statement its lawsuit alleges that Guidewire "misappropriated Accenture trade secrets relating to the design, coding and implementation of the claims management technology Accenture developed and patented."
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