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Energy Star Gets Tougher in July 2009: The European Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced tougher requirements for Energy Star qualification.

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Wed, Jun 17 2009 10:52 AM CST
Adobe Fixes 13 Security Issues In Acrobat, Reader: Yesterday Adobe released its first quarterly patch for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, fixing 13 security vulnerabilities.

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Wed, Jun 10 2009 01:28 PM CST
Windows 7 Release Date Is October 22: Microsoft confirmed the planned release date of Windows 7 is October 22, and also confirmed some users of Windows Vista will receive a free upgrade.

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Wed, Jun 03 2009 09:24 AM CST
Vista Service Pack 2 Released Today: Microsoft released the second major update to Windows Vista today. Service Pack 2 (SP2) clocks in at 348 MB (577 MB for the 64-bit version) and has a few new features in addition to over 700 fixes and security updates.

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Tue, May 26 2009 05:36 PM CST
Trojan Found In Leaked Copies of Windows 7 Release Candidate: Windows 7 RC started appearing on BitTorrent tracking sites on April 24, two weeks before its planned release, but several users have found some versions contain trojan software.

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Tue, May 05 2009 09:00 AM CST
IE8 - Who Should Avoid Internet Explorer 8?: Microsoft is pushing out Internet Explorer 8 via Automatic Updates. But not everyone should install it.

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Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:48 AM CST
Windows Server 2008 Foundation Targeted Towards Small Business: Today Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2008 Foundation, an inexpensive version of Windows Server 2008 intended for small businesses.

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Wed, Apr 01 2009 04:37 PM CST
Bug In Acrobat Reader Allows Remote Code Execution: A buffer overflow in Adobe (Acrobat) Reader can allow malware to install itself onto a system, even if the PDF file is not actually opened. Disabling JavaScript in Reader will mitigate the flaw.

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Thu, Mar 12 2009 11:45 AM CST
Charge Batteries 20 Times Faster: MIT scientists have developed a way to recharge lithium ion batteries, used in laptops, cell phones, and other devices, in a fraction of the time.

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Thu, Mar 12 2009 11:26 AM CST
6 Gbit SATA Interface Demostrated: Today, AMD and Seagate were to demonstrate a 6 Gbit per second SATA interface. Double the current speed, the new SATA standard is expected to be used for high speed hard drives and flash drives.

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Mon, Mar 09 2009 10:35 AM CST
No Upgrade Path From XP To Windows 7: Microsoft has confirmed there is no in-place upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, meaning users with powerful enough PCs would have to jump through several hoops to upgrade. It seems arbitrary but on closer inspection there may be good reasons for this.

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Mon, Feb 09 2009 11:18 AM CST
Windows 7 Versions Explained: Microsoft will release five versions of Windows 7: Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. Only two will be available at retail.

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Wed, Feb 04 2009 11:12 AM CST
IBM To Build Massive Supercomputer For Lawrence Livermore: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has hired IBM to build a supercomputer more powerful than the top 500 existing supercomputers.

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Tue, Feb 03 2009 11:12 AM CST
100 Million Credit Cards Compromised at Heartland: Heartland Payment Systems disclosed a data breach Tuesday that could have compromised millions, perhaps 100 million or more, credit card numbers.

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Wed, Jan 21 2009 01:30 PM CST
9 Million Infected PCs for Conficker Worm: Security firms are now estimating as many as 9 million PCs have been infected by variants of the Conflicker/Downadup worm, up from just 3.5 million the week before.

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Tue, Jan 20 2009 10:30 AM CST