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Microsoft issues its biggest-ever security fix

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) issued its biggest-ever security fix on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC.

Surprise, surprise: "Windows Safer Than Mac" says chief hacker

The organizer of the Pwn2Own hacking contest claims that Windows 7 is found to be more secure than Snow Leopard, and that Safari will be the first browser to fall victim in the upcoming hacking contest. Not all hackers agree that Windows 7 is more secure than Snow Leopard.

Google Plans a PC Operating System

MIGUEL HELFT and ASHLEE VANCE The New York Times 07/08/2009

What the iPhone OS 3.0 Update Might Really Mean

Melissa J. Perenson PC World 03/13/2009
Google Plans a PC Operating System

SAN FRANCISCO — In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser.

What the iPhone OS 3.0 Update Might Really Mean

File this under random musings du jour. All the fuss about Apple's forthcoming iPhone OS 3.0 got me thinking. And in so thinking, I began to extrapolate. What if Apple is trying to beat Android to market with a mobile companion/Internet device/mini-notebook-like gadget?

First Look: Safari 4 Beta

Rob Griffiths Macworld  02/24/2009
 
First Look: Safari 4 Beta

Apple released a public beta of Safari 4 for both OS X and Windows on Tuesday, declaring that this new version is loaded with more than 150 features, many of them new.