Technology

Norway has released Opera 9.5 web browser last week for Linux, Mac, and Microsoft computers. The new browser includes new Opera Link features that allow you to bring your favorite bookmarks with you everywhere you go. It allows you to work with the Opera desktop browser and the Opera Mini browser for cell phones.

The new browser also adds a note-taking ability. By logging in, you can jot down shopping lists or copy directions for access on another computer or handset.

A brand new version of the Firefox browser is ready to be released Tuesday with upgrades on speed, design, and security. Several of the enhancements in Firefox 3 involve the bookmarks.

The new version lets Web surfers add keywords, or tags, to sort bookmarks by topic. A new “Places” feature lets users quickly access sites they recently bookmarked or tagged and pages they visit frequently but haven’t bookmarked. There’s also a new star button for easily adding sites to your bookmark list — similar to what’s already available on Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 7 browser.

Microsoft told clients that they need to be careful when using the Apple Safari web browser because they are sure to face certain dangerous and unwanted system intrusions. The flaw being called the Safari Bug will allow attackers to run their unauthorized software on a victim’s computer and will fill the computer with dangerous files that will be executed at will. These files will appear be normal to everyday users.

Samsung stated this week that they are working on creating a 2.5 inch 256GB solid state drive (SSD) while at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum in Taiwan. According to the reports the SSD will be the highest speed and largest capacity that has been created.

Many of the basic solid state drives that are placed in laptops have a storage capacity of 64GB only. With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second and sequential write speed of 160MBps, Samsung is claiming some of the fastest SSD data transfer rates to date.

Microsoft has delayed the release of the new Windows XP service pack 3 (SP3) right at the last minute claiming that they had to fix the “compatibility issue”. In the statement they released yesterday they said they would be suspending downloads while they looked into the problem between the Dynamics Retail Management System and the SP3, XP, and Vista SP1.

Steve Ballmer - the CEO for Microsoft - has announced what will happen to Windows XP. Consumers have given their thoughts and have been saying that XP should never have been replaced with Vista. Yet, has Microsoft actually listened to them?

There are many of us who would love to get our hands on a Mac – but do not want to pay the heavy tax that comes with it. Pystar is making things a bit easier by creating their own version of the Mac PC. The company – based out in Miami, Florida – will offer the computers pre-installed with Leopard and can be had for only $554.

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A hacker broke into one of Antioch University’s computer systems that contained personal information on over 70,000 people. They have broken into the system a total of three times this year despite the protection used by the school.

The university says there is no conclusive evidence any personal information has been stolen but law enforcement officials are investigating. The breached system contains names, Social Security numbers, academic records and payroll documents for current and former students, applicants and employees going back to 1996.

Apple has finally granted the MacBook and MacBook Pro with an upgrade of Intel Core 2 Duo processors as well as larger hard drives and a memory expansion. Along with this upgrades they will also receive iSight video camera, Apple’s MagSafe power adapter, multi-touch trackpads, and 802.11n WiFi capabilities. The multi-touch trackpad was first revealed earlier in the year on the new MacBook Air. It allows the user to use gestures in order to get into programs and files on their computers with the touch of a button on their screen.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 wasn’t supposed to be ready for download until the middle of March – but thanks to a glitch in the system it was made available this week to those who needed it and were excited to see it. The update wasn’t released through the usual Windows’ Automatic Update feature – but was discovered by owners of the 64-bit Vista version who decided to check manually.