HAMBURG - Ever wonder where you stored a certain file on your computer? If you have the new Windows 7 or even Windows Vista on your computer, you won't need any extra software to answer that question. The functionality already built into Windows 7 and Vista beats the performance offered by four free search programmes, the experts at Germany's Computer Bild magazine found.

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Opera widget are sophisticated tools that take your experience beyond Internet browsing. These widgets are small, standalone web applications that run outside the browser. Opera widgets are becoming more and more popular due to the host facilities they offer. The widgets help users to cut through the intricacies of the Web to get to what they want most. They are exceptionally easy to launch. It takes just a few clicks to launch the application, you don't require to restart the browser as with Firefox. They are standalone application that don't interfere with the browser's work. The rich, animated interfaces of the widget is quite appealing. Above all the cross-platform, cross-device flexibility makes the widgets favorite for many. It might be an arduous job to assort the best ones from the loads of widgets out there. We have picked a list of 10 best Opera Widgets to make things easier for you.

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Earnings Preview: PC weakness to hurt Microsoft

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. reports its earnings for the fiscal first quarter on Friday before the opening bell. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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Microsoft's newest browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is the smartest challenge to Mozilla's Firefox. Within a short period of its launch in March 2009, IE8 boasts of a 17% share worldwide in web browser market now. For the latest, IE8 would be the default browser for upcoming Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, except in Europe.  In the latest browser Microsoft pulled out all stops to enhance the security and ease of use. If you are the one who likes playing with browsers, we would like to provide you 10 performance tips to make the best of Internet Explorer 8.

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Google to launch platform for selling books online

FRANKFURT — Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.

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Microsoft patches 34 security holes, many critical

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update.

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EU finally about to settle Microsoft browser case

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp., which has already shelled out $2.5 billion in antitrust fines in Europe, is on the brink of closing a chapter in its long-running battle with regulators there, just in time for another to begin.

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EU prepares to settle Microsoft browser case

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators said Wednesday they were preparing to settle a long and costly antitrust battle with Microsoft Corp. with a deal to give Windows users a choice of web browsers.

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AT&T to expand Internet calling services on iPhone

WASHINGTON — AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network.

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CentOS comes with OpenJava JRE installed. However that doesn't provide the required libraries to run Java from browsers (read: applets). Here are the steps to install and enable applets / Java plugin in Firefox browser on CentOS 5.

Note: The instructions may be applicable to other versions of CentOS, Fedora, others Linux distros too. However it has only been tested on CentOS 5.3. Full article (310 words) »