Microsoft: IE9 Won’t Support Windows XP, Period – I was pretty impressed by what I saw in Internet Explorer 9, but there are some people who will never be able to experience the speed of this still- in-development browser platform.
Mozilla Acknowledges Critical Zero Day Flaw in Firefox – A month after an advisory was published detailing a new vulnerability in Firefox, Mozilla said it has received exploit code for the flaw and is planning to patch the weakness on March 30 in the next release of Firefox.
Firefox 3.6.2 beta released – Mozilla has issued a beta version of the Firefox 3.6 browser to fix several security and stability issues. Firefox 3.6.2 has been released to Mozilla’s community of beta testers, fixing several flaws such as crashes when using Adobe’s ClickMap add-on.
Windows XP Mode virtualization no longer requires specific CPU – One common complaint about the Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 was the chip-level virtualization requirement. Well, not anymore.
Apples and Oranges: The Best Apple Product Alternatives – From iPods to iMacs, for every Apple creation out there, you can find a viable and sometimes-less-expensive, non-Apple alternative. Here are our top picks.
Mariposa Bot Found Pre-Loaded on Second Vodafone Handset – It seems that the HTC Magic phone distributed by Vodafone in Spain that security researchers discovered recently was pre-loaded with the Mariposa bot client was not an isolated incident after all, as the concerned party had claimed.
Real World Tests: Do People Prefer 120-Hz HDTVs? – A month ago, I tried informally to test whether typical people could tell the difference between a 720p and a 1080p LCD display in the real world. This time, I tried a similar test: One set had a 60-Hz refresh rate, the other a 120-Hz refresh.
Off Topic:
Online piracy laws: Is it just about the money? – The online piracy bill is even closer to becoming law. Some argue it is political, some say it has been rushed and not considered properly. I say it’s about money.
The secret behind silk’s strength – Pound-for-pound, silk is stronger than steel. And because of its ability to bend and stretch without breaking, silk is used in parachutes, medical sutures and other life-saving devices.
How America Became a Surveillance State – Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government’s real-life efforts to see and hear more in the face of growing terrorist threats. He pays particular attention to Total Information Awareness, a post-9/11 research project spearheaded by John Poindexter, once President Reagan’s national security advisor.
Top 12 Tech Knockoffs – Cheap knockoffs aren’t limited to Ray-Bans and Rolexes. Read on for a look at an imitation iPad, a pirated Palm Pre, and more low-budget copies of popular tech products–often with features not found in the originals.
Today’s Quote:
“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
– Oscar Wilde
Today’s Free Downloads:
FotoMorph – FotoMorph is a photo animation tool with a friendly user interface. Amaze your friends and family with unbelievable transformations.
Free Internet Window Washer – Free Internet Window Washer is an Internet tracks eraser and privacy cleaner software.
SmartSniff – SmartSniff allows you to capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter, and view the captured data as a sequence of conversations between clients and servers
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