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clipped from weblog.infoworld.com The suspicious death of XP support As Microsoft slowly kills off Windows XP itself — over the protest of many users — it’s still unclear exactly when Redmond will formally cut off all support for its old OS. But one reader’s experience in dealing with a series of update fiascos over the last few months suggests that XP support may actually have expired already, and under suspicious circumstances.

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Here is a page discussing various myths surrounding Firefox . "We have all seen these banners before or heard people say 'Firefox is faster, Firefox has lower requirements, Firefox is secure, Firefox defends me from all spyware, etc.' How misleading is it? Read on."

Symantec Corp., the makers of Norton security software, announced Tuesday the availability of the public betas of Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009 , designed to set a new industry standard for speed and performance.

There's a software product coming that has the potential to demote spyware from a security priority to an afterthought: Windows Vista.

Symantec, makers of Norton security software, has announced the availability of the public betas of Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009, designed to set a new industry standard for speed and performance. The Norton 2009 products have been des...

Microsoft has confirmed plans to bundle anti-spyware protection into Windows Vista , a move that is sure to raise eyebrows among competitors and possibly antitrust regulators.

Under Richard Rosenblatt, the company has collected thousands of sites, enhancing their appeal as social networks. It expects a healthy profit this year. Outside Santa Monica's dot-com circuit, the name Richard Rosenblatt doesn't mean much. He's one of those guys who buys and sells empty websites. Some industry insiders also know him as the accused spyware baron who sold MySpace to News Corp.

Former Boulder resident and Web root founder Steven Thomas appears to have died of injuries from a fall, the Honolulu medical examiner said Tuesday.