Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Product Updates and Fixes

Firefox 3.6 Launches on Thursday

The exact time for the Firefox 3.6 release will be on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 9:30 AM Pacific time, according to a note on the Firefox 3.6 "coming soon" page.

Critical out-of-band IE patch coming tomorrow (Jan 21)

This is just a quick heads-up that the emergency security patch for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will be released tomorrow (January 21, 2009). The update, rated critical for all versions of IE, will cover a remote code execution flaw that has already been used in targeted attacks against U.S. companies, including Google and Adobe.

Avast 5 gets a new look, finally

Freeware antivirus Avast 5 debuts today with several new features, but longtime fans are most likely to notice that the old interface has gone to wherever interfaces go when they die. Along with the new interface, Avast Free, Avast Professional, and the new Avast Internet Security introduce an overhauled feature set that keeps the suite highly competitive. Arguably, the free version provides the most complete free antivirus on the market.

Sneak Preview: Five things to expect at Apple's next event

One week from today Apple is hosting what has easily become its most anticipated event since the original iPhone.

Free File Recovery 1.1 (Windows)

Restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players.

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