It's time to put some money aside for Windows 7 migrations or run the risk of not upgrading in time to meet the end-of-support deadline for Windows XP in four years, according to a new report from Gartner Research.

The crux of the problem, according to the report written by Charles Smulders and Stephen Kleynhans, is that companies are underestimating the burden that upgrades from Windows XP to Windows 7 will have on budgets and resources in the 2011 – 2012 timeframe....

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Microsoft on Thursday announced that it will release a public beta of Internet Explorer 9 on Sept. 15, a little less than five weeks from now.

Only a minority of Windows users will be able to try the beta, however. IE9 will not work on Windows XP,
The aged operating system that powers nearly 68% of all PCs running Windows. The new browser requires either Windows Vista or Windows 7.

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With the trouble the iPhone 4 has had with reception issues, Apple isn't happy with a new Consumer Report that can't recommend the device while there is current antenna issues and has taken to deleting threads/posts relating to it on their support forums

Apple deleting mentions of Consumer Reports' iPhone 4 piece on forums, can't delete your thoughts

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Don't look now, but here comes the newest version of Firefox. Today, Mozilla launched Firefox 4 Beta, which introduces a new look and a sizable pile of new features.

With Firefox 4 Beta, Mozilla introduces a brand new interface. It takes cues from Google Chrome and other browsers by placing the tabs on top by default (in Windows only; it'll come to Mac OS and Linux later on), and hiding the menubar (instead, a new Firefox button provides access to commonly used commands). ...

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A bug allowed Facebook users to view their friends' chat sessions on the site, prompting the social-networking company to disable its internal instant-messaging service. The bug also let people see their friends' pending friend requests.

To exploit the now-patched hole, people had to manipulate "in a specific way" the site's feature that lets members preview how their profile looks to each of their friends, Facebook said Wednesday on its official corporate...

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