Microsoft Stumbles with Office Updates

It hasn’t been a good week for Microsoft’s updates to Office. Today, Microsoft came clean on some problems with a recently released seven-patch update for Excel. Apparently, users are seeing Chinese where they’d normally expect to see English. This comes on top of an early faux pas in an update...

March 13th, 2010 | Security, Software | Read More

Green Day: Rock Band Gets a Release Date

MTV and Harmonix on Thursday finally committed to a release date for the upcoming “Green Day: Rock Band” standalone music videogame. It will launch worldwide on June 8, 2010 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii game consoles. “Green Day’s music and explosive live performances...

March 13th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Opera Mini 5 Beta Now Available on Android

Opera Software on Thursday announced the immediate availability of Opera Mini 5 in beta form for the Android platform. According to Opera Software, you can expect significantly improved page loading and speed with the latest browser. “Android users should not have to compromise when it comes to...

March 13th, 2010 | Software | Read More

IT Admins Welcome Windows 7 with Open Arms

What a difference an OS makes. Whereas those in charge of IT took a very cautious approach to Vista, Windows 7 is enjoying a much warmer reception and more rapid adoption rate. “We have 50 percent of our users, that’s 2,500 machines, deployed on Windows 7 in 2010,” said Jim Thomas,...

March 12th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Google Apps Marketplace Open for Business Software

Business users of Google Apps might find this intriguing–Google has opened up a Google App Marketplace, which will offer business-oriented third-party add-ons and supplements for Google’s online application suite. The Marketplace contains apps from 50 companies, including eFax, Concur, Intuit,...

March 11th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Frak Yeah! Battlestar Galactica MMO Launching This Fall

Be still, our beating hearts. No seriously, be still. We’re sure that headline’s got your head swimming with dreams made real and wishes fulfilled, but we’re going to send all of that crashing down around you with one phrase: browser-based MMO. Heart sinking yet? No? Ok, try this one on for...

March 10th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Amidst Server Troubles, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Devs Admit That PC Version is Most Popular

Hey there, beleaguered Battlefield Bad Company 2 players. Feel like you’ve been tricked into paying to be part of an extended beta test? Well, sad to say, the storm’s not over yet. At 12 PST tonight, EA brought the servers down yet again for more maintenance. This comes, of course, after a weekend...

March 10th, 2010 | Software | Read More