Blogs by Edward Lategan

Ever wondered why Google might be interested in building a browser and ‘force’ Google search as the preferred search engine, or import data which you have not approved – sound a bit like Microsoft a few years ago when Google and Mozilla was making a big fuss about Microsoft forcing Internet Explorer and [...]

I have been using Mozilla Firefox since early 2004, and I am only one of the hoardes of users complaining that it is getting slower and slower with every big release. Even though the Mozilla “release notes” states that they have fixed THE memory leak, it seems that fix opens a new leak somewhere else.
I [...]

High profile traffic sites like YouTube and Digg are considering dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 very soon, as they are increasingly growing frustrated with modifying their sites to support Internet Explorer 6. From a recent survey done by Digg, it showed that 69% of Digg users still use Internet Explorer 6, but only because [...]

Microsoft’s chief operating officer,  Kevin Turner,  says they are planning to open their retail stores “right next door to Apple” in the few months. Microsoft and Apple have been fighting it out for years over who has the best operating system. Microsoft’s Windows platform runs on the most PC’s in the world, while Apple are [...]

Microsoft Office 2010(also known by its codename "Office 14") is the next version of the Microsoft Office suite for Microsoft Windows, due out some time in 2010.
The timing for when it will be available, will differ for big businesses and individual consumers, and also for people who buy packaged software versus those who [...]

I was one of the many people who were disappointed when “Ask Jeeves” dropped the butler to become just “Ask” and what used to be a popular method of search became just another search engine.
There was even a few campaigns from fans and users who wanted the butler reinstated when the news broke in [...]

Microsoft's challenging commitment to grow the share of it's search business isn't just a global issue. It's also a challenge within its own walls at Redmond.
Despite investing 5 years and hundreds of millions of dollars on its search product, Live, Microsoft has struggled to get pc users to use its service, even those whom [...]

The rumour has it that Apple will unveil new fetures of its iPhone at a special event, it is holding this week.

Apple sent out multiple invitations to a showcase at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, which it says will give people an "advance preview of what we're currently building".
Even though some opinion that [...]

Microsoft surprised its technology industry rivals and high street retailers by announcing their plans to open its own line of branded shops.
The call to launch a "few" Microsoft stores comes during the worst recession for decades, and just weeks after the listed company made its first ever mass redundancies.The company, which is based in [...]

Facebook have been targeted by malicious hackers and companies seeking to steal valuable data from its members.
The social network site has been hit by five separate security problems in the last seven days, which is a big concern for Facebook self, and the public using the social networking heavyweight.
By adding 'fake' messages which includes details [...]