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Apple sets a date for Leopard, get it for $129 or $9.95.

Back in April, Apple announced that it would delay the introduction of the long-awaited operating system due to needs of the iPhone program. The delay forced OS X v10.5 to an October ship date instead of June.

The wait is almost over and eager Apple fans will be happy to know that OS X v10.5 will ship on October 26. Apple says that the revised operating system contains over 300 new features and “installs easily, and works with the software and accessories you already have.”

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Microsoft confirms it has fixed an Excel calculation results bug, but declines to fully explain the cause.

Microsoft says it has fixed an Excel bug, which caused the spreadsheet to display erroneous calculation results, even though it performed the calculation correctly and stored it in Excel’s memory.

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FastCGI will ship in the upcoming Windows Server 2008 as a built-in IIS component for the first time

Microsoft has made the third beta release of FastCGI for Internet Information Services available under its free Go Live license, which means that customers can now deploy the production-quality release on Windows Server 2003.

FastCGI essentially allows IIS to reuse CGI (Common Gateway Interface) processes for multiple requests to PHP applications, helping improve the performance of PHP on Windows while maintaining reliability.

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Mozilla is ramping up efforts to bring Internet and software platforms to cell phones, including a mobile version of Firefox.

Mozilla VP of engineering Mike Schroepfer wrote in his official company blog this week that Mozilla is expanding its mobile presence because the time and place are finally right.

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Microsoft has released the latest monthly security updates for October 2007.

The updates are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center and also from Windows Update/Microsoft Update.

Critical:

• KB923810
  Vulnerability in Kodak Image Viewer Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• KB941202
  Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail
• KB939653
  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
• KB942695
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Important:

• KB933729
  Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Denial of Service
• KB942017
  Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Could Result in Elevation of Privilege Within the SharePoint Site

Microsoft has also released the usual update for the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and the Windows Mail Definition Update (x86) (x64).

openSUSE is released regularly, is stable, secure, contains the latest free and open source software, and comes with several new technologies.

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Microsoft has issued an updated Internet Explorer (IE) 7 release that no longer requires Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation in order to download.

Program Manager Steve Reynolds announced the news on October 4 on Microsoft’s IE Team blog:

Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users. With today’s ‘Installation and Availability Update,’ Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users.

The new download can be found here.

Some minor UI changes:

• The menu bar is now visible by default.
• The Internet Explorer 7 online tour has updated how-to’s. Also, the “first-run” experience includes a new overview.
• We’ve included a new MSI installer that simplifies deployment for IT administrators in enterprises.

Microsoft have released a few updates on the Microsoft Download Center to resolve various issues in Vista and Server 2008

Vista:

• KB941229 (x86, WGA Free) (x64)
  This update addresses issues with Media Center for Microsoft Vista.
• KB941651 (x86, WGA Free) (x64)
  This is a reliability update. Install this update to improve the reliability of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista in certain scenarios.
• KB941600 (x86, WGA Free) (x64)
  This update resolves some reliability issues in the USB core components on the Windows Vista operating system.
• KB941649 (x86, WGA Free) (x64)
  This update resolves some compatibility and reliability issues in Windows Vista. By applying this update, you can achieve better reliability and hardware compatibility in various scenarios.

Server 2008

• KB942239 (x86) (x64) (IA64)
  Install this update for Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 to provide the same storage upgrade support that is included with Windows Server 2008 RC0.

Microsoft’s move hopes to leverage the success of their Office client software to drive users to a new online collaboration site dubbed Office Live Workspace.

To that end, the company will give registered users 250 MB of storage space, which can be used to store documents “in the cloud” or even “host” them for comments by other users equipped with just a web browser. However, and this is important: you cannot create new Office documents with this feature nor can you edit documents beyond adding comments without having a copy of Microsoft Office installed locally.

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The new eBay Desktop app helps auction fans interact with the service whether they’re online or offline.

Ebay Desktop allows users to track auctions, see bid histories, and save relevant information directly to and from a mini-app that runs in the background on a PC desktop.

Click for more on Ebay launches beta version of Adobe-powered desktop app »