BetaNews | New Windows Server, Visual Studio, SQL Server to Launch in February

A year after Windows Vista release Microsoft will announce the availability of their new line of server products targeted towards businesses and IT professionals on February 27, 2008. Included in the launch will be Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008.


Link to BetaNews | New Windows Server, Visual Studio, SQL Server to Launch in February

BetaNews | TiVo Offers Direct Movie Downloads

TiVo has announced the available to download movies on demand from the Amazon Unbox online video store. Movies and TV shows can be both purchased and rented with prices ranging from $0.99 weekend rentals to $14.99 for movie purchases.


Link to BetaNews | TiVo Offers Direct Movie Downloads

Office 2004 gets 11.3.6 security and Entourage update

While the Intel Mac users continue to wait for Microsoft to release the universal Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, Microsoft continues to patch security and performance issues with Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac. Mac users should run Microsoft Update in their Applications folder to install the update.

Link to More Details on the 11.3.6 Update
Link to Office 2004 gets 11.3.6 security and Entourage update

iTunes Store Offers Discount Albums

Apple announces the "Next Big Thing" by offering variable pricing for albums in their iTunes Music Store. Head over to the iTunes Music Store to find out who might be the next big thing in music at a discount price.

Link to iTunes Store Offers Discount Albums

BetaNews | Apple Patches Eight QuickTime Flaws

Apple has released some updates to its QuickTime media player to address some security flaws. Both Windows and Mac users are affected by these vulnerabilities. Other updates to iTunes and QuickTime have been made available to add support for the iPhone and full screen video for free in QuickTime.

Mac users use Software Update in the Apple system menu.
Windows users click Start, All Programs, Apple Software Update.

Link to BetaNews | Apple Patches Eight QuickTime Flaws
Link to Ars Technica | Apple Updates iTunes and Quicktime; free full screen