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KDE developers focus on accessibility

Developers behind the next version of KDE, an open-source Linux desktop environment, are trying to make their software more accessible to people with disabilities, a conference has heard. Accessibility is a major theme at the KDE Community World Summit, currently taking place in Ludwigsburg, Germany. On 22 and 23 August the summit held a Unix Accessibility Forum, bringing together developers and people with disabilities. Read more »

China's Firefox growth kicks Aussies off top user list

Australia has missed out making it into a list of countries containing the most Firefox users, with the number of Chinese users of the browser taking over Australian ones between November and December. Read more »

Activists unveil stealth browser

Hacktivismo, a group of human-rights advocates and computer security experts, has released a Firefox-based browser designed to allow anonymous Web surfing. Read more »

Web tool puts new face on Wikipedia

The popularity of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia to which anyone can contribute, is spawning a host of complementary tools and offshoots. Read more »

Microsoft releases Beta 2 of IE7

US Testers will get free telephone support as an inducement to test drive the browser overhaul, but not locally. Read more »

Google anonymises IP data

Google this week said it would anonymise user data received through search requests entered in its search engine and Chrome browser. Read more »

Microsoft moves on after Yahoo break-up

In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. Read more »

IBM backs OpenDocument in Lotus Notes

IBM has announced an upgrade to Lotus Notes that will include access to office productivity applications and support for the OpenDocument format. Read more »

Novell to ship Xen in next Linux

The next version of Novell's SuSE Linux product, shipping in mid-April, will let users run multiple versions of the operating system simultaneously, the company said this week. Read more »

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Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is better is preferred. Read more »

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