Software

Microsoft reports that it has sold more than 150 million copies of the Windows 7 desktop operating system in the roughly nine months it's been available--making it the fastest selling OS in history. Windows 7 has more than redeemed Microsoft for the fiasco that was Windows Vista, and it is still just getting started.  read more »

Reaction has been mixed following announcement of the Uganda government's plan to remove the Value Added Tax on computer software licences, a major thorn in the side of vendors.  read more »

Although it wasn't mentioned during Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote address Monday at WWDC, Apple launched an updated version of its Safari Web browser for Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2 or higher, as well as Windows XP SP2 or higher, Vista, and Windows 7. With the new release, Apple patched security holes, boosted performance, and introduced a handful of features that collectively have the potential to put Safari on par with Chrome and Firefox in terms of core features and performance.  read more »

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be remembered for the droning soundtrack provided by the vuvuzela, a long plastic horn that has divided opinion among spectators. Now you can get it on your iPhone.  read more »

After applications recently started disappearing from the Android Market, Google continued to have reliability issues with the online store as developers over the weekend experienced issues with erroneous download counts.  read more »

Despite growing privacy concerns, an astonishing 540 million Internet users worldwide visited Facebook in April 2010, according to data from Google.  read more »

Rampant software piracy and lack of awareness of the benefits of using open-source software have contributed to the slow uptake of software services in Eastern and Southern Africa.  read more »

The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday.  read more »

Microsoft is investing about US$67 million over the next seven years in South Africa's software industry in a bid to help small, black-owned software development companies grow into competitive global companies.  read more »

Google engineer confirms Steve Jobs' pronouncement that HTML5 can be used for rich Web content  read more »