New York Daily News Microsoft, Get Back to Work!PC WorldSteve Ballmer assured analysts and the world that Microsoft is hard at work developing a Windows 7-based tablet to compete with devices like the Apple iPad. It is also putting the finishing touches on Windows Phone 7, …Microsoft should...

CNET (blog) Microsoft argues for "neighborhood watch" approach to securityArs TechnicaAt the Black Hat security conference today, Microsoft championed a new approach to addressing security issues. The new emphasis is on collaboration between software vendors and security researchers …Adobe...

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Adobe Gets Its Say on Microsoft's MAPP Security ChannelTechNewsWorldAdobe will be able to communicate its own security projects to other companies using Microsoft's MAPP program, a system designed by Redmond to keep security companies up to date on vulnerability...

The Age Got a question? Facebook now provides crowdsourced answersVentureBeatFacebook is making its long-awaited debut in the red-hot questions and answers space today. It's launching a new product to about 5 million users today that lets them publicly ask and answer questions. You can ask questions...

Ice Hype (blog) Apple Rolls Out Safari 5.0.1 and Extensions GalleryDigitaltrends.comApple has released Safari 5.0.1 for Mac OS X and Windows…and lit up a new Extensions Gallery of downloadable browser add-ons. Apple has pushed Safari 5.0.1 out the door for Mac OS X (10.5 or newer) and Windows,...

Tech Pinger (blog) Apple upgrades Safari, adds extensions from Twitter, Amazon, othersSan Jose Mercury NewsApple today rolled out an upgraded version of its Safari Web browser, adding a site to download extensions from Amazon.com, Microsoft, Major League Baseball, Twitter and other developers. Third-party...

UberGizmo (blog) Apple adds "Extensions" to Safari browserTG DailyApple today put out the latest version of its Safari Web browser, version 5.0.1, which adds a new feature allowing users to customize their Internet experience with sophisticated new features. Namely, the new update to the...

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Apple Responds to iPhone Jailbreaking DecisionPC MagazineThe Electronic Frontier Foundation and hackers everywhere scored a victory this week when the Library of Congress's Copyright Office ruled that users can legally jailbreak their phones – particularly...

New York Times (blog) Apple iMacs Get Performance Boost, Magic TrackpadDigitaltrends.comApple's updated iMacs sport Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, ATI Radeon HD graphics, and a new glass-and-aluminum Magic Trackpad. Apple's focus has recently been on its iPad and iPhone product lines, but...

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Consumers still shouldn't jailbreak their iPhones says AppleAfterdawn.comFollowing yesterday's announcement of a new DMCA exemption for jailbreaking mobile phones, an Apple representative sidestepped questions about whether the company plans to take action against...