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Mozilla readies Firefox 4 Release Candidate

In a posting on Google Groups, Developer Benjamin Smedberg said in a message to fellow coders that the Mozilla developer hub was "now closed so that release engineering can prepare Firefox 4 release candidates." And this... More...

IE 9 users to be bumped to final release automatically

Microsoft has announced that users running the Internet Explorer 9 release candidate will automatically be upgraded to the final version when it's released. Buried in the final lines of a February 10 blog post - and... More...

Internet Explorer 9 doesn't please all

Neowin member, blogger and Microsoft Connect tester " tuxplorer" has posted an extensive list of features that have been removed from the transition from IE8 to 9 on his blog, and despite reporting these issues... More...

Internet Explorer 9 RC download link goes live

Before IE developers held a press conference in San Francisco to unveil the RC version of IE 9 this morning, Microsoft has released the RC for download here (x86) and here (x64). As expected, the release... More...

IE 9 RC gets the preview treatment

Microsoft is expected later today to release the RC candidate of IE 9. There is an event being held in San Francisco that will act as the launch party for the new browser. Microsoft is... More...

Internet Explorer 9 RC to launch on February 10

Microsoft has just sent out media invites to an Internet Explorer 9 event on February 10th. The announcement will take place in San Francisco. Earlier today, screen shots of IE 9 build number .6018 began surfacing... More...

Internet Explorer 9 Team: "The wait is almost over!"

It seems the Internet Explorer Team is showing signs that a Release Candidate (RC) is all but ready to be made publicly available. Over at the Internet Explorer Facebook Fan Page they have been answering... More...

Windows 7 SP1 RC released

Microsoft has just released an RC version of its upcoming service pack. The version, windows6.1-KB976932, has been officially released and this may have been done because of the recent leak. The SP1 will provide several enhancements... More...

Windows 7 SP1 RC leaks to the web

It's well known that Microsoft is prepping a service pack for Windows 7, and now it appears an RC version has leaked to the web. The current build weighs in at a hefty 353 MB... More...

Microsoft announces Silverlight 4 RC download, final version next month

Microsoft said on Monday that it is making a Release Candidate (RC) version of Silverlight 4 for download. At a keynote for Microsoft's MIX 2010 keynote, Scott Guthrie, Vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division, outlined Silverlight... More...

Microsoft confirms Office 2010 has reached the Release Candidate stage

Microsoft officials have confirmed to Neowin that the company recently released a Release Candidate (RC) build of Office 2010 to private beta testers. Early Release Candidate builds began leaking to the web in January this year... More...

Windows 7 RC expiration prompts begin in two weeks

Microsoft has issued a reminder that in two weeks Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) users will begin receiving expiration notifications. Windows 7 RC does not expire until 1 June 2010 but from February 15 users... More...

Windows Vista SP1 RC will expire on June 30. Uninstall Now!

Just a small reminder. In case you havent, you must uninstall any RC builds (any build less than 6.0.6001.18000) before they expire on June 30. After this date, the kernel will stop with an END_OF_NT_EVALUATION_PERIOD... More...