Many have tried, and many have failed. The ps3 has remained totally unahcked....until now. On the morning of the 19th of August 2010 we recieved a package at our store with a little software dongle and a instructions on how to get it working. We knew this woudl be huge, but not this huge. We had been hearing scene rumors of something like this in the works, but of course until we actually get our hands on it, its all a bunch of rumors that mean nothing. Our website totaly crashed from the insane number of hits, we recieved calls from news papers, gaming companies, we didn't sleep for 2 days just to keep up with emails!

Why? Becuase the device is real, and it works!

Well here are 4 videos we posted on youtube of it working.

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The first leaked screenshots and details of Office 15 / Office 2014 are now available in the wild, at just four months after Office 2010 was released to manufacturing, and just a couple of months since the General Availability deadline.

Office 15 is of course the next major iteration of Microsoft’s productivity suite, and the successor of Office 2010, which was built using the codename Office 14.

Various third party reports pointed out that the Redmond company had already kicked off the planning for Office 15 even ahead of the finalization of Office 2010.

However, only now, Russian website Wzor is offering actual proof that the software giant indeed started the development process of Office 2010’s successor.

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Hello everyone, we wanted to get this information to you as soon as possible. We now have released a fully configured virtual machine for ConfigMgr v.Next Beta 1. Based on a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 OS, this is a fully built virtual machine ready to import into your Hyper-V environments.

This is something the ConfigMgr team has done for a few major releases, starting back at the ConfigMgr 2007 RTM timeframes. We are really excited to get you guys this type of access, to help you evaluate the latest and greatest ConfigMgr v.Next release. We are also in the process of uploading the hands on labs for ConfigMgr v.Next as well, look for that announcement soon.

Some resources for you:

• VHD Test Drive - System Center Configuration Manager v.Next on Windows Server 2008 R2
• VHD Test Drive - System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
• Configuration Manager vNext Beta 1 evaluation download

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Brad Anderson is the corporate vice president of the Management and Security Division (MSD) at Microsoft. In that capacity, he leads a global team committed to helping organizations reduce their costs and drive their businesses forward with the MSD suite of products and services. These technologies include the System Center family of products, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Windows Update/Microsoft Update, management infrastructure components in Windows Client and Windows Server, and delivering Software + Services as System Center Online Desktop Manager.

Since becoming general manager of MSD in 2007, Anderson led MSD to win significant market share by strengthening its core product and service offerings, supporting innovation of virtualized and online management technologies, forming strategic partnerships with customers and within the industry, collaborating across Microsoft, and investing in key acquisitions.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Anderson spent 12 years at Novell, most recently serving as Vice President and General Manager of the ZENWorks product line. Anderson graduated Magna Cum Laude in Design Engineering Technology, and graduated with honors with an MBA, both from Brigham Young University. Outside of work, Anderson enjoys spending time with his wife Kim and their five children.

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Anti-virus research and data security organization AV-Test recently spent three months testing 19 security products in the areas of protection, repair and usability. On Monday, August 16th they released the test results, and we’re excited that Microsoft Security Essentials has received another certification, this time from AV-Test.org.

According to the AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report, the "Protection" category covers static and dynamic malware detection, including testing for real-world 0-Day attacks. "Repair" evaluates the system disinfection and rootkit removal in detail, which is critical for ensuring AV solutions effectively clean malware off of consumers’ computers. The "Usability" testing criteria includes the amount of system slow-down caused by the tools and the number of false positives. You can read the full set of test reports here.

As we mentioned last week, the most important validation of AV quality comes from independent certification organizations like VB100, AV-Test and others. With the current version of Microsoft Security Essentials and the new version now available in beta, our commitment remains constant: to provide security you can trust that is easy to use and provides protection that runs quietly and efficiently in the background, ensuring a great Windows user experience.

You can get the current version of Microsoft Security Essentials at no cost by visiting the Microsoft Security Essentials website here.

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