Singing Wolf Technology Design v1.4 Copyright (C) 1997-2008 Singing Wolf Technology Design Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:14:48 +0000 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:14:48 +0000 http://www.singingwolf.com.au/rss-feeds/ The latest browser, media player and O/S news and updates http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/ webmaster@singingwolf.com.au webmaster@singingwolf.com.au en-au SundayMonday 151617181920 120 http://www.singingwolf.com.au/images/buttons/sw-rss-feed-button.png http://www.singingwolf.com.au/ 88 31 http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#sbr405002 Thu, 5 May 2005 11:01:01 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Slim Browser is a tabbed multiple-site browser. Slim Browser 4.05.002 has now been released. It incorporates a large collection of powerful features like built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, site group, quick-search, auto login, hidden sites, built-in commands and scripting, online translation, script error suppression, blacklist / whitelist filtering, URL Alias. It brings you convenient and comfortable browsing. Updates in this version include: Add icons into main menu and Main menu, explorer bar and status bar are now skinnable. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#srs0741 Thu, 5 May 2005 10:42:55 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers SunriseBrowser is a lightweight, space-saving and has many features for Web Developers. SunriseBrowser 0.741 has now been released. It is an open source web browser and is developed with Cocoa/Objective-C by Xcode and uses Apple WebKit (ie the same KHTML rendering engine as Safari). It has many great features such as Auto Resizable Windows, TransParent Windows, Draw URL onscreen and many more. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#owb511b1 Wed, 4 May 2005 10:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The Omni Group have released OmniWeb 5.1.1 Beta 1. The release is only avaiable to users of OS X 10.3 and up. This release is aimed at adding support of OS X 10.4 Tiger. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#pntnet21 Sun, 30 Apr 2005 10:11:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems Paint.NET 2.1 is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. Users of all 2.1 Alpha, Beta and RC versions are recommended to upgrade to this final version. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#qtmmac70 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:22:22 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players Now QuickTime-based applications can take advantage of hardware-accelerated video processing via the new Core Media Services in Mac OS X Tiger. In addition, QuickTime 7 provides Macintosh software developers with a modernized programming interface, QTKit. This lets programmers use QuickTime easily in Cocoa-based Mac OS X applications. QuickTime 7.0 requires OS X 10.3.9 and up to run. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#sha10 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Shiira is a web browser based on Web Kit and written in Cocoa. The goal of the Shiira Project is to create a browser that is better and more useful than Safari. All source code used in this software is publicly available. Shiira 1.0 supports 10.3.9 of OS X Panther. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#cmo084 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:42:55 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Camino 0.8.4 has been released to the mozilla.org mirrors. This release is a service release fixing several security bugs (documented in Mozilla 1.7.7) as well as a bug making Camino Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger-compatible. Due to the nature of the security bugs, users are strongly encouraged to upgrade. In the 0.8.4 release, they have fixed the following: * Fixed a critical issue with Mac OS X 10.4 and opening a new tab when viewing a page with a plug-in; * Long tooltips in web pages now wrap to multiple lines in order to be more readable; * Fixed several critical security issues. All users are recommended to upgrade; * Fixed a top-crash when dragging the scroll bar while loading pages; * Fixed an issue where some localized versions could not set the monospace font http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#mxn125 Fri, 6 Apr 2005 12:12:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Maxthon 1.2.5 Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features like Tabbed Browsing Interface, Mouse Gestures, Super Drag & Drop, Privacy Protection, AD Hunter, Google Bar Support, External Utility Bar and Skinning. Updates include: * Fixed a problem in Web Dialog blocker; * Improved stability; + Support language auto update http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opawm76b3 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:19:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Opera Software have released a third beta version of its revolutionary Opera 7.6 smartphone browser for Microsoft Windows Mobile software. Windows Mobile is a completely new platform for Opera, offering operators, handset vendors, enterprises and end users more choice of platforms that provide outstanding Web browsing on small, restricted smartphone screens. Opera's range of smartphone browsers includes Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology, an Opera innovation that enables users to browse regular Web pages for the first time on small mobile screens by reformatting the page and thus eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling. Note: This browser only works with Smartphone 2003 (Windows for Mobile 2003, Smartphone Edition) and up. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#rpr1069 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:19:19 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players A security update for RealPlayer 10.5 media and web browser (Build 6.0.12.1069) was released today on Windows. Users of build 6.0.12.1059 and prior are recommended to upgrade. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opa80b1 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:07:07 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Opera Software have released the first beta version of their new Mac OS X multi-modal browser, Opera 8.0. One of the first things you will notice when you start the new browser is the ability to select whether to use Opera as an Internet suite or as a browser only. This release comes with a set of voice libraries that enable the user to control Opera by speaking commands to it. Opera 8.0 features in-line error pages, allowing you to continue to work if a page loading in the background gives an HTTP error. Created Medium-Screen Rendering (MSR), available by selecting "Fit to width" from the "View" menu. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opa80lin Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:19:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Opera Software have released the final version of their new Linux multi-modal browser, Opera 8.0. One of the first things you will notice when you start the new browser is the ability to select whether to use Opera as an Internet suite or as a browser only. This release comes with a set of voice libraries that enable the user to control Opera by speaking commands to it. Opera 8.0 features in-line error pages, allowing you to continue to work if a page loading in the background gives an HTTP error. Created Medium-Screen Rendering (MSR), available by selecting "Fit to width" from the "View" menu. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opa80win Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:19:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers After two Preview Releases and 3 public Betas, it has finally arrived! Opera 8.0 Final - undoubtedly, the worlds fastest and the most standards compliant web browser suite, has been released. Opera has not yet officially announced the new release, but it is already made available via Opera's FTP. So far it only seems to be available for Windows, we will update as other operative system's versions appear. Opera 8 has been touted to come with a bunch of new features such as User Javascript, Atom RSS feeds aggregator and native Scalable Vector Graphics(SVG) support. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#sfi13 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:35:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The default Mac OS X web browser, Safari 1.3 (v312), offers you a superior web experience with outstanding performance. Even the most complex of pages load at breakneck speed. In fact, Safari loads pages more quickly than any other Mac web browser. But that's not all. Safari uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X to offer you an all-new view of the web, one that's much easier to use. This update release comes with the latest OS X 10.3.9 update. Highlights of Safari 1.3: Page Load Performance (Safari 1.3 loads pages overall 35% faster than 1.2); JavaScript Performance (We have substantially improved the performance of the JavaScript engine in Safari); HTML Editing (Safari 1.3 supports HTML editing, both at the Objective-C WebKit API level and using contenteditable and designMode in a Web page); Compatibility and Security (Compatibility and security are our number one priority in WebCore, and Safari 1.3 has many important compatibility fixes); The DOM Exposed (The entire level 2 DOM has been exposed a public API in Objective-C); XSLT (Safari 1.3 on Panther now supports XSLT); Plugin Extensions (For those of you writing WebKit apps, a new Objective-C WebKit plugin API is supported that lets you put Cocoa widgetry into the Web page more easily). http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#macosx1039 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:35:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems Apple have released an update to the world's most advanced operating system, Mac OS X 10.3.9. Improvements include: - file sharing and directory services reliability for mixed Mac and PC networks; - Mail, Safari and Stickies application reliability; - compatibility for third party applications and devices; - previous standalone security updates http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#ffx103 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:02:55 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers A security update for Mozilla Firefox has been released. Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 fixes a critical JavaScript engine memory heap disclosure bug and some other critical security and stability bugs. More information can be found in the Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 Release Notes. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#moz177 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:44:59 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Mozilla 1.7.7 has been released. The latest maintenance release of the Mozilla Application Suite is now available. The update includes several security updates and fixes for a number of bugs, including the critical JavaScript engine memory heap disclosure bug and some other critical security and stability bugs. More details can be found in the Mozilla 1.7.7 Release Notes. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#pntnet21b3 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:11:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems Paint.NET 2.1 Beta 3 is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. Users of Beta 1 and below are recommended to upgrade. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#ampb3 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:19:19 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players AOL have released an open to the public version of their new media player named AOL Media Player (AMP) Beta 3. AMP is a standalone media application that will play your CDs, music files (MP3s, WAVs, etc.), video files, AOL Radio stations, and videos from AOL (Radio@ and Video@ require an Internet connection and an AOL Account). You can also use AMP to burn music to CD. AMP is an application that works outside of the AOL client, and can be used to play audio and video content on your computer when you are not connected to the Internet. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#icb30b3 Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:11:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers iCab is a web browser for the Macintosh. The third beta version of iCab 3.0 is now available for registered users only. Let iCab check for updates to get the iCab 3.0 beta. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#macosx104 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:42:55 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems According to sources, Apple earlier today declared build 8A428 of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger 'gold master,' the final development stage. Companies typically release the 'GM' candidate to manfuacturing for duplication and packaging. Earlier this week, Apple release a "FC" (final candidate) build to developers and other partners to test the operating system for any last minute "showstoppers." The build reportedly still had a few outstanding issues, but those were not expected to delay Tiger's release. They are expected to be fixed in the next free (downloadable) update to the operating system. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#winxp64rtm Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:10:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems Ending a year and a half of testing, Microsoft has released to manufacturing Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. The new releases, branded x64 Edition, pave the way for a new era in desktop computing built atop advanced processors architectures. General availability of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition is slated for next month during Microsoft's WinHEC 2005 conference. The x64 editions of Windows also run 32-bit applications, enabling for a smooth transition to 64-bit computing. Intel is expected to release its consumer 64-bit processors in April. AMD has offered its 64-bit Opteron and AMD64 chips since last year. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#ant100167 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:10:10 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Avant Browser 10.0.167 is a custom Web browser application based on Internet Explorer with versatile multi-window support. It allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and block all unwanted pop-up pages. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click. The integrated cleaner helps users to clear all traces and keep privacy. The built-in Google search engine enables users to easily search for Web pages and images. Latest Changes: * Improved Speed; * Faster GUI drawing; * Improved RoboForm support; * Fixed some translation errors http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#tbd102 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:02:55 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Email Readers Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 is now available for download. Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 has been released. Consisting of security and stability fixes, this version is an essential upgrade for all Thunderbird 1.0 users. The Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 Release Notes have more information and builds can be obtained from either the Thunderbird product page or the Thunderbird 1.0.2 directory on ftp.mozilla.org. Full details of the security fixes will be posted on the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories page soon. There was no Thunderbird 1.0.1. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#kqr34 Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:11:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The new Konqueror 3.4 was released as part of KDE 3.4. This release ships more WebCore merges, type-ahead-find and unsubmitted form content warnings in khtml. Konqueror features IM contact integration, many flicker fixes and tab improvements. Plugins for documentation relations and a search bar were added to kdeaddons. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#kde34 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:10:10 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. It is an Internet project and truly open in every sense. Development takes place on the Internet and is discussed on our mailing lists and USENET news groups to which we invite and welcome everyone. No single group, company or organization controls the sources. All sources are open to everyone and may be distributed and modified by anyone subject to the well known GNU licenses. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#dne141 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:17:07 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Deepnet Technologies have released Deepnet Explorer 1.4.1. Not only is Deepnet Explorer the world's first browser with RSS news reader and P2P client integration, it is also the first browser to foil phishers! With its superior security, functionality and usability, Deepnet Explorer can dramatically improve your web experience. Features include Web + P2P + News, Tabbed Browsing, Multi Start Pages, Phishing Alarm, Adverts Killer, Content Filter, Cookie Manager, Auto Login, Form Filler, Direct Search, Keyword Navigation, Mouse Gesture, Super Drag & Drop, File Sharing, RSS News Reader and Full IE Compatibility. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#gln1320 Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:01:01 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Galeon is a GNOME Web browser based on Gecko (the mozilla layout engine). Galeon 1.3.20 has now neen released. Galeon is fast, it has a light interface, and it is fully standards-compliant. You can download it but first take a look at some screenshots and read additional documentation. Galeon requires Gnome and Mozilla. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#gnm210 Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:13:13 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems GNOME project has built a complete free and easy-to-use desktop environment for the user, as well as a powerful application framework for the software developer. GNOME is included in pretty much every BSD and GNU/Linux distribution and works on many other Unix systems. It is a greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications. Enhancements include anti-aliased text and first class internationalisation support, new accessibility features for disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly regarded user interface. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#nsp8b1 Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:01:01 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The Netscape 8.0 Browser provides more security options, streamlines more standard browsing tasks and arms internet users with more timesaving solutions to their browsing needs than any other browser. Netscape Browser includes two separate layout engines, so you can choose to view a web site like Netscape Browser or like Internet Explorer. Tabbed browsing is included, along with advanced privacy features. You can also set Netscape Browser to block popups, cookies, images, java, and other behaviors that you would rather not allow. Also, you can easily over-ride and save custom settings for individual web-sites. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#moz18b1 Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:10:10 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The Mozilla Foundation today released Mozilla 1.8 Beta 1, the first beta of the 1.8 cycle after a record-breaking six alphas. The Mozilla 1.8 Beta 1 Release Notes have more information about this latest development milestone. While there's no major new features, there's several minor improvements detailed in the 1.8b1 readme and the rough 1.8b1 changelog. Web developers may be interested to hear that this release has partial support for ECMAScript for XML (E4X), which adds native XML support to JavaScript (Jon Udell wrote an introduction to E4X last September). Download 1.8b1 from the Mozilla Releases page or the mozilla1.8b1 directory on ftp.mozilla.org. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#wmr103802 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:38:23 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players Windows Media Player 10 is the multimedia software developed by Microsoft to provide users with the ability to view multimedia content, both from the Internet and from their hard drive. This program allows you to view MPEG and various other types of video content, as well as audio clips. Includes special new features optimized for Windows XP. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#ie7 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:12:12 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers Today Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 7.0 is now going to be available before the "Longhorn" version of Windows, which is not expected until at least mid 2006. It will be avaible to Licensed Windows XP users that have installed Service Pack 2 (SP2) and above. Microsoft cited security as it's main reason for the about face of it's long standing policy that any new IE versions would only ship with O/S upgrades. However many believe that the sudden change is in response to the wildly popular Firefox browser that recently reached a milstone of 25 Million downloads in 99 days. Stay tuned for more updates, and a beta version soon. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#nfb33 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers ACCESS today announced the availability of NetFront v3.2 for the Nokia 6670 smartphone and other Series 60 smartphones platform. NetFront v3.3 browser engine delivers new features that provide a more powerful and functional Internet browsing experience. Key elements include enhanced support for Dynamic HTML, intelligent frame handling, pop-up blocking and support for Really Simple Syndication (RSS). Additional key features include Atom Feed, a file format for content distribution via XML used to access popular Weblogs, support for international domains, encryption and saving of Web data with a specified URL, and management of Web data and passwords. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#its471m Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:13:14 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players iTunes lets you create your own personal digital music library, allowing you to manage and play your music collection with drag-and-drop simplicity. The latest version of the software, iTunes 4.7.1, is the part of the equation that lets you pack 7,500 songs in your pocket, automatically synchronizes with the sensational new iPod at high speeds over FireWire. iTunes gives you the ability to generate dynamic Smart Playlists that reflect your preferences and listening habits. With iTunes it's easy to create CDs that play back on in your car, your home stereo, Macs and on Windows-based PCs. iTunes 4 adds the ability to share music among your Macs, play and encode AAC files, and view album art. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#its471w Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:13:13 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players iTunes lets you create your own personal digital music library, allowing you to manage and play your music collection with drag-and-drop simplicity. The latest version of the software, iTunes 4.7.1, is the part of the equation that lets you pack 7,500 songs in your pocket, automatically synchronizes with the sensational new iPod at high speeds over FireWire. iTunes gives you the ability to generate dynamic Smart Playlists that reflect your preferences and listening habits. With iTunes it's easy to create CDs that play back on in your car, your home stereo, Macs and on Windows-based PCs. iTunes 4 adds the ability to share music among your Macs, play and encode AAC files, and view album art. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#msasc38 Thu, 6 Jan 2005 10:10:10 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Operating Systems Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 is the latest synchronization software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones. ActiveSync 3.8 contains a set of security enhancements that provide a more secure syncing experience with a Windows PC, specifically: * Windows XP SP2 security pop up warnings that appear the first time a Windows Mobile devices is docked have been eliminated. * Remote PC Sync (via Wifi or LAN) is turned off by default. However, users can turn this functionality back on by navigating to File > Connection Settings and checking "Allow network (Ethernet)...". http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#owb51 Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The Omni Group have released OmniWeb 5.1. Highlights include when adding a new label in Gmail, a blank page would appear instead of the expected JavaScript dialog for specifying the name for the label. This has been fixed and Corrected problems with some input methods and our URL autocompletion. We no longer try to autocomplete until the system has produced a character from user input. New features include Bookmark Checking, Text Field Zoom and History Searching. Some of the bugs fixed include CSS Rendering and Text Selection. More information can be found in the release notes. Users of previous OmniWeb versions are recommended to upgrade to this release. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#irr221 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:13:14 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers iRider lets you browse much faster and work with lots of pages and sites at once, and lets you do it much more easily and naturally than with any other browser. iRider 2.21 has been released for download. iRider makes it fun to conquer oceans of information when you're doing serious work - or serious play - on the web. Open, work with, and bookmark multiple pages at once. See the websites you're using and fly through them effortlessly. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/media-player-news/#qtmwds652 Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:22:22 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Media Players Apple QuickTime 6.5.2 is Apple's cutting-edge digital media software for both Mac and Windows-based computers delivers unparalleled quality for creating, playing and streaming audio and video content over the Internet. Besides playing MPEG-4 and MP3 content, it supports timecode tracks as well as MIDI standards such as the Roland Sound Canvas and GS format extensions. It also supports key standards for web streaming, including HTTP, RTP and RTSP. Plus, it supports every major file format for images, including JPEG, BMP, PICT, PNG and GIF. It also features built-in support for digital video, including the DV camcorder formats, as well as support for AVI, AVR, MPEG-1, H.263, and OpenDML. Latest Changes: * Security update and bug fixes. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#dotnet11sp1 Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:13:35 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Windows Updates The primary focus of Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is improved security. In addition, the service pack includes roll-ups of all reported customer issues found after the release of the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. Of particular note, SP1 provides better support for consuming WSDL documents, Data Execution prevention and protection from security issues such as buffer overruns. SP1 also provides support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 to provide a safer, more reliable experience for customers using Windows XP. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#nsp72 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The final (Gold) version of Netscape 7.2 Browser suit (based on Mozilla 1.7) was released today on all platforms. Users of all previous Netscape versions are recommended to upgrade. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/operating-system-news/#winxpsp2 Fri, 6 Aug 2004 16:44:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Windows XP On Friday, Microsoft announced the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to manufacturing. The RTM build, 2180, is available now for testers, with a general release next week. Users with Automatic Updates turned on will begin to receive the service pack starting Tuesday 10th Aug. Windows Update users will have the update listed 25th August. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opase631 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:44:44 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The final (Gold) version of Opera 6.31 standalone Browser for Sony Ericsson P800/P900 Mobile Devices was released today. Opera 6.31 for Sony Ericsson P800/P900 is now available as a free upgrade. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#opas62 Thu, 13 May 2004 13:00:00 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers The final (Gold) version of Opera 6.2 standalone Browser for Series 60 Symbian Mobile Devices was released today. Users of previous versions are recommended to upgrade. http://www.singingwolf.com.au/news-stories/browser-news/#icb298 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:11:11 +1000 webmaster@singingwolf.com.au Web Browsers iCab is a web browser for the Macintosh. The development of iCab is ongoing with more features expected final version (3.0). iCab 2.9.8 is a pure bugfix release. There're no new features. The version includes some bug fixes, some security certificates were updated and it includes a new release of the OpenSSL library (for secure web access).