Archive for January 7th, 2008


Jan 7

AMD added ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 video at CES

AMD's turn at CES announcements has added the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series, its latest graphics chipset for notebooks. Similar to what standard Radeon HD 3000 line did for desktops, the Mobility version is said to bring visual and interface features that have never been seen for portables; it adds new
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Jan 7

Microsoft 100 million retail copies of Windows Vista sold

Microsoft has announced a new sales milestone for Windows Vista: 100 million retail copies sold.The company made the announcement via an article, which includes answers to reader question by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, published by the BBC on Sunday.Presumably, Gates will go public with the new sales figure
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Jan 7

PostgreSQL for Windows 8.3 RC1

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, and is highly scalable both in the sheer quantity of data it
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Jan 7

Recover your deleted files on Windows Vista with Diskeeper Undelete 5

Diskeeper says that accidental file loss is very common and that Windows does not capture all deleted files. Diskeeper's latest version of the recovery tool, Undelete 5, replaces the Windows recycle bin with a catch-all Recovery Bin. This recovery module tracks and stores all deleted files, irrespective of the manner in
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Jan 7

SoftGrid: “Error code: 0000BD39″ KB Article 943233

Here's a new Knowledge Base article:
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Jan 7

Microsoft CES 2008 Press Release

• Broadcom and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Generation IPTV System-on-a-Chip New relationship expands Mediaroom ecosystem and brings new capabilities for advanced connected TV services. • Microsoft Mediaroom Delivers Connected TV to More Than 1 Million Set-Top Boxes Microsoft’s service provider
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Jan 7

Bill Gates Interview

This is an important night for Bill Gates, after 15 years and 11 keynote addresses, this will be his last as he begins the transition from Microsoft FTE (full time employee) to being a full-time Gates Foundation employee. Bill was kind enough to sit down with us this morning and talk about the state of
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Jan 7

Bill Gates Looks Ahead at Next Digital Decade

At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft President of the Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach today unveiled several new entertainment services and partnerships, including new deals with Disney-ABC Television Group, NBC Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), that demonstrate how software is improving people’s ability
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Jan 7

Google on-the-fly Custom Search Engine

What if, you found a great web page that lists a lot of interesting links about topic of your interest, but you don't have enough time to read everything. A good option would be to create a custom search engine, but it's too time-consuming. Another, way is to create a custom search engine on-the-fly
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Jan 7

KeePass Password Safe 2.04 Alpha

KeePass Password Safe is a free/open-source password safe or manager which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock
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Jan 7

SharePod 3.6.3

Ever wanted to use your iPod like a USB stick? Ever wanted to add and remove songs/videos easily and without needing to synchronize with your PC’s music library? Ever Tried SharePod?! SharePod is a lightweight music management program for your iPod. You can copy music and videos between your iPod and computers usually without having to install
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Jan 7

Zune in Canada

The Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s answer to Apple Corp.'s hugely successful IPod, will finally be available in Canada, according to an announcement made Sunday night at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Three different Zune models (80 GB, 4GB and 8GB), Zune software and the Zune
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Jan 7

Windows Mobile 7 focusses on Touch and Motion Gestures

Microsoft is currently developing Windows Mobile 7, the first revolutionary change to its mobile device operating system. Recently, I was given a document by a source inside Microsoft that details the touch and gesture plans for Mobile 7. This document is a confidential internal use only document, used to explain the plans for Mobile
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Jan 7

MSN Direct Expands Navigation Offering With Leading Partners

Today at the 2008 International CES, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the newest version of the MSN Direct service, an update of its location-based service for personal navigation devices. MSN Direct will now provide increased functionality that enables customers to integrate their device with Live Search Maps, as well as receive
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Jan 7

Google Custom Search Engine(CSE) FacetItems

Google Custom Search Engine blog has announced a new feature for their CSE to show matching refinements above Custom Search results. Now you can have as many FacetItems as you like in the XML definition of your CSE and control the number that display on a search page using this feature. Just add a "top_refinements"
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