Archive for May 20th, 2009
May
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Google Guice is a lightweight Java dependency injection framework. Guice takes the pain out of writing and maintaining Java applications big and small. Guice has gained a great deal of traction both inside and outside of Google. Almost every Java-based application at Google is also a Guice-based application; the list includes AdWords, Google Docs, Gmail, and even
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May
20
Microsoft will be providing Jamaica with the software called the Child Abducting Tracking System - CATS, which is used by major police forces worldwide to help track missing children. The software valued at an estimated J$18-million (US$200,000) provides data that links all police forces throughout the world and will allow Jamaica to tap into that source to access
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May
20
Google Site Search Promotions allows website owners and admins to create special results that appear as the first result to a user's search, and define the search terms for triggering those results. Any URL can be promoted – it doesn't need to be specified as an included site or page in your Sites tab.
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May
20
Microsoft released an update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 to the download center. The release of the rollup via Microsoft Update will happen on May 26. The release comes with a mix of product improvements (aka Critical Design Change Requests) and bug fixes.
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May
20
Password and account lockout settings are designed to protect accounts and data in your organization by mitigating the threat of brute force guessing of account passwords. Settings in the Account Lockout and Password Policy nodes of the Default Domain policy settings enable account lockout and control how account lockout operates. This white paper describes how settings
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May
20
Microsoft becomes the official technology sponsor for Tavis Smiley’s “America I AM”: The African American Imprint exhibition, which opens in Atlanta next month as part of its four-year mobile tour. Along with making a software and cash donation. America I AM is presented by Tavis Smiley and celebrates nearly 500 years of African American contributions to
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May
20
The world's store of digital content is now the equivalent of one full top-of-the-range iPod for every two people on the planet, following the explosion of social networking sites, internet-enabled mobile phones and government surveillance. At 487bn gigabytes (GB), if the world's rapidly expanding digital content were printed and bound into books it would form a
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May
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Scientists unveiled a 47-million-year-old fossil that they’re calling the "missing link" between primates and humans. Technically called a Darwinius masillae (Wikipedia), but nicknamed "Ida," the juvenile female primate was discovered in Germany’s Messel Pit and is one of the most intact fossils ever found. In fact, scientists were
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May
20
Google integrated its “automatic translation” technology between 41 languages, directly into Gmail to help you translate a foreign language message into your native language. Simply enable "Message Translation" from the Labs tab under Settings, and when you receive an email in a language other than your own,
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May
20
Both Linksys and HP have confirmed the discontinued the MediaSmart TV and Connect (extender) for Windows Media Center products. So that just leaves the Xbox 360 and a prototype device from Toshiba announced at CES.
There will not be any follow on MediaSmart TV or MediaSmart Connect products in 2009. With the PC at
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May
20
Sprint announced the pricing and availability of the Palm Pre phone, releasng nationwide (US-only) on June 6 in all Sprint stores and online at Sprint.com for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Accessories include the optional $69.99 Touchstone charging dock kit that
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May
20
Microsoft's recent push to paint the competitor “Apple” as pricey is starting to work, according to data from BrandIndex. The perceptions of value the two brands offer has shifted dramatically in the eyes of 18- to 34-years-olds since Microsoft began running its "Laptop Hunters" campaign in late March.
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May
20
Microsoft and HP have renewed a patent cross-license agreement to further the development of each company’s research and development (R&D) efforts and expand technological innovation to enhance the overall customer experience. The agreement covers a broad range of products and provides each company greater access to the other’s patent portfolio. The terms of the agreement are
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May
20
The newly re-designed Google Earth Outreach website can help more than ever with new Showcase, where you can explore non-profit and public benefit maps, interact with Google Earth and Maps projects right from within the webpage. The new tutorials section includes seven new Google Earth tutorials, such as how to create a tour and embed
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May
20
Intel is expected to introduce an 8-core processor "Nehalem-EX" Xeon processor is designed for servers that can use more than two processors (referred to as "sockets" in server argot). Currently, Intel is shipping Nehalem Xeon processors for servers with two sockets. Nehalem is the same architecture used in Intel's Core i7 desktop processor line. The Nehalem-EX is
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