Archive for June 25th, 2009
Jun
25
Microsoft published a new Application Virtualization (App-V) KB article which addresses the following issue: When you run the German version of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, you cannot add or change attributes in the Open Software Descriptor (OSD) tab.
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Jun
25
Belkin announces an addition to its Powerline Networking line the new “Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit adapters,” letting you create an ultrafast HD entertainment network through your home’s existing electrical wiring. Powered by Gigle Semiconductor’s mediaxtream chip, Belkin’s Gigabit Powerline provides a secure, stable networking signal anywhere in the home—even for
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Jun
25
Microsoft's Windows Security Essentials, passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, said independent and trusted firm AV-Test, which tested Essentials on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. It put it up against nearly 3,200 common viruses, bot Trojans and worms, said Andreas Marx, one of the firm's managers. The malware was culled from
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Jun
25
Kayak.com has sent a letter to Microsoft complaining about the similarities between Bing Travel search and Kayak’s popular multi-airline airfare search engine. Kayak said: “We have contacted them through official channels about concerns about the similarities between Bing and Kayak,” Kayak’s chief marketing officer Robert Birge told Wired.com
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Jun
25
City Tours is a Google Labs’ experimental project that could become a part of Google Maps and "helps you identify points of interest and plan multi-day trips to most major cities. You just specify the location of your hotel and the length of your trip and
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Jun
25
A patent application filed in Dec 2007 by Microsoft reveals an interesting spin on the much touted idea of the human search engine that in theory just might succeed where others have failed by building a real economy around hand-crafted search results. When thinking of community-powered search engines or “open
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Jun
25
The Tropical Storm Andres is brewing off the coast of Mexico, and other storms are to follow, as the 2009 hurricane season has begun. Google created a "Hurricane Season 2009" folder under "Weather" in Google Earth. This folder contains data that allows you to watch
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Jun
25
Microsoft’s William Kennedy characterized Outlook 2010's reliance upon Word instead of Internet Explorer 8 for rendering HTML text symbolic of what he called "The Power of Word." "This morning we became aware of a Twitter campaign run from the website http://fixoutlook.org, intended to provide feedback about our decision to continue to use Microsoft Word for composing and displaying
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Jun
25
Matt Cutts has been answering questions from the SEO community and producing videos on Google Webmaster Central blog. Many of these videos have useful information for all levels of SEO. Here’s the latest videos:
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Jun
25
If you missed Facebook vanity URLs, here’s your chance; Alex Gonzalez of Branch Interactive has put together an application called “Personal URL,” that allow you to to generate a Facebook application in your name, giving you the URL apps.facebook.com/NAME, instead of Facebook.com/yourname. It builds a basic secondary profile that can link to your online presences, including your
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Jun
25
Google launched a beta AdSense for Mobile Applications allows you to monetize your mobile applications by showing contextually targeted ads and/or placement targeted ads alongside your application content on iPhone and Android devices. The iPhone SDK is compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, and Android SDK is compatible with Android 1.5 SDK. You can show 320x50 text and image ads linked to HTML webpages in
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Jun
25
Microsoft is offering free Hyper-V training. You’ll need to enter a specific access code 9350-Y2W6-3676 and sign in with your Live ID. The course “Collection 6319 - Configuring Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008” includes the following modules: An overview of the Hyper-V technology, Creating a virtual environment, Deploying systems in a virtual environment, Configuring high
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Jun
25
HP announced a new range of “smart” external USB hard drives, designed to make desktop and notebook computer backups a cinch. The HP SmartSave drive is available in Portable (2.5”) and Desktop (2.5”) sizes from 320Gb to 2Tb, and comes with pre-installed backup software on board
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Jun
25
Currently in its seventh year, the 2009 Imagine Cup challenges students to apply their imagination, passion, and creativity toward developing technology-based solutions that make a difference in the world today. More than 300,000 students from over 100 countries and regions in the world registered for this year’s event. After competing in local and regional competitions, the
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Jun
25
HTC announced their Hero device in London and their Sense UI. With HTC Hero, you can look at things through different perspectives. Your inbox is not just a list of emails, but a catalog of conversations, a collection of notes flagged as important, and a document library of all your emails with attachments. Your Album is not
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Random From The HTC Hero and Sense UI – First Look Video
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Amazon rolls out an update for the Kindle 2 software, the improvements to the company's newest e-readers. The updated software indcludes following features:Facebook & Twitter