Archive for the August, 2010
Aug
23
Samsung Vibrant's is a T-Mobile device and Samsung Captivate belongs to AT& T, but you can swap them around -- all you need is a simple script and a USB cable to completely unlock your phone. A cracker-jack team at XDA-Developers discovered that Galaxy S unlock codes aren't kept in a secure remote server, but merely
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Aug
16
TweetMicrosoft released a new build of Windows Server code name "Vail" Preview which has plenty of enhancements and improvements over the original build. The SDK provides ;following content:API references that help
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Aug
24
Google launches new Android/iPhone edition of Google Finance for mobile! The new design gives you a unified experience across desktop and Android or iPhone phones, offering nearly all the same features and functionality on both. You can easily access the new site when you do a Google search for stock tickers or company names on your
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Aug
18
Microsoft released two new white papers to help Visio Services administrators choose and configure the right external data authentication mechanism for their data connected diagrams:Data Authentication for Visio Services paper provides an overview of the advantages, drawbacks and apps of the various authentication mechanisms available to Visio Services, namely: Kerberos, Secure Store Service and the Unattended
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Aug
2
With just a short time to go before Windows Phone 7 hits the market, there's no time like the present to start developing your applications. Mike Harsh recently presented a session at MIX10 on developing Windows Phone apps in Silverlight, and discusses Windows Phone 7 and share some insights for any budding phone developers out there:
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Aug
12
Microsoft reports that "customers running Windows 7 have reported issues of unable to resume from hibernation: "You've a computer running Win7 with power button configured to be used for hibernation. You change the setting of the Password protection on wake up setting to Require a password (recommended) option. The computer is put into hibernation. When you
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Aug
4
A U.S. federal appeals court said "AOL Inc cann't block Advertise.com Inc from using that name on the ground its similarity to its own Advertising.com mark will confuse Internet users. The U.S. Ninth Circuit of Court in Appeals reversed a lower court ruling in AOL's favor, accepting Advertise.com's argument that "Advertising.com" mark is generic enough not
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Aug
17
An Event Apart, in association with Microsoft, is currently running a 10K competition, asking developers what they can do in under 10KB. The idea is to show the world the power of new web technologies — and how pretty web apps can be, without being heavy. The result is World Info, which shows you information about
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Aug
25
OffiSync, lets you collaboratively edit documents using Microsoft Office and Google Docs in tandem, and its plugin is the third most downloaded on entire Google Apps Marketplace. The company is launching some new features:First, OffiSync is switching its pricing model. Now OffiSync's integration with Google Docs will be free for all users — download free plugin,
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Aug
19
P-Kama, an Israeli company recently debuted Rummikub for Facebook app, which can also be played right on Rummikub.com thanks to Facebook Connect. Rummikub is a multiplayer game whose objective is to create either a sets three tiles bearing the same figure in different colors, or sets of runs—three consecutive numbers in the same color. The first
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Aug
10
Linux Foundation is launching the Open Compliance Program, a comprehensive initiative that includes tools, training, a standard format to report software licensing information, consulting and a self-assessment checklist to help companies comply with open source licenses, increasing adoption of open source and decreasing legal FUD present in the marketplace."Backed by big names you recognize — Intel,
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Aug
4
Verizon Wireless promised to deliver Android 2.2 Froyo update to Motorola Droid, and provide update instructions. The update hasn't started rolling out yet, but According to Verizon Wireless, two of the biggest features of Froyo won't be included in the Droid update: "tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot creation".In an email, Verizon Wireless spokesperson Brenda Raney told
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Aug
16
TweetEducators are preparing to go back to school, and they're starting to do so with more than pencils and books. The "digital natives" that fill their classrooms are restless, and teachers are
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Aug
24
Have you noticed that several Google properties has recently updated their respective favicon: Google Calendar has a new favicon that replaces a monthly calendar with a daily calendar, Google Sites and Google Translate have new shortcut icons and it's likely that many other Google sites will use the colorful images from this page:
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Aug
6
Yahoo! posted an update on the search alliance, and what advertisers will be doing once the transition window of Yahoo! Search Marketing account to Microsoft adCenter opens:Soon, you'll need to either create a new adCenter account, or link existing account to YSM. Later this month, advertisers will see "adCenter" tab within YSM —clicking it take you
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