Archive for December 11th, 2010
Dec
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Time magazine awarded Apple four slots on its 2010 top 10 gadgets list, naming the iPad the No. 1 gadget of 2010.According to Time, 2010 was a big year for Apple. The recently released 11-inch MacBook Air, which has been "flying off the
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Dec
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For a brief period this week, cybercriminals managed to infect Google and Microsoft online ad networks with malwares that attacked users' PCs. "The attacks started around Dec. 5 and lasted a few days, sending victims who clicked on the ads to malicious Web pages. Those pages took advantage of known software bugs to install backdoor programs
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Dec
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Microsoft published a brand-new set of game development educational items on App Hub, in Phase 3 of the "Create Games for Windows Phone 7" educational series. In this release, you'll find a grab-bag of new content, including a multi-platform tutorial and the popular Role Playing Game Starter Kit, now for Windows Phone 7:Role Playing Game
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Dec
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Reuters is reporting that Apple is working on a smaller iPad tablet with built-in cameras that could ship early next year, according to manufacturers in Asia.Touchscreen chip designer Wintek Corp, battery maker Simplo Technology Co Ltd and AVY Precision, a privately held maker of covers for electronic products, are among suppliers for the next batch of
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Dec
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This week's Windows Phone Radio talk about gaming, taking trips to CES and of course Windows Phone. Also discussed pinning artist tiles to the Start screen, coolest thing being you get the doublewide tile! Really tricks out your Start screen.Here's how you do it:From the Start screen or the
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Dec
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Microsoft made available the RC2 release of ASP.NET MVC 3, calling it a true "release candidate". The officially ship of the final ASP.NET MVC 3 "RTM" build is slated release in January. The RC2 release works with both the shipping version of Visual Studio 2010 / Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, as well as
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Dec
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Microsoft said that they've added Vertro Inc. as another defendant involved as an upstream provider of illegitimate click traffic for RedOrbit: "Today, based on our continued investigation in the case, we've sought leave of the court to amend our complaint to add the software and technology company Vertro Inc. as another defendant involved as an
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Dec
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With the holidays approaching faster, Microsoft's offering a great holiday present that goes by the name "Microsoft Home User Program (HUP)".If your company sets things up properly -- and it only takes a little bit of effort -- every employee who's covered for Office under the Software Assurance agreement can buy a key for Office 2010
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Dec
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ASUS Extreme Slim External DVD-RW is a revolution of typical optical drive, this compact-sized drive comes with thickness of just 14mm and weights only 300 grams, which helps saving space and is therefore ideal for your notebook or netbook.ASUS Extreme Slim External DVD-RW
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Dec
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As reported earlier, that Apple's using the t.co URL shortening service for its Ping tweets. However, Apple has now turned to iTun.es URL. As the new tweets originating from Ping are carrying iTun.es URLs.
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Dec
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Google's rolling out new Android Market client to all devices running Android 1.6 or higher, introducing important features that improve applications merchandising, streamline the browse-to-purchase experience, and make it easier for developers to distribute apps.To improve discoverability and merchandising, a new carousel is added on the home and category screens. Users can quickly flip through the
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Random From The Android Market Client Gets Significant Update ‘Carousel, Content Rating’ and More Features Added
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