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- Nokia Email service drastically improves the email experience on S60 devices
- The Nokia S60 Nseries and Eseries devices are incredible mobile devices, but the email client is very basic and has a rather plain look and feel to it aka BlackBerry look. The default Messaging client does a poor job with hyperlinks, doesn't display my messages forwarded from other services, and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Vivaty rolls out 'student friendly' development platform
- I've written about Vivaty before, the new add-on to your existing social network, modelling your entire network in three dimensions. Before, they gave you your own blank scene and avatar, allowing you to mix and match your own virtual 3D "profile page" which interacts just...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediately
- Not long after blogging about Apple's MobileMe mea culpa ten days ago comes a leaked email memo purportedly authored by Apple CEO Steve Jobs and sent to all hands regarding the MobileMess. A few hours after the Ars Technica piece on the MobileMemo from Jobs, setteB.IT published...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Microsoft makes daring vulnerability sharing move
- Microsoft makes daring vulnerability sharing movehave to say it's goodSomebody finally gets it about actual security development in a shared mode.I Agree. Good Move, finally.This will allow the mfrs of network perimeter appliances and IPS to solidify their signatures beforehand.I'm not sure daring is the word...They should have been doing...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- I, and most people use, a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows. "So what?" you may think, and rightly so. I've been looking into 64-bit (x64) Windows for a while now and I cannot see any advantages. Ed can, and his article has certainly made me think twice, but I can't...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloads
- Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsJudicious editing"First off, do not download Flash Player from a site other than adobe.com"Close, but let's try this instead:"First off, do not download Flash Player."Ah, much better.RE: Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsThose fake malware infested downloads have been in various newsgroups for a while.They...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- PicLens Publisher (msi)
- PicLens Publisher is free software that helps you create full-screen, immersive slideshow gallery. It brings the power of PicLens and PicLens Lite to your website. It only takes two steps: 1. Select the images you'd like to include in the PicLens slideshow. 2. You're done! PicLens Publisher will take care...
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- MobileMe drops subscribed calendar syncing
- MobileMe drops subscribed calendar syncingMobileMe InconsistenciesSo Far, MobileMe is not delivering on its Grand Promise. As such, it can't yet be considered as even a 1.0 offering, but rather a Beta that costs its users $99/year or less for those who have obtained discounts. Until Apple can figure...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Navigate phone trees automatically
- Imagine this: you have to make a phone call, but you don't want to sit through the umpteen-level phone tree awaiting your poor ear. "Press one to hear your balance. Press two to pay your balance. Press three to open a new account." By...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- The empty debate over open source security
- Guest editorial by Roger Thornton Last week, Fortify published a study on adoption of security best-practices within the Open Source community. Given mounting risk posed by extensive use of Open Source technologies within business and government IT, we were gratified to see the passionate discussions that followed....
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Microsoft solicits more IE 8 beta testers
- Microsoft solicits more IE 8 beta testersThey sold...180MM Vistas. Those people are previous beta testers so they should be happy doing the IE testing.Look everyone: Pavlov in action!!!!nt
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- New tab switching, search results features debut in Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1
- Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 landed roughly as scheduled this week with little fanfare, and is now available for developer testing. There are a number of new features in the dot one release, most notably a new tab switching feature and more control over what search results are displayed in the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- FireWire 1600, 3200 approved: Now, USB 3.0 or FireWire?
- FireWire 1600, 3200 approved: Now, USB 3.0 or FireWire?My choice: USB 3.0At least for mainstream computing.USB has used a single main interface since it was first introduced. Being able to use an old-but-still-functional USB device like a mouse, webcam, or cable to a digital camera in a USB 3.0...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Microsoft solicits more IE 8 beta testers
- Microsoft has put out a call for more Internet Explorer IE 8 beta testers via the IE Blog this week. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- VMware rolls Fusion 2.0 beta 2 for Mac
- VMware rolls Fusion 2.0 beta 2 for Mactoo much similar products on vmwarethe vmware site is full of similar products do the same things. vmware desktop, vmware server, vmware player, vmware fusion, vmware ESxi... It's an hell!
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- VMware rolls Fusion 2.0 beta 2 for Mac
- The VMware Fusion team has rolled out VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2. The video, above features some Beta 2 highlights. More in-depth video demos are on their welcome page. This latest public beta adds the Unity 2.0 suite of Mac-Windows integration features and some new ways to...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Microsoft External Research release five new tools to students
- I was told about these last week and was held off until now; annoyingly after Channel 8 decided to post their own video, probably to get all the credit. Sometimes I think, why do I bother do this job? (Good income, great hours, travel and trips...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
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