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Windows 7 Release Candidate: Released
May 5th
The Windows 7 Release Candidate has been released by Microsoft today, as per Microsoft the RC will be available through July 2009 also there will be no limitations on product keys so this means it will not repeat what happened during the public beta.
Few things to note about the RC is that it will expire on June 1, 2010, also below are the system requirements for the RC which although could change in the final product.
System requirements:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
So now head on to the Microsoft Windows RC Download Page and get going.
Apple Safari 4 Beta Out
Feb 25th
Apple has released a Beta Version of its up comming lateset verion browser Safari 4.
Apple has posted “150” new features for this browser, below are some of them courtesy neowin.
Features:
Top Sites, a display of frequently visited pages in a stunning wall of previews so users can jump to their favorite sites with a single click;
- Full History Search, where users search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages to easily return to sites they’ve seen before;
- Cover Flow, to make searching web history or bookmarks as fun and easy as paging through album art in iTunes;
- Tabs on Top, for better tabbed browsing with easy drag-and-drop tab management tools and an intuitive button for opening new ones;
- Smart Address Field, that automatically completes web addresses by displaying an easy-to-read list of suggestions from Top Sites, bookmarks and browsing history;
- Smart Search Field, where users fine-tune searches with recommendations from Google Suggest or a list of recent searches;
- Full Page Zoom, for a closer look at any website without degrading the quality of the site’s layout and text;
- Developer Tools – built-in web developer tools to debug, tweak and optimize a website for peak performance and compatibility; and
- Windows-native look in Safari for Windows, that uses standard Windows font rendering and native title bar, borders and toolbars so Safari fits the look and feel of other Windows XP and Windows Vista applications.
Download: Apple Beta 4
iPod Touch Software 2.2.1 out!
Jan 27th
Was Syncing my iPod Touch, tried checking whether there was an update and this is what popped up.
iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update for iPod touch
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• Improved general stability of Safari
• Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in Saved Photos
• Fixed issue that caused some Apple Lossless (ALAC) audio files to skip during playbackProducts compatible with this software update:
• iPod touch
• iPod touch (2nd generation)For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for your iPod touch at:
<http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipodtouch>For more information about iPod touch, go to:
<http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch>To troubleshoot your iPod touch, or to view additional support information go to:
<http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch>This update contains security content originally included in previous iPhone Software Updates. For more information, please visit this website:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>
Windows 7 Public Beta to be released on January 9th 2009
Jan 8th
And we have some Rocking News!!!!
Posted by:
Brandon LeBlanc09:51 PM Wednesday Jan 07, 2009
On January 9th, the Windows 7 Beta will be available for Windows enthusiasts to download via the Windows 7 page on Windows.com. The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (we’re not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta.
The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions (except Hindi which will only be available in 32-bit). Because the Windows 7 Beta will be offered download-only, it will be provided to you as an ISO image (an .iso file) that you download. After downloading either the 32-bit or 64-bit ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta, you will be required to burn the ISO image to a DVD to install Windows 7. So you want to be sure you have a DVD burner before spending the time downloading the ISO image.
To burn the ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta to DVD, if your PC comes with Nero or Roxio products – you should be able to burn the ISO image to DVD. If you don’t already have DVD burning software on your PC, you can also check out ImgBurn which is free and can be downloaded here.
The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades. So if you intend to do an upgrade – be sure it is on a PC running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. We are not yet announcing anything regarding finalized upgrade paths for Windows 7.
The Windows 7 Beta will be only available in one edition, which is roughly equivalent the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista
Also, another important thing to keep in mind is that the Windows 7 Beta will expire on August 1st, 2009.
Source: The Windows Blog
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Opera 10.0 Alpha 1, Peregrine takes flight
Dec 4th
Changelog:
Presto 2.2 Engine
Performance boost
100/100 and pixel-perfect on the Acid3 test
Auto-update
Inline spelling checker
Opera Mail improvements, including rich text composition and delete after X days
Widget Improvements on Linux
Download:
Windows
Windows (Classic Installer)
For More Information : Opera Next
Opera 9.5 Released
Jun 12th
Hello,
It has been nearly two years since the last major release of our flagship Opera browser. Since that time, we’ve experienced significant growth, not only on the Desktop, but also on Opera Mini. More than 20-25 million people are using Opera on their computer today. More than 45 million people have used Opera Mini.
With this surge of growth, we here at Opera are coming closer to realizing our mission of providing One Web for everyone, anywhere they are, and whichever device they use. With Opera 9.5, we introduce Opera Link which merges your browsing experience between your computer and your mobile phone. Once again, we are releasing by far the most innovative browser.
Lotus Notes and Me !
Dec 15th
It is the lotus Notes world that surrounds me 24/6 ,even dreams are replicated and archived. Domino no longer resembles a Pizza Company it rather resembles a Server.
Anyway’s reason for this lame post is the daily comic I receive in my E-mailbox, It is the Pearls Before Swine comic which by the way is absolutely fantastic. I am a fan of this comic all thanks to the news paper Mumbai Mirror ,this paper carried this strip daily but unfortunately we got this news paper discontinued hence the email subscription.
Back to the topic I just hope I don’t become rat in this comic.
Maility mail mail ……!
Windows Vista and Sunidhi Chauhan
Jan 30th
Ok well Windows Vista finally got released and Sunidhi Chauhan released a album ,hmm so that’s news and I am posting it on my blog I mean ok well yea windows vista is released now ,that’s what every kid on the block knows about it so whats the big deal me posting about it and what ups with me posting about sunidhi chauhan , she aint shakira she aint kiera knightly she’s a bollywood playback singer whats the big deal.
Umm!! Well sunidhi is absolutely gorgeous when it comes to singing so all her fans well you can keep all those tomatoes ,stones, rotten eggs or whatever is in your hand rite now back where it came from (unless of coarse you were going to throw poop at me heheheh ok poor joke).
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Wordpress 2.1 “Ella” Released
Jan 23rd
Wordpress 2.1 “Ella”
On behalf of the WordPress.org community of commiters, contributers, and volunteers, I’m very proud to announce the immediate availability of WordPress 2.1 “Ella”, named for jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald.
Here’s a sampling of what’s in the new version:
- Autosave makes sure you never lose a post again.
- Our new tabbed editor allows you to switch between WYSIWYG and code editing instantly while writing a post.
- The lossless XML import and export makes it easy for you to move your content between WordPress blogs.
- Our completely redone visual editor also now includes spell checking.
- New search engine privacy option allows you take you to indicate your blog shouldn’t ping or be indexed by search engines like Google.
- You can set any “page” to be the front page of your site, and put the latest posts somewhere else, making it much easier to use WordPress as a content management system.
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