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Choose a page number: 1 Software RSS FeedsDEKSI Network Inventory v5.5.3 - An advanced, powerful, and feature rich asset tracking system that addresses the issue of cost of ownership by providing a comprehensive and detailed inventory of the software and hardware on your desktop and networked p.c.'s. DEKSI Network Inventory can help the System Administrator automatically install Microsoft hotfixes on all the client computers after MBSA has been installed. You can export this information to Access, Excel, SQL or Oracle....Feed Source: VisualCron v4.4.0 - VisualCron cron for windows, is a task scheduler for Windows. VisualCron has an easy-to-use interface with a lot of features and functionality. VisualCron creates statistics like executing time etc. VisualCron is also able to log events and print the tasklist.... McAfee SuperDAT 4939 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... McAfee DAT 4939 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... Super Clone DVD v5.0.10 - Copy DVD to Hard Disk and burn it to DVD disc. DVD to DVD copy , Clone DVD coming true. Burn DVD Video Disk. Best pictures as good as the origin DVD. 1:1 DVD Copy. Support DVD9 and DVD 5 to one DVD Disc Copy. Prestissimo Copy Engine inside.... IconChanger v3.7 - IconChanger lets you find and assign an icon to a separate file (regardless of its type), to a folder or file type. You can also use IconChanger to search icons in files or view the icon location for a file.... Macro Scheduler v9.0.048 - This is Windows Automation Made Easy. The only solution with VBScript built in, a dedicated windows automation language with over 200 functions, full variable support, a native code editor and debugger, a macro recorder that creates real human code and the ability to create standalone EXE files. Powerful and flexible for the advanced user yet easily mastered by the novice. Save time and money and put your PC to work. Endless possibilities await.... ABF Outlook Express Backup v2.07 - ABF Outlook Express Backup is a backup and synchronization tool for the popular Outlook Express mail client. It allows you to backup and restore your messages, address book, settings, mail and news accounts, message rules, blocked senders lists, signatures, and even your favorites. All backup functions can be processed either separately or together. ABF OE Backup allows you to backup data on the one computer and restore to another.... Website Extractor v9.55 - Website Extractor lets you download websites and links. The program starts downloading files from Internet according to the settings in Project Options. Keyword inclusion/exclusion list allows you to limit downloads to the most relevant parts of a site. You can also set file limits for all downloads.... 10-Strike LANState v3.1 - Monitor network hosts, shared resources, traffic, get MAC-addresses, scan TCP and UDP ports, and be notified when devices turn on or go down. Create network diagram and see your network's state in vusial form at any time.
LANState contains many tools for administrators and users such as sending messages, shutting down and turning on remote computers, ping, name lookup, trace route, obtaining information on remote hosts, creating reports, etc.... Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 14, 2007 - This is the latest virus pattern to detect the latest viruses. This update will work on the following products: NAV 2000 for Win9x/NT/2000,
NAV 2001 for Win95b/98/NT/2000/Me,
NAV 2002 Professional Edition,
NAV 2002 for Win98/Me/NT/2000/XP Home/XP Pro,
NAV 4.0 for Windows 3.51,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for Win9x,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for WinNT,
NAV for Firewalls 1.5 or higher,
NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel),
NAV for MS Exchange (Intel),
Norton SystemWorks (all versions),
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions),
pcAnywhere32 7.5 and higher for WinNT.... Ad-aware Ref File SE1R144 15.01.2007 - To keep your Ad-aware reference file up to date, download and extract this file to the Ad-aware directory.... Trend Micro Pattern File v4.181.00 - The Official Pattern Release or OPR is Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for identified viruses. It is guaranteed to have passed a series of critical tests to ensure that customers get optimum protection from the latest virus threats. ... IncrediMail Build 2740 - IncrediMail is an advanced email program that offers you an unprecedented interactive experience. With IncrediMail you can personalize your emails according to your mood and personality. Choose from an assortment of email backgounds, animations, sounds, 3D effects, E-cards and make them all become part of your email - not attachments. IncrediMail even offers a collection of flash notifiers that will
announce the arrival of new mail and add life to your desktop.... NewsReactor Build 9074 - NewsReactor is a tool to download binaries from usenet newsgroups. NewsReactor scans, combines and downloads files from a selected newsgroup.... WebSite-Watcher v4.30 Beta 8 - WebSite-Watcher checks your favorite websites for updates and changes with a minimum of time and online-costs. When changes are detected WebSite-Watcher saves the last two versions of websites to your harddisk and highlight all changes in the text. Supports IE/NS/Opera Browser-Integration, Import and Export.... Network File Monitor Pro v2.28.2 - Data replication, backup and synchronization software for networks. Has flexible scheduler settings and numerous functions: file copying and moving inside LAN, HTTP, FTP and E-mail file transfer, launching programs, sending message between computers, sending E-mail messages. Works as Windows NT service.... Xilisoft DVD Ripper v4.0.64.0115 - Xilisoft DVD Ripper is an easy DVD ripping tool with high ripping speed. It can rip and backup DVDs into almost all popular video formats such as VCD, SVCD, DivX, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI etc. Xilisoft DVD Ripper has more settings and is easier than ever. You can select subtitle language, movie size, PAL/NTSC, audio volume or bitrate etc. or just keep default settings when ripping your DVDs to other video formats. Download and enjoy it now.... HSLAB HTTP Monitor v1.7.16 - HSLAB HTTP Monitor is a handy real-time performance monitoring and statistics analysis software application for Apache servers, which are used ubiquitously in the web hosting industry. Basically, with HSLAB monitoring system administrators always know who is currently connected (via connection tree), server operations distribution, amount of bandwidth being consumed, number of server requests per unit of time and other server parameters.... AmazeCopy v1.3 - AmazeCopy enables you to preserve a ministry or complete page content. When seeing material or the essay that needs in the web browser. The page content which will be preserved is selected first, then press CTRL+C copy it to clipboard, and at this moment the title of the essay that AmazeCopy can point out you will save after importing to mark to know the title of the page content that present time was duplicated, click "OK" to save it in second.... The Mop v4.07 - The Mop is easy-to-use disk cleaner able to search garbage files in all folders on all hard disk. The Mop shows the decrease of performance made by garbage files. Using this tool can speed up the computer and get more free space to keep useful files. Also The Mop is the safes tool you have ever seen. It uses advanced stop list of files that are similar to garbage files but are not garbage indeed.... Folder Icon Changer v5.1 - Folder Icon Changer is a software that search and replace the standard icon of a folder on any other icon. It has a pretty and friendly interface. ( The interface is the style of Mac OS X) It is a powerful software and easy to use. You can change icons of folders quickly and freely just by clicking a few buttons. So,using Folder Icon Changer can save you lots of time. The most important is that it can make your folders lively.... Power Notes Lite v3.21 - Power Notes Lite is a scheduler, reminder, and organizer that lets you create electronic stickers and display them when the time is due.... AnyDVD v6.1.0.7 - AnyDVD is a driver, which unprotects DVD movies automatically in the background. This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well. With AnyDVD's help copy tools like CloneDVD, Pinnacle Instant Copy, InterVideo DVD-Copy, etc. are able to copy CSS protected Movies. With the help of AnyDVD you can watch movies with non matching region codes with every DVD Player Software you like.... OutlookRecovery v1.5.0702 - OutlookRecovery fixes corrupted Microsoft Outlook files. Supports Outlook 95/97/2000. Recovers corrupted messages created in both plain text and HTML format. Restores some of the message properties such as sender email, name, subject, etc. Recovers file attachments.... Fresh UI v7.75 - Fresh UI is the fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/98/95/Me, this software covers the customizing and optimizing technique that you'll be glad to know, such as: customizing Windows User Interface (UI), optimizing system settings, optimizing hardware settings, customizing Windows application settings, control user environment with policies.... NewsReactor Build 9073 - NewsReactor is a tool to download binaries from usenet newsgroups. NewsReactor scans, combines and downloads files from a selected newsgroup.... Link Commander v4.0.0.943 - Link Commander is the unique fully automated links management solution that allows you surf the web easily. Sort links basing on extensive set of criteria, set individual link verification options, share your links with others and synchronize links between two computers.... RasterVect v11.8 - Vectorizer RasterVect can transform raster images into a vector format. Raster drawing can be imported by scanning original paper drawings. There is TWAIN support for importing from scanners.The target vector formats (DXF,WMF,EMF,EPS and AI) are supported by most CAD applications that use vector graphics, such as AutoCAD and Corel Draw. There are viewing tools like zooming, scrolling and color selection.... DHTML Menu Builder v4.20.002 - Create professional-looking dhtml drop down menus for your web site without writing any code or dhtml scripts. No html programming or dhtml formatting is necessary; by using the DHTML Menu Builder software you can easily create pull down menus enhanced with images and special effects and add them to your web site in minutes. Compatible with all major platforms and browsers, the software frees up time to focus on web site menu structure and design.... Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 13, 2007 - This is the latest virus pattern to detect the latest viruses. This update will work on the following products: NAV 2000 for Win9x/NT/2000,
NAV 2001 for Win95b/98/NT/2000/Me,
NAV 2002 Professional Edition,
NAV 2002 for Win98/Me/NT/2000/XP Home/XP Pro,
NAV 4.0 for Windows 3.51,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for Win9x,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for WinNT,
NAV for Firewalls 1.5 or higher,
NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel),
NAV for MS Exchange (Intel),
Norton SystemWorks (all versions),
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions),
pcAnywhere32 7.5 and higher for WinNT.... Media Center v12.0.147 Beta - Media Center is an all-in-one player and organizer for digital music, video and Internet radio. It features digital camera images, TV recording, a new full-screen interface, and it also represents a
significant advance as a music tool (in-line tagging, album cover art, and
more).... MP3 Tag Clinic v4.3.0.12 - MP3 Tag Clinic displays all tag data from all files, all at the same time in a convenient, editable table. Tag fields can be edited individually, or any combination of tag fields or whole tags can be easily selected to apply the same editing function to all of them at once. Tag Clinic quickly and easily renames MP3 files based upon the tag data they contain, or creates the tag data itself by instantly extracting it from file names that already exist.... Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 13, 2007 - This is the latest virus pattern to detect the latest viruses. This update will work on the following products: NAV 2000 for Win9x/NT/2000,
NAV 2001 for Win95b/98/NT/2000/Me,
NAV 2002 Professional Edition,
NAV 2002 for Win98/Me/NT/2000/XP Home/XP Pro,
NAV 4.0 for Windows 3.51,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for Win9x,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for WinNT,
NAV for Firewalls 1.5 or higher,
NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel),
NAV for MS Exchange (Intel),
Norton SystemWorks (all versions),
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions),
pcAnywhere32 7.5 and higher for WinNT.... FTP Commander Deluxe v8.76 - FTP client provides full support for Shell Access, FTPS , SFTP and other protocols, without requiring additional installation or a connection to external libraries. Thus, all data traffic is encrypted so that login information cannot be intercepted. FTP Commander Deluxe includes all current security standards, such as SSL, TLS, SSH, PGP. It supports multithreading data transfer, packet and file synchronization, scripting, 128-256bit encryption.... McAfee SuperDAT 4938 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... McAfee DAT 4938 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... jv16 PowerTools 2006 2007 Beta 1 - Jv16 PowerTools provides the best solutions to maximize the performance of your PC. You can diagnose, monitor and tune up your computer, and it\'s easier you would ever believe. The program contains advanced tools for your computer but that doesn\'t mean that it would be hard to use, quite opposite, the program\'s intuitive user interface, automatic safety and backup features and comprehensive documentation makes the tool suitable for any PC user.... AdmWin v8 - AdmWin is a toolkit for the Windows, Linux and Novell network administrator. Batch manage accounts, passwords and settings. Transfer accounts and passwords between different platforms. Create or manage accounts on many platforms at once. Explore accounts. Collect system information and event log records from Windows machines. View remote Windows services and processes. Manage remote Windows machines with the remote command prompt.... HSLAB HTTP Monitor v1.7.15 - HSLAB HTTP Monitor is a handy real-time performance monitoring and statistics analysis software application for Apache servers, which are used ubiquitously in the web hosting industry. Basically, with HSLAB monitoring system administrators always know who is currently connected (via connection tree), server operations distribution, amount of bandwidth being consumed, number of server requests per unit of time and other server parameters.... Link Commander v4.0.0.941 - Link Commander is the unique fully automated links management solution that allows you surf the web easily. Sort links basing on extensive set of criteria, set individual link verification options, share your links with others and synchronize links between two computers.... Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions January 12, 2007 - This is the latest virus pattern to detect the latest viruses. This update will work on the following products: NAV 2000 for Win9x/NT/2000,
NAV 2001 for Win95b/98/NT/2000/Me,
NAV 2002 Professional Edition,
NAV 2002 for Win98/Me/NT/2000/XP Home/XP Pro,
NAV 4.0 for Windows 3.51,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for Win9x,
NAV 5.0 and 2000 for WinNT,
NAV for Firewalls 1.5 or higher,
NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel),
NAV for MS Exchange (Intel),
Norton SystemWorks (all versions),
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions),
pcAnywhere32 7.5 and higher for WinNT.... NewsReactor Build 9070 - NewsReactor is a tool to download binaries from usenet newsgroups. NewsReactor scans, combines and downloads files from a selected newsgroup.... FinalBurner v1.10.0.73 - FinalBurner is a freeware alternative to expensive CD and DVD burners. Its users will benefit from the opportunity to create data, audio, and video disks and burn them onto any type of media, such as CD R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD DL. No tedious or confusing configuration needed. You just select a few main settings and start burning. FinalBurner's artificial intelligence will find the perfect recording balance.... Trend Micro Pattern File v4.177.00 - The Official Pattern Release or OPR is Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for identified viruses. It is guaranteed to have passed a series of critical tests to ensure that customers get optimum protection from the latest virus threats. ... TweakNow PowerPack Professional 2006 v1.4.0 - TweakNow PowerPack is a comprehensive and easy-to-use Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP utility that lets you fine-tune Windows and Internet Explorer.
Whether you want to tweak your Windows registry, clean up your hard drive, or increase your multimedia and game performance, TweakNow PowerPack's integrated suite of programs can get your system running at peak performance levels.... MP3 Tag Clinic v4.3.0.11 - MP3 Tag Clinic displays all tag data from all files, all at the same time in a convenient, editable table. Tag fields can be edited individually, or any combination of tag fields or whole tags can be easily selected to apply the same editing function to all of them at once. Tag Clinic quickly and easily renames MP3 files based upon the tag data they contain, or creates the tag data itself by instantly extracting it from file names that already exist.... Android Newsgroup Downloader v5.6 - Android Newsgroup Downloader is an advanced multithreaded newsgroup downloader program for alt.binaries newsgroups. It is designed especially for handling large files such as movies, music, applications, and more. It's also good for downloading pictures and other small attachments. Android uses a queue-oriented design. You drag and drop the files you want into the queue (or "to-do list") and Android will download them for you automatically.... McAfee SuperDAT 4937 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... McAfee DAT 4937 - Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.... 90's game hero Duke Nukem returns after delay of more than a decade - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Friday, 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced they will be releasing Duke Nukem Forever on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC in 2011. The game was first announced in 1997 and has long been considered the most legendary case of "vaporware," that is, hardware or software that is announced but released either too late or not at all.The story of Duke Nukem Forever is so legendary that its delay inspired its own parody game franchise. D3's Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard was released in 2009, and featured a gun-slinging action game hero very similar to Nukem returning to video games after a six-year hiatus."Gearbox has enabled die-hard key Duke Nukem franchise builders and skilled veteran game makers to stand together and deliver," Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software said today. "All gamers deserve a happy ending and after al... Ping off to a rocky start as spam, issues plague service - By Ed Oswald, Betanews
Apple's foray into social music is not going well as its Ping service is experiencing a multitude of problems, including comment spam, a lack of promised functionality, and generally inconsistent user experience.Security researcher Chet Wisniewski at Sophos said Apple is not employing any type of spam or URL filtering, as comments such as those advertising "free iPhones" were already appearing some 24 hours after the site's launch. He also said that Apple has made it easy for those to abuse the service."No credit card or other positive identification is required to participate," he pointed out in a blog post. Without this, a user could create accounts easily simply by creating a bogus iTunes account which in turn would allow a bogus Ping account to be created.Ping is also suffering from a case of overpromising and underdelivering, apparently. ... Company of Heroes Online open beta launches, rewards early adopters - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Video game maker THQ has opened the beta of Company of Heroes Online, a free-to-play World War II strategy game based upon THQ's critically acclaimed real-time strategy franchise Company of Heroes, originally released for Windows in 2006.The open beta of Company of Heroes Online includes 17 multiplayer maps which can be used in two, four, six, and eight-player modes, and beta testers can play one-player campaign mode from Company of Heroes for free. Users that register on ... Verizon offers prepaid data plans for smart phones - By Ed Oswald, Betanews
Verizon strengthened its prepaid offerings on Thursday, introducing prepay data plans for consumers who wish to use smart phones on a no contract basis. While the acquisition costs for those phones will be significantly higher, a customer would be free to leave at any time.Prepaid data plans would cost the user $30 per month, and include unlimited data access. The company would offer a 250MB data plan for "multimedia" phones, which would be a $10 per month add on. Both offerings would become available beginning immediately in Verizon's own stores, and online on September 28, the company said.Data plans are not mandatory on prepaid phones, but would require a voice plan in order to be added to a user's account. The monthly fee is the same as a postpaid contract holder would pay, although its voice plans start at a $5 premium to the postpaid customer.... Samsung bets on Galaxy Tab in race against Apple's iPad - By Ed Oswald, Betanews
In what could potentially be the first serious challenge to Apple's dominance in the tablet sector, Samsung Thursday debuted the Galaxy Tab, a 7-inch Android powered tablet device. It will initially be available in European markets later this month, with a broader worldwide launch shortly afterward.Although the device's screen size is smaller than the iPad, much of the rest of the specifications are quite similar. The Tab includes a 1GHz processor; up to 64GB of storage space; 3G, Bluetooth, and 802.11 wireless connectivity, and high definition playback of digital content.One thing it does have that the iPad does not is a front and back facing camera: the front one is 1.3 megapixels, while the back camera would support 3 megapixels as well as an LED flash. No announcement was mad... Why can't Apple's Ping sing? - By Joe Wilcox, Betanews
Is Apple going to compel me to write another "I was wrong post?" Yesterday I extolled Ping -- Apple's new social music discovery tool -- based on features and product strategy. Finally, late last night, Apple widely distributed iTunes 10, giving me the chance to finally use Ping. The results aren't good. The discovery tool is simply useless, because Ping doesn't reflect my current music listening habits.One of Ping's most important personal features is "What I Like." It can automatically display 10 popular songs, allowing friends to see what the Ping user (hereafter referred to as Pinger) listens to (there is a manual option, too). "What I Like" is crucial to music discovery friend-to-friend, and it broadcasts the Pinger's musi... Toshiba recalls overheating and melting Satellite T-series notebooks - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Thursday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall of three Toshiba Satellite T-series notebook computers: T135, T135D and ProT130, for reports that the units' AC adaptors cause them to overheat and melt.
Though there have been no injuries reported, the CPSC said it received 129 reports of the computer cases melting and deforming, presenting a fire and burn hazard.Toshiba's own recall notice says the problem stems from a potentailly faulty DC-In harness, which "in some circumstances, overheat to the point of ... First voice-over-LTE call placed in US public safety band - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent Thursday announced that the first voice call in the 700MHz band of LTE has been completed. This is the section of wireless spectrum that is being utilized in the United States' national public safety network.Part of the FCC's National Broadband Plan (Chapter 16, to be exact) outlines the creation of a nationwide interoperable public safety wireless broadband communications network, used specifically for first responders and issues of national importance. The high speed network will utilize a 10MHz block of spectrum in the 700MHz band, and approval for construction has been obtained in ... Samsung: new wireless USB chips capable of 480Mbps max - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Samsung Thursday announced its latest two-chip wireless USB solution capable of transmission speeds up to 480Mbps with an actual throughput rate of 200Mbps. The result is reportedly ten times more power efficient than 802.11g Wi-Fi. The product is made up of two chips, S3C2680, a baseband processor with an ARM 9 core, built-in NAND flash controller, SD I/O, and two USB 2.0 PHYs; and S5M8311a, a separate RF transciever. The chips can be deployed in SD cards, USB dongles, or embedded directly into consumer electronics. Samsung says the solution is especially suited for digital cameras and HD camcorders for high throughput local content sharing. ... HP wins 3PAR with $2.4 Billion bid, Dell backs down - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
The bidding war between HP and Dell over virtualized storage company 3PAR is in its third week, and as of Thursday morning, HP looks to have won. The Palo Alto IT giant turned the tables on Dell with a $2 billion bid last Friday that caused 3PAR to announce it was terminating the merger agreement it had reached with Dell in mid-August. When Dell received 3PAR's notice of termination, it raised its acquisition offer once again, from $27 per share to $32, and modified the terms of its proposal to include an increased termination fee of $92 million. 3PAR's board of directors determined Dell's offer to be unacceptable, and HP fired back with a counter-offer to buy 3P... Roku and Boxee weigh in on today's AppleTV update - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
While the over-the-top (OTT) streaming entertainment category has not made a big dent in the mainstream home TV viewing market yet, it's a hot business, and service providers, software makers, and hardware manufacturers are all jockeying for the biggest piece of the pie.
When AppleTV debuted alongside the iPhone at Macworld in 2007, it was more or less a stripped-down home theater PC so users could enjoy their iTunes media on their televisions. Relatively little had changed on the platform until today, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the box would lose its storage capacity and become rental-only, ... Steve Jobs: 'Ping is for social music discovery' - By Joe Wilcox, Betanews
Apple's September 1 music event ended on a sour note. Coldplay's Chris Martin gave a tepid and pitchy performance that would have sent him packing from an American Idol audition. Michael Stanclift aptly tweeted: "This guy could have practiced before this gig." Martin, whose daughter is named Apple, seemed like the right performer for what was otherwise an outstanding event. While Martin muffed, Apple -- the company, not his child -- hit every key. Not sin... Windows Phone 7 is released to manufacturing - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Microsoft announced that the highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system has been released to manufacturing on Wednesday, a major milestone for the project.Following the release of its developer toolkit, Microsoft released Windows Phone 7 technical preview to its developer, carrier and manufacturing partners in July. Since that time, the mobile OS has been updated in a number of ways, such as including intelligent Facebook contact filtering (only real friends show up,) and the ability to "like" Facebook posts from within the People Hub."Windows Phone 7 is the most thoroughly tested mobile platform Microsoft has ever released. We had nearly ten thousand devices runni... Microsoft makes second push to upgrade households to Windows 7 - By Ed Oswald, Betanews
In a sign that Windows 7 sales may be beginning to falter somewhat, Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it would be bringing back its Windows 7 Family Pack discount program. The offer gives multi-computer households the opportunity to upgrade three PCs to Windows 7 Home Premium.The deal is available beginning October 3 at a price of $149.99. This is a considerable savings over individual upgrades: a single copy of Home Premium alone retails for $129.99. It is unclear when the promotion would end, although Microsoft began pulling last year's offer in December.Statistics from IDC indicate that the average household has at least two computers, so it's not out of the question that reintroducing the offering could accelerate operating system sales for Microsoft once again.Selling the family pack likely helped Microsoft escalate Windows 7 adoption... Redesigned AppleTV now $99, rentals and streaming now the focus - By Ed Oswald, Betanews
Apple's hobby got a little more serious on Wednesday as the Cupertino company debuted a much smaller and cheaper version of its AppleTV set-top box. The device also heralds the introduction of rentable TV shows, a move that had been widely expected.The new AppleTV device is less than a quarter of the size of its predecessor, and has no storage space. Instead users would stream content from Apple's servers, and content available to the box would be rent-only.Users can either choose to use the built-in Wi-Fi or wired ethernet for Internet connectivity, and the device would be connected to the TV through its included HDMI port.First-run movies would remain at $4.99, however instead of the $2.99 p... Nokia to shut down Ovi Files 'digital locker' service on October 1 - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Nokia's cloud-based "digital locker" service Ovi Files will be shut down on October first, Nokia is warning users. The service was used for making files remotely accessible through a mobile device's browser.Nokia added Files to the suite of Ovi services in 2008 after it acquired digital locker startup Avevenu. When we tested the service back in 2008, Nokia said it planned to make Files a premium service, but it was ultimately made free in 2009. Files was significant because it was the first service in Nokia's Ovi suite that utilized the Nokia account ID.... New iPods: Apple pulls buttons off the Nano and gives them back to the Shuffle - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
At Apple's annual iPod refresh event today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the "biggest change in the iPod lineup ever," which included dramatic changes to both the Nano and Shuffle which seem to reverse advancements made to the models last year.Last year, Apple unveiled a shockingly small iPod shuffle which had no buttons. Instead, the controls for the device were put on the headphone cord, and required that users purchase an adaptor to use any headphones other than those made for the Shuffle. This year, Apple looks to have completely undone what was attempted with last year's Shuffle, and has brought back the design from the previous year which has the clickable control pad directly on the surface of the device.... A look at new portable media players for Fall 2010 that aren't iPods - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Apple's annual iPod refresh has taken place in the first week of September for the last five years, and the event coincides with back-to-school Mac and iPod promotions. Since the iPod has held a dominant share of the United States' portable media player (PMP) market, this is often the time of year when other consumer electronics companies debut new PMPs for the back-to-school season too.This year, in the days surrounding Apple's September 1 event, Sandisk, Phillips, Archos, and Samsung have all revealed new media players that will compete against the newly-refreshed 2010-2011 iPod line.
Sandisk Sansa Fuze+Milpitas, California-bas... Microsoft's flexible Arc Touch Mouse goes up for pre-order - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Microsoft Wednesday announced the availability of its Arc Touch mouse, a brilliantly designed mouse that can be flattened to fit into a laptop bag. The peripheral uses a capacitive touch panel in place of a scroll wheel, and provides haptic feedback that simulates the gentle ratcheting action of a traditional scroll wheel. In light of the recent popularity of touchscreens and... Borders offers cheapest, most diverse e-reader selection among booksellers - By Tim Conneally, Betanews
Contrary to popular opinion, the competition between e-reader hardware manufacturers is nothing compared to the competition between e-book retailers. Tuesday, second place book retailer Borders revised its aggressive strategy for e-reader sales, slashing the price of its two e-ink readers before the arrival of its Android-based tablet readers from Velocity Micro.In June, Borders unveiled its $149.99 Kobo e-reader, which was met with considerable consumer interest due in large part to its low retail price. After Kobo's launch, both Barnes and Noble and Amazon ... Copyright © 2010, ResourceCenter4U's Link Exchange. All Rights Reserved. |
