Several days ago, Mozilla launched a new version of their popular browser, Firefox. The new version is twice as fast as version 3.0, uses less memory and it is more stable.
You can download the new version by clicking on this link.
In just 24 hours the new version of Firefox was downloaded almost 5 million times.
The market share of the new version of Firefox is rising rapidly, topping Google's browser, Chrome
Read more on TGDaily.
New Search Engine From Microsoft
Microsoft will be releasing a new search engine within a week, named KUMO (currently the site is not loading). The current search engine from Microsoft has a very low market share, approximately 8%, an american study shows.
KUMO will try to compete against Google and Yahoo, and it will try to obtain a larger search engine market share for Microsoft
KUMO will try to compete against Google and Yahoo, and it will try to obtain a larger search engine market share for Microsoft
Data Storage. Evolution
You can find on TGDaily an interesting article about the evolution of digital data storage and the incompatibility of the old computer storage items with the new equipments.
I've read some years ago about a CD that was made from CORN. The CD was made to be eco friendly and it would disolve in several years. Why would anyone store his data on a CD that would eventually vanish?
I've read some years ago about a CD that was made from CORN. The CD was made to be eco friendly and it would disolve in several years. Why would anyone store his data on a CD that would eventually vanish?
Top 100 Free Wordpress Themes
If you are tired of your old Wordpress blog theme and you want to pick a fresh new one, you can choose from 100 free themes shown in this post on smashingmagazine.com.
enjoy.
enjoy.
Color matching tool and free icons
For web developers (and not only) here are 2 useful links:
1. A color matching tool: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
2. A free icon set: http://wefunction.com/2008/07/function-free-icon-set
1. A color matching tool: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
2. A free icon set: http://wefunction.com/2008/07/function-free-icon-set
Windows Vista SP2 in December
Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista will be released in December. Features include:
See more here.
1) Improved content protection for television programs recorded utilizing Windows Media Center
2) Bluetooth 2.1 to support emerging Bluetooth technology
3) The ability to record onto Blu-Ray media via Vista directly
4) WiFi configuration simplified
5) Improvements to DirectX multimedia, boasting better graphics for gamers
6) Greater streaming capabilities
7) Support for new 64-bit CPUs from VIA technologies
8) Improved file syncing across different time zones
9) Improved Windows Search, version 4.0 which offers quicker searching and more relevant results
See more here.
Free Network Bandwidth Monitor Application
NetWorx is a simple and free, yet powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth situation. You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your Internet or any other network connection. NetWorx can help you identify possible sources of network problems, ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth limits specified by your ISP, or track down suspicious network activity characteristic of Trojan horses and hacker attacks.
See more here.
Windows 7 Beta 1
Will be available for download tommorow 9 January 2009 on the official Windows 7 web page as an ISO image. The download will be limited to 2,5 million.
Read more on Windows Team Blog.
Read more on Windows Team Blog.
Free Photo Pos Pro License
Softpedia.com and PhotoPos.com is offering a free license of Photo Pos Pro, a $50 value. The program is an image editor. This special offer is available until the end of January 2009.
Internet Explorer Below 70% Market Share
IE has reached a market share below 70%, the lowest value since 1999, according to Net Applications. Firefox has 21%, Safari almost 8%, Chrome 1% and Opera 0,77% market share.
Read more on TGDaily.
Read more on TGDaily.
Opera 10
Opera works on a new version of it's browser. An alpha version is available. New features in Opera 10 include 30% faster navigation on the web, 100/100 score in ACID3 tests, auto-update and spellcheck.
SkyDrive Offers 25 GB Storage
Microsoft SkyDrive service has been upgraded from 5GB to 25 GB. Now you can store more files online.
You can use SkyDrive with a Windows Live ID following this link: http://skydrive.live.com/
You can use SkyDrive with a Windows Live ID following this link: http://skydrive.live.com/
Browser Based Operating System
How about an operating system which runs in a browser? It's interesting, but i don't know if i would keep my files on other PC which i can't control.
See it in action here.
With eyeOS, you will have your desktop, applications and files always with you, from your home, your college, your office or your neighbour's house. Just open a web browser, connect to your eyeOS System and access your personal desktop and all your stuff just like you left it last time
See it in action here.
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