Category: Softwares

Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

Thinking about purchasing Microsoft Office, but you want to wait until Office 2010 comes out of beta? Don’t bother; just pick up a copy of Office 2007 between now and September 30, and you’ll be eligible to get a free upgrade to Office 2010, thanks to Microsoft’s Technology Guarantee Program.
Microsoft apparently [...]

Skype comes to Nokia smartphones, companies say

Skype comes to Nokia smartphones, companies say

Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Wednesday that its smartphone users could begin making free calls after it teamed up with Internet phone pioneer Skype which permits free calls.
“Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G),” Nokia [...]

Google stands by Android despite HTC and Apple lawsuit

Google stands by Android despite HTC and Apple lawsuit

Search giant Google ‘stands behind Android and our partners who have helped us to develop it’ after Apple announces it is to sue Nexus One-maker HTC .
Google has said its Android mobile operating system is not part of the lawsuit that Apple has filed against HTC. The [...]

Opera 10.5 Launched. Javascript Speed Looks Good.

Opera 10.5 Launched. Javascript Speed Looks Good.

Opera 10.5 has been knocking around in Beta for a while but from today it’s available as a fully released product and ‘The fastest browser on Earth.’
“Opera 10.50 is the fastest browser we have ever produced. Under the hood, we introduced a new JavaScript engine, Carakan, and a new graphics library, [...]

View Weather Conditions in Windows 7 Media Center

View Weather Conditions in Windows 7 Media Center

While watching your favorite programming on Windows 7 Media Center you might want an easy way to check out weather conditions. Today we take a look at Heatwave, which is a simple plugin that provides you with global weather conditions in WMC.
Heatwave Setup
Installation is quick and easy following the install wizard, just [...]

Microsoft warns older Windows users of security flaw

Microsoft warns older Windows users of security flaw

Microsoft has warned of a new security hole that could be exploited by attackers to take control of older Windows systems running Internet Explorer and for which proof-of-concept exploit code has been released publicly.
The vulnerability affects Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003-based systems, Microsoft said in a security advisory dated [...]

Visually Browse Through Your Open Tabs in Google Chrome

Visually Browse Through Your Open Tabs in Google Chrome

Do you prefer visually browsing through your open tabs as opposed to using a tab list? Then the Visual Tabs extension for Google Chrome just might be the “visual tool” that you have been looking for.
Visual Tabs in Action
As soon as you have installed the extension you are ready to go. To [...]

Integrate Boxee with Media Center in Windows 7

Integrate Boxee with Media Center in Windows 7

Looking for a way to get access to more content through Windows 7 Media Center? Maybe you’d like a good way to jump back and forth between Boxee and Media Center with just a click of the remote? Today we show you how to get access to Boxee through Media Center with [...]

Microsoft offers computer users choice of browsers

Microsoft offers computer users choice of browsers

Computer users must now choose which browser they use to surf the internet, after a ruling against Microsoft by the European Commission came in to effect .

Microsoft’s new web browser ‘ballot box’ will be pushed out to Windows users via a software update
From today, people running [...]

Google buys photo editing site Picnik

Google buys photo editing site Picnik

Internet giant Google announced Monday that it had bought Picnik.com, a website that allows users to edit and store photos online.
“Until recently, you had to edit your photos using client software on your computer,” Brian Axe, a Google product management director, said in a blog post.
“Today, we’re excited to announce that Google has acquired Picnik, [...]