Dell unveils the PCs featuring Ubuntu. The featured systems include: Dimension E520 N, XPS 410 N PCs and Inspiron E1505 N a notebook.
These systems with open source OS are in a result of customer feedback at IdeaStorm according to which customers are interested in open source Linux on new machines.
Ubuntu is a community developed [...]
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Dell is proud to announce PCs with Ubuntu.
May 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Announcements, Desktops, Laptops, Software
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First Trojan SMS virus for Series 60 phones
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Cellphones, Smartphones, Software
Recently, Russian antivirus maker “Kaspersky Labs†discovered the first Trojan SMS virus designed for phones running S60 OS. The virus is called Trojan-SMS.Symb.OS.Viver.
Viver virus could be easily disguised as photoeditor, video codec collection – symbian application. The infected programs could be placed at mobile software download sites.
After downloading and installing the infected application virus gets [...]
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Top 100 influential people in IT
April 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Software
eWeek.com published a list of 100 most influential people in IT.
Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page are at #1 position in the list. Following are top 5 people.
#1 Sergey Brin and Larry Page – Google
#2 Tim Berners-Lee – W3C – Sir Tim, inventor of the Web
#3 Linus Torvalds – Linux – Founding father of Linux
#4 [...]
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Results of Windows Vista Gadgets Contest on Code Project
April 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Software
The Windows Vista Gadgets contest at code project is over and winners are listed on the website. More than 159,000 users downloaded the source code of top 10 gadgets.
Soapbox Video Gadget is on top of the the list. By using this gadget you can get the power of MSN videos in your Windows Vista sidebar [...]
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New layers in Google Earth
April 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Software
American Institute of Architects and Google Earth bring iconic architecture to life through 3D images.
source: Webware
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Mocrosoft Live Labs – Photosynth
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Software
Photosynth from Microsoft Live Labs – takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed three-dimensional space.
Try the cool video of Photosynth .
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Mozilla Thunderbird 2 email application
April 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Software
hmm…. Looks like all the Microsoft’s competitors are establishing and getting more strengthen with open source community. This time look at Mozilla’s Thunderbird 2 email application which is claimed to be more powerful than ever and now even easier to organize and secure.
The good thing is that Thunderbird 2.0 is a free download available for [...]
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Another Skype worm detected
April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Software, Wireless
The F-Secure detected another Skype worm, it spreads by sending a message with a malware link to all online friends in Skype’s contact list using the Skype API.
Before sending the message, it sets the infected Skype user’s status to DND (Do Not Disturb). After clicking the link, it is redirected and malware file is downloaded. [...]
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Why you might want to use Microsoft Silverlight
April 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Software
Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) that incorporate video, animation, interactivity, and stunning user interfaces. The fast installation with a small, on-demand, easy-to-install plug-in that is less than 2 megabyte (MB) and works with all leading browsers. The consistent experiences between [...]
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