Published in July 31st, 2009
There is yet another new version of Google Chrome available for download to testers. The latest build version is 3.0.195.4. The Google Chrome program manager said that this latest version includes some fixes for crash problems and themes. The additional fixes will address the issues that didn’t get covered in the previous build. This latest [...]
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Published in July 30th, 2009
Well it’s no big surprise that Windows 7 has already been cracked. In response to this, Microsoft has been telling customers not to pirate the operating system, but they are happy to hear that people are installing Windows 7. It only took a few days for the Windows activation to be cracked, and the same [...]
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Published in July 29th, 2009
Unless you have been living under a huge rock, you would have heard of Microsoft’s new search engine – Bing. Well recently Microsoft has been offering cashback incentives to users of Bing. The way it works is if you make a purchase through an ad on the Bing search engine, Microsoft will give you a [...]
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Published in July 28th, 2009
Our good friends from downunder have been testing out a new internet filter at the ISP level. The initial concerns with the filter were that there would be a massive slow down in the speed and performance of services – possibly 75% reduction in speed. Well tests have been underway at some of the major [...]
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Published in July 23rd, 2009
The latest build: 7600 of Windows 7 has been complete and validated. So Windows 7 has now been released to manufacturing. So Windows 7 is officially complete and will ship out to various manufacturers in the next few days. This is all in planning for the official release date of October 22nd. So far, Windows [...]
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Published in July 22nd, 2009
As you all know Firefox 3.5 was released not too long ago and its a pretty decent browser, with excellent performance. So what’s next for Firefox? Well the planned releases are Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 3.7. Nothing is set in stone yet, but the plan is to get 3.6 out by fall of this year [...]
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Published in July 21st, 2009
Well this isn’t really PC news, but you might find it interesting. Microsoft has just rolled out Office 2008 for Mac SP2. One of the biggest additions is Document connection. This allows users to easily work with documents on both Live Workspace and Sharepoint. So it’s a pretty cool feature and worth checking out if [...]
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Published in July 15th, 2009
The latest Samsung HDTVs and Blu Ray players will offer support for Blockbuster streaming, with Blockbuster OnDemand being built in. Blockbuster OnDemand is also supported by TiVo, and this move should help Blockbuster in their battle against Netflix. Samsung are one of the key players in the US HDTV market with approximately 17% market share. You [...]
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Published in July 14th, 2009
We have recently added a new article about downloading videos from YouTube. This seems to be a popular topic and we have had a few requests for some info. So hopefully you will find the article interesting and we have covered some web based options for downloading as well as desktop based applications. Downloading YouTube [...]
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Published in July 9th, 2009
In Google’s quest to take over the world, the next obvious move is to create their own operating system….and it looks like they have. Following on from their Chrome browser, Google have also called their new operating system “Chrome”. This will be a lightweight open source operating system that will initially be available for netbooks [...]
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