- Dell Is Working On Google Android Gadget – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124630305634469553.html #
- Barnes & Noble opens new chapter with iPhone app – http://bit.ly/xjQzv #
- Windows 7 Buyer's Guide: Which Edition is Right for You? – http://tinyurl.com/l5ppqg #
- What's on tap for Firefox 3.6 – http://bit.ly/I2oog #
Archive for June, 2009
Read the following stories on 2009-06-30
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 released
Posted 30 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category Announcement
Category Announcement
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5 today. Here are some of the new features in Firefox 3.5, according to Mozilla:
- Performance. Firefox 3.5 includes the powerful new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which delivers unprecedented performance with today’s complex Web applications. Firefox 3.5 is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and ten times faster than Firefox 2.
- Open Video and Audio. Enjoy video and audio content from within your browser, without the need for plugins.
- Privacy Controls. Firefox 3.5 includes features designed to protect your privacy online and provide greater control over your personal data. While using the new Private Browsing mode in Firefox 3.5, nothing you encounter on the Web will be stored from that moment on during your browsing session. Unique to Firefox 3.5, the new Forget this Site feature can remove every trace of a site from your browser.
- Location Aware Browsing. Location Aware Browsing saves you time by allowing websites to ask you where you are located. If you choose to share your location with a website, it can use that information to find nearby points of interest and return additional, useful data like maps of your area. It’s all optional – Firefox doesn’t share your location without your permission.
To learn more about Firefox 3.5, check the video below.
Technorati Tags: Firefox 3.5, Mozilla, TraceMonkey, JavaScript
Read the following stories on 2009-06-29
Posted 29 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category General
Category General
- Why Oracle will continue to win – http://bit.ly/1aFj8J #
- Should Oracle's Linux strategy be…Ubuntu? – http://bit.ly/xMt25 #
- Michael Jackson patented a gadget to perform dance magic – http://bit.ly/bND8L #
- I hope mobile companies do the same in U.S. – http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55S1XZ20090629 #
- Good reason and time for Europeans to stop using Windows – http://www.pcworld.com/article/167548/win7.html #
Weave 0.4 released
Posted 29 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category Technology
Category Technology
Mozilla Labs has released Weave 0.4, a prototype that encrypts and securely synchronizes the Firefox experience across multiple browsers, so that your desktop, laptop, and mobile phone can all work together. Weave Sync is the first prototype component in Weave. From what I read, Weave seems to be something similar to Xmarks (formerly Foxmarks). Here is what Weave can do, according to Mozilla Labs:
- Get the same results on the Smart Location Bar on each of your Firefox browsers, so you can get to your favorite sites with just a few keystrokes
- Continue what you were doing: have the ability to open any tab you have open on any of your Firefox browsers
- Keep the same list of bookmarks on all of your Firefox browsers
- Easily sign in to all your favorite sites using your saved passwords (this is especially handy on mobile phones, where it’s hard to type in complex passwords)
- Do it all securely: Weave Sync encrypts user data before uploading it to Mozilla’s servers, so that only you can access your data
Weave 0.4 has the following features:
- Preference syncing (including Personas)
- Identity support (automatic login, including use of OpenID logins)
- Better support for addons using Weave
- Support for Fennec 1.0 beta 2 on Maemo Linux
- Significant improvements in performance during startup and opening new windows.
To use Weave, you have to have Firefox 3.5. It won’t work with the current stable Firefox release.
Technorati Tags: Weave 0.4, Xmarks, Foxmarks, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Labs
Read the following stories on 2009-06-26
- Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50 – http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson/index.html #
- Video games good for kids – http://bit.ly/S4y6X #
- Michael Jackson's death roils Wikipedia – http://bit.ly/jK88d #
- Source of super cosmic rays pinned down – http://bit.ly/Jlwup #
- Fly and then drive on the road – http://www.terrafugia.com/index.html #
- India plans hot chilli grenades – http://bit.ly/xm4LY #
Read the following stories on 2009-06-25
Posted 25 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category General
Category General
- Twitter feed spreads malware – http://bit.ly/MeNz9 #
- New ways to publish in facebook – http://bit.ly/UKJdu #
- Post to stream in real time with facebook live stream box – http://bit.ly/a7R3V #
- US Government Blocks Imports of Sharp TVs – http://bit.ly/zNYeB #
- Google sponsoring energy project that set off earthquake in Switzerland – http://tinyurl.com/lkqkhu #
Boxee with 1080p support for Ubuntu
Posted 25 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category Technology, Ubuntu
Category Technology, Ubuntu
Here are some new features that’s going to appear in Boxee. If you are not sure what Boxee is, Boxee is a free, open-source software platform that integrates personal media with Internet media along with social networking. Boxee’s social networking component allows users to share information about what they’re listening to or watching with other Boxee users or friends on social networks like twitter, facebook, etc.
- Boxee for Windows – First public alpha of boxee for Windows is going to be released. This will bring Boxee to all 3 OSes.
- Major League Baseball – Boxee has announced a partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB.com) to offer MLB.TV Premium to boxee users.
- New navigation layout – Navigation in Boxee is more streamlined now, separating internet and local media files.
- Digg – Digg for TV where you can see the most popular videos, as well as what is up and coming.
- Tumblr – View music and slideshows from the people you are following in Tumblr.
- Current – The Current app includes the participatory movie review show (The Rotten Tomatoes Show), the weekly media-focused variety show (infoMania), the original documentary series (Vanguard), and the half-hour animated series (SuperNews).
- 1080p for Ubuntu running Nvidia – If you have Nvidia that supports VDPAU you will now be able to play HD videos (up to 1080p) utilizing Nvidia’s hardware acceleration for H264, MPEG2 and VC1.
Source: Boxee blog.
Technorati Tags: Boxee, Ubuntu, NVidia, MLB, Digg, Tumblr, Current
Snowl 0.3 pre2 released
Posted 25 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category Technology
Category Technology
The second preview release of Snowl 0.3 is now available. You might have read my old blog post about Snowl. If not, take a look at it to understand what Snowl is. Snowl 0.3 Pre2 includes lots of bug fixes and couple of major improvements.
This version groups messages by day (with plans to support grouping by week and month in the future) and lets you traverse them using buttons on the toolbar.
Second, you can once again view all your subscriptions at once. To do so, select the Subscriptions item from the list of collections.
Source: Mozilla Labs.
Technorati Tags: Snowl 0.3, Mozilla Labs, Messaging
Read the following stories on 2009-06-24
Posted 24 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category General
Category General
- Qik turns Android phones into live webcams – http://bit.ly/XSSR1 #
- A Greener Solution to Air Conditioning – http://bit.ly/uuEiI #
472 of the top 500 super computers use Linux
Posted 24 Jun 2009 — by Arun
Category Technology
Category Technology
According to a news article in Betanews (last but 2 paragraph), 472 out of the top 500 supercomputers run Linux. Only 5 of the top 500 uses Windows and the fastest one with Windows is at #15. Interesting and good news!!!
Technorati Tags: Supercomputer, Linux, Windows, Betanews
