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Bad news for Microsoft: Verizon returns all Kins
In the second half of July it became clear that the partnership between Verizon and Microsoft has ended regarding the sale of the Kin series smartphones. Verizon decided to return all unsold units back to Microsoft after having already pulled out both Kin One and Two from its online sales.
The beginning of the end
This latest turnout is the logical end of what is thought as one of Microsoft’s... Read More »
Microsoft’s Confirmation of a Zero-day Shortcut Exploit
After numerous reports that a hacker had devised malware that was able to bypass security and exploit many corporate machines, Microsoft has finally admitted that a vulnerability flaw existed in the system. They still have not officially released a fix or said when to expect a patch.
What the malware does
The Stuxnet rootlet exploits Microsoft’s *.ink (shortcuts) files and gathers information... Read More »
AT&T Sets Plans to Increase its Software Sales with Smartphone Apps
AT&T is a large multinational company, which has been developing and utilizing different types of services of many software service vendors. For example, Connect Mobile, another new product launch by AT&T has just hit the market and spread immensely. The service allows its users to participate in conference calls. Similarly, AT&T workbench makes it a lot easier to manage large corporate... Read More »
Foursquare talks about collaboration with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!
Foursquare’s co-founder Dennis Crowley recently announced that the location-based equivalent to social networks is currently in negotiations with Internet search giants, hoping to create a data partnership that will allow integration. He believes the data Foursquare will contribute to search engines will enrich the results generated.
According to him, this could repeat Twitter’s success... Read More »
Install AOL on Windows Vista
AOL is one of the eminently popular Internet software which handles all your needs like web browsing, e-mailing and instant messaging.AOL is currently accessible in two versions: AOL 9.5 and AOL Desktop Version 10.1. AOL is quite handy to use.
Installing AOL on Windows Vista is simple and uncomplicated and it involves some simple stages.
These are few simple instructions which can give you a simple... Read More »
Nook Apps by Android team
Barnes & Noble Increment is the largest book store in United States founded in 1873 as a printing business and in 1917 as the book retailers. Now Barnes & Noble has made their website and are also facilitating its customers with online shopping service.
Android operating system
For mobile devices such as cellular phones, tablet computers and net books there exist as an operating system called... Read More »
Antivirus Solutions from Panda Cloud
This article is especially dedicated to the users who are suffering from the loss of important data due to malware. More often we face this problem and all of us are trying to get rid of these computer viruses. But till today we are unable to find any excellent solution for that. But you need not to worry about this problem after today because I have broken this milestone and got a great solution... Read More »
New GTX series by Nvidia
The new drivers that came with GTX 460 family support Fermi are a lot faster. With the GeForce GTX 460, Nvidia has also highlighted the new drivers support. But even those who do not yet posses the 460 GTX GPU,  will be able to achieve performance improvements in driver 258.96 WHQL Candidate. It tends to give additional performance boost up for the GeForce GTX 400 graphic cards in a lot of PC games.
Release... Read More »
How to Restore your Dell Computer to its Windows Vista Factory Settings
When you turn on your Dell computer and you find that you cannot use the usual computer format because of settings that may have been changed, there are a number of things that can be checked to restore them. It is possible that you have changed the windows settings by mistake, saving them in a different mode that is not compatible with the computer task that you wanted to perform. The first thing... Read More »
Ways to take screen shots in Windows Vista
One of the great features in Windows Vista is the screenshot facility. Screenshots are very similar to taking a photo, however this time the subject of your photo is your computer desktop. A screen shot can be saved, e-mailed or shared online. Screenshots may be taken for a number of reasons including technical difficulties, online office cooperation or simply for fun. Making your point clear... Read More »
Getac Releases its Super-durable Tablet PC
Gatec, a computer manufacturing company since 1989, recently released another Tablet PC for use in rugged conditions. The new Getac V100 tablet PC comes with a magnesium alloy casing and complies with the MIL STD-810G and IP65 military standards for stability. This device comes with a sophisticated multi-touch screen that helps the users to navigate even without removing their gloves during work.(... Read More »
Are the XIX Commonwealth Games Tech Savvy?
In spite of the much hype that is being created in the media about various monetary scams and missed deadlines for the upcoming Commonwealth games (CWG) one needs to ask: Are the commonwealth games tech Savvy?
Now why would it matter if CWG didn’t even implement any plans in the technology direction? This question only makes the CWG to be on the edge! Of course technology is an important factor... Read More »
Sale of Windows and Linux Servers Pitch higher
For many experts the news of Windows and Linux selling more servers for Q2 ending won’t come as a surprise. According to IDC the demand for non-x86 servers has decreased tremendously. This has mainly been due to aggressive marketing campaigns that Linux and Windows are able to level for their servers.
Moreover market capitalization of only x86 servers showed a dramatic increase of 6.7% units, almost... Read More »
How to Enable ActiveX Control on Windows Vista
ActiveX is a tool to extend the application of Internet Explorer. It was developed by Microsoft and is one of the most popular add-ons delivered by ActiveX. Some of the popularly known applications that have been developed via ActiveX include: Adobe flash player and Sun JAVA browser plug ins. There are some web pages available which use ActiveX control to display animations, play various games , and... Read More »
How to Create PDFs in Windows Vista
PDF(portable document file) is the highly popular and standard way to distribute and exchange electronic documents and forms around the globe. There are various reasons for the popularity of this application as it takes less space as compared to its competitor. It also allows your document to remain durable and unaffected by others and provides better security. Moreover users can share PDF of different formats.
To... Read More »
How to Troubleshoot Errors on Windows Media Extender
If you are using a Gigabit Ethernet Switch for connecting your Vista based computers to your home group then you might have problems in troubleshooting Windows Media Center Extender errors. You might notice poor video quality or slow performance or Video might not play at all. These issues happen only when  the PC is connected to the Homegroup using the Gigabit Ethernet Switch and the consumer grade... Read More »
Google Launches User Policy Management for Google Apps
Google has built a new platform which will benefit most of the Apps administrators’ user policy management. It took a long time to come into market and is the most important feature that creates Google Apps efficiently. Moreover, it is useful for business development too.
Google Apps Directory Synchronization
Administrators can categorize users in easier method into separate units. The structure... Read More »
New and Improved Google Docs Drawing Editor
Google is preparing a new tool that will help you organize file on your e-mail. It is called Google docs. Announcing the Google docs application as the Google document editor, Google just released this application to help the customers have a virtual desk to save the documents. It has several applications such as; Google drawings, new version of Google documents and Google Spreadsheets.
Features of... Read More »
INGEAR: On Top of OPC Servers
OPC Server is software precisely that plays the role of an API (Application Programming Interface) or protocol converter. The OPC server will connect to a devices similar to PLC, DCS, RTU or data source such as a database or user interface, and they also translate the data from the source to the standard based OPC format. HMI (Human Machine Interface), historian, spreadsheet, trending application,... Read More »
Windows XP Gets another 3 Years Minimum to stick around
Microsoft Corporation had recently announced that it will continue supporting its operating system, windows XP for at least another three years even as it develops its latest operating system, windows 8. The Windows XP operating system was first introduced in 2001.
Windows XP Hang Ups!
Even though the Microsoft Corporation has released its latest operating systems that are considered better than the... Read More »
HTC To Launch 6 New Devices That Could Bump Up Shipments to 8.5 Million in the Q4
You must still be remembering gadgets such as the EVO 4G, Nexus One and Droid Incredible, made by HTC Corporation, manufacturer of the world’s first Android powered phone. Well the company is expected to launch six new devices in the US and Europe, that is expected to hike its shipments up to 2010 fourth quarter to an amazing 8.5 million units.
Increased Sales
The launch will bolster  HTC’s... Read More »
Google App Invented for Android
Google is in serious “conflict of interest” with Apple, trying to gain support and win loyal customers for their operational system for mobile devices – the Android. With the early start for Apple and iOS it seemed this will not happen the easy way. The Apple App Store has tens of thousands of Apps already, so Google had to create something quite like it to have any chance of success.
With... Read More »
NASA’s Robonaut-The Multifaceted Twitter Account Holder
Twitter has already grown it’s user base to 20 million and now it is in the process of launching more  features to get new user groups.
You will find almost everyone on Twitter; if you are using Twitter functions correctly. Much to your surprise you will find any lost friend from high school or your boss from the previous company or even your ex-girlfriend on Twitter.
Now, Twitter is going... Read More »
UK2 Group Implements CloudLinux on the Hosting Servers
Cloud computing certainly is set  to rule the future as it is attracting initiatives from around the world, with regard to network efficiency. Even corporation like Microsoft are into the business and have warned their partners to either join them on the cloud venture or leave them. Cloud Linux Inc., a software company that has been serving to the needs to hosting service providers over all times... Read More »
Spam threat against YouTube
Spam is string of messages broadcasted to multiple user or single users in bulk containing fraudulent information. This is the most annoying part of Internet browsing experience  as it shows unwanted content without the consent of the user.
Mostly Spam is considered useful for  online marketing campaigns as it can used to promote any website, online tool, software or  product. It is sometimes used... Read More »
