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Google Releases Chrome OS Stable Version
Google has created a Stable Channel for Chrome OS, reports the Inquirer. Google’s mythical Chrome OS has been in the works for quite a while, but the end appears to be near. The firm created a Stable Channel for Chrome OS last week. Stable Channel releases are the ones that will appear on devices and developers are now reporting that they can build Chrome OS from the stable channel. This is fueling speculation that Google will finally release the operating system at its Google I/O ... Read More
Linux OS Celebrates 20th Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Linux Operating System, the Linux Foundation has produced an infographic and video showing the impact the open source operating system has had on the world. Since its inception in 1991, Linux has grown to become a force in computing, powering everything from the New York Stock Exchange to mobile phones to supercomputers to consumer devices. The Linux Foundation is the nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in ... Read More
Google Launches +1 Search Recommendations
Google have recently started to include more information from people you know—stuff they’ve shared on Twitter, Flickr and other sites—in Google search results. Google have announced taking that a step further, enabling you to share recommendations with the world right in Google’s search results. It’s called +1—the digital shorthand for “this is pretty cool.” To recommend something, all you have to do is click +1 on a webpage or ad you find useful. These +1’s will then ... Read More
Gmail Ads That Learn From Your Inbox
Google has announced Gmail ads that learn from your inbox. Users will be able to opt out of the new signals system on the Gmail settings page. “Soon we’re going to try a similar approach to ads: using some of the same signals that help predict which messages are likely to be important to you, Gmail will better predict which ads may be useful to you. For example, if you’ve recently received a lot of messages about photography or cameras, a deal from a local camera store might be ... Read More
Google Updates Chrome Browser Logo
Google has updated the Chrome browser logo with a non-shiny version. The comes after an all-blue version of the new logo showed up for Chromium, the open-source foundation of Chrome, a week ago. Google have also updated the Dev channel to 11.0.696.12 for Macintosh, Windows, Linux and Chrome Frame platforms, in which the following bugs were fixed. New York Times Chrome app crashes on the Chorme Dev Channel (Issue 75563). Sync login dlg is truncated (Issue 72490 ). Status bar / target URL ... Read More
Internet Explorer 9 Launch March 14
Microsoft will launch IE9 on March 14th, at SXSW (South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals) in Austin, Texas, according to comments from Ryan Gavin, senior director of Internet Explorer business. “Exactly twelve months from the first platform preview of IE9, on Monday 14 March we will celebrate the developers and designers who are making a more beautiful web for all of us. We will release the final version of Internet Explorer 9 for download beginning at 9 p.m. Pacific ... Read More
EU Regulators Raids Digital eBook Book Sellers
EU competition regulators have carried out unannounced inspections into various companies that sell online digital books. The companies, in several different European countries, were not identified. The biggest business in the global digital book market include Amazon, Google’s eBooks and Apple’s iBooks. European Union competition law is one of the areas of authority of the European Union. Competition law, or antitrust as it is known in the United States, regulates the ... Read More
SimpleViewer Customizable Image Gallery
SimpleViewer is a free, customizable image gallery that allows you to display your images on any web page in a professional and intuitive way. supports Universal Playback and can be viewed on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android. SimpleViewer is avaiable as a free download to use on websites or in a premium versions with advanced customization options, no branding, unlimited images. Features: Universal Playback. Displays on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and ... Read More
Windows 7 Service Pack One Announced
Windows 7 SP1 is now available for download available from Microsoft’s download Website, or via Windows Update, Microsoft says Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is an update that does the following: Helps keep PCs supported. Provides ongoing improvement to the operating system, by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 platform based on customer and partner feedback. Makes it easy for organizations to deploy a ... Read More
Microsoft Bans Its Self From App Store
Microsoft has accidentally banned its own licenses from the App Store according to Techdirt. Microsoft got itself in some hot water lately, when some people realized that the rules for Microsoft’s phone app store appeared to ban certain types of open source software. The specific claim was that it said certain types of licenses were to be excluded. Among the excluded: “Excluded License” means any license requiring, as a condition of use, modification and/or ... Read More
