Posts Tagged Software

Skype Now Available for Nokia Smartphones

Skype Now Available for Nokia Smartphones

Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is downloadable

03.3.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not name Google Inc as a defendant, Apple's move was viewed by many analysts as proxy for an

03.3.2010 | Business, Featured Article, Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Microsoft reveals new Outlook 2010

Microsoft reveals new Outlook 2010

For nearly two decades, the twin giants of Windows and Office have been the products with which Microsoft has bid for global domination – and it’s a mission that has, in essence, been accomplished. Most computers run Windows – some 90 per cent – and most businesses are built around Offic

11.25.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Wanna try Google Chrome OS?

Wanna try Google Chrome OS?

First, you need to get an image of Google Chrome OS. You can do that using this torrent. You can also try out the build that GDGT has uploaded, which worked fine in our test as well. If you get the torrent version, you’ll see it’s in a .BZ2 format. You’ll need to extract it. Macs should be abl

11.20.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google Chrome OS is Coming

Reuters.com wrote: It’s been four months since Google dropped a bombshell with its announcement that it is getting into the PC operating system game, in a direct challenge to Microsoft and Apple. Now the world may get the first glimpse of Chrome OS, the PC operating system as envisioned by t

11.14.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Microsoft launches Windows 7 (video)

Microsoft launches Windows 7 (video)

Reuters.com wrote: Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday in its most important release for more than a decade, aiming to win back customers after the disappointing Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market. The world's largest software company, which powers more than 90 percen

10.22.2009 | Business, Technology, Video | Hugo Candeias

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Online Criminals Make Millions With

Online Criminals Make Millions With “Scareware”

BBC.co.uk wrote: Online criminals are making millions by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, internet security experts claim. Symantec says more than 40 million people have fallen victim to the "scareware" scam in the past 12 months. The download is usually harmf

10.19.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Adobe Flash on iPhone

Adobe Flash on iPhone

Wired.com wrote: Adobe on Monday announced plans to roll out mobile versions of its Flash platform to several smartphones. Apple’s popular iPhone, however, is gaining a lesser Flash experience. At its worldwide developer conference in Los Angeles, Adobe said it would be releasing Flash f

10.6.2009 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Flash Moves on to Smartphones

Flash Moves on to Smartphones

BBC.co.uk wrote: One of the most common technologies for watching video on a computer will soon be available for most smartphones. Flash software is used to deliver around 75% of online video and is the key technology that underpins websites such as YouTube and Google Video. Until now,

10.5.2009 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Microsoft show faster Windows 7

BBC.co.uk wrote: Intel and Microsoft say the Windows 7 operating system (OS) will give "better battery life and quicker boot times". The firms made the claim at a press event in San Francisco where engineers put the new OS through its paces. Microsoft are hoping their new system will perfor

09.2.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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