One of UK’s mobile telephone operators (3) announced that as from the 1st of May, their subscribers will be able to purchase a Skype-enabled SIM card for less than Eur 2.30 and then make free calls to other Skype users. It is expected that this service will eventually be offered by other third generation mobile phone operators across Europe.
For more information on this service click here: http://www.three.co.uk/Internet_Services/Call_chat/Call_chat_service?content_aid=1220455597804
Archive for April, 2009
Skype on your mobile phone
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Microsoft profit drops
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009For the first time since Microsoft became a public company in 1986, it’s profits have dropped, as results for Q3 2008 have shown. Following this, Microsoft reaffirmed that it plans to eliminate up to 5,000 jobs by not later than Q2 2010 so that it can save up to US$1.5 billion annually.
For more information on Microsoft click here: http://www.microsoft.com/about/default.mspx
Researchers show how to take control of Windows 7
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Windows 7 is still not out but IT researchers Vipin Kumar and Nitin Kumar have already found in it a very serious exploit. Apparaently the pair of researchers have managed to find a way to access all of the files on a windows 7 based machine while Windows is booting up. The consequences of this exploit are indeed very serious because this would mean that anyone would be able to open any kind of file including private user data files. Also, those who think that this will be fixed by the time Windows 7 is out will be immediately contradicted by the researches who claim that this exploit cannot be fixed because according to them this is a design problem! It must be noted that this exploit cannot be executed remotely and hence physical access to the machine is required. However, it seems that once the exploit is carried out it will be very difficult to detect!
Nero to support faster video encoding
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Nero announced recently that a free update for users of its Nero Move it software adds support for Nvidia’s CUDA architecture. The addition of Nvidia CUDA technology gives systems that are equipped with the latest Nvidia GPUs a massive boost in the speed of video encoding.
For more information on Nvidia’s CUDA click here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_what_is.html
For more information on Nero Move it with CUDA support click here: http://www.nero.com/enu/moveit-nvidia-cuda.html
Uniblue releases update for SpeedUpMyPC
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Uniblue has just released an update (4.1.0.0) for their popular SpeedUpMyPC. The latter is an application which aims to boost windows performance by applying a number of system tweaks and by removing unwanted junk files. Among the new features one finds the capability to safely delete the MSN chat history. This is certainly a bonus for those who share their computers with other users. Numerous issues have also been resolved.
For more details on what is new click here: http://www.liutilities.com/products/speedupmypc/updates
To download a trial version click here: http://download.uniblue.com/ub/main/sp/trials/speedupmypc.exe
New Version of SpywareBlaster Recently Released
Monday, April 27th, 2009Javacool Software has recently released an update to SpywareBlaster which is their flag-ship product. Users of previous versions will have to download the new setup file but an uninstall of any previous versions is not required since the installer will detect any installed versions and upgrade the software to the latest version. The new version adds amongst others support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8 and K-Meleon. Also Javacool claim that the new version allows faster updating of the definition files, automatic program upgrade support (for AutoUpdate users), and many bug fixes and tweaks. A review of SpywareBaster will be soon published on TechieViews.
Download the latest version of SpywareBlaster from: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
New version of CCleaner supports Internet Explorer 8
Monday, April 27th, 2009It seems that a lot of software updates are currently being released to add support for Internet Explorer 8 which was released by Microsoft last month. The latest version of CCleaner which is one of the most popular applications among Interent users also supports Microsoft’s latest version of their web browser. The latest releases also address a number of bug fixes and tweaks. A review of CCleaner will be soon published on TechieViews.
Download the latest version of CCleaner from: http://www.ccleaner.com/download
Google releases two new services
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Google just unveiled two new services: ‘Similar Images’, which allows users to search for images using pictures rather than words, and ‘News Timeline’ which lists stories chronologically.
For more information and to try them out click on:
Similar Images: http://similar-images.googlelabs.com
News Timeline: http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com
PC Prices to Continue to Drop
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009According to Stephen Baker (an NPD analyst) PC prices will continue to drop because in the current economic climate, major PC makers will continue to bring out low cost models. However, these cheap computers only include the basics and hence no extra features are bundled with them. The PC market has been badly affected in recent years, first due to a shift in preference towards notebook computers among home users and recently because of the international financial crisis.
Microsoft already planning Windows 8
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Windows 7 (the successor to Windows Vista) will only be released not earlier than Q4 – 2009 but Microsoft are already planning its successor. The company recently posted a vacancy on its website and from its details it is very evident that the software giant is already planning a new version of its flagship product: “For the upcoming version of Windows, new critical features are being worked on including cluster support and support for one way replication. The core engine is also being reworked to provide dramatic performance improvements. We will also soon be starting major improvements for Windows 8 where we will be including innovative features which will revolutionize file access in branch offices.”
For more information on Windows 7 (there is still no further info on Windows 8 ) click here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx