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Microsoft
and Yahoo seal web deal.
 Yahoo and
Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that
will help the two companies take on chief rival Google. Microsoft's
Bing search engine will power the Yahoo website and Yahoo will in
turn become the advertising sales team for Microsoft's online
offering. more... and Do
You Bing? Yahooers May Soon Search With Microsoft.
Open-source
firmware vuln exposes
wireless routers.
The remote root
vulnerability affects the most recent version of DD-WRT, a piece of
firmware many router users install to give their device capabilities
not available by default. The bug allows unauthenticated users to
remotely gain root access simply by luring someone on the local
network to a malicious website. more...
Life
is Better With a Dropbox.
Have you ever gone
somewhere and needed some files, only to find that you forgot your
flash drive? Well, that can all change with a simple solution:
Dropbox. As long as you have a connection to the Internet, your files
can be with you wherever you go. Using Windows? No problem. Using a
Mac? No problem. Using Linux? Of course, no problem. And soon there
will be an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Prices are
quite reasonable, and they even offer you a free 2GB account that
never expires. more...
Google
tosses Android a Donut.
Three months after
Google released an "early look" at version 1.5 of its
Android mobile operating system, a newer version has made its way
into the eager hands of developers. Dubbed Donut, will include
system-wide search that can also be accessed by handwriting gestures,
text-to-speech, and an API that supports integration with Google
Voice Search. MobileCrunch also uncovered screenshots that appear to
indicate CDMA and VPN support. more... and Google
Android "Donut" will not include multi-touch.
Microsoft
Linux Move Puts Pressure
on Vmware.
Microsoft's
historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts
on the virtualization market and Microsoft's rival VMware. By
allowing greater ability to run Linux on the Hyper-V virtualization
platform, Microsoft is making a compelling case that it could be the
virtualization vendor of choice for consolidation of Windows and
Linux applications more... and Microsoft
responds to GPL violations and Microsoft
and Vyatta rebut reports of GPL violation.
Novell
announces SUSE Appliance
Program.
Novell has
announced the launch of the SUSE Appliance Program for Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs). With the Appliance Program, ISVs can can
create software appliances, such as an email server for a small
office, using SUSE Linux Enterprise or openSUSE and SUSE Studio, test
their appliances and get them to the market. more...
Get
started with HomeBank.
With HomeBank you
can automate recurring transactions, set reminders for future
transactions, assess your future account balance so you can plan your
spending sprees and manage your expenses expertly. You see, we work
hard for our pay cheques - well, some of us work harder than others -
and we spend money on groceries, utilities and, ahem, fun Fridays.
more...
Build
A Real Time Audio Studio.
Linux is a
fantastic platform for audio production. Find out how to build the
perfect production environment. Although it might not seem like it,
properly dealing with audio requires an intricately tuned PC. The
main issue is audio latency, which refers to both the time it takes
for a sound to enter your machine and the time it takes for your
machine to produce a sound. more...
Misc.
Supreme
Court has decided to grant certiorari in the In Re Bilski
case.
6
of the Best Free Linux Screencasting Software.
Organize your
writing
with Writer’s Cafe.
Create Oscar-Worthy Movie
Scripts With Celtx.
Bordeaux
1.8.0 for Linux review.
Microsoft
Releases Moodle Plugin under GPL.
How To Tips. |
Seemingly out of
nowhere, Virtualbox 3.0 was released to the masses recently. Since I
am already a fan of this software, I decided to give it a shot the
very same day I was notified of its release. From what I have seen so
far, not much has actually changed on the surface, though this
version has laid the groundwork for some amazing things to come later
on. 