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Details of 6 Adobe AIR Apps that are a must

February 26, 2008  
Filed under Information Technology News, Software

air logo
AIR have dropped the beta tag now which means it is time you checked out some of the Adobe AIR applications which you can use now. Adobe’s AIR platform has just got better allowing developers to create their Read more

Avery Design & Print Online: works with PCs, Macs and Linux

February 26, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Software

Avery Design Print Online
The internet - how did we ever survive without it? And yet, couldn’t we do so much more with it? Well, with the all-new Avery Design & Print Online, you can revolutionise the way the internet works for you, helping you and your business to stay on top!

It doesn’t matter if you’re a computer whizz or a net-novice, the free, web-based Design & Print Online puts you in total control, without the need to download or install any software on your computer. Whether you want to design and print your own double-sided business cards, create mailing labels or produce professional looking indexing tabs Read more

Nintendo Wii Menu Update 3.2 available: improved system performance

February 26, 2008  
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Software

Nintendo Wii Menu Update 3.2 available: improved system performance
If you thought that you’re Nintendo Wii needed a little boost help is at hand, as the games giant have released a new Read more

Internet Explorer 8 from Microsoft has landed: Well Private Beta Anyway

February 25, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Microsoft News, Software

Internet Explorer 8 from Microsoft has landed: Well Private Beta Anyway
For those of you who thought that Microsoft did not go far enough with the features on Internet Explorer 7, then you will be happy to know that some of those issues have Read more

Palm on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch thanks to StyleTap

February 24, 2008  
Filed under Cell & Mobile Phones, Software

Palm on the Apple iPhone
StyleTap did it before with a Cross Platform Palm emulator for Windows Mobile, now they are sharing with the world the fact that they have “built a proof of concept version of this software for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch”.

Sadly they have not said they will commit to releasing a product yet Read more

Best Consumer OS: Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard

February 22, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Mac News, Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard
Is the Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard by far the best? Well according to PC Magazine and after having played around with it for three months they seem to think so, their quote to prove it says Read more

Firefox downloaded 500 million times: Should they stop counting now?

February 22, 2008  
Filed under News, Software

Firefox
Ok the latest news is that SpreadFirefox are claiming that the brilliant Firefox has been downloaded a staggering 500 million times which is great news but come on surely they should stop counting now and Read more

BBC iPlayer service to be made available for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch

February 22, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Software

BBC iPlayer service to be made available for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch
With over 17 million downloads since the launch of the BBC iPlayer service on Christmas day, there is no denying how popular this download service has become. This service has also helped to increase the Read more

Apple iTunes 7.6.1 Software Update: Improved compatibility with Apple TV

February 22, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Software

Apple iTunes 7.6.1 Software Update: Improved compatibility with Apple TV
Apply have announced yet another new iTunes software release, this update is version iTunes 7.6.1 and is thought to fix a number of Read more

GDC 2008 shows of new Unreal Engine III: Gears of War 2 will be awesome

February 21, 2008  
Filed under Game Video & Trailers, Gaming, Software

GDC 2008 shows of new Unreal Engine III: Gears of War 2 will be awesome
With all the hype over the new Gear of War 2 video trailer at the moment, it seemed the perfect time at the GDC 2008 to show of the new Unreal Engine III. This technology will be used to Read more

Two Apple iPhones and a Nintendo DS: result first ever iBand

February 20, 2008  
Filed under Nintendo DS, Software, iPhone News

Two Apple iPhones and a Nintendo DS result first ever iBand
Here we have a video of two Apple iPhones connected to a Nintendo DS as a power source, the end result is the first ever iBand. When you first watch the video it looks and sounds cool, however when it gets to Read more

Emotiv mind-controlled games: future of gaming as early as Christmas

February 20, 2008  
Filed under Gaming, Information Technology News, Software

Emotiv mind-controlled games
Mind-controlled gaming have always been a thing of the future, well it seems as if Emotiv are about to make the future of gaming be with us by as early as Christmas. Emotiv first started this mind controlled project with the Read more

Safari HD Hacks, Safe Apple TV v2 update just released

February 18, 2008  
Filed under HDTV, Software

safari-hd-apple-tv
If you are impatient then read on people, we all know that there is no real safe way yet to hack Apple TV v2, well at least we do not think so anyway, but there is the Read more

Toshiba release new firmware update for HD DVD players

February 14, 2008  
Filed under DVD Systems, Electronics, High Definition, Software

firmare update
Toshiba have just recently released their new firmware update for a few of their HD DVD players which include the A3, D3, A30 and A35 which have basically migrated from Read more

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 tested, performance boost missing & slows down tasks

February 14, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Microsoft News, Software

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Ok over the last few months everybody has hear about Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, but is it all what it is cracked up to be? Well CNET had a crack at testing it and came up with Read more

Microsoft is giving DirectX 11 the boot from Windows 7 Ultimate

February 10, 2008  
Filed under Computers, Software

Windows 7 Ultimate
While we would expect details of Windows 7 features to be limited so early on, what we are hearing is Microsoft’s next version of Windows is giving DirectX 11 the boot Read more

Windows Vista 7 build mystery finally solved: No need to get excited!

February 6, 2008  
Filed under Software

Windows Vista 7
It was bound to happen, come on, when the word was out about the Windows 7 Ultimate people wanted to know what was behind it, well now we can tell you a little bit Read more

Gadgettrak: theft recovery for cell phones, PDAs, iPods, PSPs, GPS & more

February 1, 2008  
Filed under Gadgets & Technology, Software

gadgettrak
It’s said that GadgetTrak provides proven theft recovery solutions for a wide range of portable devices including cell phones and other removable media devices.

So as long as you use GadgetTrak you will be able to find your stolen items because this gadget can tell you where your stolen gadget is, who it was that took it and even what they’re wearing now that is amazing. Read more

Skyfire Browser: Windows Mobile phone users get iPhone type browsing

January 28, 2008  
Filed under Cell & Mobile Phones, Software

Skyfire Browser
The Skyfire Browser was made aware to me earlier today by a friend who writes on Phones Review, he said that it lets you browse the web like you do on a home computer.

I did say that my Apple iPhone already does this, but he continued to say that it lets Windows Mobile phone users browse websites very fast and with support for all embedded content.

Mobile browsing which is exactly the same as PC Browsing Read more

BlackBerry Applications: 7 sites to help find third party software

January 26, 2008  
Filed under Cell & Mobile Phones, Software

BlackBerry Applications
Over the last few years many Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have been enjoying lots of third party software, except for the BlackBerry that is.

The third party application scene on the RIM BlackBerry has been sad to say the least Read more