Archive for: January 26, 2008

January 26, 2008

KoolSpan’s microSD TrustChip keeps C out of your A + B conversation

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
certain, we’ve seen cellphone encryption contraptions before, but KoolSpan’s aiming to compose things additional easy for green CIA agents. Set to be released next month, the microSD TrustChip slips right into a-many of smartphones and enables callers to hit up other underco…

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2500.22 Beta

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare is a comprehensive and integrated PC health service that helps protect and maintain your computer with antivirus firewall PC maintenance and file backup and restore functionality This new service is in beta testing

µTorrent v1.7.7 Build 8179 Stable

micro Torrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint It was designed to use as little cpu memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients

Kaspersky Anti-Virus / Internet Security 8.0.0.202 (Beta)

Kaspersky Lab represents a new generation platform for creating applications specifically designated for complex protection of personal computers and workstations

Opera v9.5 build 9755 (beta)

The most full featured Internet power tool on the market Opera includes pop up blocking tabbed browsing integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera 39 s groundbreaking E mail program RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat And because we know that our users have different needs you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse

Changelog
bull Even more Gmail2 fixes getting closer to working
bull More presice rounding of HSL values in CSS
bull Playing video on CNN works again
bull Adding links to walls on Facebook now works
bull Login to Open Xchange now works
bull Fixed various issues on Windows Live Mail
bull Saving playlists on YouTube should now function correctly
bull User style mode no longer applies to Mail or IRC tabs
bull Several favicon fixes
bull Fixed the line below dialog tabs in native skins
bull Tweaking and improvements to Windows native skins both themed and classic based on feedback and bug reports
bull Fixed a problem with wrong handling of some filetypes including messed up display of MHTML This was actually fixed in the last weekly but we forgot to mention If you upgrade from an older snapshot using the same installation directory you must remove the File Types section in opera6 ini
bull Mac Fixed color corruption when copying images and preserve the alpha channel
bull Mac Possibly fixed printing crashes on Leopard
bull UNIX Plugins in symlinked directories should now not be listed twice

DIY rollable keyboard exudes simplicity

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Peripherals
construct no mistake, there are plenty of outfits out there looking to snap up your loose change in exchange for a pre-built rollup keyboard, but whether you just can’t stand that ‘board that came bundled in with your final pre-fab PC, we think there’s a better alternative. …

iPod Touch, iPhone firmware 1.1.3 reported to crash units

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

iLounge reports that there are some widespread claims that the latest firmware update for the iPhone and iPod Touch are causing the units to become inoperable. whether you own either of the devices, you may want to hold off updating your system to firmware 1.1.3.According to iLounge, the update has …

Universal isolated’s KP-900 RF keypad / isolated makes pit stop in FCC

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment
So do you go out and throw down on a fully-featured RF isolated to control your domestic automation gizmos, or do you get one of those snazzy wall-mounted keypads installed to handle the same duties? Frankly, we’d recommend option C, which would entail picking up a d…

Crowd-monitoring humanoid helps lost mall patrons, likely freaks them out

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Robots
We’ve witnessed our fair share of Robovies, and let’s just say we’ve a healthy fear of ‘em. That being said, we’re fairly convinced we’d come darn shut to fainting or reacting violently should the creature pictured above approach us while shopping ever. Nevertheless, that humanoi…

Use SpyPig to know when your mail has been read

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: E-mail, Web servicesWhen you’re using an e mail program like Outlook its easy to demand a read receipt from your recipient so you know when they’ve gotten your notice. With web based mail programs like Yahoo! Mail and Gmail however it can be a little harder to know when someone has read…

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Cowon price drops abound

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
sign it fate or shout it luck, but regardless of what you deem it, the latest wave of Cowon price drops will certainly save you a few bucks. Judging by listings at JetMall, Cowon has slashed dollars off of price tags attached to a variety of its devices, i…

Ignore all your unwanted Facebook invites with one click

Filed under: Review - 26 Jan 2008

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Social SoftwareWould you like to be in a wagon on the Oregon Trail? What about sending all of your friends virtual cupcakes? possibly pretend you’re a pirate or a Jedi? No? How do you feel about comparing all your film and music tastes? All of your friends to determ…

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