Archive for: July 10, 2008

July 10, 2008

The Web Development Skills Crisis

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

Neil McAllister raises questions regarding Web development skills in an era of fixed innovation. certain, low barriers to entry give underdog technologies ample opportunity to thrive without the backing of name-brand vendors. But doesn’t that fragmentation of the Web development market put undue pre…

Video: iPhone 3G unboxing and first look

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
Here she is: the iPhone 3G, captured on video. We’ve gone through a number of the new features on the device and in the 2.0 software release, but apologies in advance whether you’re looking for side by side speed tests (there are some coverage issues where we’re at). Video of…

Ask Engadget: What’s the optimal DVD archival solution?

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment, StorageThis week’s Ask Engadget question is a bit on the specific side, but it’s one we’ve heard asked duration and date again. Thus, we figured it was moment to finally get it out in the open for you readers to debate.”I have an extensive DVD library that I would li…

New malloc() implementation fixes ancient bug in yacc

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

An ancient (at least 33 years old) stack-overflow bug has been discovered and fixed in yacc, thanks to a new malloc() implementation by Otto Moerbeek. More info and a total description of the bug can be found here.Original post by donotreply@osnews.com (David Adams)

Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 Released

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring Alpha 2 was released nowadays, marking the first public pre-release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2009. that alpha introduces several meaningful changes, most obviously the inclusion of KDE 4 - 4.1 beta 2, specifically - as the default version of KDE, and the latest devel…

Winamp 5.54 Build 2147 Final

Nullsoft Winamp is a fast flexible high fidelity media player for Windows Winamp supports playback of many audio MP3 OGG AAC WAV MOD XM S3M IT MIDI etc and video types AVI ASF MPEG NSV custom appearances called skins supporting both classic Winamp 1 x 2 x skins and Winamp 3 freeform skins audio visualization and audio effect plug ins including two industry dominating visualization plug ins an advanced media library Internet radio and TV support CD ripping and CD burning


bull The Full version plays MP3s AAC WMA and more Compatible with Winamp 2 Plug ins Full Support for classic and modern skins Plays Videos has a Powerful Media Library Browse Internet Radio amp TV Stations Integrated Internet Music Videos amp Songs Bundled Visualizations and Burn amp Rip CDs
bull The LITE version plays MP3s AAC WMA and more It is compatible with Winamp 2 Plug ins and has full support for classic skins
Winamp Highlights
New portable device features transcoding new sync options USB thumbdrive player support video sync direct from device playback
Faster ripping
Improved AAC and aacPlus encoding
Unicode metadata filename and title support
iTunes compatible gapless playback MP3 M4A and encoding M4A
Optional 24bit playback
ReplayGain support


Winamp Player Features
Plays Music and Video Files aacPlus MP3 AAC WMA and more
Compatible with Winamp 2 Plug ins
Full Support for Classic and Modern Skins
Plays Videos NSV WMV and more
Powerful Media Library
Browse SHOUTcast Radio amp TV Stations
Browse Winamp Music Videos amp Songs
Integrated AOL Video Content News Sports Movies amp more
AOL Radio Featuring XM
SHOUTcast Wire podcast directory ...

WinRAR 3.80 Beta 3

WinRAR is a 32 bit version of RAR the powerful archive manager RAR files can normally compress files up to 10 percent more than ZIP or ARJ files It provides complete support of RAR and ZIP files unpacks 7Z ACE ARJ BZ2 CAB GZ ISO JAR LZH TAR UUE Z Among WinRAR features are strong compression volumes encryption self extracting modules backup facilities

WinRAR 3.80 Beta 3 + Key

WinRAR is a 32 bit version of RAR the powerful archive manager RAR files can normally compress files up to 10 percent more than ZIP or ARJ files It provides complete support of RAR and ZIP files unpacks 7Z ACE ARJ BZ2 CAB GZ ISO JAR LZH TAR UUE Z Among WinRAR features are strong compression volumes encryption self extracting modules backup facilities

Apple iTunes 7.7.0

iTunes lets you create your own personal digital music library allowing you to manage and play your music collection with drag and drop simplicity iTunes the software part of the equation that lets you pack 7 500 songs in your pocket automatically synchronizes with the sensational new iPod at high speeds over FireWire iTunes gives you the ability to generate dynamic Smart Playlists that reflect your preferences and listening habits With iTunes it trade s easy to create CDs that play back on in your car your home stereo Macs and on Windows based PCs iTunes 4 adds the ability to share music among your Macs play and encode AAC files and view album art nbsp

HTC Touch Diamond gets FCC clearance, smells like CDMA

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

Well, looky here! Not happy with the Touch Dual or Touch Pro, you saucy CDMA lovers, you? Try that one on for size thereupon: the final piece in HTC’s EV-DO puzzle for 2008 has now hit the FCC, the Touch Diamond — and though only Telus has managed to announce it so far, we’re feeling good about…

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Are you having problems with iPhone 2.0?

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

So we can’t help but notice that Apple still hasn’t officially released iPhone software 2.0 for first-gen iPhones, even though most self-respecting gadget freaks have pulled it from the direct download links that popped up earlier. Since the file was hosted and available on Apple’s servers aroun…

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RED delivers new rendering of Scarlet 3K camera

Filed under: Review - 10 Jul 2008

From the word go, amateurs and professionals alike were hot for RED’s (relatively) minuscule Scarlet. After all, can you really go wrong with a 3K camera in one hand and a Diary Queen dipped cone in the other? (No, no you cannot.) Nevertheless, those anxious to see more as the run-up to its earl…

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