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Google: Edit your search results

Posted by sudhirmangla November 22, 2008

Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you’re an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you want to move it to the top. Or perhaps it’s not there at all and you’d like to add it. Or maybe you’d like to add some notes about what you found on that site and why you thought it was useful. Starting today you can do all this and tailor Google search results to best meet your needs. Today we’re launching SearchWiki,... Read more »

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Samsung Producing 256GB SSD with Higher Levels of Performance

Posted by sudhirmangla November 21, 2008

Samsung 256GB SSD with significantly higher performance is now in mass production The hard drive is still the most popular choice for large amounts of storage on most consumer desktop and notebook computers. The capacity and performance of traditional HDDs is continually improving. On the other side of the ring are SSDs offering more performance at the cost of reduced capacity and significantly higher price. While reducing the price of an SSD and increasing storage capacity is one way to fuel the... Read more »

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McAfee Acquires Secure Computing So WebWasher is now part of McAfee

Posted by sudhirmangla November 20, 2008

The acquisition creates one of the largest network security vendors, allowing centralized, policy-driven security management to interlock protection at the endpoint, over the network, and across the cloud. On November 17, 2008, computer security leader McAfee acquired Secure Computing, a global leader in enterprise security solutions. Secure Computing’s award-winning solutions, powered by TrustedSource™ technology, proactively protect mission-critical business applications from Internet-borne... Read more »

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Gmail: now customizable with Themes tab

Posted by sudhirmangla November 20, 2008

Today I noticed Gmail rolled out with new visual themes for their popular email service. They are very well done(most of them)and really give it that “ummph” that’s missing from gmail. The theme displayed in the screenshot is the “shiny” theme which I like a lot. Take advantage of this new feature by going to settings and to the “themes” tab. Looking at the array of themes, some are clearly more playful than others (think ASCII logos and ninjas), though all... Read more »

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New Desktop Processor Intel Core i7

Posted by sudhirmangla November 19, 2008

Intel plans to launch its newest generation of desktop processors on Monday. Called Core i7, the chips are aimed at the high-end desktop and gaming market. The move puts Intel ahead of its rival AMD by more than a few months, as AMD’s comparable desktop processor isn’t scheduled to launch until early next year. The Core i7 will be almost four to six times faster than Intel’s current platform, says the company, and will have greater power efficiency than ever. It is based on the... Read more »

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Microsoft to kill off Windows Live OneCare next year

Posted by sudhirmangla November 19, 2008

In a very surprising move, Microsoft has announced today that Windows Live OneCare customers will be getting the shaft next year. The software giant has decided to replace OneCare with a free security solution (codenamed "Morro") to be released in the second half of next year. The yet-to-be-announced product will be a realtime anti-malware protection solution, whereas OneCare offered that plus backup and management features. Retail sales of the Windows Live OneCare subscription service... Read more »

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Google SketchUp 7 released

Posted by sudhirmangla November 18, 2008

Google has released SketchUp 7 (download), the latest free version of its 3D modeling software, along with its premium counterpart, SketchUp 7 Pro. Like previous iterations of the software, SketchUp 7 will enable you to model just about anything you’d like as long as you start with a predesigned template. The new version, released Monday, offers simple templates that help you gauge size through feet or meters, but it also includes architectural design, Google Earth, and a product design template... Read more »

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Cyber-Hackers Break Into IMF Computer System

Posted by sudhirmangla November 17, 2008

Another major international financial institution has had its computer system attacked by unknown cyber-hackers, FOX News has learned. The discovery of the assault last week threw into crisis the Washington, D.C. based International Monetary Fund (IMF), which offers emergency financial aid to countries faced with balance-of-payments problems, and provoked a shutdown of IMF computers that lasted for several days. In October, FOX News reported that the computer system at the World Bank had also been... Read more »

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Get ZoneAlarm Pro for Free Next Tuesday !

Posted by sudhirmangla November 16, 2008

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Check Point Software will offer the ZoneAlarm Pro software package for free for 24 hours, in celebration of Check Point’s 15th anniversary, a company spokeswoman said Friday. ZoneAlarm Pro, which contains a firewall, antispyware, and ID protection service (including credit monitoring) normally costs $39.95. The download location for the free ZoneAlarm Pro package will go live at 6 AM PDT on Tuesday morning. The free offer includes a one year’s subscription. Check... Read more »

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Google Chrome 0.4.154.18, November 13th, 2008

Posted by admin November 14, 2008

Google Chrome 0.4.154.18 has been released to the Dev channel ONLY. This release introduces a couple of new features (and, as always, fixes a few bugs). About the Dev Channel The Dev channel lets you test the latest fixes and get access to new features as they’re being developed. You can learn more about the Dev channel and how to subscribe here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel/. Reminder: please file (or update existing) issues at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues. New... Read more »

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