Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon
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Microsoft first announced its plans for free security software, the code-named Morro, last November, at the same time the company said it was scrapping its paid Windows Live OneCare product.
Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late Sunday.
Public beta testing of Security Essentials started in June, with Microsoft reaching its goal of 75,000 testers just one day after it issued a call for them.
After some care consideration the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be released to the public in the coming weeks
Read More Twitter users can make two minute Free phone calls to Others
Now Twitter would offer two minute phone calls totally free to the registered users without exchanging their telephone numbers.
This facility, to be launched by online telephony site Jajah, is set to become a next big thing on the dating domain. Jajah and Twitter recently signed an agreement for offering calling solutions to Twitter. Trevor Healy, Jajah CEO said that The Jajah IP Communications Platform is chosen by carriers, mobile operators and online companies around the world who leverage not just our carrier-grade network, but our ability to develop proven, market-ready solutions that add value for their customers and their businesses.
Twitter users require registering their mobile numbers at the website which will allow users to make call to their followers. Call will automatically disconnect after two minutes and no bonus minutes would be provided.
Users require sending a Twitter message (tweet) with \'@call @username\' to another follower.
The facility is under trials in US while soon introduced in Australia.
Read More Seagate unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player
Seagate Branded Solutions senior VP Terry Cunningham said that The FreeAgent Theater provides the easiest way to view and enjoy video and photos on your HDTV. Simply load up a Seagate FreeAgent Go hard drive and drop it into the FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player dock.
Seagate, which offers hard disk drives and storage solutions, has unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player. This is being positioned as the next generation home theater solution and the aim is to instantly and easily connect the user\'s digital media library to the home entertainment system. After loading the drive with movies, videos, music and pictures from the home PC, one slides it into the FreeAgent Theater+ dock to get access to digital media library.
The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player includes two additional USB ports for connecting other USB attached storage devices. Also incorporated into FreeAgent Theater+ is an Ethernet port for network connectivity, which allows access to digital media through the home network.
Read More TATA DOCOMO To Provide Unlimited GPRS services
Tata Docomo the telecom firm commits, the GPRS connected phones would be able to transfer unlimited data all times. Those who have been waiting for the Unlimited GPRS Packs, might as well like to go for. The packs are as follows, with Rs 15 Pack, you can get unlimited GPRS for 3 full days and for Rs 95 Pack, you can use and access data download for 30 full days and nights. All you need to do is using internet needs to set as your default setting to start using downloads.
To use the internet services you need to have the internet APN support in your cell phone to use the GPRS service.
Tata Docomo also promises of ever faster speed.
Read More Google\’s Newly Developed Chrome 3.0 browser with New Features
Google\'s going release Chrome 3.0 browser which can help bring big changes to the evolving browser market.
Chrome 3.0 browser promises improved performance and a host of new features. Chrome holds about 3 percent of the global browsing market, according to July data from Web metrics company Stat Counter. Now several factors are working in Google\'s favor. The browser has seen significant growth during its first year. Google just inked a deal to have Chrome preinstalled on Sony Vaio PCs and is actively working to secure similar arrangements with other manufacturers.
Plenty of people tend to use whatever browser comes on their system by default, so having Chrome in front of their faces could put Google in a powerful position. The debut of Google\'s Chrome OS, which will ship initially on netbooks, will only add to that effect. Internet Explorer the long-reigning king of the browser market has lost 12.4 percent of its user base. Firefox, at the same time, has grown its share by 17 percent, while Opera has nearly doubled its position. Certainly Chrome is in a position to take advantage of browser market.
Read More Google Labs recent tweak_Google Voice player in mail
Google Labs recent tweak allowing Google Voice users to play back their messages directly within Gmail. Prior to the add, Google Voicers clicked on play message, which would then pop open a new page in their browser a less-than-streamlined way to retrieve messages.
To activate the Google Voice feature, go to the Labs link in Gmail, scroll down to the Google Voice player in mail feature and select and save to enable. Google also writes that messages played from Gmail will appear as read in your Google Voice in-box and won\'t be played again when you check new messages via your phone.
It is the small tweaks that make the difference
Read More Windows 7 upgrades can take up to Longer time depending upon the data
Microsoft has said that some in-place upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users over 20 hours to complete.
Chris Hernandez, who works in the Windows deployment team Said that the best that users can hope for is a 1 hour and 24 minute process. So-called clean installs, where the user overwrites an existing edition of Windows to end up with the OS, but no former data or applications, take less time: from 27 to 46 minutes.
One of the main goals with Windows 7 in general has been to be better than Vista. As part of the Windows Upgrade team we have tracked Windows 7 upgrade performance using Vista as our baseline comparison. The in-place upgrade from Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows 7 at least 5% faster than an in-place upgrade from Vista SP1 to a new copy of Vista SP1.
Windows 7 upgrade time is faster or equal within a 5% threshold to the Vista SP1 upgrade time.
Hernandez said the in-place upgrade times were obtained from lab machines in three different configurations: labeled low, mid-range and high-end -- with three simulated users: a medium user, a heavy user and a super user. The profiles differed in the amount of data and the number of applications that were on the PC before the upgrade to Windows 7. The medium user profile, for example, assumed 70GB of data and 20 applications; the super user profile, on the other hand, contained 650GB of data and 40 applications. Microsoft\'s data showed that so-called edium\" users, those with 70GB of data and 20 applications would spend between 1 hour and 40 minutes and 2 hours 50 minutes doing a 32-bit upgrade. The more powerful the PC, the faster the upgrade, according to Microsoft. Heavy users: which Microsoft posed as people with 125GB of data and 40 applications, would need between 2 hours and 40 minutes and 5 hours and 43 minutes to do the same upgrade.
Read More Pros and cons of Sony Ericsson C903 intelligent 3G Camera phone
The much waited Sony Ericsson C903 intelligent 3G Camera phone has officially shipped to India packed with full of features the C903 Cyber-shot comes with face Detection technology,
Sony Ericsson C903 intelligent cam can find up to three people in the frame at a time and using Smile Shutter technology it can automatically pick beaming smiles.
C903 offers features like 3G, Bluetooth with A2DP: GPS, A-GPS and G!Maps; stereo FM radio with RDS; and full EMail support on the box. Modem & USB support is available. You will never get lost with C903 it comes with a trial version of Wayfinder Navigator
Media Player of C903 is featured with PlayNow 3 click music download, TrackID MegaBass and supports Music tones MP3, AAC.
It comes with 3 attractive shades Glamour Red, Lacquer Black, Techno White, the C903 Cyber-shot is retailing across India for around Rs 18,500.
Features of Sony Ericsson C903:
Read More - Size 97 x 49 x 16 mm
- Weight 96 g
- Screen 2.4-inch TFT (256K color & 240x320 pixel)
- Camera - 5 megapixel with Auto focus
- LED Flash along with other Sonyâ\'s innovative add-ons like Image stabiliser
- Face detection, Smile Shutter upto 16x Digital Zoom.
- Take pictures easier, C903 comes with an accelerometer to auto-rotate its orientation(portrait or landscape) when you hold the phone sideways.
- C903 also comes with BestPic Activate it to take 9 pictures in quick succession with one press on the camera button.
- Phone\'s integrated application Photo fix edit just-captured pictures in a flick.
- Video recording is restricted to QVGA resolution at 30 frames per second.
- Video stabiliser is also here.
- Video blogging is possible directly from the phone.
- The phone also offers in-built social networking features, you can upload your photographs to blog, photo-sharing site like Picase, YouTube, etc.
- the C903 has the support for HP\'s Snapfish service that enables users to order for printouts of photographs to be delivered at your doorsteps.
- To save your memories in form of photos and videos the phone has internal memory of 130 MB (actually around 100MB to use), but supports upto 16GB Memory Stick Micro
Nokia unveiled three new phone models
Nokia unveiled three new phone models and said its new Booklet 3G will go on sale for about 575 euros ($820).
Nokia smartphone on line-up to better compete with Apple and put a price on the new laptop leading its foray into the fiercely-competitive netbook market. Nokia has major challenges on developing user experience, and might have to wait for a significant improvement until the second half of next year. Nokia has seen its profit margins drop over the last few quarters as handset demand has slumped, and analysts have worried that entering the PC industry, where margins are traditionally razor-thin, could further depress earnings. Nokia had to do it. You see more and more PC guys getting into the mobile operators
With the move into laptops, Nokia is crossing the border between two converging industries from the opposite direction to Mac-maker Apple, which entered the phone industry in 2007 with the iPhone.
The handset announcements, the latest moves by the Finnish firm to match Apple\'s innovation in a sector switching focus to services and software, left some analysts unimpressed.
Read More Yahoo introduced the new versions of its Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Search
Yahoo introduced the new versions of its -Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Search.
Yahoo Messenger will now support free video calling to all Yahoo Messenger users with the help of the Global IP Solution\'s VideoEngine. All over the world, a lot of users can now take advantage of Yahoo Messenger 10 which includes high-quality video I witnessed a few weeks back. The new and improved Yahoo search page makes web search more personally relevant and is aligned with the design of the new Yahoo Homepage. This is currently available in a test format. The new Yahoo mail provides streamlined design, new applications such as a new Evite app, to be launched next month; improved photo sharing facilities; increased attachment limits of 25 MB and e-mail, on the go.With the new Yahoo mail, there is no need to visit multiple Web sites to get things done as users can access a lot of social and open features right from their Yahoo inbox. The company is also introducing a universal header to create a consistent look and feel.
Yahoo Messenger 10 now facilitates high quality video calls, a new tab helps people easily discover updates from friends and family, Yahoo Insider - now customizable by zip code, language selector; and improvediPhone ( News - Alert) application.
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