Google URL shortener opens to public with new website
Google has given the Google URL Shortener service its own website over at goog.gl. The search giant says it launched the site because users were asking for a direct way to use the service. Google wants to make it the most stable, most secure, and fastest URL shortener on the Web, and here is the progress it has made so far:
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Google launches Chrome 7 beta, dev channel update
Google has pushed out the fist beta version of Chrome 7. The latest test build is essentially the same as Tuesday's developer-channel release, which doesn’t really bring much new to the table besides taking care of a few minor bugs and crashes. It does however include a new ‘about:labs’ feature for experimental options, paving the way for several improvements already available in the cutting-edge developer version which received an update to 7.0.536.2 just yesterday.
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Civilization V GPU & CPU Performance In-depth
The fifth installment of Firaxis' popular turn-based strategy series was launched last Friday, September 24, and we've decided to greet the title with a battery of tests. Published by 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization V is a classic example of what many like to call a "4X" game, as players manage an empire where they "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate."
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Acer: Netbook sales will remain stable through 2011
With tablets quickly becoming the new "must-have" in portable computing, many question the fate of competing devices, such as netbooks. Addressing those concerns at a press conference today, Acer president Scott Lin said that the netbook market will remain strong in the foreseeable future.
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BitFenix announces sleek "Survivor" gaming chassis
It's been an interesting week around here for PC cases. Antec announced its Lego-eqsue LanBoy Air on Tuesday, we published a review of Thermaltake's Level 10 this morning, and BitFenix joined the fun today, introducing its new "Survivor" gaming chassis. The Survivor is intended for frequent LAN goers, balancing good looks and a functional, sturdy design.
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Steam Wallet brings microtransactions, updates to TF2
A new update to Valve's Steam game service today introduces the Steam Wallet, allowing users to add money to their accounts for purchasing in-game items or full games. Team Fortress 2 will feature the "first of many" store services, although what games might follow have not been hinted at. Valve has stated that the Wallet will not require players to purchase bundle amounts as with other online game platforms, and that stored money will not be converted from their real-world equivalents (USD, GBP, Euros).
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Redmond celebrates Microsoft Security Essentials' birthday
It's been a whole year since Microsoft released its first truly competent antivirus, and the company is celebrating its anniversary by sharing a number of user statistics and other noteworthy highlights. Since its 2009 debut, Microsoft Security Essentials has been installed on 31 million computers -- 27 million of which reported infections to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC).
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Facebook passes Yahoo as second largest video site
Facebook has passed Yahoo in video viewership, according to August data released by comScore. Facebook climbed to number two with over 58.6 million unique viewers and a total of 243 million viewing sessions, while Yahoo settled for third place with 53.9 million viewers. Google's sites still lead the pack with more than those in second and third combined: 146.3 million viewers and 1.9 billion viewing sessions.
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E-mail is 81 times bigger than snail mail, but most is spam
The 2009 e-mail versus snail mail numbers are something like 14.4 trillion e-mail to 177 billion postal letters and packages in the United States, according to Royal Pingdom. That means there was 81 times more e-mail sent than snail mail last year. Those numbers equate to 39.6 billion e-mails sent per day and 485 million letters/packages sent each day. Thanks to the Internet, e-mail has won.
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Nokia N8 smartphone starts shipping, with the Symbian^3 OS
Nokia has started shipping its N8 smartphone. The company has announced the first Nokia N8 devices have left the factories in Finland and China and are now making their way to dozens of operators around the world in tens of different languages. First recipients will be those who set up pre-orders; the N8 has had the highest number of pre-orders for any Nokia device. The Finnish company has promised that the first lucky users will be unboxing their Nokia N8 before the weekend, while others can expect to be receiving theirs over the coming days and weeks.
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Google Phone Gallery helps you pick an Android device
Google has just launched Google Phone Gallery, a webpage showcasing Android-powered devices "that deliver the best Google experience today." All the phones in the gallery include Android Market, Google Search, and other Google Mobile services such as Gmail, Maps, and YouTube. In other words, phones offering Bing or Yahoo options are not allowed in. A little unfortunate, if you ask us, because we'd love an official site featuring all Android devices.
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Thermaltake Level 10 Case Review
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Kobo ereader gets Wi-Fi, new colors, due late October
Borders has announced a new and improved Kobo ereader today, priced at $140 -- identical to Amazon's entry-level Wi-Fi-only Kindle. Unlike its predecessor, the latest model features Wi-Fi connectivity, providing easy access to a library of over 1.5 million ebooks. There's also talk of a faster processor for snappier page turns, but the company didn't mention a specific chip.
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Google the most attractive employer, beats out Microsoft
Google is the world's most attractive employer in 2010, according to a survey of 130,000 students at top academic institutions with an education in business or engineering, collected by consulting firm Universum. The career seekers are from Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, the UK, and the US.
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Microsoft releases out-of-band security fix for Windows
Microsoft today published an out-of-band security update (MS10-070) to fix a flaw in ASP.NET that is being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise data on Windows machines ranging from XP and Server 2003 through Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.
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Twitter passes MySpace in traffic, adds 12TB of data per day
Twitter recently passed MySpace in unique visitors to become the number three social networking service in the world, according to last month's data from comScore (via Digits). Twitter had nearly 96 million unique visitors in August, up 76 percent from the same period last year, while MySpace dropped 17 percent during the same period, to 95 million unique visitors.
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Gateway launches WiMAX-equipped NV series notebook
Gateway has updated its NV notebook series, adding a new model that ships with integrated WWAN support. Along with the expected 802.11 Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet network connectivity, the 15.6-inch (1366x768) NV59C66u packs a built-in Intel 6250 WiMAX card -- though, it might not be the best time to jump on that bandwagon. Many customers report that Clearwire is throttling speeds from 10Mb/s to 0.25Mb/s once after consuming about 7GB to 10GB in a month.
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News around the web: Email vs. snail mail
Email vs. snail mail (infographic) @ Pingdom
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HP: Android phone and tablet abandoned, PalmPad is a go
It appears that Hewlett-Packard's multi-OS strategy will actually be a duo-OS strategy, at least when it comes to mobile devices. Android is no longer on the table, but Windows and webOS still are. HP is on track to deliver a tablet computer running webOS early next year, as well as a Windows-based tablet that will ship sooner, former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein told the Financial Times. It has abandoned a project to launch a smartphone based on Google's Android open source operating system and there will be no tablet based on the system, Rubinstein said. The man has been in charge of HP's mobility group ever since the Palm acquisition.
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Microsoft CEO: KIN was defocusing, Google is copying us
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was recently interviewed by The Seattle Times, and as always he had some interesting, if not controversial, things to say about what the software giant has been up to. He spoke about the KIN and its relation to Windows Phone, Google competing with Bing, and also mentioned Facebook.
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Facebook and Skype planning deep integration
Facebook is teaming up with Skype to deliver SMS and voice/video chat using Facebook Connect, according to a report by All Things Digital. The supposed announcement will reveal a major partnership between Facebook and Skype to deeply integrate the two services. Skype adding Facebook Connect will mean users being able to quickly call their Facebook contacts and initiate Facebook video chats from within Skype.
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Hulu Plus coming to Roku, TiVo Premiere
Hulu, the $9.99-per-month service that features on-demand movies and TV shows, is about to get cheaper and easier to bring to the big screen. Roku and TiVo Premiere are both getting Hulu Plus. Timing is still undisclosed for both: all we know is the former is set for "this fall" and the latter will arrive "in the coming months." Whichever you end up choosing, it looks like your cable subscription will likely suffer.
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Apple cripples maps and search results for Chinese iPhone 4
When we reported that the iPhone 4 was headed to China, there was no mention about how Apple would cripple the device under the government's orders. Those details are starting to surface, thanks to Ogle Earth. The maps app on the Chinese iPhone 4 can reportedly only display Google's Chinese government-approved version of the world, and it also censors Google's search results. The problem is worse this time around because the censorship is hardwired.
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Nintendo 3DS Japanese launch date and price revealed
Nintendo has finally given a launch date and price for its upcoming 3DS handheld. The companyÂ’s president, Satoru Iwata, announced during a press event in Tokyo that the novel portable gaming console would arrive in Japan next year, on February 26, for 25,000 yen -- around $300. He was less specific about a release date in the U.S. and Europe, but did say the device would be hitting those markets sometime in March 2011, so you wonÂ’t be kept waiting much longer.
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Civilization V GPU & CPU Performance In-depth
The fifth installment of Firaxis' popular turn-based strategy series was launched last Friday, September 24, and we've decided to greet the title with a battery of tests. Published by 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization V is a classic example of what many like to call a "4X" game, as players manage an empire where they "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate."
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Thermaltake Level 10 Case Review
Those who read our case reviews know that we can be quite particular when it comes to selecting the right chassis for the job. In the past, we have been very skeptical of models priced over $200 as they often represent a terrible value. For example, the $400 NZXT Khaos weighs more than steel behemoths like the Thermaltake Armor+ while costing twice as much. Moreover, it is poorly designed, lacking many features present on sub-$200 cases.
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Google Chrome 7.0.536.2 Beta
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and version numbers are not very significant, but here's Chrome 7.0.
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Jetico Personal Firewall 2.1.0.9
Protect computer from hackers' attacks.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 6.4.4
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack.
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Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta 2
Windows 7 just got even better with new tools to organize and share photos, make movies, and keep in touch with people that matter most.
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DVDFab HD Decrypter 8.0.2.2
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.
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Windows Live Mail 2011 15.4.3502.0922
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates October 1, 2010
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0423
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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avast! Virus Definitions October 1, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package October 1, 2010
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update 5614
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.
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Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 1.91.902.0
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CDBurnerXP 4.3.7.2420
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Picasa 3.8.0.115.66
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Foxit Reader 4.2.0928
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Microsoft Process Monitor 2.93
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Autoruns 10.33
Shows what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and the entries in the order Windows processes them.
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Geekbench 2.1.7
Completely awesome cross-platform benchmark that measures the performance of your computer's processor and memory.
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Becky! Internet Mail 2.56.00
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VSO Image Resizer 4.0.1.5
Organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive.
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Sysinternals Suite 09/30/2010
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Wise Registry Cleaner 5.71
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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 30.09.2010
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Wise Disk Cleaner 5.62
Free up disk space by deleting junk files that are no longer used.
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Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7
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