http://www.findmysoft.com/news/ Latest software news FindMySoft.com News en-us 2006 - 2008 FindMySoft. All rights reserved. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:37 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:37 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.findmysoft.com/i/logo.jpg http://www.findmysoft.com/news/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/FindMySofthttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/jrtRes6ebwk/ This summer Google let the world know that it is working on a new operating system meant for the user that spends most of his time online. The operating system – aptly named Chrome OS because it is a natural extension of the Chrome web browser – would power anything from netbooks to desktop computers, would be fast, light and would connect the user to the web in just a few seconds.

Everything you do in Chrome OS is cloud-based: launch apps from the cloud, save data to the cloud and so on. Instead of installing and running applications locally, you just connect to the internet and they are available to you online. In the same manner, instead of saving data to your local hard drive, the data is stored to the cloud – this way you can access it from anywhere you want as long as you have access to the internet. If you have more questions about Chrome OS, check out this FAQ.

]]> This summer Google let the world know that it is working on a new operating system meant for the user that spends most of his time online. The operating system – aptly named Chrome OS because it is a natural extension of the Chrome web browser – would power anything from netbooks to desktop computers, would be fast, light and would connect the user to the web in just a few seconds.

Everything you do in Chrome OS is cloud-based: launch apps from the cloud, save data to the cloud and so on. Instead of installing and running applications locally, you just connect to the internet and they are available to you online. In the same manner, instead of saving data to your local hard drive, the data is stored to the cloud – this way you can access it from anywhere you want as long as you have access to the internet. If you have more questions about Chrome OS, check out this FAQ.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:38 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Chromium-OS-Goes-Open-Source/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Chromium-OS-Goes-Open-Source/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Chromium-OS-Goes-Open-Source/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/O9L3T1EEZtA/ Earlier this week Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced that Office 2010 became available for download as a Beta. The catch was that only MSN and TechNet subscribers could download the software at the time (no, we’re not counting all the users who downloaded the software off torrent sites). Rumor on the web had it that Microsoft would soon make the software available to the general public.

After all, the Office 2010 Beta site was already up and running and it already displayed download links for Office Home and Business 2010 Beta, Office Professional 2010 Beta and Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta. As it turns out, the rumors came true and Microsoft did indeed release the Office 2010 Beta productivity suite to the awaiting masses. It did not release all three versions, just Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta, the Office 2010 version that has everything but the kitchen sink. It is also the Office 2010 version that will be marketed though volume licensing only, so this my be your only chance to put it through its paces.

]]> Earlier this week Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced that Office 2010 became available for download as a Beta. The catch was that only MSN and TechNet subscribers could download the software at the time (no, we’re not counting all the users who downloaded the software off torrent sites). Rumor on the web had it that Microsoft would soon make the software available to the general public.

After all, the Office 2010 Beta site was already up and running and it already displayed download links for Office Home and Business 2010 Beta, Office Professional 2010 Beta and Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta. As it turns out, the rumors came true and Microsoft did indeed release the Office 2010 Beta productivity suite to the awaiting masses. It did not release all three versions, just Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta, the Office 2010 version that has everything but the kitchen sink. It is also the Office 2010 version that will be marketed though volume licensing only, so this my be your only chance to put it through its paces.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:52 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Office-2010-Beta-Downloads-Available-to-the-Public/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Office-2010-Beta-Downloads-Available-to-the-Public/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Office-2010-Beta-Downloads-Available-to-the-Public/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/PWmbpLpclxA/ The development process of the Firefox 3.6 browser is moving along rapidly. The first Beta version was released at the start of the month; Beta 2 was released about two weeks after Beta 1. About a week has passed since the release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 that the Mozilla Foundation has a treat for us: Firefox 3.6 Beta 3.

“The Mozilla community released Firefox 3.6 Beta 3, and issued an update for all Firefox 3.6 beta users,” announced Firefox Director, Mike Beltzner. “This update contains over 80 fixes from the last Firefox 3.6 beta, containing many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. The Mozilla community appreciates your feedback and assistance in testing this preview of the next version of Firefox. Your beta software will update itself periodically, and eventually will be updated to the final release itself.”

]]> The development process of the Firefox 3.6 browser is moving along rapidly. The first Beta version was released at the start of the month; Beta 2 was released about two weeks after Beta 1. About a week has passed since the release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 that the Mozilla Foundation has a treat for us: Firefox 3.6 Beta 3.

“The Mozilla community released Firefox 3.6 Beta 3, and issued an update for all Firefox 3.6 beta users,” announced Firefox Director, Mike Beltzner. “This update contains over 80 fixes from the last Firefox 3.6 beta, containing many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. The Mozilla community appreciates your feedback and assistance in testing this preview of the next version of Firefox. Your beta software will update itself periodically, and eventually will be updated to the final release itself.”

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:40 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Mozilla-Releases-Firefox-3-6-Beta-3/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Mozilla-Releases-Firefox-3-6-Beta-3/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Mozilla-Releases-Firefox-3-6-Beta-3/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/9RjafYrAR6o/ The software developers at Google have announced the release of a new Gmail Labs offering called Green Robot! This new offering is meant to improve the Gmail Chat user experience by letting the Gmail user know when his friends have chat open on their Android-powered devices. The icons in Gmail Chat use various colored bubbles to display the status of a specific contact. A red bubble means the contact is busy; a yellow bubble means the contact is idle; and a green bubble means the contact is available.

The catch is that you may see a green bubble next to a contact, but that contact may not really be available. Why? Because that contact may have chat open on an Android-powered device. And this is where the Green Robot! Gmail Labs offering comes in.

]]> The software developers at Google have announced the release of a new Gmail Labs offering called Green Robot! This new offering is meant to improve the Gmail Chat user experience by letting the Gmail user know when his friends have chat open on their Android-powered devices. The icons in Gmail Chat use various colored bubbles to display the status of a specific contact. A red bubble means the contact is busy; a yellow bubble means the contact is idle; and a green bubble means the contact is available.

The catch is that you may see a green bubble next to a contact, but that contact may not really be available. Why? Because that contact may have chat open on an Android-powered device. And this is where the Green Robot! Gmail Labs offering comes in.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:42:10 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/New-Labs-Feature-for-Gmail-Green-Robot/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/New-Labs-Feature-for-Gmail-Green-Robot/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/New-Labs-Feature-for-Gmail-Green-Robot/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/B78YvPHXrKI/ Opera Software, the company that we all know for making the innovative and feature rich Opera web browser, has released Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Mobile-powered devices. This release follows in the footsteps of Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian, software application that was released as a Beta earlier this month. As a matter of fact, the two have much in common.

The user interface (UI) has been updated – it is now simple, intuitive and very easy to use, just like in Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian. Features like tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, Opera Turbo, password manager and desktop favorites are available in both Opera 10 Mobile Beta versions. Last but not least, both applications use the latest generation Opera browser engine to ensure webpages work on a mobile device in the same manner they do on a desktop computer.

]]> Opera Software, the company that we all know for making the innovative and feature rich Opera web browser, has released Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Mobile-powered devices. This release follows in the footsteps of Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian, software application that was released as a Beta earlier this month. As a matter of fact, the two have much in common.

The user interface (UI) has been updated – it is now simple, intuitive and very easy to use, just like in Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian. Features like tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, Opera Turbo, password manager and desktop favorites are available in both Opera 10 Mobile Beta versions. Last but not least, both applications use the latest generation Opera browser engine to ensure webpages work on a mobile device in the same manner they do on a desktop computer.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:10 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Opera-Mobile-10-Beta-for-Windows-Mobile-Is-Out-Also/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Opera-Mobile-10-Beta-for-Windows-Mobile-Is-Out-Also/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Opera-Mobile-10-Beta-for-Windows-Mobile-Is-Out-Also/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/HZzgIyyELWM/ The focus so far has been on desktop version of this multiprotocol instant messaging software application, Trillian Astra (version 4.1). Today is time to switch focus away from the desktop version and onto something a bit more mobile, like the iPhone-specific version of Trillian. Released as a Beta this summer, Trillian for iPhone has finally graduated to the big league. The final, stable version of Trillian for iPhone has been released; you can now get it straight from the App Store (download link at the bottom).

"We are proud to announce Trillian for iPhone, a native application for your iPhone and iPod Touch! With the advancements of iPhone OS 3.0 and our latest Astra technology, we are happy to be able to give you the best possible IM experience on your favorite mobile device. Trillian for iPhone is now available for purchase on the App Store, competitively priced at $4.99! This price is for all customers, including existing Trillian Pro users. Unlike desktop versions of Trillian, all mobile and web ports require the use of Cerulean servers and bandwidth to keep you connected and generate push notifications. In light of this, we felt a small fee was appropriate,” announced Cerulean Studios.

]]> The focus so far has been on desktop version of this multiprotocol instant messaging software application, Trillian Astra (version 4.1). Today is time to switch focus away from the desktop version and onto something a bit more mobile, like the iPhone-specific version of Trillian. Released as a Beta this summer, Trillian for iPhone has finally graduated to the big league. The final, stable version of Trillian for iPhone has been released; you can now get it straight from the App Store (download link at the bottom).

"We are proud to announce Trillian for iPhone, a native application for your iPhone and iPod Touch! With the advancements of iPhone OS 3.0 and our latest Astra technology, we are happy to be able to give you the best possible IM experience on your favorite mobile device. Trillian for iPhone is now available for purchase on the App Store, competitively priced at $4.99! This price is for all customers, including existing Trillian Pro users. Unlike desktop versions of Trillian, all mobile and web ports require the use of Cerulean servers and bandwidth to keep you connected and generate push notifications. In light of this, we felt a small fee was appropriate,” announced Cerulean Studios.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:26 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Beta-Testing-is-Over-Stable-Version-of-Trillian-for-iPhone-Released/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Beta-Testing-is-Over-Stable-Version-of-Trillian-for-iPhone-Released/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Beta-Testing-is-Over-Stable-Version-of-Trillian-for-iPhone-Released/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/4ra6LMbOLgk/ Good news for all the iPhone users out there that like to use Google Earth: the Mountain View-based search engine giant has released version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch. The Google developed application is already a big hit in the App Store – with the enhancements v. 2.0 brings to the table, we can only expect it to become even more popular.

“Just over one year ago, we unveiled Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch. Google Earth quickly became one of the most popular applications in the App Store, and after only six months, was the second most-downloaded free application overall. Today, we're proud to announce version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone. We've added some exciting new features,” announced Product Manager with Google Earth, Peter Birch.

]]> Good news for all the iPhone users out there that like to use Google Earth: the Mountain View-based search engine giant has released version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch. The Google developed application is already a big hit in the App Store – with the enhancements v. 2.0 brings to the table, we can only expect it to become even more popular.

“Just over one year ago, we unveiled Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch. Google Earth quickly became one of the most popular applications in the App Store, and after only six months, was the second most-downloaded free application overall. Today, we're proud to announce version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone. We've added some exciting new features,” announced Product Manager with Google Earth, Peter Birch.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:47 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Google-Earth-2-0-for-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch-Released/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Google-Earth-2-0-for-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch-Released/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/Google-Earth-2-0-for-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch-Released/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindMySoft/~3/BzpW5CeSllI/ Launched by the Mozilla Foundation this spring, Personas is collection of skins you can use to customize the way the Firefox browser looks. At the time of writing this, the number of artist-created skins surpasses the 30,000 mark – which is quite a lot, compared to the 500 designs Personas featured when it was first launched. The number of Personas users, in case you wanted to know, exceeds the 8 million mark.

Numerous updates for Personas have been released over time; the most recent update is Personas 1.4, which features several enhancements that will let the user easily discover new art, rotate through favorite Personas and undo changes to Personas. Mozilla says it was user feedback that pushed them to implement these enhancements in Personas 1.4, so let’s take a closer look, shall we?

]]> Launched by the Mozilla Foundation this spring, Personas is collection of skins you can use to customize the way the Firefox browser looks. At the time of writing this, the number of artist-created skins surpasses the 30,000 mark – which is quite a lot, compared to the 500 designs Personas featured when it was first launched. The number of Personas users, in case you wanted to know, exceeds the 8 million mark.

Numerous updates for Personas have been released over time; the most recent update is Personas 1.4, which features several enhancements that will let the user easily discover new art, rotate through favorite Personas and undo changes to Personas. Mozilla says it was user feedback that pushed them to implement these enhancements in Personas 1.4, so let’s take a closer look, shall we?

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:29 GMT Software news http://www.findmysoft.com/news/The-New-Features-in-Personas-1-4/ News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/The-New-Features-in-Personas-1-4/ FindMySoft.com News http://www.findmysoft.com/news/The-New-Features-in-Personas-1-4/