Google has released another developer build of Chrome today with some minor changes and additions. Developer builds are most frequently updated with all the latest changes made in the browser’s code.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Changelog of Chrome 4.0.249.4 Beta

• Fixed some extensions crash after installing 4.0.249.0
• Fixed reload on crash infobar causes more crashes
• Fixed top windows crasher.
• Fixed a crashing race condition in bookmark synchronization.
• Make the character encoding indicator visible again on Windows.
• Tab traversal in popups fixed on Windows, also a few other focus-related bugs.

Download Chrome 4.0.249.4 Beta

You can download this from here: Download Chrome 4.0.249.4 Beta

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Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 Beta

Seesmic is already one of the hottest Twitter clients that has recently released for Windows. And they made it even bigger by announcing the two mobile apps for Seesmic.

Seesmic is now also available for Android devices and BlackBerry. These two mobile apps are free to download and use.

Android really needed a Twitter client that was well worth using. Twidroid and Swift, the two current top Twitter clients are just not up to the mark. The interface for Seesmic for Android looks really impressive.

Now I have to play with this app more. Might do a full review of the app soon. And this app (Seesmic) is the first high-definition Twitter client app on Android. This is the reason why it is more visually appealing.

You can grab Seesmic on Android from the Android Market, and get the BlackBerry version by pointing your BlackBerry to Seesmic.

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Seesmic Mobile App for Android

We’ve seen cloud services for file and web hosting, but here we have a new cloud application – an antivirus!

Panda Cloud Antivirus provides you with the fastest protection against the newest viruses thanks to its cloud-scanning from PandaLabs’ servers.

It protects you while you browse, play or work and you won’t even notice it. It is extremely light as all the work is done in the cloud.

You just have to install Panda Cloud Antivirus and forget about it. Don’t worry about updates, configuration or complicated decisions ever again. It’s all up on the cloud!

Download Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0

You can download this free antivirus from here: Download Cloud Antivirus 1.0

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Cloud Antivirus 1.0: First Cloud Antivirus

FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.

Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up when your mouse touches the four edges of the screen.

FastStone Image Viewer 4.0 New Features

• Enhanced the skins and toolbar icons. Now the windows have drop shadow effect in Vista and Windows 7
• Added “Search and Replace” to Batch Rename
• Added “Renaming Preview” to Batch Rename
• Enhanced “Conversion Preview” in Batch Convert. Now it is possible to compare the original and converted images side by side
• In Advanced Options for Batch Convert, added an option to specify whether color adjustments (brightness, contrast, sharpening etc.) should be made before or after resizing.
• Shows GPS information in the “Image Properties” window. A “Show in Google Earth” button will be available if the image has GPS information
• Added “Border Effects” under Edit menu
• Added an option to remove EXIF/IPTC data when emailing images
• Added shortcuts for favorite folders
• Improved performance on network folders
• Improved compatibility with Windows 7

Download FastStone Image Viewer 4.0

You can download it for free from here: Download FastStone Image Viewer 4.0

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FastStone Image Viewer 4.0

Silverlight 4 beta version has been released to public and is now available for download. Silverlight 4 promises to enhance the overall user experience, improving speed, performance and rendering for browsers.

This was announced and released yesterday at the day 2 of Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2009 (PDC09).

Silverlight 4 was presented and demonstrated with some practical applications that are able to take pictures and modify the image in real-time, using a web-based service. Microsoft also released some, statistics on Silverlight 3, being installed on 33% of all computers and mobile phones during summer 2009. Silverlight 3 is now installed on approximately 45% of all computers and mobile devices around the world today.

[Via Neowin]

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Silverlight 4 Beta Now Available

Sprint has released the first over-the-air firmware update for HTC Hero. Sprint Hero Firmware 1.56.651.2 update is now available for download for Sprint users.

This update brings several issues that caused battery to drain out and fixes several other minor issues. You can initiate the update from the Settings > About Phone > System updates > Firmware update.

HTC Hero Software Enhancement SW 1.56.651.2 provides feature updates and enhancements to address the following:

• Improvement to camera picture quality
• DST (Daylight Savings Time) issue addressed
• Unable to receive SMS due to full memory
• Memory leak when Bluetooth is in connecting state
• 3.5mm mono when not using headset with mic
• Dialer application causing excess battery draw
• Dedicated Mute/Speaker buttons have been added to the Talk screen

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Sprint Hero Firmware 1.56.651.2 Update

Yes, it’s finally there! Google Chrome OS source code has been made live and is now available for everyone to download.

Google released the official Chrome OS source code minutes before it was going to launch the Chrome OS event where overview of the technology and launch plans for its launch next year will be revealed.

A Twitter update from Google employee Matt Cutts detailed where you can download the source code.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.

Chrome OS UI Screenshots

Chrome OS UI Video

Download Chrome OS Source Code

You can download the Chrome OS source code and start exploring now!

Download Chrome OS Source Code

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Google Chrome OS Source Code Released

PS3 firmware 3.10 is now live and available for donwload from the PlayStation Network which now has Facebook integration in it.

A couple of days ago, we posted a few photos that surfaced on the Internet showing the PS3 dahsboard with Facebook features and options in it. Well, they did look legit and the rumours have been true, afterall!

PS3 Firmware 3.10 now brings Facebook to your PS3 dashboard. You will have to install the new update by directly updating from within your PS3 or by computer.

New Facebook settings can be found under the Account Management section of the PlayStation Network area of the cross-media bar (XMB).

The official PS3 Software Update website still shows PS3 firmware 3.01, but it should soon be updated.

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PS3 Firmware 3.10 – Facebook Integration

If you thought the world ends at P2P clients like Kazaa, Shareaza, LimeWire etc., then think again! I’ve just come across this awesome free, open-source P2P client, FrostWire.

FrostWire, a Gnutella Peer-to-Peer client, is a collaborative effort from many Open Source and freelance developers located from all around the world.

FrostWire Screenshot

FrostWire Features

Using the most recent version of FrostWire allows users to enjoy the best program functionality. Frostwire’s features include:

• Completely Free & Open Source!
• Faster Download Speeds
• No Spyware. No Adware. Guaranteed.
• iTunes™ Compatible!
• Faster Torrent Speeds
• Friendly Online Chat Rooms
• Bittorrent Support!
• Even More Connections
• New & Improved Skins

Download FrostWire

You can download this free P2P client from here: Download FrostWire

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FrostWire: An Open-Source P2P Client

Almost all of us use Adobe AIR apps, TweetDeck and DestroyTwitter being the popular apps among Twitter users. It has finally released the first beta version of Adobe AIR 2 which is now available for public download.

Adobe AIR 2 provides end users with exceptional application experiences while giving developers the easiest and most powerful way to develop desktop applications across multiple platforms (Mac, Windows, and Linux).

Adobe AIR 2 Features

AIR 2 comes with new capabilities and even more tighter desktop integration. Some new features include:

• Support for the detection of mass storage devices.
• Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.
• Support for native code integration.
• The ability to open a file with its default application.
• Multi-touch and gesture support.
• New APIs for access to raw microphone data.
• Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.
• Global error handling.
• Improved cross-platform printing
• Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards.

Adobe AIR 2 Video Demo

Download Adobe AIR 2

You can get Adobe AIR 2 Beta for Windows, Linux and Mac from here: Download Adobe AIR 2 Beta

You can browse through all the Adobe AIR applications we have covered till now.

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Adobe AIR 2 Beta Released, Features, Video

We have another release at the day 2 of Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2009 (PDC09). Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 is now available for download for Windows Mobile users.

Windows Mobile users can get the latest Office Mobile 2010 beta from the Windows Marketplace for free.

Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 contains Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint Mobile. Other features include:

• View and edit your Microsoft® Office® documents with confidence.
• Stay connected to work from anywhere with SharePoint Workspace Mobile.
• Stay connected to work from anywhere with SharePoint Workspace Mobile.
• Use PowerPoint Mobile as a presentation aid.

Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 brings the powerful Microsoft Office 2010 tools you use every day at work, home, or school, to the screen of your Windows phone with rich interfaces especially designed for small devices. By installing this application, you agree that:* This Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 Beta will be disabled on April 5th, 2010.* Prior versions of Microsoft Office Mobile that were installed after the phone was purchased will be uninstalled. You will need to re-install that software according to the instructions of your original purchase. If Microsoft Office Mobile came pre-installed on your phone, it will not be affected.

Download Office Mobile 2010 Beta

You can download it from the direct link here: Download Office Mobile 2010 Beta

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Download Office Mobile 2010 Beta

Opera Mobile 10 is now available for Windows Mobile phones and users can download to give it a try.

Most notable changes in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is the sleek design, which Opera first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta.

Opera Mobile 10 for Windows Mobile users elevates mobile browsing to a desktop-like experience, helping people to search, socialize and stay connected while on-the-go.

The Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile looks and feels similar to the Opera 10 desktop browser and Opera Mini 5 beta. Opera is creating more cohesion between its products by introducing a unified look across many of its platforms. Opera maintains its powerful arsenal of features in this beta, including Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, a password manager and its super, server-side compressor, Opera Turbo.

Download Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Mobile

You can download it from here: Download Opera Mobile 10 Beta

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Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Mobile

At the day 2 of Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2009 (PDC09), the Internet Explorer team unveiled Internet Explorer 9, aka IE9, which they have started working on three weeks only, prior to the event.

The early preview build of Internet Explorer 9 was demonstrated by Steven Sinofsky, President of Windows and Windows Live Division.

Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots

Image Credit: Long Zheng

Internet Explorer 9 will, along with other new features, use the power of your GPU to render graphics. Now this sounds interesting for a browser to use our GPU, but still it’s IE and we’ll never know if it’s good or bad till we get the first beta version. It will also have built-in support for rounded corner CSS and a new JS engine will be there in IE9.

Microsoft has not unveiled any dates or when Internet Explorer 9 would be available for public download. According to Neowin, the latest internal build demonstrated was labeled as 7658.0.091116-1745.

Internet Explorer 9 Demo Videos

Microsoft’s Channel 9 team have posted three demo videos, check them out below.

[Via Redmond Pie | Neowin]

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Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots and Video

If you are searching for a portable blogging solution to let you update your blog on the move, so here is the most advanced app I have found for you.

Though you might have tried ScribeFire and w.blogger for the same purpose. I bet you won’t be disappointed with Zoundry Raven.

Zoundry Raven is a free open source app which let you blog in ease. It is a feature-rich client with the power of WYSIWYG editing.

You will also get benefit of FTP as well as Picasa/Image Shack integration and more. For advanced users it also supports custom fields.

Features

When I say feature-rich, I really meant it. ZR is designed for bloggers only specially for pro-bloggers.

• Tabbed true WYSIWYG Editing – fully XHTML editing, what you see is what you get type of post writing, with the power of drop images, text and video. Which can later be viewed in template of your own blog.
• Improved content management – built in indexer which let you view you see all your posts according to added blogs, tags, links. It also has tag cloud to let your feel the original dashboard browse environment.
• Manage multiple media storage services – Here you can setup many storage media services like custom FTP, Picasa, Image Shack etc
• Manage multiple blogs offline – simple click to publish same post for all blogs.
• Portable Application support – is also available to let you blog on the move for all the extended aand home like features.
• WordPress 2.2+ Page & Tag support – create pages with WYSIWYG power even tag support is available to let you add, modify and import tags.

Note: The only requirement you need to set is to enable Remote Blogging to start blogging with ZR.

Interestingly supported blogging platforms includes all of them like Blogger, Movable Type & TypePad, Windows Live Spaces, WordPress, and more

Download Zoundry Raven

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Zoundry Raven – Portable Blogging Client

Fring, the popular mobile IM and VoIP application is now finally available for Android devices. Fring users can make free VoIP calls over Skype, MSN, Google Talk and via hundreds of SIP providers. Plus it also supports Yahoo and Twitter.

It took them quite long to bring Fring to the open-source mobile OS, Android, but they finally did after weeks of alpha testing.

Enough said. Rest you know what Fring is all about. Now get your Android phones and give it a try!

How to Get Fring for Android

You have 2 simple options for getting Fring onto your Android device:

1. Get it directly from the Android Market
2. Get it from fring’s WAP site (m.fring.com)

NOTE: On your Android phone, go to Settings > Applications and check the box to allow ’unknown sources’ when using option 2 for downloading Fring.

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Fring for Android Now Available in Market

WindowBlinds 7 was released today for download. It now brings native support for Windows 7 and for Aero skinning for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users.

WindowBlinds is another very popular utility that allows you to change the look and feel of your Windows desktop. You can apply custom themes and styles without much hassle. It’s really easy-to-use and best of all, it doesn’t kill much of the system resources

Using skins with WindowBlinds can change the look of:

• Title bars
• Borders
• The Start bar
• Progress animations
• Explorer Views
• and virtually every other part of Windows!

Window Blinds 7 Changelog

• Native support for Windows 7
• Native Aero skinning for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
• Native 64-bit support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
• Auto-conversion of Windows XP era skins to Windows Vista or Windows 7
• Ability to apply textures to skins
• A new, easy to use configuration program
• Native Clear-Type support for better font handling
• New Skin format called UIS0 for skinning Aero (takes hours instead of days to create a new skin).
• New WindowBlinds 7 skins included such as Submline, Aero Metals, Corporate, Aero Woods, Aero Clay, Sabertooth along with new WindowBlinds 7 skins being released soon
• Option to have a random skin applied each logon
• Much better customization of fonts
• Massive performance improvements in applying of skins.
• Optimization of Windows Vista and Windows 7 DWM drawing to improve battery life on laptops.
• Aero skinning (UIS0) is 100% compatible (it’s Aero) with all Windows programs.

The basic full version costs $19.95, but you can download a free 30-day demo first and try.

Download WindowBlinds 7

You can download WindowBlinds 7 from here: Download WindowBlinds 7

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Window Blinds 7 Released

Facebook for Android is one of the worst app Facebook has ever released for any of their devices. The Android version can barely do anything – But now, welcome the Facebook 1.1 for Android.

In my experience with Facebook 1.0 app on HTC Hero, all it could do is check your news feed and comment or like feed items there. Or most you can do is open anyone’s profile information.

In the recently launched Motorola Droid, that runs on Android 2.0, it has been found that it comes with the latest Facebook 1.1 and someone has been kind enough to extract the .APK out of the Droid for the rest if us to try it on our Android 1.5 devices (HTC Hero, Droid Eris, Dream, Magic etc)

It’s now more like the iPhone version, but still doesn’t have support for private messages in Facebook.

Download Facebook 1.1 for Android

You can download it from the link given here: Download Facebook 1.1 for Android (Direct Mirror)

Update: Direct mirror added.

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Facebook 1.1 for Android

The most-awaited release from Nokia is now finally available in stores, not exactly sure in which stores, but the Nokia E72 is here!

Just a few hours after announcing the the upcoming release of Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, Nokia also announced that the E72 is in stores now.

Nokia E72 was unveiled back in July. It will be the successor to the award-winning E-series phone by Nokia, the Nokia E71, and according to my sources, this will be the last phone of the E-series.

• 2.4-inch QVGA display
• 600MHz ARM processor
• 5MP camera with autofocus
• 250MB of internal memory
• Full QWERTY keypad
• 3.5mm headset jack

And other features include Wi-Fi, GPS, Nokia Maps and Nokia Messaging.

If you’re eager like me to get hold of this device, then start checking your local stores in case that’s the store Nokia is talking about. The unlocked Nokia E72 is suppose to be priced at around $520.

[Via Nokia]

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Nokia E72 Available in Stores Now

First it was Microsoft to bring Facebook and Twitter to Xbox for Xbox Live Gold members, and looks like now it’s Sony who is going to bring this to the PlayStation Network for its members!

Scrawl has seen the images posted on the United Kingdom section of the PSN which show Facebook options in PlayStation and we could expect that as early as in the next firmware update.

No updates or announcements of the next firmware update, but it could be on Christmas, or even before that. For now, we only have these three screenshots from the PlayStation dashboard with Facebook features.

If you ask me, I’d also like to have Twitter integration for my PS3!

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PS3 Getting Facebook In Next Update

When mixing CDs, the only issue I always faced was to adjust the volume of different music tracks I’m going to mix. A few Google searches got me to this wonderful freeware that makes normalizing sound of audio files a piece of cake!

MP3Gain automatically analyzes and adjusts MP3 files so that they have the same volume level. This freeware made my life easy and it’s only takes a few seconds to increase or decrease the loudness.

MP3Gain does not just do peak normalization, as many normalizers do. Instead, it does some statistical analysis to determine how loud the file actually sounds to the human ear. Also, the changes MP3Gain makes are completely lossless. There is no quality lost in the change because the program adjusts the mp3 file directly, without decoding and re-encoding.

The text quoted above from the official site says it all. To use, all you have to do is drag and drop MP3 files in the MP3Gain window, set Target Volume and and press the Track Gain button. Simple, eh?

This freeware works on Windows (XP, Vista and 7).

Download MP3Gain

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MP3Gain: Free Sound Amplifier

Ultrasn0w 0.92 has just been released that fixes the carrier logo on unlocked iPhone 3.1.2 firmware.

Users who jailbroke their iPhone using PwnageTool 3.1.4 or later, must have noticed that the carrier name went missing after jailbreaking. This was a known bug and the Dev-Team has been quick enough to release a fix for that.

Ultrasn0w 0.92 was released today as a fix to that issue/bug. You can now upgrade your iPhone 3.1.2 with the latest ultrasn0w, Remember, ultrasn0w 0.92 can only unlock iPhone 3G and 3GS with baseband 04.26.08, or else for iPhone 3.1.2 (baseband 05.11.07), download blackra1n.

Upgrade to Ultrasn0w 0.92 from Cydia!

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Download ultrasn0w 0.92 Carrier Logo Fix

Paint.NET released the final version of Paint.NET 3.5 today and is now available for download from the official site.

Paint.NET 3.5 has gone through four beta updates before the final version came out. The latest version now supports Aero and has been enhanced for Windows Vista and 7.

Paint.NET 3.5 New Changes

It has a refreshed user interface with new icons and visual styling. Lots of other new features are added. A full list is added below.

• Refreshed user interface with new icons and visual styling. On Windows 7 and Vista, it is enhanced for Aero and “glass”.
• Performance and memory usage have been extensively optimized throughout the entire program.
• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now required, which has many built-in performance improvements.
• Disk space usage has been reduced by about 12MB by using NTFS compression on installation files.
• Compression for .PDN images has been improved.
• Effect dialog responsiveness has been improved.
• Images open much faster, especially on single CPU systems.
• Startup performance on most systems will be better by about 20%.
• Memory usage has been reduced when more than one image is open.
• Rendering quality has been greatly improved when zoomed in.
• The selection outline is no longer animated. Instead of “dancing ants”, a context-sensitive “XOR” stipple pattern is drawn. This has allowed for improved performance and lowered CPU consumption (and longer battery life).
• The font manager for the Text tool has been completely rewritten, which fixes many problems seen with crashes and missing fonts.
• On Windows XP, the Text tool has improved reliability and font selection (it uses GDI instead of GDI+).
• On Windows 7, the Text tool will use DirectWrite (instead of GDI) which gives better performance and greatly improved quality.
• On Windows Vista, you may install DirectX 11 to enable this feature; otherwise GDI will be used.
• The toolbar font list has improved usability, rendering quality, and significantly improved performance.
• The toolbar font list no longer requires an application restart to recognize newly installed fonts.
• When many fonts are installed, both memory usage and startup performance have been greatly improved.
• It is now drastically easier to move a very small selection.
• All installation prerequisites are now installed automatically, such as .NET and Windows Installer.
• Updates are now downloaded in the background, and installed after you exit the application. In previous versions, this was a foreground task and you could not use Paint.NET while the update was downloaded.
• Added a “Utilities” menu. Updates, Languages, and Plugin Errors have been moved there.
• Added a “Manage Fonts” command to the Utilities menu. This will launch the built-in Windows font control panel.
• Clicking the middle mouse button on an image thumbnail will now close the image.
• Improved the Unfocus effect.
• The DirectDraw Surface (.DDS) file type now allows you to select the resampling algorithm for auto-generated mip-maps.
• A processor that supports SSE is now required (almost all CPUs purchased this decade satisfy this).
• Fixed an issue with Gaussian Blur and its treatment of alpha values.
• Fixed a crash with the “Units” selector in the toolbar.
• Fixed a crash due to an overflow that prevented very large images from working (64-bit only).
• Fixed many other miscellaneous glitches and crashes.

Download Paint.NET 3.5

You can download this freeware from here: Download Paint.NET 3.5

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Paint.NET 3.5 Released

We have seen games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D come to the iPhone and iPod Touch, but never thought of having actual console games on them.

id Software’s John Carmack has revealed that Doom 3 and Fallout could make their way to the iPhone 3GS. He also added that it took them around six weeks to port Doom to the iPhone.

Since Doom 3 has intense visual graphics, Carmack should be looking to focus to port this game only to the iPhone 3GS and to the third-generation iPod Touch. He also added in his notes, “I think we could do the real Xbox Doom 3 game on a 3GS. That is pushing it a bit but you could probably get that kind of visual fidelity.”

Carmack also told that Fallout could also come to the iPhone. A demo is already made, but not much is known when it will be out to the App Store.

Though I’ve played Doom 3 a lot on my PC, but having it on iPhon3GS is one exciting game I’m looking forward to play.

Via

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Doom 3 for iPhone: Coming Soon

I have already shared a previous method on how to get Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero, but that was in raw files and were not fully compiled for a porper firmware update to Android 1.6.

Clean ION 1.6 is a fast and a clean ROM for HTC Hero 1.0 which provides better speed and optimized performance on your Hero.

The last firmware update it got was sometime in early September 2009, but now when Google has announced Android 2.0 and most of the upcoming devices are based on it, Hero users are expecting Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero update.

Clean ION 1.6 Features

• Clean ION 1.6 ROM
• Community kernel 2.6.27 by Lox (Many thanks!)
• Root
• WiFi
• The extended APNs list – With most Operators
• Speed & Performance

This ROM still has many features of Hero that aren’t supported in it i.e bluetooth, camera, accelerometer etc. But with future releases, they will be fixed.

Download Clean ION 1.6

You can download Clean ION 1.6 from here: Download Clean ION 1.6

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Clean ION 1.6 for HTC Hero v1.0

It’s finally here! Gosh, we’ll have been waiting so desperately for Blackra1n RC3 to release, and GeoHot has finally put Blackra1n RC3 up for download on his website so you can easily unlock iPhone 3.1.2 05.11.07 baseband.

This is not all, you will also be able to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2 using Blackra1n RC3 and also unlock it using Blacks0w.

Like I said earlier, Blackra1n RC3 was suppose to hit the web at noon EST. For all those who don’t know, here’s a little introduction for both of these iPhone tools. blacksn0w is the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband, and will also enable official tethering. blackra1n, a jailbreak for 3.1.2, has been updated to blackra1n RC3, with hacktivation support, 15 second speed improvement, Tiger+PPC support, and installation of the latest blackra1n.app.

GeoHot has posted some important instructions that you need to follow before you try out blackra1n RC3 or blacksn0w on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Read his latest post for details.

Download Blackra1n RC3 and Blacksn0w

You can download Blackra1n RC3 and Blacksn0w from here: Download Blackra1n RC3

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Download Blackra1n RC3 to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

Windows Live Sync went through a rough upgrade last week for the Windows client, and today they have announced Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard!

The Windows Live team has been working on a Mac upgrade for quite some time now and today they finally rolled it out for everyone and is now available for download.

The official Windows Live Sync blog states:

We’re happy to announce that Windows Live Sync for Mac now supports Snow Leopard! If you’re a Snow Leopard user, you can get the new Sync software for Snow Leopard here. Thanks so much for your continued interest in Sync, and for your patience while we worked out some stubborn compatibility issues we had with Snow Leopard.

Mac users who are NOT on Snow Leopard do not require to update anything.

Download Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

You can download the Windows Live Sync update for Snow Leopard from here: Download Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

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Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

Opera has certainly been in news for quite some time now. First with Opera 10 browser, then Opera Mini 5 and now today they have released Opera Mobile 10 beta.

Opera Mobile 10 Beta is now available for Nokia and S60 devices. Most notable changes in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is the sleek design, which Opera first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta.

Opera Mobile 10 New Features

Other new features in Opera Mobile 10 beta includes:

• Intuitive interface
• Faster browsing
• Speed Dial
• Tabbed-browsing

Opera Mobile 10 beta is optimized for both touchscreen and keypad-style navigation. It also includes Opera Turbo, password manager, adaptive zoom etc.

Download Opera Mobile 10 beta

You can download the latest beta version of Opera Mobile 10 from here or by pointing your phone web browser to the following URL:

http://m.opera.com/mobile

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Opera Mobile 10 Beta

So for all those eagerly waiting to upgrade to iPhone 3.1.2 and the accompanying baseband, and then unlock their iPhone – the day is almost here.

According to GeoHot, blackra1n RC3 will be available for download from NOON EST TODAY! blackra1n RC3 will also have blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 05.11.07 baseband.

For all those who don’t know, here’s a little introduction for both of these iPhone tools. blacksn0w is the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband, and will also enable official tethering. blackra1n, a jailbreak for 3.1.2, has been updated to blackra1n RC3, with hacktivation support, 15 second speed improvement, Tiger+PPC support, and installation of the latest blackra1n.app.

GeoHot has posted some important instructions that you need to follow before you try out blackra1n RC3 or blacksn0w on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Read his latest post for details.

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blackra1n RC3 + blacksn0w = sn0wday

Business Card Reader for iPhone is a latest iPhone app from Shape Services that makes your iPhone 3GS capable of reading cards and storing the info in your phone as a new contact.

As far as I know, the first cellphones to have an inbuilt business card reader and scanner were the Nokia E61 and Nokia E71. Their business card reader apps were later ported for other Nokia phones.

If you have a stack of business cards whose details you want to store in your iPhone, then this app would be a very useful one. It imports contact information right from the business card to iPhone contacts.

Business Card Reader works well on iPhone 3GS because of its better camera quality. If you’re using iPhone 2G or 3G, then you may need additional gadget on them. As for iPod Touch, it will only recognize business cards from stored images.

Business Card Reader for iPhone is not a free app and will cost you $5.99. You can download it from the App Store.

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Business Card Reader for iPhone

I once shared how to take screenshots on your Android phone, but the Screenshot app seems to have vanished from the Android Market and from the website too.

I see people still looking for the app and though I would share it here with you all for download and use it on your Android phone.

Android Srceenshot application is the easiest way to capture screenshots. You don’t have to fuss with the source code. It’s more like the Screenshot app for S60 phones.

Download Screenshot 1.1 App for Android

You can download this app from here: Download Screenshot

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Download Screenshot App for Android

Eagerly waiting for November 4, eh? Yep, we all are. GeoHot has been teasing us with his tweets and blog posts about blackra1n, the unlock iPhone 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07 tool.

For all those who don’t know, Blackra1n is a tool to jailbreak your iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS or iPod Touch 1G, 2G and 3G running on iPhone OS 3.1.2. And Blacksn0w is the tool to unlock iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running on iPhone firmware 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07.

Blackra1n RC3 with Blacksn0w to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

GeoHot has been working on the next version of Blackra1n RC3, which will also have Blacksn0w in it. The screenshot below can be seen of Blackra1n running in an unlocked iPhone which will include Cydia, Rock and Blacksn0w installation packages.

Blacksn0w RC3 with Blacksn0w could be the perfect gift for my birthday, as I also have my birthday on November 4. Keep checking back as I would be posting updates about Blacksn0w with sn0w.

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Blackra1n RC3 with Blacksn0w Teaser Image

Just a couple of days ago I was talking about Android 2.0 being ported to G1/HTC Dream, but that was just videos and no developer had said anything about releasing the port from public.

barakinflorida from XDA-Developers forums as posted that he’s currently working on Motorola Sholes Android 2.0 port to G1.

He has already ported Android 2.0 from Motorola Sholes to G1, but the problem he’s facing is that the ported Android 2.0 is big for the size of G1. Once he gets over this problem, he’ll release the update file for Android 2.0 to run on G1.

The screenshot you see above is from G1 running on Android 2.0 ported from Motorola Sholes. But the big-sized UI is the problem barakinflorida is trying to fix.

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Motorola Sholes Android 2.0 Ported to G1

So the rumours about HTC Droid Eris were really true, and it got more true after the leaked documents were posted by Engadget.

HTC Droid Eris is indeed coming on November 6, and will be the most affordable Android phone which is for only $99. It will be available in the US from less than a week.

HTC Droid Eris looks like a brother of Hero, which also has the same features as of Droid Eris. The bad part comes in when you see the price. Sprint is offering Hero for $179.99, whereas Big red will offer Droid Eris for almost half the price of Hero with the same features, and a bit less appealing to the eyes.

HTC Droid Eris Features

• 528MHz Qualcomm processor
• 320 x 480 screen
• 8GB microSD card
• Android 1.5 Cupcake

Hero users will be getting an Android 2.0 update, while there is no word if Droid Eris will also get one.

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HTC Droid Eris Coming on November 6

The Nvidia Linux team released the Nvidia driver 190.42 RC a week ago, which were very stable and have now been officially released on Nvidia’s website.

The NVIDIA 190.42 driver is the first official release in the 190.xx Linux driver series. It has been in beta for months with many updates and releases.

These new Nvidia 190.42 Linux drivers now supports new hardware, support for OpenGL 3.2, support for configuring the NVIDIA GPU’s fan-speed, configuring the GPU PowerMizer mode etc, The new hardware which is now supported includes:

• GeForce GT 220
• GeForce G102M
• GeForce G210
• GeForce G210M
• GeForce GT 230M
• GeForce GT 240M
• GeForce GTS 250M
• GeForce GTS 260M

Nvidia Graphics Drivers 190.42 for Ubuntu 9.10, 9.04, 8.10, 8.04

Follow the steps below to get your latest Nvidia Drivers 1.90.42 for Ubuntu:

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

Use the following command to add PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvidia-vdpau/ppa

For other users, first you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file and add the following lines for whatever Ubuntu version you have.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS (Hardy Heron)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Now save the file, and exit it.

Update the source list by typing in the following command:
sudo apt-get update

This should get you the latest Nvidia Drivers 1.90.42 for Ubuntu.

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Nvidia Graphics Drivers 190.42 for Ubuntu

More and more Android phone managers are popping up by developers, but there is still no word about any official Android manager from Google that will be compatible with all Android phones.

Android Manager is a an application for managing devices with Android OS. It will be complete solution for Android management with user friendly interface.

This application is still in development, but there is “First View” version already. In this version you can check out only the UI and what features the beta version will have.

Android Manager Screenshot

Android Manager First Look

Download Android Manager for Windows

You can download it from here: Download Android Manger

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Android Manager for Windows

I’ve always been in search of a such tool that would let me find my Nokia phone firmware, extra country product codes and install/uninstall ROM on my phone.

Navifirm is the ultimate all-purpose tool for downloading Nokia firmware images, obtaining lists of product codes, and finding the right product code for your phone.

It downloads all this straight from Nokia’s servers so you don’t have to wait for people to post data packages and lists of product codes.

Navifirm is useful for:

End users: Find product codes to use with NSS/NSU
Journalists: Be the first to know when new firmware hits NSU
Developers: Download ROM images for extracting files
Care Suite/Phoenix/box users: Download ROM images to flash

You can add additional NSU servers by editing Main.cs file in the source code.

Download NAVIFIRM

You an download this free Nokia tool from here: Download NAVIFIRM

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Find Nokia Firmware, Product Codes with Navifirm

Orkut has revamped their site and have now rebuilt it from ground using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) which has turned Orkut a lot faster, richer and more intuitive experience for everyone.

I have been offering invitations to everyone in my other post. If you have got the new design and are not satisfied with it, you can always go back to the old design.

How to Switch to Old Orkut Design

In the top right corner, you will see a link for “Older Version”. Click that you will get the old version back. Simple, eh?

How to Switch to New Orkut Design

Similarly, if you would like to switch to the new design now, you can always do that from the big ‘O’ next to your name in your home page in Orkut.

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How to Switch New and Old Orkut Designs

Yesterday I only wrote that we’ll soon see GeoHot coming out with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07 and he has finally done it today!

He had been working for a while to find an exploit to come up with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 and looks like he has finally found it.

Blacksn0w will be released along blackra1n on November 4 which will work on both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS with 05.11.07 baseband.

Thwe video below clearly shows GeoHot running an unsupported carrier SIM on the iPhone which is on 05.11.07 baseband.

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Blacksn0w: Unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07

Kaspersky Antivirus is one of the leading antivirus solutions available to protect your computer from viruses, spyware and other malicious threats.

Now there is a good news for all Kaspersky fans on Mac, that Kaspersky Antivirus is now also available for Mac. Earlier, Kaspersky only had their products for Window and had an antivirus for S60 devices.

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac Features

The features for Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac are as follows:

• Real-time scanning of files, Internet downloads and mail attachments
• Includes latest Kaspersky antivirus technologies for better protection
• Fast and non-intrusive with only 1% CPU impact on your Mac performance
• Familiar Mac-style appearance and operation
• Special safeguards to prevent Kaspersky Anti-Virus from being compromised
• Automatic regular and emergency updates for always-on protection
• Prevents you passing non-Mac threats on to friends and colleagues using different types of computers

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac Screenshot

Download Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac

You can download this Kaspersky product from here: Download Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac (Trial Version)

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac 1 year license costs $59.95

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Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac

Orkut introduced a new design two days ago in which they have rebuilt the entire site using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) which has turned Orkut a lot faster, richer and more intuitive experience for us all.

Now this design isn’t opened for everyone to try and you need an invitation first if you would like to try out the new Orkut.

I’ve got an invitation for myself to try out the new Orkut design, thanks to @denharsh for the invite.

Orkut New Design Invitations Giveaway

Now I’m offering all Sizzled Core readers to try out the new Orkut design for free. I have 10 invitations to send. Like all the past giveaways, all you have to do is drop a comment below with your email address and I will invite you myself to try the new Orkut design.

You MUST be in my list before I can invite you. So please add me.

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Orkut New Design Invitations Giveaway

I once started started storing birthdays of all my friends in a digital memo, but since me and my friends have got on Facebook, I never bothered to even look for that memo and follow all the events/birthdays on Facebook.

But now I use Google Calendar more to organize and manage events, meetings etc. In this post, I’d like to share a method how to add Facebook birthdays and events to Google Calendar.

fbCal is a free tool to get your events and friend’s birthdays in Apple iCal, Mozilla Sunbird, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook or in your RSS reader.

This is a very easy-to-use tool that anyone can use and transfer Facebook birthdays and events to Google Calendar. You just have to allow fbCal for your Facebook accoun and get the import file for Google Calendar. Once you get it, upload it to Google Calendar and you will have all your Facebook birthdays and events in GCalendar.

Import Facebook Birthdays with fbCal

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Add Facebook Birthdays To Google Calendar

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is now available for download! This was suppose to be available a couple of days earlier, but due to some issues it wasn’t released. But now Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is available for download.

This beta version of Firefox 3.6 is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. It contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers and for the users.

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Features

Some of the new features introduced in Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 are:

• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
• Support for the WOFF font format.
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

You an download this latest Firefox 3.6 beta version from here: Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

Just a couple of hours ago, I shared how you can install/addd new themes to your HTC Hero without rooting your phone, running on with Sense UI.

While browsing through XDA-Developers, I found this cool theme called Black Sense which gives a complete black interface to your grey and black Sense UI. You can see its screenshots below.

Black Sense Theme Screenshots

How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

If you want to know how to install or add new themes to your HTC Hero, read this: How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

Download Black Sense Theme

You can download this HTC Hero theme from here: Download Black Sense Theme

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Black Sense Theme for HTC Hero

Almost every web host and domain registrars have special coupon codes and offers every month which can be availed to get discounts on their usual packages.

Here I have a GoDaddy coupon code which let’s you register a domain for only $1.99. Otherwise a domain costs $9.99.

GoDaddy $1.99 Domain Coupon Code

The coupon code for GoDaddy $1.99 domain is geo199.

To use this coupon, there are some limitations that you have to keep in mind:

• You can only buy one domain using this coupon
• This coupon will be effective only when you pay via Credit Card.
• Coupon is valid till November 1, 2009.

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GoDaddy $1.99 Domain Coupon Code

It’s just two days since Android 2.0 SDK was officially released and announced by Google, and guess what? Android 2.0 has already been ported to G1 and HTC Dream.

Performance wise, Android 2.0 on G1 and HTC dream is quite slow, but the developer community at XDA-Developers will definitely do something about it and will actually make it usable.

I wonder if HTC Hero developers had this mind, but since Android 2.0 for HTC Hero is officially announced, no one would waste their time on that.

But seriously, if Android 2.0 gets ironed for G1 and HCT Dream specifications, now that would be big!

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Android 2.0 on G1 and HTC Dream

I’m back with another HTC Hero tip. The last ones I shared were how to use HTC Hero as USB modem and how you can get Android 1.6 on Hero.

To install themes in HCT Hero, you don’t need t root your phone. THe method I’m going to tell works without any rooting required.

How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

Follow the simple steps below to install new themes in your HCT HEro with Sense UI.

1. Download the theme and store it in your PC.

2. Now move the theme file in root of your SD card. It should be update.zip

3. Reboot your HTC Hero in Recovery Mode

4. Choose “apply sdcard:update.zip” and press the trackball (the second option).

5. Theme should be installed now.

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How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

How often do you check your hard drive for any possible errors or problems? What if your drive becomes slow and finally goes dead? Not good, right?

CrystalDiskMark is a free utility to benchmark your disk and can be used to check the performance of your disk.

It’s features include:

• Sequential reads/writes
• Random 4KB/512KB reads/writes
• Text copy
• Change dialog design

CrystalDiskMark Screenshot

Download CrystalDiskMark

You can download this free app from here: Download CrystalDiskMark

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Benchmark Drives with Crystal Disk Mark

A couple of days ago, GeoHot released blackra1n RC2 to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 and now he will soon be releasing Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07.

GeoHot has been working for a while to find an exploit to come up with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 and looks like he has finally found it.

Saw the screenshot above? Yep, this shows that we’ll soon be getting Blacksn0w for download to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 firmware.

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Blacksn0w Coming to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

A while ago, I shared My Android Manager that helps you manage your Android phone from your computer and here’s another one I’ve found now.

Droid Explorer is a tool to manage your rooted Android device with the simplicity of Windows Explorer.

Droid Explorer Screenshot

Droid Explorer Features

Some of its features are:

• Multiple Device Support
• Copy and auto-apply update.zip
• Copy local files to device
• Auto detection of connected/disconnected device
• APK file icon and extended information
• Device command shell window
• Reboot device
• Reboot device in to recovery mode
• Open files for viewing / execution locally with the default file type executable
• Drag & Drop file copy from Explorer
• Flash Recovery Image
• Package Manager (Install & Uninstall)
• … And a lot more!

It also contains some extra plugins and tools like debug console, screenshot app, APK backup, task explorer etc.

Download Droid Explorer 0.7.10.0 Beta

You can download this application for here: Download Droid Explorer 0.7.10.0 Beta<

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Droid Explorer – Android Phone Manager

Since you already know about how to get Twitter desktop gadget on Windows 7, I suppose we should also have something for Facebook fans.

Facebook could get pretty addictive at times and soon you will find yourself checking it again and again for new updates, photos, videos etc. It’s better to have  a Facebook desktop gadgets in windows 7, isn’t it?

Fb Explorer is an excellent desktop gadget for Windows 7/Vista to help you keep up with Facebook updates and messages right from your desktop.

Fb Explorer Features

• Easy to use interface
• Set or clear status messages from the sidebar
• Check how many incoming messages you have
• View friend activities

Download Fb Explorer for Windows 7

You can download Fb Explorer from here: Download Fb Explorer

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Facebook Desktop Gadget for Windows 7