Microsoft releases Windows Home Server 2011

Microsoft has officially released its new Windows Home Server 2011.

With the release to manufacturing, Windows Home Server 2011 is now slated to reach MSDN and TechNet subscribers in early April where they can download the software via their subscriptions. The latest version should also start to pop up on computers in May, according to Microsoft, which said that manufacturers have already been working with the new home operating system.

The official version of Windows Home Server 2011, codenamed Vail, comes almost a year after the beta was released and close to two months since the release candidate made its debut.

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Windows Phone 7 apps: 'Quality over quantity'

Since the launch of Windows Phone 7 operating system last year, Microsoft has been trying to catch up to Apple and Google in the mobile-apps race. And the software giant took to its blog yesterday to share its progress.

Microsofts says that there are now 11,500 applications available in its Windows Marketplace store. Out of that, 7,500 applications are paid, while 1,110 apps are generating revenue through ads, thanks to the company's Microsoft Advertising Ad Control service. On average, Microsoft says, users are downloading 12 apps each month.

The size of Microsoft's mobile marketplace still pales in comparison to Apple's App Store. According to the Apple app page on the company's Web site, there are now over 350,000 available applications to its customers. In January, Apple announced that 10 billion apps had been downloaded from its store since its launch in 2008.

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Microsoft to file antitrust complaint against Google

In a somewhat ironic twist, Microsoft said this evening that it will file a formal complaint against Google tomorrow with European antitrust regulators.

Microsoft, which itself has been the subject of several antitrust probes in the United States and abroad, argues that Google is engaging in anticompetitive behavior in search, online advertising, and smartphone software, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith wrote in a blog explaining the action.

"Google has done much to advance its laudable mission to 'organize the world's information,' but we're concerned by their broadening pattern of conduct--including walling off access to content and data--that is aimed at stopping anyone else from creating a competitive alternative," Smith said in a statement to CNET.

Google said Microsoft's announcement was no shocker. 

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Popular Posts & Blog's Stats widgets for Blogger

It has been almost 2 months since Blogger introduced the “Stats” feature. Now they have gone a step further by introducing 2 Gadgets related to the “Stats”. Blogger has now got a “Popular Posts” Gadget and a “Blog’s Stats” Gadget.(These are currently available only on Blogger in Draft).

Popular Posts Gadget

Blogger has always lacked such a gadget. There used to be some Yahoo Pipe based widgets, which list out the most commented posts. But these were pretty slow and inefficient. Now Blogger has got this Official Popular Posts Gadget.As the name indicates, the Gadget displays a list of popular posts on your blog.  Here is a Screen Shot of the Gadget Options 

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Random Posts Widget for Blogger with Thumbnails

The Random Posts Gadget will  display a list of Random Posts(from your blog) on your Blog’s Sidebar. The Gadget has an options panel and can be configured to meet your needs. The Gadget inherits styles from your Blog. But you can override the colors if you want(this was done to support third party templates which doesn’t have the skin variables properly designed). 

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Official Android App for Blogger

Good news for all android Folks!!. Blogger has released an official Android App. Its simple and neat and does the job perfectly.  You can create a post or make drafts from your android device.If you are an android user, try it out by downloading the App from the Android market

Features

1. Switch between Google Accounts as in any other Google Android App
2. Publish posts or save drafts
3. Upload photos from your android gallery, or take one on the fly with the mobile camera and post it
4. Share your location and geotag your post. 
5. Share your Gallery images easily to Blogger. ( A blogger option will be added to your Share Menu)
6. View and Edit saved Drafts/ Published Posts made from the mobile app(not the ones that already exist)

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Saudi King Abdullah to buy Facebook for $150 billion to end the revolt

Left with no option, Abdullah advised by Goldman Sachs has decided to buy out Facebook and “clean out the weeds”. The offer on the table is $150 billion. Facebook balance sheet was shown to King Abdullah and his kingdom advisors had mentioned that it is not even worth $1 billion given that it generates no profit. But the King threw the report into the dustbin and fired his advisors and decided to hand over the investment banking mandate to Goldman Sachs who put the value at $150 billion. The deal will be all cash. It is worthwhile to remind our readers that Goldman Sachs had invested into Facebook at an unimaginable $50 billion valuation.

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Adding Video to Blogger

Videos and images can help you in improving your Blog Posts. There are many methods of adding a video to your blogger post. There are millions of videos available on YouTube. If you look at the right side of every YouTube page you will see an embed code.

Copy out this Embed  Code into you blogger post editor and paste in into your blog post. Now when you publish the post you would be able to see the video in your blog post.
If you have a video on your computer, and you need to get it into a blog post, then you can upload the video right from  your post editor. The video should be in one of the permissible formats and should be below 100 Mega Bytes in size.
If you don't prefer to upload your video via blogger, then you can upload it at YouTube Meta Cafe or some other video sharing sites and then use their video embed code within the post.

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Aigo's iPhone 4 battery case

Our quest for the perfect iPhone 4 battery case continues apace with the Exolife Exogear presently holding the lead, slightly ahead of the Mophie Juice Pack Air and the Mili PowerSpring. Just like these fine selections, the Aigo aiPower i616 claims to "virtually double" battery life, but it's got another trick up its sleeve: a hidden USB ribbon cable for both charging and data built right into the case. Should you want for a longer sync cable than it provides on its own, there's also a second microUSB port built into the left side, as well as a switch for the external 1500mAh battery and a handy button to display its current level of charge. Not bad for a pleasantly comparable 125.8 x 62.6 x 17.25mm, nor the $80 asking price.

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Swap Rebel Mobile watch phone laughs at your wrist-mounted iPod nano

Apple's iPod nano and the Sony Ericsson LiveView may have disappointed as wrist computers, but our Dick Tracy dream soldiers on, to the point where we found ourselves taking another look at that most dubious of converged devices: the watch phone. There, we discovered the Rebel, the latest creation from UK manufacturer Swap, a quad-band GSM wrist unit with a 1.46-inch color touchscreen and a built-in camera for both video and stills. It may look like a sterile medical wristband, but that silicone strap

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LG's E90 monitor slims down to 7.3mm thickness by stuffing everything into its excessively glossy base

LG's just announced a new desktop visualizer for us all and it looks a promising proposition with its stupendously thin 7.3mm profile and minimal bezels surrounding the screen. But wait, it can't be all good news and it's not, as LG's also decided to apply an ultra-glossy finish to the E90, which should easily neutralize any understated appeal it might otherwise have had. As usual with these ultraslim displays, most of the electronics are encased in the E90's base, though the specs themselves don't seem to be showing any sacrifices. You're looking at an LED-backlit panel with a 2-millisecond response time, a 1920 x 1080 resolution (on the 21.5-inch E2290V), 250 nits of brightness, analog, digital and HDMI inputs, a 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and a €329 ($435) MSRP. It should be

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HP Provides Early AirPrint Upgrade for 6 More Printers

Owners of 6 more HP printer models can avail themselves of direct wireless printing from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 4.2 through AirPrint, thanks to an early release of a firmware upgrade, which hadn't been expected until December 27, by HP. They join a group of other HP printers and MFPs that became compatible with Airprint at iOS 4.2's launch in late November as the only AirPrint-compatible printers now on the market.
The new models include the HP Officejet 6500A e-All-in-One, the HP OfficeJet 6500A Plus e-All-in-One ($199.99 direct, 4 stars), the OfficeJet 7500A Wide Format e-All-in-One ($299 direct, 4 stars), the HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-All-in-One, the HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One (currently under review), and the HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e-All-in-One. The 6500A Plus and the 7500A are both PCMag Editors' Choice products.

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Facebook Announces Global 'Hacker Cup' Competition

Facebook is taking its hackathons global with the launch of the Facebook 2011 Hacker Cup.
"We're starting the Hacker Cup to bring engineers from around the world together to compete in a multi-round programming competition," Tim Stanke, Facebook software engineer said in a blog post. "Contestants will have to successfully solve algorithmic-based problem statements to advance and are ranked by accuracy and speed."
Registration for the competition opens December 20. Hackers will only become eligible after answering at least one question right in the qualifying round, which lasts for 72 hours, starting January 7.
There are three rounds in the contest, two of which will take place online. Three thousand of the top hackers from Online Round 1 will advance to Online Round 2. The top 300 competitors from Online Round 2 will win a t-shirt. Only the top 25 will get to participate in the final round at Facebook's campus on March 11, and Facebook will pay to for their travel and accommodations.

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How to Install Windows on Google's Chrome OS Notebook

The fact that the Google CR-48 Notebook runs on an Intel processor implies that it can run Windows or some other full blown operating system. But how would you install Windows in the first place? That's not exactly clear. But we have the answer, or at least part of it. Apparently, every Cr-48 notebook is equipped with a developer's mode, which, when activated, can potentially wipe and restore the partition back to factory condition, or break your current Chrome OS setup. That's no big deal, since all the Web Store apps and browser settings reside in the cloud and syncing it all back into your notebook shouldn't take long. The actual point of this exercise is to show you that if you ever decide to hack your Chrome-equipped notebook and install another operating system, switching to developer's mode is the way to do it.

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Are Nvidia graphics getting cored out of Apple laptops?

It looks like Nvidia may be getting shot on both sides when it comes to Apple and graphics solutions for its laptops. The result could be that the green giant is out of most Apple notebooks in 2011, with AMD and Intel dividing the spoils.
Already rumors have been flying that Apple is satisfied enough with the integrated graphics in Intel’s forthcoming Sandy Bridge processors that it will eschew Nvidia on the low end (well, low end for Apple). Now Fudzilla is reporting that its sources believe AMD will deepen its relationship with Apple by selling its Mobility Radeon cards to the computing giant for new MacBook Pros. We’ve already seen that the Mobility Radeon 6900HD series is coming in a forthcoming Alienware laptop, and it would provide a huge boost over the GeForce GT 330M cards in the current MBPs.

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Apple releases Aperture v3.1.1

Apple has released an updated version of its Aperture raw-conversion and photo management software. Version 3.1.1 addresses a number of bugs, fixes compatibility issues with the company's recently released i'Life '11 suite and improves overall stability of the software. The update is available for immediate download from Apple's website.

Click here for more information and to download Apple Aperture v3.1.1

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Adobe Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 now available

After testing a release candidate, Adobe makes the final Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 versions available. These updates bring compatibility with new cameras like the Nikon D7000 and the Canon PowerShot S95.
The updates, which can be downloaded for free by Lightroom 3 and CS5 users, also introduce 60 new lens profiles. Adobe continues to offer its Lens Profile Downloader, allowing customers to create, discuss and download unique lens profiles. For more details about Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3, go to the Lightroom Journal.

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SEO for FireFox Toolbar

Author of the extremely successful SEO Book, Aaron Wall has released the latest SEO extension to Firefox. The toolbar includes all those SEO essentials we strive for in our toolbars, including his earlier Rank Checker tool which is now implemented within the SEO for FireFox toolbar.

SEO is becoming an increasingly competitive strategy of increasing a websites visibility and in turn increasing traffic. Earlier on in SEOs birth you where able to get away with doing an hours keyword research, a little on page optimisation to add your keywords to your Title and Meta tags and a couple of posts on a forum with links back to your website may of been enough to get you on the first page. But not now, SEO is a competitive game with people around the world competing against each other for that number one position you can no longer just do some quick keyword research and call it a day. You need to analyse your

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Rank checker SEO tool review

Rank checker is a great tool which I use daily it enables you to check the ranks of your websites for certain keywords you maybe targeting. It is a firefox extension built available to download from SEO book.

Installing the SEO tool is easy and takes about 1 minute after you have installed it firefox will restart and in the bottom right hand corner will appear a brand new icon which looks like a smaller version of the image above.

SEO book not only provides the SEO tool and a download link but they also provide a great step by step guide to installing the tool and putting the tool to its use. They explain what you can do with the tool and how to use it effectively, this is something that

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