Apple has just seeded the second beta of iOS 4.3 to developers. This includes to actual operating system for mobile iOS devices. In addition to an update for apple TV and the actual SDK.
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WINE 1.2 STABLE RELEASED – 2 YEARS, 23, 000 CHANGES
Posted: July 17, 2010 in Computer, News, softwareTags: fedora, News, ubuntu, wine, wine 1.2
Wine 1.2 stable has finally been released today after more than two years of development.
The release sees support for 64bit applications, new Tango-based icons (props to Joel Holdsworth who helped lead the work on the refresh), 3, 000 bug fixes and a staggering 23,000 changes.
Google working on multiple-account sign-in, finally
Posted: July 15, 2010 in Internet!, NewsTags: google, internet news, Internet!, News
Google Operating System reports that Google is testing a feature for signing in using multiple accounts.
While the post itself has a screenshot (which you can see above), it does not include any instructions on how to enable this functionality. This is obviously a limited or closed-beta test; the question is just how limited it is.
This functionality is not just “useful” – it is often vital. I have one account tied into an AdWords account, another account tied into Analytics, and yet a third Apps account. Merging them is impossible, especially as long as Google Apps doesn’t support Reader. Having a way to sign into all three at the same time from the same browser would certainly make things less irritating.
Box.net Adopts HTML5; Adds Drag And Drop Functionality Between The Web And Desktop
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Internet!, NewsTags: box.net, News
Cloud storage and document sharing startup Box.net is the latest startup to adopt HTML5. The startup is announced that it is incorporating a broad implementation of HTML5 drag and drop functionality that supports native interaction with desktop. So basically, you can drag and drop files from the desktop right into your Box.net web application.
The feature works on Firefox 3.6 and Chrome for PC (with support for Safari and Chrome on all platforms coming in the next few weeks). Box’s CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie says that Flash didn’t allow this at all due to security issues. While this is a small addition in terms of functionality, he believes that HTML5 provides a much richer user experience when it comes to enterprise applications and the interaction between the browser and the operating system . “HTML5 is the nail on the coffin of desktop applications because we can create this rich interactive experience that acts like a native app.” Levie adds that HTML5 is also appealing because it works on every device.
iAd – The ‘Next Big Thing’ for Steve Jobs and Apple?
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Apple, Internet!, News, NewsTags: apple, iAd, News
Rumor has it that Apple is gearing up to announce its “Next big thing” – a new personalized, mobile advertising system that could well be dubbed as the “iAd”. The buzz is building coincidently, or may be by design, towards the iPad shipment date, which is April 3rd. According to some executives familiar with the plan, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has described the new ad platform as “revolutionary” and “our next big thing”. The sources also informed that it will be officially unveiled at Madison Avenue on April 7th – exactly four days after iPad ships.
Microsoft Bing to Replace Google Search in iPhone OS 4
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Apple, Internet!, mobile, NewsTags: apple, iPhone, News
According to the sources at TechCrunch, the next version of iPhone OS, which is set to release this June will have Bing as its default search engine in Mobile Safari. Microsoft and Apple have reportedly been in talks over a possible search deal since January of this year, but since then there has been no real news on this.
DeWyze beats Bowersox to win American Idol contest
Posted: May 27, 2010 in Entertainment, NewsTags: American Idol, Entertainment, News
The winner of the ninth season of American Idol is a choice between Lee DeWyze of Illinois and Crystal Bowersox of Ohio.
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New iPhone to land in US on 7 June
Posted: May 27, 2010 in Apple, mobileTags: 4g, apple, Gizmo, mobile, News
June 7 is now a near-certainty to be the launch date for the latest iPhone, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs kicking off the firm’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference on that day (and with US retailer Wal-Mart halving the prices of the current iPhone 3GS in readiness). That would suggest that the new handset would hit the shelves in early July.
China ‘blocks YouTube video site’
China is reported to have blocked the YouTube video-sharing website because it has been carrying video of soldiers beating monks and other Tibetans.
The date and location of the footage, posted by a Tibetan exile group, cannot be ascertained.
A Chinese government spokesman would not confirm whether YouTube had indeed been blocked.
China has a history of blocking websites which carry messages it views as politically unacceptable.
In most of China, YouTube has suddenly become inaccessible.
The site has been carrying a graphic video released by Tibetan exiles, which shows hundreds of uniformed Chinese troops swarming through a Tibetan monastery – a group of troops beat a man with batons.
In another scene a group of men, including a monk, are beaten, kicked and choked, while they lie on the ground. Some have their hands tied others appear to be unconscious.
The date and locations of the footage cannot be confirmed. Beijing maintains that it dealt lawfully with last years protests in Tibet.
On Tuesday, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said that China “is not afraid of the internet”. However, he was unable to confirm if YouTube had been blocked.
Chinese soldiers beat up Tibetans
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