items tagged with Software Downloads
Google goes to 'Android Market' in App Store challenge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-28 19:42:20
We've seen how successful Apple's App Store has been as a conduit between developers with $US30 million in sales and 60 million downloads in the first month. Now Google aims to follow suit with the announcement of the Android Market. Why 'Market' rather than 'Store'?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-28 19:42:20
We've seen how successful Apple's App Store has been as a conduit between developers with $US30 million in sales and 60 million downloads in the first month. Now Google aims to follow suit with the announcement of the Android Market. Why 'Market' rather than 'Store'?
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Why Pod when you can Plum?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 01:50:26
Want to record audio with your iPod or iPhone? Several people I know invested in add-on hardware to turn their iPods into audio recorders. But with the iPhone, all you need is... err, not love... software!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 01:50:26
Want to record audio with your iPod or iPhone? Several people I know invested in add-on hardware to turn their iPods into audio recorders. But with the iPhone, all you need is... err, not love... software!
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iPhone OS 2.1 – will it be a panacea or more purgatory?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-17 09:33:29
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-17 09:33:29
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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Useful desktop tools for Windows, Part 1 - MyVitalAgent
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-13 03:08:56
MyVitalAgent is a free PC utility that can help you to keep an eye on Internet traffic. At a glance, you can monitor activities such as FTP, e-mail and Web sites visited, via a nifty graphical user interface. Here's a summary of MyVitalAgent, together with a Flash video demonstration.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-13 03:08:56
MyVitalAgent is a free PC utility that can help you to keep an eye on Internet traffic. At a glance, you can monitor activities such as FTP, e-mail and Web sites visited, via a nifty graphical user interface. Here's a summary of MyVitalAgent, together with a Flash video demonstration.
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Apple updates iPhone software to 2.0.1
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-04 22:19:57
Apple has updated the iPhone and iPod touch software to version 2.0.1, but as usual the company is providing precious little detail about what it delivers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-04 22:19:57
Apple has updated the iPhone and iPod touch software to version 2.0.1, but as usual the company is providing precious little detail about what it delivers.
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NetShare for iPhone: now you see it, now you don't
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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iTunes 7.7.1 arrives from Apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-30 21:41:09
Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.7.1. The release comes hot on the heels of iTunes 7.7, which appeared alongside the iPhone 3G earlier this month.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-30 21:41:09
Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.7.1. The release comes hot on the heels of iTunes 7.7, which appeared alongside the iPhone 3G earlier this month.
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Popular iPhone applications are a waste of time
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 09:16:37
Why would anyone queue for hours, pay top dollar, suffer at the hands of activation servers that didn't work and all to get hold of an iPhone 3G just to chase a monkey in a ball around the screen or pretend to be a Jedi whilst using the handset as a virtual lightsabre?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 09:16:37
Why would anyone queue for hours, pay top dollar, suffer at the hands of activation servers that didn't work and all to get hold of an iPhone 3G just to chase a monkey in a ball around the screen or pretend to be a Jedi whilst using the handset as a virtual lightsabre?
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Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-21 09:00:41
File under showing my age: when I was a lad, the worse bit of stealing that most kids did was a handful of penny sweets while the shopkeeper wasn't looking. According to research from Microsoft, these days 11-16 year old kids are most likely to be involved with piracy instead. Indeed, 60 percent of those children asked happily admitted to opting for pirate over legit items...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-21 09:00:41
File under showing my age: when I was a lad, the worse bit of stealing that most kids did was a handful of penny sweets while the shopkeeper wasn't looking. According to research from Microsoft, these days 11-16 year old kids are most likely to be involved with piracy instead. Indeed, 60 percent of those children asked happily admitted to opting for pirate over legit items...
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iPhone antivirus: do we need it?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 02:30:05
Security software company Intego is bragging that its VirusBarrier X5 10.5.3 is the first antivirus package that can scan the iPhone or iPod touch for malware. But is it just hype?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 02:30:05
Security software company Intego is bragging that its VirusBarrier X5 10.5.3 is the first antivirus package that can scan the iPhone or iPod touch for malware. But is it just hype?
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One weekend, one million iPhone 3G sales
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 16:31:04
Apple sold an impressive one million iPhone 3Gs in the three days of its opening weekend. iPhone applications are being downloaded at a remarkable rate too, hitting the 10 million mark in the same short period.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 16:31:04
Apple sold an impressive one million iPhone 3Gs in the three days of its opening weekend. iPhone applications are being downloaded at a remarkable rate too, hitting the 10 million mark in the same short period.
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1m iPhone 3Gs sold, 10 million apps and millions of frustrated customers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 11:29:09
So, the iPhone 3G sold 1 million units by Sunday US time after launching in 21 countries, and 10 million apps via the App Store, but iTunes activation, MobileMe and firmware update snafus left millions of customers fuming, too.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 11:29:09
So, the iPhone 3G sold 1 million units by Sunday US time after launching in 21 countries, and 10 million apps via the App Store, but iTunes activation, MobileMe and firmware update snafus left millions of customers fuming, too.
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Apple iPhone users can go hang, as iTunes Store does likewise
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-11 09:05:57
If you got a new iPhone 3G yesterday or today, depending where in the world you are, then you are probably happily exploring the version 2.0 software and the third party apps that it supports. If you are an existing Apple customer trying to upgrade, it appears you can go hang. Just like the iTunes Store is doing...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-11 09:05:57
If you got a new iPhone 3G yesterday or today, depending where in the world you are, then you are probably happily exploring the version 2.0 software and the third party apps that it supports. If you are an existing Apple customer trying to upgrade, it appears you can go hang. Just like the iTunes Store is doing...
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Write your own iPhone apps for fun and profit
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-07-09 07:25:06
What could be cooler than the brand spanking new 3G Apple iPhone? How about adding your own content to it? Here’s how to begin writing your very own programs for the Jesus phone, replete with flashy effects and pictures. All you need is a Mac and an iPhone. Heck, you don’t even need the iPhone - here’s how to get an iPhone emulator too!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-07-09 07:25:06
What could be cooler than the brand spanking new 3G Apple iPhone? How about adding your own content to it? Here’s how to begin writing your very own programs for the Jesus phone, replete with flashy effects and pictures. All you need is a Mac and an iPhone. Heck, you don’t even need the iPhone - here’s how to get an iPhone emulator too!
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Hello Moto? No, hello BlackBerry!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-09 01:10:27
Own a MOTO Q9 but tempted by BlackBerry services? Now you don't have to choose one or the other.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-09 01:10:27
Own a MOTO Q9 but tempted by BlackBerry services? Now you don't have to choose one or the other.
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Microsoft releases Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 at last
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-01 19:15:57
Microsoft has finally released Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 after a protracted beta period. Used to remotely control a Windows system across a network from a Mac, a key feature of the new release is support for Network Level Authentication as used in Vista.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-01 19:15:57
Microsoft has finally released Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 after a protracted beta period. Used to remotely control a Windows system across a network from a Mac, a key feature of the new release is support for Network Level Authentication as used in Vista.
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Make Firefox fly: building from a minefield of source
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-06-30 02:09:31
The new, record breaking, Firefox 3 web browser is the fastest version of Firefox yet. But are you really getting the biggest bang for your buck (metaphorically speaking, because, of course, Firefox is free?) You can eke out a better disk and memory footprint and higher speeds by building it yourself from the original source code. I'll show you how, with genuine metrics to prove it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-06-30 02:09:31
The new, record breaking, Firefox 3 web browser is the fastest version of Firefox yet. But are you really getting the biggest bang for your buck (metaphorically speaking, because, of course, Firefox is free?) You can eke out a better disk and memory footprint and higher speeds by building it yourself from the original source code. I'll show you how, with genuine metrics to prove it.
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Apple preparing iPhone and iPod touch to be iTunes remote control
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-29 20:27:39
A developer build of iTunes 7.7 indicates that the ability to control iTunes playback from an iPhone or iPod touch will soon arrive. It's been no secret that Apple has had a vision for using touchscreen handheld devices as remote controllers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-29 20:27:39
A developer build of iTunes 7.7 indicates that the ability to control iTunes playback from an iPhone or iPod touch will soon arrive. It's been no secret that Apple has had a vision for using touchscreen handheld devices as remote controllers.
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Drive-by downloads danger from new Mac Trojan: Symantec
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-23 20:55:57
A new Trojan targeting Mac OS X poses a drive-by download threat to users, according to a senior manager at security vendor Symantec. Two new Trojans that could compromise the security of Mac OS X were reported yesterday and more information on one of them has come to light.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-23 20:55:57
A new Trojan targeting Mac OS X poses a drive-by download threat to users, according to a senior manager at security vendor Symantec. Two new Trojans that could compromise the security of Mac OS X were reported yesterday and more information on one of them has come to light.
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Firefox 3 blasts through 8 million downloads in 24 hours, record to be confirmed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-06-18 17:33:22
Mozilla was hoping for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 on its first day, and then 7 million seemed possible but it has outdone outself yet again. When the 24 hour period ended, the new browser had been downloaded 8.3 million times, but is it a software downloads record?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-06-18 17:33:22
Mozilla was hoping for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 on its first day, and then 7 million seemed possible but it has outdone outself yet again. When the 24 hour period ended, the new browser had been downloaded 8.3 million times, but is it a software downloads record?
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