Windows 7 News announced recently that they have launched their brand new website Windows 8 News. You might think they are a little bit too early in to the game to even bother but apparently Microsoft have already begun the hiring process for posts with in the Windows 8 division which means over the coming months there will be Windows 8 features to mention. [click to continue…]
We mentioned yesterday that Facebook was due to get some updates in how it handles privacy and how it will be opening up a little more to possibly move towards how Twitter actually works.
The details are now live and TechCrunch has all the details. Rather then me repeat them all here I suggest you go check out what is changing and how it might effect you.
If you have some sort of portable media player such as an iPhone, MP4 player, Windows Mobile Smartphone or whatever else that is capable of playing videos then you need to check out Handbrake. Handbrake is a program that rips DVD’s and converts them in to formats that are compatible with smaller video playing devices.
It’s a simple to use program which accommodates mainly for iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV, PSP, PS3 and XBox 360 owners but still allows for custom settings so you can convert for any screen size you wish. [click to continue…]
A new update for Firefox has now arrived and is ready for download. Firefox 3.5 now supports private browsing as well as geo location features to name a few updates.
Other features include the Tracemonkey Javascript engine which is quicker then the previous version making java script heavy pages load quicker. Google Docs for example, should load a lot quicker then previous versions of the Firefox browser. [click to continue…]
If you are running Windows XP then you might already be aware that there is no direct way of upgrading your XP installation to the new Windows 7 operating system that is due out next month. Reasons for this is that the new OS is very different to the old OS and causes too many complications. But, Microsoft only say there is no direct way which indicates there are indirect ways to achieve the same. [click to continue…]
GMail have increased the size of attachments they will allow you to send on their email service from 20Mb to 25Mb. This increase is good news and allows you to send slightly more when and if needed.
The only limits you really need to look out for now are limits on receiving end of your email. If the receiver allows less to be received then your sent message will bounce back. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem to be honest these days as inbox’s can usually take a hefty amount of email and a nice sized attachment size.
Facebook are holding a conference today in the US and an expected announcement is that they will be allowing you to make your status updates public. At the moment, for people to see your updates they need to be logged in to Facebook and depending on your security settings, they may also need to be your friend. This rumoured update will make it an option where you can let the world see your updates just like the default Twitter settings. [click to continue…]
Microsoft Hohm is an online application that lets users get a better understanding of their energy consumption and tips on how to save energy. The Hohm service uses analytics gathered from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and it’s this information that can provide you personal energy saving tips.
“We believe technology will play a pivotal role in tackling the global energy issues we currently face”, said Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft.
Last week, Microsoft released details on their new operating system named Windows 7. Pre-orders are now being taken and for those buying a new machine or upgrading from an older operating system, you are in luck.
The options available start off with Free Upgrades which if you buy a PC from last Friday (26th June 2009) you will/should be eligible for a free upgrade plan. The “should” was thrown in there due to manufacturers having to allow this on their systems of which, most if not all are. The upgrade you get matches the version of Vista you get. For example, you buy Vista Premium then when you upgrade you will be entitled to Windows 7 Premium. Vista Business will get you Windows 7 Professional and Vista Ultimate will get you Windows 7 Ultimate. The upgrade will be obtainable on the 22nd October when Windows 7 is launched. [click to continue…]
YouTube recently made a change to the size of video that can be uploaded to it’s service. Previously the limit was 1GB and this has now been doubled to 2GB. The change is to take in to consideration the amount of users now uploading HD content to the YouTube service.
It’s an interesting move as recently (September 2008) the upload limit was restricted at just 100MB and then bumped up to 1GB and now even more. [click to continue…]
