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Linux gets Adobe AIR

by Iyaz Akhtar on Dec 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM

One of the troubles of using many different operating systems is finding replacement applications for your platform.  Adobe AIR is out there to solve that.  If you don’t know about Adobe AIR, you install it on your computer and then download apps that work on AIR.  AIR is a free… Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Office Home and Student only $79.95 (with free shipping!)

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 20, 2008 at 02:00 PM

This is the latest version of the Home Office programs, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.  The software suite includes Office Excel 2007, Office OneNote 2007, Office PowerPoint 2007, and Office Word 2007.  For those that may not have tried this latest version out before— be prepared it is a… Continue Reading »

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Microsoft unveils online store for the United States

by Natesh Sood on Nov 15, 2008 at 01:00 PM

One of the things Apple has on Microsoft (among many) is that they have a fully functional online store available in many countries around the world.  Not until recently, Microsoft only had online stores set up in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Korea.  However, they unveiled a… Continue Reading »

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Make Android more like iPhone visual voicemail

by JG Mason on Nov 13, 2008 at 04:19 PM

PhoneFusion announced yesterday that their Fusion Voicemail + is coming to the Android platform that will allow users to view their voicemails and listen to them in any order they choose.  This was a big selling point of the original iPhone and now it is coming to the Android platform.… Continue Reading »

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AVG names critical Windows file as a Trojan

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 11, 2008 at 06:20 PM

Many users of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8 were stuck with Windows systems that didn’t operate after the AVG security scanner software mistakenly identified a necessary Windows component as a Trojan virus.  The file user32.dll was tagged incorrectly as a banking Trojan after a signature update on Sunday.  The AVG… Continue Reading »

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Launching a startup? You may want to check out Microsoft’s BizSpark created just for startups

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 7, 2008 at 04:18 PM

Just Wednesday, Microsoft announced a site set up exclusively for tech startups.  No, working with startups isn’t a new concept for Microsoft.  But often, the programs weren’t very well known, and the scope was rather narrow.  This latest launch, BizSpark, is a different story.  First off, when joining, you get… Continue Reading »

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Android to get anti-malware software

by Iyaz Akhtar on Nov 5, 2008 at 01:11 PM

SMobile is putting out some software to protect your G1 called VirusGuard.  Android is a very open OS and plenty of people have thought about how to keep it secure.  While Google has a kill switch for apps, that doesn’t stop you from downloading and running malware.  This new application… Continue Reading »

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I can’t delete these @#$%# photos

by JG Mason on Nov 5, 2008 at 08:19 AM

For most of us, accidentally deleting photos is a problem.  Or so thing Diskeeper who recently released Undelete 2009, a utility that makes it so you can recovered deleted items (not just photos).  The company hopes to save consumers from that nasty “delete” button. The makers say not only will… Continue Reading »

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Augmented reality android app: Wikitude

by JG Mason on Oct 29, 2008 at 03:09 PM

In what has to be the worst name ever for any app, not just Android, Wikitude by Mobilizy offers something extremely unique: augmented reality.  In addition to being a POI (point of interest) search companion, the tool makes use of all the on-board hardware on the G1: GPS, accelerometer, data… Continue Reading »

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What’s not so good about the BlackBerry App Center

by JG Mason on Oct 21, 2008 at 02:15 PM

Committing to a firm date of March 2009, RIM announced today it, too, would have an app store at its super-fun RIM BBDC (BlackBerry Developement Center).  Just like the cool kids from Apple and Google, users can shop for applications to bring new functionality or just time wasters to their… Continue Reading »

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