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A few months back, I started having problems with my beloved iMac. Lines would appear on the screen, as well as patches of odd color. But worst of all was the series of system crashes I suddenly started suffering, often more than once a day. They’d happen while using Firefox, or opening a stack on the Dock, or just moving my mouse.
An interesting query from one of our (anonymous) readers on a topic which has even cropped up in our editorial meetings:
Because any excuse is good enough for a celebration, today we’re celebrating that according to our calendars, today’s the 9th day of the 9th month of 2009. To mark the day, we’re giving away 999 licenses for the brand new program FILEminimizer Pictures.
Despite the amount of time they’ve been around, Usenet newsgroups remain relatively unknown to the majority of Internet users. There are plenty of reasons for this, such as the fact that people who know about Usenet generally try to keep it a secret, or if not a secret then not as well known as, say, BitTorrent. Another reason most people don’t bother looking into Usenet is that in order to get a decent, reliable service you generally have to pay a monthly subscription.
British Government forms ‘Video Games Committee’ [GamePolitics]
Google Maps updated to include magical layer awesomeness [Google Mobile Blog]
As this year’s the summer vacation season coincides with an ever-increasing stable of awesome Android handsets, we thought that we’d take a look at some handy software you should definitely install before you start your holidays. From Augmented Reality wonder-apps to one-stop converters and translation tools, making sure you’ve got these programs with you when you set off should help you make the most of your trip.
Windows 7 RTM out on August 6th [Windows Team Blog]
A few weeks back, mobile video streaming wizard Qik announced an alpha version of its software for Android devices. The app allows you to capture live video images and stream them on the Qik website, as well as recording and sharing clips via Twitter and Facebook.
So here is the announcement we’ve been waiting for. Over the last three years or so, I’ve had many conversations with colleagues about the likelihood, or rather the inevitablility, of Google eventually releasing its own operating system. It would be based on the web, the browser and the cloud. It would be open source, free, and compatible with multiple hardware platforms. Then we saw the Chrome browser launch, followed by the Android mobile OS. Last night’s blog post may have come without any hype or build-up but it contains few surprises. And that’s great!
Firefox 3.5 finally released [Softonic review]
A lot of people are beginning to talk about Opera’s special announcement planned for next week. A special page on the developer’s website states that at 9 a.m. this Tuesday, Opera will “reinvent the web”. But what could they be talking about?