Revamped Google Picasa site identifies photo faces (8)
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Google wants to help you put a name to that face. With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon PDT Tuesday, Google's Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software. The "name tag" feature presents users with collections of photos with what it judges to ...
This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup] (10)
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Quick Media Converter Converts Audio or Video to Any Format (Windows)"Free application Quick Media Converter converts virtually any audio or video file from one format to another."Songbird Hits Beta with Better Interface, Smart Playlists (All platforms)"Songbird, the cross-platform, open-source music manager long in development, has reached its first beta release, 0.7, code-named 'Fugazi.'"D-Color Customizes Your Desktop Icons (Windows)"Free Windows utility D-Color customizes your Windows desktop icons, allowing you to switch your icon's text color, background ...
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 - IE Looks Good Again (43)
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Microsoft has recently released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, an impressive update for a software that stagnated in the past years. Internet Explorer 8 looks more elegant and easier to use, while adding many of the missing features."The brand-new implementation of Standards mode in Internet Explorer 8 offers the best viewing experience of web pages created according to the latest web standards." That means many of the web pages that include code custom tailored for ...
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Derick Valadao said:
This kind of overhaul has been long overdue. But still; no extensions, no substitution.
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paul.grayson said:
if only they could get the last 35% off IE6
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paul said:
I'm impressed that the Google Operating System blog thinks so highly of IE8. Sounds like things are back on track, and it goes to show that when Microsoft takes things seriously they really can do great things.
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Sinan Yüce said:
Bu yorumdan sonra IE 8'i denemenin vakti geldiğine karar verdim. Bakalım IE 7 gibi beni etkilemeyi başaracak mı?
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Phani said:
But i am still sticking to Firefox and "The world Browser".... IE8 is having compatibility issues with some web sites such as Igoogle etc... and throws up wierd javascript errors for thewb.com etc... anyways... I am using the power of IE8 via IE kernel based "The World Browser" which works like charm...
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Liz said:
The last 35% will have to die, or get to know someone who can run an update :)
Higher capacity Zunes coming (1)
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According to a new leak, the next Zune update will mainly just offer higher capacity drives with not much else. The leak shows the official boxes of an updated 120GB Zune, as well as a 16GB flash-based Zune each of which are almost identical to their lower capacity predecessors with the exception of glossy surfaces. Microsoft did not comment on the leak but did say that the hardware upgrades would be part of "a larger ...
Higher capacity Zunes coming (1)
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According to a new leak, the next Zune update will mainly just offer higher capacity drives with not much else. The leak shows the official boxes of an updated 120GB Zune, as well as a 16GB flash-based Zune each of which are almost identical to their lower capacity predecessors with the exception of glossy surfaces. Microsoft did not comment on the leak but did say that the hardware upgrades would be part of "a larger ...
Photos of Android Phone? (9)
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Engadget has photos of what they say is going to be a mobile phone running Google-backed mobile system Android. The phone is T-Mobile-branded and produced by HTC (Taiwan-based High Tech Computer Corporation, a member of the – again Google-backed – Open Handset Alliance, as is T-Mobile), and comes with a slidable keyboard.* [Via Reto.] *The last HTC/ T-Mobile phone I had I gave up on due to low usability, but then again, it had Windows ...
Something You Can't Find Using Google (37)
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Google Profiles, the public pages that include information about Google users, continue to add new questions. Some of the recent additions: "where I grew up", "where I live now", "places I've lived", "current company", "companies I've worked for", "current school", "schools I've attended", "my superpower".There's even a metaphorical field "something I can't find using Google". What would you write if you were to answer that question in your Google profile?Note: for now, only 118 profiles ...
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Eater said:
Interesting.http://www.google.com/s2/profiles/109859000123225450719?zx=cxwtev0jx4fb
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MiramarMike said:
... coming together ... sloowly ...
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sparrowsmith said:
I can't find my Google Profile.
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Karpuscul said:
Google готовиться к очередному захвату мира.
Launching Today in Zune Marketplace: House (1)
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Great news for fans of everybody's favorite ornery doctor: House is now available in Zune Marketplace. We have seasons one through four for sale now, with the new season going live this September.
10 Awesome BlackBerry apps (26)
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Filed under: Social Software, BlackBerryThe BlackBerry application marketplace might not be as easy to navigate at Apple's App Store and Java might not be as much fun as Cocoa Touch for developers, but there are still some great BlackBerry applications out there. 10 of my favorites: Opera Mini -- BlackBerry 4.5 is supposed to have a much-improved built-in browser (my carrier hasn't officially upgraded yet, so I'm unsure), but Opera Mini is a great alternative. ...
Sony unleashes "world's thinnest" LCD TV. (2)
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Sony has announced the release of the KDL-40ZX1, they world's thinnest LCD TV ever made at a tiny 9.9mm thick. The LCD is full HD 1080p capable and includes 120Hz MotionFlow for improved image quality during fast action scenes. Sony says the TV has a 3000:1 contrast ratio and a very decent 178 degree viewing angle. The TV also includes a wireless HD base station that should, unconfirmed however, have a range of 20 meters. ...
Comcast to cap monthly consumer broadband (12)
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Starting October 1 customers of Comcast's residential data services will have an invisible barrier on their monthly data usage. Under the new guidelines of Comcast's Acceptable Use Policy announced Thursday, that cap will be set at 250 gigabytes per month, per account. Users who go over the limit will get a courtesy call from Comcast's customer service for the first instance. However, under the new policy a second-time offense means the service is immediately suspended ...
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Kevin said:
WTF, Comcast?
