Without a doubt, Apple is already prepping to send out the first alpha builds of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to its testers (if it hasn’t done so already). Remember, the first incremental update to Mac OS X 10.6 came just two weeks after Snow Leopard had been released to the public. The second, Mac OS X 10.6.2, arrived two months later, on November 9th. If Apple decides to greet us with Mac OS X 10.6.3 before December 25th, we really should make a wish list so that the Cupertino version of Santa can make all its fans ...
[read more >>] It's not exactly a surprise that Google wants to be involved with everything that has to do with the Internet, even marginally, and so far it's been building towards this goal. From the front end, the web browser and now even a dedicated operating system, to the very basics of Internet communications, the HTTP protocol, Google has its hands on everything. Now it's taking it one step further by launching its own DNS service, Google Public DNS, which it says can be faster and safer than the ones pro...
[read more >>] A cocktail of Microsoft technologies is the catalyst for what the company has called the first big refresh of the technology behind Bing Maps in years. By mixing together not just the mapping, search and location platform, but also Photosynth, Silverlight and Seadragon, along with additional technologies from Live Labs, Microsoft Research, and even third-parties, Microsoft has given birth to Bing Maps Beta, which brings to the table a superb evolution compared to the pain vanilla Bing Maps.
Both flavors of Bi...
[read more >>] Espoo, Finland-based handset vendor Nokia seems to be preparing some surprises for users when it comes to the near future. Among the things the company is hard at work on, it seems that there might be a mobile phone that boasts a 12-megapixel photo snapper and that should come as the Nokia N87 12MP, at least this is what an alleged leaked document from the company shows. The said doc, which surfaced in a video on YouTube, shows that the mobile-phone maker is secretly working on the development of a 12.1-megapix...
[read more >>] Wireless carrier AT&T announced on Monday the upcoming launch of LG eXpo, the first handset that arrives in the United States with a 1GHz processor on board. Starting with December 7, AT&T enterprise customers will be able to purchase the new handset from the company's website, while enjoying its High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 Mbps technology support, through which any user will benefit from considerable speed capabilities. At the same time, the new LG eXpo comes to the US market with support for an in...
[read more >>] Welcome to the 73rd issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems were announced last week: Scientific Linux 5.4 Live CD/DVD Edition, Tiny Core Linux 2.6 and Linux Mint 8. In other news: the KOffice development team proudly presented the improved KOffice 2.1.0 office suite; Canonical announced that it would drop support for the Low-Power Intel Architecture starting with the Ubuntu 10.04 release; Mandriva presented their latest Mandriva Flash 2010 edition. At the end of the weekly...
[read more >>] The creator of an iPhone navigation app has been tipped off on the existence of Apple’s fourth iPhone model. Pandav tells MacRumors that it has spotted usage records for the next-generation iPhone thanks to PinchMedia records. PinchMedia is an analytics firm that provides just that for Pandav and its iBart application. This allows the developer to see which apps are running on which devices. Pandav reports seeing the magical iPhone 3,1 hardware ID showing up in logs, a reference previously spotted and iden...
[read more >>] A few years ago, a large controversy was set in motion in the international scientific community about the possible existence of fossilized life forms in a Martian meteorite that crash-landed in Antarctica. The piece of rock, known as ALH 84001, was then believed by some to contain certain proof that life existed on the Red Planet sometime in the past. Skeptics were naturally less than willing to accept that, and proposed that cross-contamination may have been responsible for the discovery. Just recently, results...
[read more >>] As expected, Apple’s online store is back up featuring Black Friday discounts. The Mac maker not only slashed prices for its computers, iPods, and Apple TV, but also for creative tools, cases and bags, software, speakers, iPhone accessories, headphones, chargers, and more.As soon as Apple’s store was back online, the first thing we could spot was the 21.5-inch iMac now selling for $1,098.00. The same $101 discount applies for the 27-inch configurations. Customers can also save $101 on Apple’s ne...
[read more >>] Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced today that its recently unveiled flaghip device, Nokia X6, is now available for purchase in select markets around the world. The new handset comes to the market with the company's Comes With Music service on board, offering users the possibility to enjoy unlimited song downloads over a limited period of time. According to the worldwide leading handset vendor, the new mobile phone is aimed at changing the manner in which users around the globe experience music on th...
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