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The developers of KDE SC have just deployed a new mirror network that will be used to spread software to the masses. As everyone is aware, users had to choose the mirror server manually before downloading a package. Now, the new system chooses a mirror automatically, based on the country where the user is located... |
26 March 2012 10:42 GMT |
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On February 29th, Microsoft made available for download the Consumer Preview version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The hype around this release has been high, and the amount of downloads it has registered in the first hours of availability prove it.According to Microsoft, the platform has been download... |
2 March 2012 05:51 GMT |
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Opera 11.50 has been available for about five hours now and it's already shot past the one million downloads mark. There's no sign of slowing down either, Opera seems bent on setting a new record for the fastest downloads to date.
There's a simple way of knowing just how many times Opera 11.50 has be... |
28 June 2011 07:16 GMT |
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Application stores are becoming increasingly popular among mobile phone users, yet it seems that things are only incipient, and that the storefronts are set to grow significantly, during the ongoing year and the next few ones. In 2011 alone, the combined revenues from four major mobile application stores should incr... |
5 May 2011 13:51 GMT |
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It's been quite a while (well, a few weeks, actually) since NVIDIA released its latest drivers, but now, the GPU manufacturer ushered in a completely new software series, and although we're talking about a beta release, not a WHQL, the new 265 family of drivers does manage to bring some interesting enhancem... |
4 January 2011 14:12 GMT |
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Google's Android operating system already attracted a lot of developers on its side, which came up with applications in excess of 200,000, the latest stats on the Android Market show. Apple's App Store for the iPhone, iPod and iPad might still be on the first position, with over 300k application available ... |
28 December 2010 11:51 GMT |
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One of the most popular mobile games available for download in the Android Market today is, undoubtedly, Angry Birds for Android, the title released by Rovio in October.The mobile game proved popular even before it was released in full flavor in the application portal, and became increasingly popular since the gold ... |
29 November 2010 05:21 GMT |
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According to a new study, people listen to as many streamed music as they do to their downloaded tracks in the US. The number of people streaming their music is on the rise and will overtake those listening to downloaded songs in the short-term future.The study by NPD Group shows that, while listening to downloads ha... |
12 November 2010 10:48 GMT |
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Android phone users in Korean have now a new feature to enjoy when it comes to the Android Market, namely the availability of paid applications. Earlier this week, Internet giant Google announced the availability of paid content via the app store in the country, showing that the Android platform is growing strong in... |
17 July 2010 04:30 GMT |
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A recently published report from ABI Research shows that the number of downloads smartphone users will make from mobile application stores is expected to reach almost 7 billion in 2013. Most of the mobile software solutions are currently downloaded via app stores, and their number topped 2.4 billion applications las... |
7 May 2010 08:45 GMT |
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In a move directly tied to Friday’s availability of iPad pre-orders, Apple has removed the Downloads tab from the Apple.com navigation bar. As customers were being offered the possibility to secure their own iPad unit, the Mac maker updated not only its online store, but also the Apple.com main page, which now ... |
16 March 2010 09:34 GMT |
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The emergence of a wider number of mobile application stores around the world is expected to result in a greater amount of downloads and in larger spendings on mobile software solutions. According to Gartner, the total number of app downloads in 2010 is expected to top 8 billion, with eight applications out of ten s... |
18 January 2010 15:41 GMT |
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Three months into the “2 billion” announcement, Apple has confirmed surpassing yet another App Store landmark – 3 billion downloads! Currently hosting around 100,000 applications for both iPhone and iPod touch, the App Store has been a major hit for Apple, helping drive iPhone sales, while attractin... |
5 January 2010 10:54 GMT |
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Apple UK has announced through its iTunes12DaysOfChristmas.co.uk website that it will be offering free songs, music videos, apps, TV episodes and movies on a daily basis from December 26 to January 6. The Mac maker encourages brits to sign up for the company’s newsletter so they don’t miss a thing. &ldqu... |
4 December 2009 10:51 GMT |
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In a press release issued just moments ago, Apple has confirmed passing the two billion application downloads on its iTunes App Store, with more than 85,000 apps being currently hosted in the venue. Driving iPhone and iPod touch sales since its debut last year, the App Store has had its ups and downs, but continues t... |
28 September 2009 10:11 GMT |
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In what is a rare occasion for the company behind the Mac operating system, Apple has issued a press release announcing that App Store Downloads have topped 1.5 billion in a year since its debut. “Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its ... |
14 July 2009 10:22 GMT |
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Mobile applications are becoming increasingly popular not only among users, but among mobile phone makers as well, and a wide range of new software solution portals has seen the light of day recently, a move that, according to Juniper Research, will drive mobile apps to new levels of downloads. The firm's projec... |
14 July 2009 06:15 GMT |
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According to a post over at open salon, “...It appears that Apple will begin to allow downloads of movies and tv shows through the iPhone. This revelation [...] comes by way of an advertisement in the new ad supported version of the app Twitterfon released on 5/15/09.” “Three ads [...] scrolling acr... |
25 May 2009 04:02 GMT |
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Apple has announced reaching its latest landmark – the billionth app has been downloaded via the iTunes Store. As the milestone has been reached, the Billion App Countdown Promotion has also ended. Apple is now preparing to announce who has won a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, an... |
24 April 2009 02:46 GMT |
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Android mobile phone users are reported to have downloaded more applications to their handsets than iPhone users, says a recent study from T-Mobile. The wireless operator reports that G1 Android users have downloaded an average of 40 applications for their devices in comparison with the 37 downloaded by iPhone owners... |
6 April 2009 11:42 GMT |
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We all know that there will not be any Microsoft mobile phone, and no Zune phone is to be expected either, yet it seems that the Redmond company might have some plans of bringing Zune to its Windows Mobile operating system. For what it's worth, the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 platform will not get any Zune on ... |
26 March 2009 05:32 GMT |
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Probably terrified of having no other means of resolving New York State's $15 billion deficit, governor David Paterson has recently proposed the implementation of a new tax, one that would virtually address all downloads from the Internet, regardless of their content. Naturally, the announcement has raised... |
17 February 2009 10:55 GMT |
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For individuals with a poor connection to the Internet, this may come as good news. The most popular video-sharing website, YouTube, is currently considering to let people download its favorite videos directly from the site. Te new measure, if adopted, is meant to act as an alternative to streaming video online, whic... |
13 February 2009 06:52 GMT |
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For some strange reason, Apple has pulled one of the software updates posted earlier this week. Besides QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5.3, iDVD 7.0.3, and the update to the iLife Media Browser, Apple also posted an NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009 1.0 on the Downloads area of its web site. Now, the download isn't listed an... |
30 January 2009 03:30 GMT |
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Last week, Softpedia learned that the App Store was getting a little heavy, adding some 5,000 new apps to the 10,000 already confirmed by Apple. According to trackers, on January 12, 2009 the iTunes App Store was holding well over 15,000 applications. Reporting the figures, we went as far as speculating that the App... |
19 January 2009 02:40 GMT |
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According to new statistics from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), approximately 95 percent of all music downloads on the Internet are currently illegal, in that they infringe on copyright and cut the flow of cash to companies and artists. As a result, revenues have dropped globally by... |
16 January 2009 09:04 GMT |
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Upon releasing two software updates, Apple has also redesigned its Support -> Downloads page, adding application icons, and more space between the descriptions, providing a less clogged up overview of the stuff available. The page also includes all the possible shortcuts to downloads, ranging from iPhone to iPod... |
19 November 2008 03:08 GMT |
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After removing all of its content from Apple's iTunes Store in September 2007, NBC returned to the venue with even more content, and in HD, following Apple's hosting a Let's Rock event in San Francisco. The popular broadcaster can now confirm topping a million NBC TV shows downloaded through Apple'... |
22 September 2008 11:07 GMT |
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Seven days have passed since the release of the iPhone software development kit (SDK). Seven glorious days during which developers, small and big, have been allowed to use the same tools that Apple uses to make applications for the iPhone. As it turns out, the SDK garnered 100,000 downloads in not seven, but four day... |
12 March 2008 11:08 GMT |
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Google Earth, despite the rumors late last year that it would be discontinued pretty soon and merged with Google Maps, is still going strong at it. It has reached the 350 million downloads mark and is still looking strong and with a big future ahead. Needless to say, it is one of everybody's favorite past time t... |
12 February 2008 07:06 GMT |
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