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| Update Takes Windows Live Calendar Beta to the Next Level |  | Microsoft has released a new update designed to take Windows Live Calendar beta to the next level. The surface changes the impact of the graphical user interface, enabling users not only to modify the color of a specific calendar in their list but also to choose its position. The extra UI options are available by right-clicking on a calendar. Additional modifications impact accessibility and functionality. Microsoft introduced su ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 06:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Runescape Goes HD |  | Runescape is a game so good, addictive and popular that it can be compared, when it comes to the number of players, to World of Warcraft - Jagex's game has around ten million active accounts registered. The biggest difference between this massively multiplayer online game ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Performance and Reliability Update for Vista SP1 - Download Here |  | A reliability and performance update is available for download for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This specific release targets all Windows Vista editions, provided that they have the first service pack integrated. The update comes with the promise of improving the performan ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Menu Gets Version 3.3, Kills Twilight Hack |  | A new Wii Menu update (bringing it to version 3.3) has just been put live by Nintendo and it brings a few tweaks, as it was expected. Basically, even though officially Nintendo states the most important thing is that you can "move a Mii from the Mii Plaza to The Mii Parade in the Mii Channel," another change is actually what matters: the Twilight Hack has been killed. Forever. Goodbye homebrew projects!
If you don� ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Battlefield 2142 Mac Update Delayed |  | Planet Battlefield reports that players waiting for Battlefield 2142 v1.50 on Mac should be a little more patient, as DICE has announced it is still testing it. On the official Battlefield website, Electronic Arts offers an explanation for the delay. Currently, the Mac ve ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 06:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cagney Update for Burnout Paradise Dated |  | Burnout Paradise is a game transformed. The developers at Criterion have really shown a very strong loyalty to their player base and have released two very important patches since the game was launched. They are now announcing that the third patch, codenamed "Cagney," will be ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 10:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sword of the Stars Gets New Update |  | We all know that strategy games should have the longest life cycles in the gaming industry since they are about... strategy, you know, and not visuals or other eye-catchy stuff. One of the games planning to prove that this statement is correct is Sword of the Stars, the 4x space stra ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 08:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Update Available for XP SP3 Connection Sharing Host Problems |  | Although a router or a switch should be the standard when it comes down to sharing a single Internet connection between multiple computers, some users insist on putting the Connection Sharing capabilities of Windows to good use. The recently made available Windows XP SP3 has some issues when it comes down to ensuring that a client computer on the local area network can connect to the Internet. According to Microsoft, disabling an ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 05:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Facebook Works on Major Update to Become More Spam-Resistant |  | Facebook, the so-popular social networking website, is currently working on a major update which will bring several improvements to the service. One of the most important updates is related to the security of its users because Facebook wants to make the profiles more spam-resistant and reduce the amount of spam messages delivered to Facebook members. Moreover, thanks to user feedback, the Facebook administrators find out that mos ... [read more >>] | | 22 May 2008, 04:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google News Stays Longer in Clusters |  | When you turn to the standard Google search page, you are faced with the already famous simple format, on top of which you can see several links. Those links are meant to direct the user to a specialized part of the Google search engine. Among them, you can also find "News", which will forward you to a Google page featuring all the latest news from all major categories.
If you are looking to find news on a specific s ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Earth - Updated Imagery |  | Google Earth is most probably one of the best products of the Mountain View-based giant. Since its release (under the name of Google Earth) back in 2005, Google has tried to permanently improve its product. Currently, the free software application has reached its 4.3 version, which has a number of interesting new features, offering its users a better understanding of their native places. From time to time, the developers at Googl ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 06:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Maps Turns to Real Estate |  | Google Maps and Google Earth are two of the Mountain View company products that can provide users with a number of useful tools, meant to solve their everyday problems. Since its release in early 2005, Google Maps has received some important new features and upgrades. At this point in time, Google Maps can be used to locate almost anything of significant importance. And because the guys at Google never rest when it comes to impro ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Earth – Updated Images of Myanmar |  | By now, most of you have noticed the "Support victims" link featured on the Google home page. As we also informed you, Google and other organizations have put a considerable effort in trying to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The devastating cy ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 05:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| One More Google Earth Release Available for Download |  | The Mountain View-based company released an updated version of Google Earth a few days ago, a new edition of the downloadable mapping tool which is supposed to correct several glitches spotted in the 4.3 beta version rolled out some weeks ago. As you probably remember, Google has recently released Google Earth 4.3 beta version of the downloadable tool which includes many improvements from the previous release.
Here are the rel ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 10:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac Pilot 3 Packs 200+ Improvements |  | Koingo Software's Mac Pilot has recently been updated to version 3.0.1. The latest release, Koingo claims, sports around 200 new features and enhancemen ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 16:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Boom, aka 'Bomberman meets Doom', Updated to Version 1.6.2 |  | Factor Software has updated Boom, an arcade game much like the popular and addictive game Bomberman. It brings the playability and feel of the glorious 8-bit consoles to the Mac. Version 1.6.2 fixes an issue that caused the monitor color depth to not be properly restored after changing the option for setting the di ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 05:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Book 13: Doom of the Last-King Comes to LOTRO |  | The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar subscribers have every reason to be happy now, since Codemasters and Turbine have announced the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-King, the fifth content update since the MMORPG was launched. Unfortunately for t ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 04:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google's Users: the Latest Update “Stinks”! |  | Yesterday, the Mountain View-based company Google rolled out what was supposed to be one of the most important Google Finance updates but, unfortunately for the search giant, consumers had quite an unexpected reaction following this improvement. Google proudly announced on the official Google Financ ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 01:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Good Looking iArchiver 1.3 Released, Adds Encryption Support |  | The headline has already given it away, but we want to say it properly and without any word restrictions. iArchiver 1.3 has a fresh new look, it now fits better in the Dock and Finder toolbar, and adds support for new formats including .cab and .arj files. A trial version of the software ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iSoftPhone 2.2 Adds Dock Icon, Prompt Before Quitting |  | Xnet Communications has released iSoftPhone version 2.2 for Mac. The VoIP telephony app is available as a free download to existing iSoftPhone users. iSoftPhone 2.2 adds both fixes and new features. A noteworthy addition is the Dock icon ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 16:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Burnout Paradise Gets New Game Modes |  | Criterion, the developer of the Burnout franchise, are really working over time to get more and more content available for their latest title Burnout Paradise, the one that some have criticized for not delivering enough to keep fans occupied.
The second ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Earth 4.3 Released and Available for Download |  | As expected, the Mountain View company has out the new version of Google Earth yesterday, namely the 4.3 edition, which was supposed to come with several new improvements. One of the most important additions is surely Street View, a function that was first impleme ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 03:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dell Updates Vostro Notebook Series |  | Dell has just announced an update to its business-class Vostro series of notebooks, that now include the new 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 and the 15.4-inch Vostro 1510 models. Also, the manufacturer has performed significant updates to the existing 17-inch Vostro 1710 laptop, but it will be available in May this year.
According to the company, the new offerings in the business-class line-up are Dell's response to its customers ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 09:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple TV Firmware 2.0.2 Available |  | In typical Apple manner, the Cupertino-based corporation has issued an update for its Apple TV userbase without saying a word about it. Apple TV version 2.0.2 seemingly just contains what Macworld calls a "collection of unenumerated bug-fixe ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 08:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fresh Version of Google Earth Expected Today! |  | The Mountain View-based company Google is expected to roll out a new version of Google Earth later today, according to rumors launched by the Google Earth Blog. At this time, there's no download link available and the old download page gets you to the old 4.2.205.5730 version released back in November 2007. However, it seems like Google prepares to update the downloadable mapping technology to version 4.3, a special edition ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 04:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Morph Age 4.0 Supports Motion and Blending Curves Editing |  | Creaceed has updated its Morph Age and Morph Age Pro to version 4.0. The software morphs/warps images and movies on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, which users can then save to a QuickTime movie. The latest version of the software adds Motion and Blending curves editing. Also, by moving only a subset, users can now derive the position of all curves. A ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 10:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| QuickTime (7.4.5) Security Patch Detailed |  | Last week, Apple was announcing... wait, no, Apple barely "announces" its hardware, so updates are out of the question. What I meant to say was that last week, the Cupertino-based corporation responsible for some of the most innovative products out there has rolled out thre ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Updates iTunes, QuickTime and Front Row |  | Updates are available for your computer! iTunes, QuickTime and Front Row updates are all just waiting to be ticked, downloaded and installed on your Mac. The first two go for Windows users too, since iTunes and QuickTime can also be used on Microsoft's operating system. Hopefully, this time ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 03:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toshiba Updates Satellite Notebook Line with Fusion Finish |  | Toshiba has just announced an update to its Satellite notebook line, that now comes with enhanced design and increased functionality. The new Satellite offerings sport Toshiba’s Fusion Finish in a Horizon pattern, that give the notebooks an unique blend of appearance and texture.
The Satellite U400, Satellite M300, Satellite A300 and Satellite P300 are the four updated computers that now sport Sleep-and-Charge USB ports and fa ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Xbox Live Downtime Tomorrow |  | If you plan to log on into any part of the Xbox Live service on April 1, starting with 9 AM GMT, you'd better postpone that plan for some time. Specifically, you'd better postpone it for about three hours, because that's the period for which ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 06:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Moneydance 2008 Makes Better Friends with Leopard |  | Reilly Technologies has recently updated its financial management application for Mac OS X, Moneydance. Version 2008 (Build 606) delivers both improvements and bug fixes, but most notably, it integrates better with ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 03:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Panasonic's Toughbook 19 Rugged Notebook Gets Core 2 Duo CPU |  | Panasonic has just announced a new processor and memory update to its die-hard Toughbook 19 convertible tablet computer. The new generation of Toughbook 19F rugged tablet now comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and with expanded memory capabilities.
Mostly used in military, government and commercial applications, Panasonic's clamshell notebook comes packed in a magnesium alloy casing that allows the lightweight noteb ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 16:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| News Comments Update from Google |  | The Comments feature that Google added to its News service was launched a couple of months back, and allows people mentioned in a particular story to comment on the respective articles. That’s basically giving a voice to anybody worth hearing and making every version of the story very easily accessible. There’s no better way to make the various perspectives available to Google News readers.
There’s been an update for the Comments featur ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 09:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Self Aware Safari 3.1 |  | Most iPod owners use a PC. Not because they don't like Macs, but because most iPod owners are part of a huge population that uses PC. Not making myself clear yet? People mostly use PCs, OK?! It's hard for me to say this, but it's true. Moving on. As iPod owners, they need iTune ... [read more >>] | | 21 March 2008, 16:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 1Password Updated for Safari 3.1 |  | As soon as Safari 3.1 was out as "the world's fastest browser," 1Password simply couldn't keep up the pace and stopped working with the ... [read more >>] | | 20 March 2008, 06:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Features in the All-New Yahoo! Mail |  | The Yahoo! Mail Blog, offering peaks into what the team is working on and giving out advice on resolving issues, has given us a heads-up (or better said has pulled our sleeve) on the new features introduced. Judging by the amount of feedback they’ve received and from what people have been telling me related to them, they are big with a capital b.
First off, there’s the Download All Attachments option, that ... [read more >>] | | 19 March 2008, 05:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PS3 Firmware 2.17 Is Now Released |  | If you have your PlayStation 3 around you, this is the moment when you should (or, at least, could) download and install the newly released PS3 firmware update, the 2.17 version. The one before this has been launched about three months ago, back in Decembe ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 04:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yahoo! Maps Get Local Update |  | The life-long battle between Yahoo! and Google is being fought at every level possible, starting with the search engine, advertising platform, email services, and going to the maps they both offer to their users. At the moment, as with most of the other options and services, Google is the Maps leader, but unlike in other domains where it chooses to present old features as new, the Sunnyvale-based company is actually doing a good ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 15:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google’s Advanced Search Page Updated |  | Google’s cash cow is its advertising program, as everybody knows, but the search engine is the core of what the Mountain View-based company stands for. It’s only natural to want to improve it, but at this point, there’s no point in doing that, at least not in the traditional companies fighting over who rolls out the best changes that would impact the market kind of way.
Although there has been no official notice yet on any of the Google ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Bulky Google Reader |  | Google Reader is hands down on of the best ways of managing your feeds on the Internet at the moment and it’s not budging an inch when confronted by similar products. It is able to land the top spot in the hearts of its users because unlike the same service coming from other web companies, it is constantly being worked upon, and that gets highlighted with every possible occasion.
Most of the features that have been added so far were not ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 04:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Your Recording Studio, Updated! GarageBand 4.1.2 |  | It doesn't matter if you're not Mozart or Paul van Dyk, anyone can have fun hitting a few notes or creating snare, kick and synth beats. That's where GarageBand comes in. Your very own recording studio has just received an update from Macvide (developer), improving stability and ad ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 07:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Tiger Update (10.4.12) Coming in 2 Weeks? |  | All those still using Tiger listen up and listen good 'cause this one's gonna rock your world (thought I'd use old school expressions to which you guys can refer better, if you catch my drift). Blokes over at macenstein.com say that 10.4.12 is on the way, claimi ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 06:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Change Yahoo! Mail Communicating |  | In the past weeks, Yahoo! Mail has experienced some SMTP issues that had messages being delivered late, starting from minutes and up to days. It was a big problem that nobody was aware of unless they specifically checked with the intended receiver. A bigger mess couldn’t be possible, especially with messages that were urgent and did not make it in time.
The problem was addressed to by the Community Manager appointed by Yahoo! ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 03:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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