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| App Store, iPhone Software 2.0 Released |  | With New Zealand customers already being able to buy and activate an iPhone 3G, Apple has released two much awaited upgrades for its fans: the iTunes App Store, currently offering some 500 applications, and ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2008, 10:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Users Not Upgrading XP to Vista (Even with SP1), SP3 Didn't Do it |  | Over a year after the general availability of Windows Vista (January 30, 2007), and a year and a half after the business launch of the latest Windows client (November 30, 2006), the product has yet to receive the love forecasted by Microsoft. While predicting nothing short of Wow experiences, it is waking up following the availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the sound of silence where upgrades from Windows XP to Window ... [read more >>] | | 19 May 2008, 09:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MSI Motherboards Get Free EFI BIOS Upgrade in June |  | Hardware manufacturer MSI is reportedly offering free EFI upgrades for its motherboards that still ship with the old-fashioned BIOS, starting June. MSI has always been one of the most active companies that strongly advised the industry to move away from the rudimentary BIOS setup to a more elegant EFI interface.
According to the company, each customer who buys a MSI P45 motherboard will receive a free upgrade to EFI as of June ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 10:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Reader Receives New Feature |  | One of Google's best products, the Google Reader, has recently received a new feature, meant to enhance the users' experience. The Google Reader was released back in 2005, as a means of providing Google users with a better tool for an RSS feed Reader. The web-based application can be accessed through any Google account and offers a number of customization tools, enabling the user with an easy-to-use news Reader.
Thro ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 09:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New iMacs Available |  | Last week, women-oriented tech website GeekSugar claimed it had been tipped off on the upcoming release of upgraded iMacs. The new computers, sporting speedier processors and more storage space, were said to become available as soon as the following week. Well, ru ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 03:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rumor: Faster Processor, Bigger Hard Drive for New iMacs |  | A woman-oriented tech website claims it was apparently tipped off on the upcoming release of upgraded iMacs. The new computers, sporting speedier processors and more storage space, are said to be released as soon as next week. The site claims the refreshed models will be priced[ADMAR ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Software Blocks Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Upgrades |  | Microsoft has successfully managed to block upgrades involving the latest versions of its operating systems with its own software. In this regard, the Redmond company informed that Windows PowerShell 1.0 will lead to a failed upgrade installation process of the platform it is installed on. According to Microsoft, this scenario impacts a range of operating systems including Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Both t ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: You Cannot Upgrade Vista SP1 to a Vista RTM |  | Try as you might, you will find that it is impossible to upgrade Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to a previous edition of the operating system, namely Vista RTM. And if upgrading Vista SP1 to the gold version of Vista sounds like a contradiction, just bear with ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 07:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Store Upgrade Detailed |  | The PlayStation Store, part of the PlayStation Network, is getting a facelift in April. While rumors have been flying around since February, Sony has now made it official after the latest update to the Store was released late on Friday.
The new redesigned look of the store will offer "better interface and easier navigation," which Sony says that its users really want, at least in the PAL region which was surveyed by ... [read more >>] | | 01 April 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony's $50 Crapware Fee, Killed Overnight |  | The $50 fee imposed by Sony for delivering clean-slated Vaio TZ notebooks to worldwide customers has been canceled overnight, and justified as an internal miscommunication.
Sony announced yesterday that users who want to purchase Vaio notebooks, in the TZ series that come with additional pre-installed software, have to pay an extra $50 fee to have them removed before the notebook leaves the factory.
Pre-installed software ... [read more >>] | | 22 March 2008, 05:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cheap 4GB Memory Upgrades Available for MacBooks - $95.99 |  | Other World Computing (OWC) has recently announced its 4GB Memory Kits for Apple's updated MacBook and MacBook Pro (Penryn), available starting February 26th, 2008. OWC has concluded that users working with audio/video, photo, 3D modeling and gamers employ apps that use a lot of memory. Thus, the company is mak ... [read more >>] | | 28 February 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New, Penryn Powered MacBooks Confirmed! |  | Told ya Tuesday was going to bring some joy. Well, as long as you're a MacBook lover anyway. Turns out Apple was planning on introducing new MacBook models. The Cupertino folks have also equipped the Mac Pro with smarter strackpads and multit ... [read more >>] | | 26 February 2008, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iTunes Forcing You to Upgrade Your iPod Touch? |  | Has iTunes been bugging you lately? If so, don't worry because you're not alone. That doesn't solve the problem, but hey, at least you know you're not alone on this. More and more iPod touch users are reportedly hounded b ... [read more >>] | | 14 February 2008, 03:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft to End the Distribution of Windows Vista Digital Product Keys |  | Windows Anytime Upgrade is a default feature of some of the Windows Vista editions. Because the latest Windows client ships in a variety of editions, with no less than four focused on the general consumers, Microsoft worked to streamline the process permitting users to upgrade from a lower-cost, less feature-rich versions to a higher-end version. The move is facilitated via the presence of Windows Anytime Upgrades. But as of Feb ... [read more >>] | | 08 February 2008, 11:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 17-Inch TruePower MacBook Pro Battery |  | You bought yourself a MacBook Pro and now you have to take it with you anywhere you go. Anywhere you go until its battery dies out and you find yourself carrying around a $2,000 – more or less - brick (a good looking one at least). You recharge it again and again every time it dies out on you (after all, that’s what those damn notebook batteries are so well known for, aren’t they?), so you won’t face the "brick feeling" again as ... [read more >>] | | 31 January 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung BlackJack Finally Gets Windows Mobile 6 |  | Samsung finally upgraded its Samsung BlackJack smartphone (or Samsung i607) to Windows Mobile 6 and announced the availability of a free download directly from the company's website. BlackJack owners can now visit this address and download the update that turns the smartphone from a Windows Mobile 5 ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 10:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista to XP Downgrades - Downgrading Offers Much More than Upgrading |  | The advent of Windows Vista brought to center stage the issue of downgrades. In mid 2007, Lisa Michigan from the Microsoft U.K. licensing team revealed that Vista to XP downgrades were one of the hottest subjects on the company's top five list of licensing questions, occupying both the first and the second positions. But while, as far as Microsoft is concerned, downgrade rights are by no means anything new, for customers the informati ... [read more >>] | | 12 January 2008, 06:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Major Upgrade for Nokia N95's Software |  | Nokia upgraded its N95 super phone's software, to make it even better than it already was. The new released 20.0.015 firmware version brings various improvements that many users hoped for. First of all, the battery is improved, as well as the overall stability and perfo ... [read more >>] | | 03 December 2007, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Plans Irresistible Features for the iPhone |  | Apple still has a few tricks up its sleeve, as a spokesperson promised that "plenty more upgrades" for the iPhone will come in the future. It only makes sense, as the company needs to keep attracting people to upgrade and lock back their phone ... [read more >>] | | 15 November 2007, 05:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Palm Treo 750 Upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 |  | Windows Mobile 5 is so yesterday…a lot of time has passed since the latest version of this operating system has been released. Palm Treo 750 will be one of the lucky mobile phones to get back in line with some strong competitors that already had it installed.
The handset already made this step in Australia and will do it in the US as well. This is only one of the great number of evolved devices that manage to diminish the dra ... [read more >>] | | 01 November 2007, 06:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Third Party Apps Now Fully Working on v1.1.1 Upgraded iPhones |  | So this is how the situation will present itself from now on. Apple will lock the iPhone, trigger some customer dissatisfaction, while the hackers will make all this company's work vanish in only a few days after it brought out its breakthrough ideas.
The iPhone has become a chess board for hackers and Apple to play a tight match, each making a move that they think will put the competitor to the ground. After all, it ... [read more >>] | | 10 October 2007, 04:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Forced Upgrades for Windows Live Messenger Users |  | On September 12, Microsoft announced a wave of forced upgrades to impact Windows Live Messengers and MSN Messenger users. Due to a security vulnerability in MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0 and 7.5 and in Windows Live Messenger 8.0, the Redmond company took the decision to migrate all users exposed to risks to MSN Messenger 7.0.0820 (for Windows 2000 and Windows 98, SE, ME) and to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (for XP and Vista). The upgrade process h ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 06:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Supported Upgrade Paths to Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 |  | Windows Server 2008 is Microsoft's last 32-bit server operating system. While it was initially planned to be released to manufacturing by the end of 2007, Microsoft pushed back the RTM date for Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, to early 2008 due to quality issues. At ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 06:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Upgraded IE7 Will Be Delivered as a High-Priority Automatic Update to All Windows Users |  | On October 4, 2007, Microsoft has made available for download an upgraded version of Internet Explorer 7. IE7 build 7.0.5730.13 is designed to integrate seamlessly into Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2003 IA64 and Windows 64 bit Client/Server. In this context, Windows Vista is ignored as Microsoft's latest operating system is already runnin ... [read more >>] | | 05 October 2007, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Upgraded Internet Explorer 7 – Opened to All Pirated Copies of Windows! |  | Microsoft has made available for download an updated version of Internet Explorer 7. The current build of IE7 was launched initially for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in October 2006. The subsequent version of the browser dropped concomitantly with the release of Windows Vista in November 2006 and in January 2007. Although Microsoft's original plans had been to differentiate the two browser versions for XP and Vista, with a " ... [read more >>] | | 04 October 2007, 12:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Is Apple Destroying Its Own iPhone? |  | The latest iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 has recently been released and brought along good reasons to be happy and even better ones causing endless frustration for most users. As promised, Apple has developed a solution for making the ... [read more >>] | | 01 October 2007, 04:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia E90 to Receive A-GPS |  | A new firmware coming form Nokia should bring A-GPS services for its E90 owners. Just in due time, we'd say, as the smartphone really needs some improvements to make it somewhat more appealing to potential customers.
Nokia E90 Communicator has been released earlier this year, aiming to bring a fresh solution to the line of such devices. Its price has registered a considerable drop since then, which also reflects a lack of ... [read more >>] | | 24 September 2007, 02:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alienware Area-51 m9750 Laptop Gets Dual SSDs |  | Solid state drives are having a field day as more and more high end products like laptops and notebooks are using them as upgrade options as they have no moving parts and so are more resilient to shocks while providing faster data transferring speeds than typical hard disk drives at lower power costs. The main drawback of the solid state drives remains their very high price and that only if users are willing to disconsider the fact that mo ... [read more >>] | | 11 September 2007, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IBM Boosts Blade Servers' Performance |  | The blade server design is one of the most popular and successful designs around the server market as it allows a greater degree of flexibility than other models and comes with several practical advantages like decreased price, ease of expandability and so on while maintaining a high performance.
In order to maintain is high status on the server market IBM announced the launch of a new generation of blade servers which are based on the ... [read more >>] | | 31 August 2007, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Palm Treo 750 Gets Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade |  | From the list containing many smartphones that are dumping Windows Mobile 5 for the latest version of the operation system, Palm Treo 750 is among the latest. It's a natural evolution, as producers are trying to keep their devices fresh and avoid leaving outdated software to make them lose important points against competitors.
It's great news that ... [read more >>] | | 30 August 2007, 10:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC P4350 Herald Gets Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade |  | HTC has announced for some time now that many of their older smartphone models running on Windows Mobile 5 will benefit from upgrades to the latest version of this operating system. Time has come for HTC P4350 Herald to benefit from this promise, being among the first such devices to receive the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade.
... [read more >>] | | 22 August 2007, 09:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sudoku Gets Full Makeover |  | You'd probably think that it's difficult to bring a modern touch to such an old game concept as Sudoku proves to be. The Astraware version of the game is more player-concerned than the previous ones and adds some useful features.
The game has been moved ... [read more >>] | | 09 August 2007, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Huge Change Log for Nokia N95 Firmware 12.0.013 Upgrade |  | Nokia admitted the fact that their N95 phone model could have used some upgrades and improvements in certain areas and started work on them. Their Firmware 12.0.013 Upgrade has just been released, bringing solutions to a large number of problems.
The change log has also sprung out along with the release of the Firmware 12.0.013 Upgrade application. The impressive thing about it is definitely its huge size. It looks like Nokia ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2007, 05:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Live Search 2.0 for Windows Mobile Released |  | Microsoft has recently released the second version of its Windows Mobile Live Search application. Live Search 2.0 includes several upgrades for the previous version, including some for the standalone Web-based client versions.
Windows Live Mobile Search is a fr ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2007, 07:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Supported Upgrade Pathways to Install Windows Vista |  | Microsoft's latest operating system was introduced to the general public on January 30, 2007. Microsoft applauded the high rate of adoption revealing that at the end of the first 100 days of availability, Vista had sold approximately 40 million licenses worldwide. As of June 2007, according to statistics provided by market Share by Net Applications, Windows Vista accounted for no less than 4.52% of the operating system market, with an ... [read more >>] | | 13 July 2007, 07:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Stay Away from Vista Upgrades! |  | U.S. computer manufacturer and long time Microsoft partner, Dell is raising the alarm signal over the issues associated with the upgrades to Windows Vista. Dell emphasized migration challenges inherent with the installations of Vista. This of course concerns less end users, but ... [read more >>] | | 05 July 2007, 11:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista – XP Downgrade Rights – Hot Microsoft Subject |  | The downgrade rights from Windows Vista to Windows XP are a hot subject over at Microsoft. The Redmond Company is pouring a consistent amount of effort into convincing customers to upgrade from Windows XP and previous versions of the Windows operating system to Windows Vista. However, Windows users fail to see eye to eye with the Redmond Company in this particular subject. Although Microsoft has applauded in May, through the voice of Chair ... [read more >>] | | 21 June 2007, 10:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Complete Windows Vista Upgrade Error Messages |  | Microsoft has applauded the fact that upgrading to Windows Vista would be a streamlined process, superior in finesse to what the predecessor versions of the Windows platform have had to offer. But there are exceptions to this rule. And Microsoft has cataloged Vista's aberrant upgrade behavior into a list of Knowledge Base articles designed to lend a helping hand to users attempting to troubleshoot error messages associated with the tr ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2007, 10:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Windows Vista Delays Coming |  | Windows Vista is an operating system built from delay to delay. And there is a consistent amount of delays still to come in relation to Microsoft's latest operating system. Even though Vista was made available for Microsoft Software Assurance customers on November 30, 2006 and for the general public on January 30, 2007, the operating system is not synonymous with a corporate success. Just the opposite, in fact.
Microsoft Chairman ... [read more >>] | | 24 May 2007, 10:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: Windows Vista Free Ride Is Over! Go Back to Windows XP! |  | Microsoft is sending out strong signals that the Windows Vista free ride has come to an end. The Redmond Company is subsequently advising that Windows vista upgrades should be deployed before May 31. This is because beginning with June 1, 2007, Windows Vista Beta 2, Release Candidate 1 and Release Candidate 2 will expire.
The participants in the Windows Vista Community Technology Preview program are directly affected by the M ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2007, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Say Hello to Carvin C66M! |  | Carvin needs no special introduction as this name made history in the musical gear culture and has grown to be one of the legendary names in both guitar-manufacturing and instrument amplification/ PA. The guitar series from Carvin have become a milestone in instrument-making a long time ago and wherever they are present one can be sure that discerning musicians are present as well.
These days the Carvin guitars family greets their newe ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2007, 11:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NASA Cancels Countdown to Windows Vista Launch |  | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has canceled the countdown to the launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista. However, this cancellation is not complete as it is only valid for the duration of 2007. But with this decision, NASA is just the latest federal agency to postpone upgrading their desktops to Windows Vista. According to NASA's decision, Windows Vista upgrades have been put on ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2007, 05:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Windows Vista Wow That Failed |  | Windows Vista did little to contribute to the expiration of Windows XP. Microsoft did even less. While the Redmond Company has a choice between killing XP in order to breath life into Windows Vista, that option was not accessed. And the Vista market performance was left to pay for the failed XP gambit.
“I will not upgrade to Windows Vista” is the answer provided by over 67% of computer users questioned by Harris Interactive as ... [read more >>] | | 05 April 2007, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple TV Storage Update? |  | Everybody is messing around with their new Apple TVs, whether simply by watching their movies or by opening it up and modding it to play World of Warcraft. With all this interest going about, it’s not surprising that enterprising companies see a way to step in.
Of all the features of the Apple TV, the most talked about is the size of the hard drive. Many feel it is too small, while others think it’s just right considering tha ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2007, 06:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Do You Need an Upgrade? |  | From the first 8086 processor and up to the Core 2 Duo, there has been a significant increase in computer raw power and computing capabilities, but just how much does a regular person use the computer and for what purposes?
Software has evolved along side with hardware into a symbiotic alliance; one cannot exist without the other, or if it did, then it would serve no purpose. Now you might say that if you have a vacuum cleaner ... [read more >>] | | 23 March 2007, 07:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: Upgrade Windows to Upgrade to Windows Vista |  | Windows Vista is an operating system hard to convince to perform an upgrade or to install, in certain situations. Microsoft is delivering resources designed to help Windows Vista users mitigate error messages when they attempt to perform an install or upgrade. “Upgrade has been disabled - To upgrade, start the installation from Windows,” “The installed operating system does not support an upgrade to Windows Vista” and “The upgrad ... [read more >>] | | 23 March 2007, 07:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista to Windows Vista - Upgrade Paths |  | This is not the first time that I approach the subject of Windows Vista upgrades. However, I have never detailed the upgrade options that users have if they wish to switch one edition of the operating system for another. With Windows Vista Microsoft has streamlined the upgrade process. Swapping an inferior edition for a more feature-rich alternative can be done via an upgrade disc or through the Windows Anytime upgrade disc. Infe ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2007, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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