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Notepad++ 6.3 released

Post last modified:February 5, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Notepad++ 6.3 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Fix regex search replace hanging problem.
Fix folding performance issue.
Fix folding level N folds partially bug.
Add UDL (User Defined Language) versioning.
Make UDL line comment start position definition be more accurate.
Add new options for UDL number definition.
Fix applying wrong UDL bug while several UDL exist.
Fix UDL incorrect folding while Unix EOL is used.
Fix UDL stream comment hanging problem.
Fix UDL multi-part keywords recongnition problem while “Ignore case” is checked.
Fix a UDL number recongnition problem.

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Twitter hacked

Post last modified:February 2, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

According to twitter’s Director of Information Security Bob Lord their security systems were breached and information for around 250,000 accounts including usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted passwords may have been accessed.
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Browser Market Share January 2013

Post last modified:February 1, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Browser Market Share:

According to Net Applications,in January Total market share of

microsoft internet explore is 55.14%,
firefox 19.94%,
chrome 17.48%
Safari 5.24% and
opera 1.75%.
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Operating System Market share January 2013

Post last modified:February 1, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Operating System Market Share:

According to Net Applications, in January the total market share of

microsoft windows is 91.71%,
mac 7.08%,
linux 1.21%.

Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share in January:

The total market share of
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BlackBerry launches new BlackBerry 10 devices

Post last modified:January 31, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

BlackBerry has launched two new smartphones called BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. These phones are scheduled to come to the US in March 2013.And the company (Research in Motion-RIM) also changing its name to BlackBerry and will use the stock symbol BBRY.

BlackBerry Z10:

4.2 inch (1280 x 769 resolution) touchscreen with 356 ppi
black and white colors
dual-core CPU
2GB of RAM
16GB storage and expanded via a microSD up to 32 GB
accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, light sensors
Bluetooth 4.0
8MP rear camera with 1080p HD video recording
2MP front camera for 720p video chatting
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Opera 12.13 released

Post last modified:January 31, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Opera 12.13 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Opera 12.13 is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

A new stand-alone update-checker, as part of a planned upgrade of the auto-update system.
Improved protection against hijacking of the default search, including a one-time reset
Fixed an issue where Opera gets internal communication errors on Facebook.
Fixed an issue where no webpages load on startup, if Opera is disconnected from the Internet.
Fixed an issue where images will not load after back navigation, when a site uses the HTML5 history API.
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XBMC 12.0 ‘Frodo’ released

Post last modified:January 31, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

XBMC 12.0 (Frodo) is now available for download.XBMC is a free and open source (GPL) media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows and in more than 30 languages.

What’s new in this release?

HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine.
Live TV and PVR support
h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P) video software decoding for anime
64bit support in OSX to match the 64bit support in Linux
Improved image support
Support for the Raspberry PI

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phpMyAdmin 3.5.6 released

Post last modified:January 30, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

phpMyAdmin 3.5.6 is now available for download.What’s new in this version?

Fixes:
Erroneous advisor rule
localStorage broken in server status monitor
Editing a procedure with special characters
Visualize GIS data throws Fatal Error
Double-escaped error message
Login without auth on second server
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Microsoft Office 2013 released

Post last modified:January 29, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft Office 2013 is now available from microsoft store.

Price details:

Office 365 Home Premium – $99.99/year (word,excel,powerpoint,onenote,outlook,publisher,access,skydrive -+20GB,skype – 60 minutes of Skype calls per month)
Office Home and Student – $139.99 (word,excel,powerpoint,onenote)
Office Home and Business – $219.99 (word,excel,powerpoint,onenote,outlook)
Office Professional – $399.99 (word,excel,powerpoint,onenote,outlook,publisher,access)
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Ubuntu 13.04 Wallpaper Contest

Post last modified:January 29, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Wallpaper Contest for Ubuntu 13.04is open for submissions.

Rules:

Dont create busy and filled with too many shapes and colours.
Use a similar tone throughout is good.
Use a single point of focus, a single area that draws the eye in.
Avoid having anything on the left and top edges as this will clash with Launcher and Panel.
Try your image at different aspect ratios.
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