Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 is now available for download. Microsoft .NET 4.5 is also now available for download.Microsoft also plans to launch Visual Studio 2012 formally on September 12th.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 editions:
Visual Studio Express 2012
Visual Studio Ultimate 2012
Visual Studio Premium 2012
Visual Studio Professional 2012
Visual Studio Test Professional 2012
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012
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Canonical has launched the Ubuntu One referrals program for ubuntu one users.The program is very simple,Just send the referrals link via email or Twitter and Facebook.And each person you invite who signs up for an Ubuntu One account will get 500MB of extra free storage and the signee will also get 500MB of extra free cloud storage.
The limit is Maximum of 40 people and you will get extra 20GB of cloud storage free.
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Independence Day India google doodle 2012:
Today google celebrates Independence day of india with a new India’s national bird, the peacock Google Doodle on it’s home page.
The Independence Day of India, celebrated on 15 August, is a holiday commemorating India’s independence from the British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on 15 August 1947.
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Java SE 7 Update 6 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Introduces a JDK for Linux on ARM v6 and v7 to address “general purpose” ARM systems.
Java Access Bridge is now included by default in Java SE 7 Update 6 on Windows
JavaFX is now fully integrated into Oracle’s Java SE implementation
Java SE 7 Update 6 is fully supported and recommended for use with Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Nopw Oracle is providing full availability of Java SE 7 Update 6 on Mac OS X, including the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK), as well as the JavaFX 2.2 rich client platform and JavaFX Scene Builder.
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Pinterest for Android is now available foe download from Google Play and Pinterest for iPad and the updated iPhone app are also available now from the Apple App Store.
Main features:
Pin what you love from around the web
Discover content by browsing interest categories
Explore pins and boards curated by pinners you follow
Repin, like and comment on your favorite pins
Pin with your camera
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Microsoft announced that more than 10 million people have signed up and started using Outlook.com.
New SkyDrive changes:
New design
New Android app
instant search
contextual toolbar
thumbnail multi-select
drag-and-drop organization
HTML5 sorting
Faster uploads
SkyDrive API can now store or access any type of file
new file picker API for websites
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Mac OS X Lion theme for Ubuntu
To install Mac OS X Lion theme on Ubuntu 12.04
1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.
4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
5.Type below command and hit enter
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To install GLX-Dock / Cairo-Dock on ubuntu 12.04
1.Open ubuntu software center.To open ubuntu software center click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type ubuntu software center in the search field.Then click ubuntu software center.
2.Type Cairo-Dock in the search box.
3.Select GLX-Dock (Cairo-Dock with OpenGL) and click install button.
4.Type your ubuntu password if needed.
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According to a blog post by google employee Saurabh Sharma, Google+ is rolling out vanity (custom) URLs for google+ profiles and pages.A custom URL is a short, easy to remember web address that links directly to your profile or page on Google+.
Now google introducing custom URLs to a limited number of verified profiles and pages.
Unity 6.2 is now available in Quantal Quetzal.What’s new in this release?
Fixes:
[nvidia] compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux
when a user starts dragging a item, any folded launcher icons that are valid drop receptacles should unfold.
running applications without an icon use a blank icon
Purchased items are not being added to the Unity launcher
some accent issues with unity/nux
Launcher doesn’t autoscroll when holding an icon
panel and launcher blinks when using libreoffice presenter/spreadsheet
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