Fedora 16 beta is now available for download and testing.what’s new in this beta?
kernel 3.1.0
Support for USB 2.0 (EHCI) devices
includes version 15 of autojump.
autokey
calcurse version 2.9.0
added cuneiform – open source OCR system
added ease – GNOME-based presentation system
added oo2gd – export of office documents to Google Docs
Google has announced a new google+ feature that allows locking and closing of comments on posts before sharing. Google has also released a new google+ APIs for search, +1s and comments for developers. The new APIs allow developers to build apps that incorporate google+ search.
Komodo Edit is a free and open-source code editor for windows, mac and linux.
Main features:
PHP, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, Tcl, XML, HTML 5, CSS 3
Customizable syntax coloring
folding
background syntax checking
auto-complete and calltips
remote file editing
Vi keybindings
toolbox with shell command integration
macros and code snippets
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Oracle’s VirtualBox 4.0.10 is now available for download. This is just a maintenance release. VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
added support for X.Org Server 1.11.
fixed compiz under ubuntu 9.10.
fixed VM initialization if a shared folder does not exist.
fixed possible deadlock between hard disk enumeration and resetting of immutable disks.
fixed not detaching of virtual storage after a snapshot restore operation.
fixed clobbered CPU registers during stos/lods/ins/outs emulation under rare circumstances.
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Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
To install thunderbird 7.0 on ubuntu 11.04
1.Open the terminal and type
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
hit enter and type ubuntu password.
2.Then type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get update
3.Type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
4.Press y and hit enter to continue
5.To open Thunderbird, click Applications icon or unity dash from unity launcher. And type Thunderbird in the search applications field.And click Thunderbird mail/News.
Author’s Description:
Flagfox is a free Mozilla Firefox add-on.It displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website’s server and provides a multitude of tools such as site safety checks, whois, translation, similar sites, validation, URL shortening.
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Airtime is now available for download.Airtime an open source application designed to make radio station management easier.what’s new in this version?
New file storage system with ‘watch’ folders.
DEB packages now available for Ubuntu & Debian.
“airtime-import” command-line utility now offers better help when invalid parameters have been passed.
Airtime installation no longer uses the system PHP.INI.
Graceful recovery from reboot
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Desktop Browser Market Share:
According to Net Applications,in September Total market share of microsoft internet explore is 54.39% (down 0.91%) , firefox 22.48% (down 0.09%),chrome 16.20% (up 0.69%), Safari 5.02% (up 0.38%) and opera 1.67% (down 0.01%).
Mobile/Tablet Browser Market Share:
According to Net Applications,in September Total market share of Safari is 55.59% (up 2.60%) , opera mini 18.92 (down 1.85%), Android browser 16.03 (up 0.29%), symbian 4.70 (down 1.13%), blackberry 2.68 (down 0.22%) and opera mobile 0.51 (down 0.07%).
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Desktop Operating System Market Share:
According to Net Applications, the total market share of microsoft windows is 92.44%(down 0.46%), mac 6.45% (Up 0.42%), linux 1.11% (up 0.04%).
Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share:
The total market share of iOS is 54.65% (Up 1.61%), java ME 18.52% (down 2.05%), Android 16.26% (Up 0.28%), symbian 6.12% (down 0.09%), blackberry 3.29% (down 0.04%) and windows mobile 0.27% (down 0.07%).
Mozilla firefox 9 aurora 2 is now available for download and testing. But Aurora releases may not be as stable as beta or final releases.
what’s new in this firefox aurora for Windows, Mac and Linux?
New Type Inference Technology.
JavaScript DNT Detection.
Additional support for Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).
Support for Chunked XHR.
Integrating the Camera UI in the browser.
HTML5 form validation API.
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