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Android 5.1 Lollipop update released

Post last modified:March 10, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Google has announced the Android 5.1 Lollipop update, the first major update to Android Lollipop and also released factory images of Android 5.1 for Nexus 5, Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (WiFi) devices.

New features:

Support for multiple SIM cards.
Device Protection – lost or stolen device will remain locked until you sign in with your Google account even with factory settings.
high definition (HD) voice calling.
improves stability and performance.
ability to join Wi-Fi networks from Quick Settings.
control of your paired Bluetooth devices from Quick Settings.
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Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.123.10 released

Post last modified:March 10, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.123.10 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this Snapshot?

Dual Vivaldi icons in taskbar- Standalone Install
Option to turn off google Safe browsing
Opening add bookmark with no search field breaks
Bookmark tree branches – expand
Highlighted bookmarks folder
Better spatnav focus indicator
Activating full screen on a video takes 5+ seconds
fixed Can’t open settings window more than once per session
C++ <-> Javascript communication channel for Vivaldi UI
Pinned tab size in vertically positioned tab bar
Spat nav highlights certain elements when clicking with mouse
Spatial navigation should focus images inside links
Setting to control autocomplete in address field
and lots of fixes
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Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Preview released

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
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Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced Office 2016 for Mac Preview and it is now available for download and testing.Now you can also use the preview builds alongside Office for Mac 2011.And the new build will expire 60 days after it is posted.
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Firefox 36.0.1 released

Post last modified:March 6, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Firefox 36.0.1 is now available for download. This is a bug fix release. What’s new in this release?

Fixed
Disable the usage of the ANY DNS query type
Fixed a startup crash with EMET
Hello may become inactive until restart
Print preferences may not be preserved
Hello contact tabs may not be visible
Accept hostnames that include an underscore character (“_”)
WebGL may use significant memory with Canvas2d
Option -remote has been restored
Fix a top crash
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Vivaldi Technical Preview 2 released

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi Technical Preview 2 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this release?

Placing Bookmarks bar at the top or bottom.
Now select ANY bookmark folder to be displayed in the Bookmarks bar.
turn on and off images or load images from cache only.
Now more than 30 language support.
Fast-Forward and Rewind.
Spatial navigation.
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Rufus 2.0 released

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Rufus 2.0 is now available doe download. Rufus is a free software to format and create bootable USB flash drives. What’s new in this release?

UI improvements
support for Windows To Go (when Rufus is running on Windows 8 or later).
support for Grub4DOS and GRUB 2 based images (e.g. FreeNAS).
portable application support, through a ‘rufus.ini’ file.
native decompression support for DD images (.Z, .gz, .lzma, .bz2 and .xz)
seamless UEFI boot of NTFS partitions, for Windows ISOs with large files (>4GB).
support for Windows multipart ‘install.swm’.
support for non Microsoft VHD drivers.
Norwegian translation, courtesy of JED.
Fix a crash on image selection when no device is present.
Fix broken VHD support on non-English version of Windows.
Fix write error for DD images that are not a multiple of the sector size.
Fix broken Unicode support.
Update embedded Syslinux to 6.03.
Other improvements and fixes.
Update Windows version listing for Windows 10.
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Yahoo Contact Cards

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Yahoo has introduced New contact cards in Yahoo Mail .The new yahoo mail Contact cards provide information including photo or company logo, phone number, job title, and links to social profiles including Facebook and Flickr and are available every time you hover over a person’s name in a message, or when composing an email.
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FileZilla 3.10.2 released

Post last modified:August 12, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

FileZilla is a free FTP client for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. It is released under GNU General Public License. FileZilla Client version 3.10.2 is now available for download. See what’s new in this release?

When reopening files already being edited, preselect the previously used selection.
The subject area in the certificate verification can now be scrolled if the certificate contains many alternative names.
OS X binaries are now 64bit.

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Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.118.2 released

Post last modified:March 3, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.118.2 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this Snapshot?

New supported languages Croatian, Korean, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Nynorsk and Ido.
“Add Bookmark” dialog functionality
Use SHIFT+Arrows for spatial navigation
Hide navigation bar, integrate address bar in quick commands.
Bookmark indicator animates on tab switch
Added some privacy settings
cmd + w closes window instead of current tab
Ctrl+Enter should implement www. address complete feature
Add button in the speed dial is clickable
Activate “Add to Speed dial button” when there is a valid URL
Implement pinned tabs
Double clicking note should open associated URL
Add «Card Style» design to Add Bookmark dialog & Bookmark manager
Active download indicator in the panel
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Epic Games Unreal Engine 4 is now free

Post last modified:March 3, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Unreal Engine 4 is now available to everyone for free and all future updates will be also free. In exchange user need to pay a 5% royalty on gross revenue after the first $3,000 per product, per quarter.
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