Yahoo has launched a gaming distribution portal Yahoo Games Network for developers who want distribution of the Yahoo network and authenticate players, monetize their games, provide social sharing, analytics and ongoing operational support.Yahoo also launching the new Yahoo Classic Games with a new design that plays seamlessly across the Web, Android devices and iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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Java SE 8 is now available for download.What’s new in this version?
Lambda Expressions.
Method references provide easy-to-read lambda expressions for methods that already have a name.
Default methods enable new functionality to be added to the interfaces of libraries and ensure binary compatibility with code written for older versions of those interfaces.
Repeating Annotations
Type Annotations
Improved type inference.
Method parameter reflection.
The JDBC-ODBC Bridge has been removed.
JDBC 4.2 introduces new features.
JDK 8 includes Java DB 10.10.
DK 8 includes Java Mission Control 5.3.
Enhanced text support including bi-directional text and complex text scripts such as Thai and Hindi in controls, and multi-line, multi-style text in text nodes.
Support for Kerberos 5 Protocol Transition and Constrained Delegation.
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NetBeans IDE 8.0 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?
JDK 8 support
Java SE Embedded support
Java ME Embedded 8 support
Several Java Editor enhancements
Improved integration with JavaFX Scene Builder.
New PrimeFaces code generators
Tomcat 8.0 and TomEE support, including out-of-box JPA, JSF and JAXRS configuration and data sources.
Mozilla firefox 28 stable is now available for download. What’s new in this firefox 28?
VP9 video decoding implemented
Mac OS X: Notification Center support for web notifications
Horizontal HTML5 audio/video volume control
Support for Opus in WebM
Now that spdy/3 is implemented support for spdy/2 has been removed and servers without spdy/3 will negotiate to http/1 without any penalty
Support for MathML 2.0 ‘mathvariant’ attribute
Background thread hang reporting
Support for multi-line flexbox in layout
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Thunderbird 24.4.0 is now available for download. What’s new in this version?
FIXED
Several fixes to improve handling of BCC when replying to messages.
Security fixes:
Out-of-bounds write through TypedArrayObject after neutering.
Out-of-bounds read/write through neutering ArrayBuffer objects.
Use-after-free in TypeObject.
Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs.
SVG filters information disclosure through feDisplacementMap.
Memory corruption in Cairo during PDF font rendering.
Information disclosure through polygon rendering in MathML.
Out of bounds read during WAV file decoding.
Files extracted during updates are not always read only.
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards.
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Microsoft announced that its note taking software is now available for free to download for Mac and windows.
Main features:
OneNote is now free.
OneNote for Mac is now available.
Premium features are available to paid customers.
OneNote service now provides a cloud API.
OneNote Clipper for saving web pages to OneNote.
[email protected] for emailing notes to OneNote.
Office Lens for capturing documents.
Sending blog and news articles to OneNote from Feedly, News360 and Weave.
Easy document scanning to OneNote with Brother, Doxie Go, Epson, and Neat.
Writing notes with pen and paper and sending them to OneNote with Livescribe.
Mobile document scanning to OneNote with Genius Scan and JotNot.
Having your physical notebooks scanned into OneNote with Mod Notebooks.
Connecting your world to OneNote with IFTTT.
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Mozilla has cancelled Firefox for Windows 8 project.The main reason for the decision are low user numbers. Mozilla states that fewer than 1,000 used the Metro shell each day.
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Google slashed the prices for its Google Drive product.
New price details:
$1.99 per month for 100 gigabytes (previously $4.99)
$9.99 per month for 1 terabyte (previously $49.99)
with 15GB free.
Opera Mini 8 for Java and BlackBerry is now available for download. What’s new in this release?
The fresh new look
improved Speed Dial start page with redesigned tiles.
Night mode – dims the effects of an ouch-that’s-bright screen.
Improved savings reports
Private mode – don’t save information once the open tab is closed
Wordpress 3.9 beta 1 is now available for download and testing.
updated TinyMCE
new paste handling
added widget management to customizer
added the ability to upload, crop, and manage header images, without needing to leave the customizer.
new theme installer.
Galleries now receive a live preview in the editor.
now drag-and-drop images directly onto the editor to upload them.
improved editing images.
New audio/video playlists.
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