Windows 8.1 released

Windows 8.1 is now available for download.Windows 8.1 is a free update for windows 8 customers.

Main features:

Boot to desktop option.
Start button and it opens the start screen.
Single unified search engine.
improved multiple monitor support.
improved start screen personalization.
IE11.
Direct X 11.2.
revamped Store.
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Ubuntu 13.10 released

Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander is now available for download. What’s new in this version?

Linux kernel 3.11.
Upstart 1.10.
CUPS 1.6.2 and cups-filters 1.0.34.
Python 3.3.
Ubuntu 13.10 includes a new port to 64-bit ARM systems.
new Keyboard Indicator.
login/sign-up page for Ubuntu One has been added to the Ubuntu installer.
Smart Scopes.

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Ubuntu for phones released

Ubuntu Touch for phones stable has been released for developers and industry partners.

Supported devices:

Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4

Main features:

Shell and core applications
Connection to the GSM network
Phone calls and SMS
Networking via Wifi
Functional camera, front and back
Device accessible through the Android Developer Bridge tool (adb)
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Avast Free Antivirus 2014 released

Avast Free Antivirus 2014 is now available for download.What’s new in this version?

New DeepScreen technology.
New Hardened mode.
Improved cloud scanning features and crowdsourced analysis.
Continuously streaming update.
Improved cleaning of malware.
new web browser plugins.
new SafeZone for more secure online shopping and banking.
Rescue disk – allow users to create a bootable CD or flash disk.
new streamlined user interface.

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Windows Phone 8 update 3 released

What’s new in Windows Phone 8 update 3?

Support for bigger, higher-resolution screens.
Start screens with room for six Live Tiles.
support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor.
Driving Mode feature.
New accessibility features.
Improved Internet Sharing.
custom ringtones for instant messages, emails, voicemails, and reminders, contacts for text messages.
new rotation lock option.
New storage settings.
Easily close apps.
now connect to Wi-Fi during phone set up.
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Thunderbird 24.0.1 released

Thunderbird 24.0.1 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Fixed an issue where inline spell check in the compose window could stop working
Fixed an occasional crash in the subscribe dialog for newsgroups
Fixed some color contrast issues
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Firefox OS 1.1 released

Firefox OS 1.1 is now available for current users and on developer phones.

New features:

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) support.
Push Notifications API.
Adaptive app search.
Contact – Gmail and Hotmail contact import,Add to contacts.
Dialer suggestions.
faster application load times and smoother scrolling.
Firefox browser downloads.
Auto correction fixes words that you accidentally misspell.
Email – Draft Mode,Download audio and video attachments and Send image attachments.
Music Search.
Calendar – Direct event creation,Calendar event reminders.
Now More than 15 languages supported.

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Opera 17 stable released

Opera 17 stable is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Pinned tabs – Right click on a tab to pin it.
Startup options – “Continue where I left off”, “Open the Start Page”, “Open a specific page or set of pages”.
Custom search engines.
Opera Desktop 17 is based on Chromium/Blink 30.
New Extension APIs for bookmarks, commands, omnibox, webNavigation.
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