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PHP 5.4.11 released

Post last modified:January 18, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

PHP 5.4.11 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Fixes:

Sigsegv when Exception::$trace is changed by user
Errors in eval’ed code produce status code 500
getenv produces memory leak with CGI SAPI.
FILTER_VALIDATE_INT does not accept +0 and -0
json_decode does not properly decode with options parameter
Update list of common mime types. Added webm, ogv, ogg.
segfault due to libcurl connection caching.
Memory leak when reusing curl-handle.
CURL >= 7.28.0 no longer support value 1 for CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST.
Can’t enable hostname validation when using curl stream wrappers
Curlwapper is not sending http header randomly
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Facebook Graph Search

Post last modified:January 16, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Mark Zuckerberg announced Graph Search, a new way to find people, photos, places and interests that are most relevant to you on Facebook and it starts today with a limited preview, or beta.Graph Search will appear as a bigger search bar at the top of each page.
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Google chrome 24 stable released

Post last modified:January 12, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Google just released chrome stable update 24.0.1312.52 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. What’s new in this chrome update ?

support for MathML
update to Flash (11.5.31.137)

Security fixes:

Use-after-free in SVG layout.
Same origin policy bypass with malformed URL.
Use-after-free in DOM handling.
Missing filename sanitization in hyphenation support.
Integer overflow in audio IPC handling.
Use-after-free when seeking video.
Integer overflow in PDF JavaScript.

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60 million Windows 8 licenses sold

Post last modified:January 9, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller has announced that 60 million licenses of Windows 8 have been sold to date and it includes both upgrades and sales to OEMs for new devices. And the Windows store has passed the 100 million app download mark in just two months.According to Tami there are more than 1700 certified systems for Windows 8 and Windows RT.

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Thunderbird 17.0.2 released

Post last modified:January 9, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Thunderbird 17.0.2 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:

Pressing the ‘x’ button on Windows now closes only one window rather than the whole application
An issue that caused occasional corruption in local folders after filtering
An issue that caused deletion of drafts saved in IMAP folders whilst in offline mode
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Mozilla firefox 18 released

Post last modified:January 8, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 18 final is now available for download.

what’s new in this firefox 18?

Faster JavaScript performance via IonMonkey compiler
Support for Retina Display on OS X 10.7 and up
Preliminary support for WebRTC
Experience better image quality with our new HTML scaling algorithm
Performance improvements around tab switching
Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio
Improvement in startup time through smart handling of signed extension certificates
Support for W3C touch events implemented, taking the place of MozTouch events
Disable insecure content loading on HTTPS pages
Improved responsiveness for users on proxies
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Ubuntu phone OS Unveiled

Post last modified:January 3, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Mark Shuttleworth revealed that Canonical has developed a touchscreen based version of Ubuntu OS. Ubuntu for phone was made specifically for both high end and budget smartphones.

System requirements for Entry level Ubuntu smartphone:

Processor architecture – 1Ghz Cortex A9
Memory – 512MB
Flash storage – 4 to 8GB eMMC + SD

System requirements for High-end Ubuntu superphone:

Processor architecture – Quad-core A9 or Intel Atom
Memory – Min 1GB
Flash storage – Min 32GB eMMC + SD

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Browser Market Share December 2012

Post last modified:January 2, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Browser Market Share:

According to Net Applications,in December Total market share of

microsoft internet explore is 54.77%,
firefox 19.82%,
chrome 18.04%
Safari 5.24% and
opera 1.71%.

Mobile/Tablet Browser Market Share:

According to Net Applications,in December Total market share of
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Operating System Market share December 2012

Post last modified:January 2, 2013
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Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Operating System Market Share:

According to Net Applications, in December the total market share of

microsoft windows is 91.74%,
mac 7.07%,
linux 1.19%%.

Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share in December:

The total market share of
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Free Download Manager 3.9.2 released

Post last modified:December 28, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Free Download Manager 3.9.2 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

RTSP/MMS downloads.
FDM saves list of downloads and other service data only when it’s required.
Auto update system for Firefox extension.
Support of “Decrease traffic usage on browser activity” option for Firefox browser.
Compatibility issue with Internet Explorer 10.
Bug fixes.
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