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Blender 2.63 released

Post last modified:April 30, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Blender 2.63 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

new Blender mesh system with full support for N-sided polygons.
Portions of the mesh can now be hidden in sculpt mode.
support for a panoramic camera, mirror ball environment textures, and float precision textures.
new are render layer mask layers, a shadow render pass, ambient occlusion, and viewport display of background images and render layers.
Motion tracking improvements.
Add movieclip input support to the sequencer.
Add support for opengl rendering in the sequencer (header icons as with 3D view).
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Mozilla Firefox 13 beta 1 released

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

Mozilla Firefox 13 beta 1 for Windows, Mac and Linux is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this beta version?

When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages
The default home page now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more
SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites
Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup
Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default
72 total improvements to Page Inspector, HTML panel, Style Inspector, Scratchpad and Style Editor
The column-fill CSS property has been implemented
Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented
Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added
The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the element
The CSS turn angle unit is now supported
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Mozilla Firefox 14 Aurora 2 released

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

Firefox 14 Aurora 2 is now available for download and testing.what’s new in this aurora?

Google searches now utilize HTTPS
Full screen support for Mac OS X Lion implemented
Plugins can now be configured to only load on click (requires an about:config change)
The Awesome Bar now auto-completes typed URLs
Improved site identity manager, to prevent spoofing of an SSL connection with favicons
Pointer Lock API implemented
New API to prevent your display from sleeping
New text-transform and font-variant CSS improvements for Turkic languages and Greek
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NetBeans IDE 7.1.2 Released

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

NetBeans IDE 7.1.2 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

Java SE Development Kit 7 Update 4 support
Full support of JavaFX 2.1 SDK on Windows and OS X 10.7
Java ME SDK 3.0.5 support
Bundled GlassFish 3.1.2 update release
Batch refactoring tool for bulk changes in Java Editor
New UI Debugger for JavaFX and Swing
Support for WebLogic 12c
Improved support for CDI, EJB, JSF, Spring, Web Services
Subversion and Mercurial enhancements and bundled Git support
Maven enhancements
PHP enhancements
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VirtualBox 4.1.14 released

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

VirtualBox 4.1.14 is now available for download.This is a maintenance release.

fixed the problem with packets larger than MTU-4 when PCnet or PRO/1000 was bridged to certain types of adapters on OS X hosts
fixed a segfault under rare circumstances
fixed Windows WDDM video driver crash for SMP guests
Windows Guest Additions, VRDP: fixed occasional text corruption
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Notepad++ 6.1.2 released

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

Notepad++ 6.1.2 is now available for download.Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. what’s new in this version 6.1.2?

Fixed:hanging bug due to the opened file containing a half of UTF-8 double byte sequence at the end of the file.
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Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released

Post last modified:April 27, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

This is a Long Term Support (LTS) release (5 years).
The Head-Up Display (HUD).
new Video Lens.
Nautilus quicklist support .
IPv6 and IPv4 are now equally supported in Network Manage.
improved Startup time and overall responsiveness.
Linux v3.2.14 Kernel.
default run time for Java is OpenJDK 6b24
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Opera 12 Beta Released

Post last modified:April 27, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Opera 12 Beta is now available for download and testing.what’s new in this beta?

Quick startup with a smarter tab-loading sequence
Faster page loading, even for secure webpages
64-bit support for Windows and Mac
Smooth and stable browsing with out-of-process plug-ins
New lightweight themes
color-coded security badges in the address bar
video cameras through device APIs
Opera UI supports right-to-left languages, users of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu and Hebrew
hardware acceleration WebGL support
support for WebRTC (Camera), HTML5 Drag and Drop, CSS3 Animations and Transitions, Do-Not-Track.
support for CSS Generated Content for Paged Media
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Google sells SketchUp

Post last modified:April 27, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Google has agreed to sell a popular 3D modeling platform SketchUp to Trimble Navigation for an undisclosed sum.
Trimble is a Sunnyvale, Calif. based compant, which makes surveying, mapping, and marine navigation equipment, said SketchUp will enhance the integration of its field presence with the wider enterprise.
Trimble will also partner with Google on running and developing SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse, an online repository where users can find, share, store and collaborate on 3D models.
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200 million active google translate users

Post last modified:October 2, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Google announced that its language translator service Google Translate hits 200 million monthly active users. Translation via Chrome, mobile apps, YouTube and from other services are not included in the count. And more than 92 percent of traffic comes from outside the United States.
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