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The Go Programming language version 1 released

Post last modified:March 30, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

The Go Programming language version 1 is now available.Go is an open source programming environment that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.Go 1 is now the standard Go runtime on Google App Engine.

Main feature:
Forward compatibility (Code that compiles in Go 1 should, with few exceptions, continue to compile and run throughout the lifetime of that version).

Binary distributions are available for Windows,Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X.

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Google Chrome 18 stable released

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google just released chrome 18 (18.0.1025.142) for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame, a new stable version of its popular browser.

what’s new in this chrome 18 stable ?

Faster graphics and drawing performance for users on capable hardware
enabled fancier 3D content for other users on older computers.
enabled GPU-accelerated Canvas2D on capable Windows and Mac computers
enabled SwiftShader

Fixes:
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Google Account Activity report

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google launched a new feature in google account called Account Activity, which sends users a link to a password-protected monthly report of analytics about their signed in use of Google services.

For example:
emails sent,emails relevied,most contacted,total searches.
account sign-in locations,browsers,platforms.
connected sites,apps and servies.
Visited places,
How you spend your time per week,

Account activity also helps you take steps to protect your Google Account.
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Thunderbird 11.0.1 released

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Thunderbird 11.0.1 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?

Fixes an issue that may cause hangs when handling IMAP mail
Fixes an issue that may cause filters that move mail to specific folders to be erronously changed

Known Issues:
If you are unable to view content for your RSS feeds in the Wide View Layout, you may need to disable the Lightning Calendar add-on if you have it installed or switch to Classic View and restart Thunderbird.
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GNOME 3.4 Released

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

What’s new in this GNOME 3.4?

New Look GNOME 3 Applications
Document Search
Application Menus
Refreshed Interface Components
A Bonanza of Smaller Improvements
Smooth Scrolling
New Animated Background
Improved System Settings
Better Hardware Support
Documentation That Really Helps You
Video Calling and Live Messenger Support
Many Application Enhancements
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IrfanView 4.33 released

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

IrfanView 4.33 is now available for download.IrfanView is a free image viewer and image converter for

Windows.What’s new in this version?

Improved rotation speed for 1 BPP images
New Advanced Batch dialog option: Change order of operations
New Thumbnails window option: Try to load EXIF-Thumbnail for JPG files
Simple Drag&Drop feature from Thumbnails window added
(Load files from Thumbnails in another programs/editors)
Selection: hold ALT key pressed during drawing to make a proportional selection
with the inverted ratio from “Create Custom selection” dialog
New effect added: Horizontal Shift (Effects browser dialog)
New option in “Decrease color depth” dialog: Convert 24 BPP to RGB-565
New option in Resize dialog: Auto adjust DPI based on new sizes
New option in Add-Text dialog: Adjust font size to current zoom-in size
Support for JPEG-XR format (HDP PlugIn)
Possible Thumbnail/Resample problem on Win7-64 bit fixed
FSH format (reading) removed (PlugIn bugs)
DIB-RLE bug fixed
JPG-2000 PlugIn crashes fixed
ANI/EMF/JPM loading bugs fixed
SGI bug fixed
Some new Admin INI file options added (Toolbar, Browsing, Delete)
Several PlugIns are changed/updated
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Opera 11.62 released

Post last modified:March 28, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Opera 11.62 is now available for download.This is a security and stability update.
what’s new in this release?

Fixed an issue where small windows could be used to trick users into executing downloads
Fixed an issue where overlapping content could trick users into executing downloads
Fixed an issue where history.state could leak the state data from cross domain pages
Fixed an issue which could allow web page dialogs to display the wrong address in the address field
Fixed an issue where carefully timed reloads and redirects could spoof the address field
Updated tr/hu/cs language strings
Changed multi-byte encodings to be non-greedy when encountering invalid byte sequences, which is more compatible with other implementations

UI Fixes:

Find in page (Ctrl + F) uses last used Find inline type
Address field focus lost on restart when installing extensions with a toolbar button
Submit data-security-warning locks page with two warning dialogs where only one can be closed
No window control buttons on the menu bar when disabling the close button on tabs
Inefficient loading order of resources
Can’t easily save/open files downloaded in tiny pop-up
WebM decoder freeze
Opera replaces existing file when the ‘Save As’ dialog does not show the file extension
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MetroTwit 1.0 released

Post last modified:March 28, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

MetroTwit 1.0 is now available for download.MetroTwit is a windows twitter client with Metro UI. To know more about MetroTwit click here.

What’s new in this release?

Added multiple account support
Added support for filtering
Added new out-of-box-experience for first time users
Added ability to preview larger user avatars
Added undo tweet functionality
Added Twitter events support for user follows, list membership and tweet favorites
Added support for adding users to lists
Added user full name to username autocomplete
Added CTRL+F shortcut to quickly activate search
Added remove column confirmation
Added faux border for when DWM shadows are not available
Added sidebar artwork
Added “compact sidebar” functionality
Added button to indicate custom column sizing
Added CTRL+TAB shortcut to switch between accounts
Added left/right arrow shortcut to navigate columns
Added add to filter shortcut by right clicking on hashtags and usernames
Added double-click column heading shortcut to scroll to top and mark tweets as read
Added “duplicate tweet “error message
Added ability to mention user from profile options
Added inline errors to application and columns
Added error prompt about Windows 8 compatibility
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Harry Potter ebooks released

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter novels are now available in ebook format and digital audio.The eBooks and digital audio books are compatible with all leading eReaders, tablets, smartphones and MP3 players, including iPods.
Harry Potter books are available in English (GB and US). Francais, Italiano, Deutsch and Espanol are coming soon.

Payment types:
MasterCard, Visa, Carte Bleue, JCB (£ GBP at present), Maestro and Solo credit and debit cards.
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BlueStacks – Run Android on windows

Post last modified:March 27, 2012
Post category:Software Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

BlueStacks beta 1 released. BlueStacks is a app player that runs android apps on your pc.

What’s new in the beta-1 version?

Better App Compatibility (Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja,Air Attack HD work now)
Windowed and Fullscreen Modes
Sync Apps Smoothly From Your Android Phone to PC
New dynamic interface
integrated with GetJar,1Mobile and Amazon to download apps right from your PC.
latest popular apps section.
New Settings -Change the size of the app and uninstall apps easily
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