Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the codename for Ubuntu 12.04 will be ‘Precise Pangolin‘.Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is due for release in April 2012.
A pangolin is a mammal of the order Pholidota.Pangolins have large keratin scales covering their skin and are the only mammals with this adaptation.The name “pangolin” derives from the Malay word pengguling (“something that rolls up”).
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Google Earth,the free software from google has been downloaded more than one billion times since it was first introduced in 2005.Google Earth desktop client, mobile apps and the Google Earth plug-in. Google also collected stories from people all over the world at www.OneWorldManyStories.com who use Google Earth to follow their dreams, discover new and distant places, or make the world a better place.
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Apple cofounder and former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56.
The home page of Apple.com displayed Steve Jobs picture and click the picture to view the Apple’s tribute to Steve Jobs.
” Steve Jobs
1955-2011
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who’ve been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email [email protected].”
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iPhone 4S will be available for pre-order on Oct 7 and to purchase on Oct 14.The iPhone 4S will retail for $199 for a 16 GB model and $299 for a 32 GB model.
what’s new in this iphone 4s?
1.Personal assistant- Siri
2.camera with an an 8 megapixel sensor, a new fifth lens, an enlarged aperture.
3.1080p HD video
4.uses A5 dual-core chip
5.8 hours of talk time and 6 hours of 3G browsing or 9 hours of WiFi browsing.
6.supports both GSM and CDMA
Fedora 16 beta is now available for download and testing.what’s new in this beta?
kernel 3.1.0
Support for USB 2.0 (EHCI) devices
includes version 15 of autojump.
autokey
calcurse version 2.9.0
added cuneiform – open source OCR system
added ease – GNOME-based presentation system
added oo2gd – export of office documents to Google Docs
Google has announced a new google+ feature that allows locking and closing of comments on posts before sharing. Google has also released a new google+ APIs for search, +1s and comments for developers. The new APIs allow developers to build apps that incorporate google+ search.
Komodo Edit is a free and open-source code editor for windows, mac and linux.
Main features:
PHP, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, Tcl, XML, HTML 5, CSS 3
Customizable syntax coloring
folding
background syntax checking
auto-complete and calltips
remote file editing
Vi keybindings
toolbox with shell command integration
macros and code snippets
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Oracle’s VirtualBox 4.0.10 is now available for download. This is just a maintenance release. VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
added support for X.Org Server 1.11.
fixed compiz under ubuntu 9.10.
fixed VM initialization if a shared folder does not exist.
fixed possible deadlock between hard disk enumeration and resetting of immutable disks.
fixed not detaching of virtual storage after a snapshot restore operation.
fixed clobbered CPU registers during stos/lods/ins/outs emulation under rare circumstances.
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Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
To install thunderbird 7.0 on ubuntu 11.04
1.Open the terminal and type
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
hit enter and type ubuntu password.
2.Then type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get update
3.Type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
4.Press y and hit enter to continue
5.To open Thunderbird, click Applications icon or unity dash from unity launcher. And type Thunderbird in the search applications field.And click Thunderbird mail/News.
Author’s Description:
Flagfox is a free Mozilla Firefox add-on.It displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website’s server and provides a multitude of tools such as site safety checks, whois, translation, similar sites, validation, URL shortening.
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