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Aug 3rd
Nokia Beta Labs announced on Friday a major update for the Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta. Among the goodies that have been included within the new software version we can count localizations for 29 different languages, as well as a wide range of fixes for crash bugs. Given the fact that most of the fixes are based on what testers have reported, those who download and install the new version should also provide feedback on what they find, so that more issues are solved. More >
Aug 3rd
It took five years, three major versions and the contribution of thousands of volunteers, but Firefox has reached one billion downloads. Not so much a technical milestone, the number has a greater importance in reminding what it took to get here and how the browser market, and the Internet as a whole, have evolved. As you can imagine, the celebrations at Mozilla are already underway, but there’s no time to rest on its laurels, and the team has already launched a new site to help spread the word even more.
“We’re awed and amazed to be celebrating one billion Firefox downloads. That’s one billion times in the last five years that you and the rest of the Mozilla community have made the choice to make the Web better,” the one-billion-plus-one site reads. “But it’s not just about Firefox. We are the world. We are the billions. We are the ones who make the Web a better place to be. As we all start towards the second billion, let’s take a moment to reflect on the wonders of the Web that you’ve helped nurture and grow.” More >
Aug 2nd
Adobe has shipped the much-awaited updates for its Flash Player and AIR products that fix a considerable number of critical vulnerabilities, some of which are actively being exploited in the wild. Patches for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are also scheduled for release today.
This past month has not been an easy one for Adobe’s security team. On July 22nd, security researchers reported that a zero-day Flash Player vulnerability was being exploited in the wild to infect computers with malware. More >
Jul 30th
California-based Advanced Micro Devices has just announced the launch of its latest graphics card product, coming to provide users with the company’s highest performance solution for the professional segment. The new card, simply dubbed ATI FirePro V8750, is joining other high-end FirePro cards, like the FirePro V8700 the company launched in early September last year. The new model is built on the same RV770 graphics core as the aforementioned one, but it comes with a boost in memory performance, featuring a total of 2GB of GDDR5 memory, up from 1GB available on the previous flagship card. More >
Jul 30th
It’s official, the two Internet giants have come to an agreement. After years of talks Microsoft and Yahoo managed to reach an understanding under which Bing will become the sole search provider for Yahoo. Most of the details previously speculated have been confirmed and the deal will most likely shape the Internet for the coming years. Yahoo has been trying to get out of the search business for a while now and new CEO Carol Bartz made it one of her priorities so it’s no surprise she is pleased with the development. More >