Microsoft Windows Server 8 And Azure Platform Now Available For Developers
Microsoft is making available to testers preview versions of its Windows Server 8 and Microsoft is making available to testers a developer preview of Windows Server 8, the complement to its Windows 8 client. Microsoft says Windows Server 8 will be heavily influenced by its experience running Windows Azure, the cloud based operating system that Microsoft runs in its own data centers. Azure concepts and functionality will be coming to Windows Server 8 with the new Hyper-V and Microsoft did not say when Windows Server 8 will ship…………..
VMware Fusion 4 With Full Lion Support
VMware has given us a twofer and updated both its desktop flagship products and is releasing VMmware Workstation 8 for Windows and Linux, and VMware Fusion 4 for Mac users. The Fusion update makes Fusion more Mac-like and allows users to virtualize Mac OS X under VMware Fusion. Fusion 4 offers support for more than 200 guest OSes, a bit less than Workstation but still a respectable set and you can swipe between a virtual machine and Lion with a three-fingered gesture. This version even lets you run your Windows apps as if they were Lion optimized themselves, with support for full screen, Launchpad and Mission Control and VMware Fusion will debut for $49.99………………..
HTC Wants To Buy A Mobile OS
HTC wants its own mobile operating system and HTC has some of the more successful handsets that run the search giant’s Android operating system. Taiwan News Channel reported that Cher Wang, chairman of HTC, stated that the company can use any OS it wants and it is uncertain which operating system HTC would purchase and optimise by adding the HTC Sense custom user interface……………
Android Jelly Bean Will Be Next Version Of Android
Google has a long standing tradition of naming updated versions of their Android operating systems after desserts and he Ice Cream Sandwich update has been pushed back to Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean being one of the few dessert names to start with a J, there is a very good chance it could be the next name and Ice Cream Sandwich is said to be a big update in itself with it being a common platform for both Android smartphones and tablets……………
Download Apple Security Update 2011-005 For OS X
Apple has released Security Update 2011-005 for Lion and Snow Leopard via their Software Update Utility and website for direct download, this update is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. It also addresses a specific security issue with fraudulent certificates from DigiNotar and the release includes versions for Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6.8, OS X Lion 10.7.1, and Lion Server 10.7.1……………..
Download 1Password For Mac OS X Lion
Agile Bits has released version 3.9 of 1Password, its popular identity management app for OS X and the new release includes several enhancements and a few new features, the biggest news is that 1Password 3.9 is a Lion-only application, so users of pre-10.7 versions of OS X will have to stick with 3.8, is also built using a 64-bit architecture for maximum performance. 1Password is priced at US$39.99 through the AgileBits Web site and is temporarily on sale for $19.99 through the Mac App Store…………
Parallels Desktop 7 For Mac
Parallels Desktop has always been a great way to switch seamlessly between operating systems without the need to reboot your Mac and this new version, regardless of which system you’re running at the time, when you open a file type that’s for another operating system, Parallels Desktop automatically recognizes the file type and launches it in its native OS for you. You Will enjoy knowing that it resumes Windows 60 percent faster than Parallels 6 and gamers will notice a 40 percent bump in 3D graphics rendering and video-chatters will find that Windows can now access your Mac while it’s being dictated by OS X. Low end users who don’t have Windows 7. Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac will be available as an upgrade for current Parallels Desktop version 5 and 6 users for $49.99. Full price will be $79.99 with student version at $39.99. Parallels 7 will be available for download and retail starting on September 6th……………
Android Apps Coming To QNX BlackBerry
RIM’s new QNX software for BlackBerry which is expected in early 2012 will be Android App compatible and RIM has not publicly announced this feature for its mobile devices, it has announced that the QNX-powered PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps. BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will get the long-awaited native email and PIM functionality in September with its own Android app player coming by the end of the year and compatibility with Android apps would plug a gaping hole in RIM’s BlackBerry ecosystem, as the current selection of apps in the BlackBerry App World is pretty abysmal……………
Mac OS X 10.7.1 Available On Mac App Store
Apple has released 10.7.1 Update in the Mac App Store and if you wish to update you can download this update from the Software Update or the Mac App Store, but keep in mind you have to have already purchased OS X Lion. The update should mean that users newly purchasing OS X Lion will receive 10.7.1 directly rather than having to install the base 10.7.0 version and then update to 10.7.1 and Apple has only rarely updated its retail packaging to include more up-to-date versions of the operating systems…………..
ERPLY’s Portable Credit Card Reader handles Securely Process Payments On An iPad
ERPLY introduce credit card reader the latest addition to a growing field of NFC and mobile payment devices. This device is specially designed for small and large businesses. If you attached with an iPad’s charging port, the peripheral will send user’s credit card information to ERPLY’s point-of-sale and inventory management software. This allowing customers to purchase products on the store room floor and giving retailers the ability to monitor transactions and stock flows in real time. This device is priced at $50 with a 1.9% transaction fee that is considerably less than fees charged by competing technologies offered by Square and Verifone. Checkout more details bellow in the press release.
Download Symbian Anna For Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6-01
Nokia has begun the Symbian Anna roll-out ith the updated software beginning to show up for the N8, C7, E7 and C6-01 and bringing a new, portrait orientation soft-keyboard, boosted browser, better iconography and the much-demanded split-screen text entry, the Anna update also activates the NFC chip in the Nokia C7. NFC hardware in the Nokia C7 allows users to tap their C7s together to share contacts, photos, videos and play games. Users can also pair the phone with NFC-enabled accessories from Nokia and Nokia has chosen to use Windows Phone as its primary smartphone OS. You can download Anna using the latest version of Ovi Suite (3.1.1) or with an OTA update, though availability and method of delivery vary from market to market…………..
Operating Systems Solutions Sued Apple For Quck OS Boot Up Patent Infringement
Operating Systems Solutions is suing Apple over OS X’s fast booting operation using a patent originally owned by LG Electronics, a method of utilizing boot configuration information from earlier booting processes to speed the system startup process and the assignment on the patent has changed hands multiple times dating back to 2004. There is still some speculation as to how Operating Systems Solutions acquired the patent andApple has been a lightning rod for lawsuits over the last several years……………..
Emulate Windows 7 On iPhone With iWindows
iWindows jailbreak tweak lets you run Windows 7 on your iPhone and it’s a new Cydia tweak has been released to run Windows 7 on your iPhone. At first glance iWindows looks pretty good too, but as soon as you try to use it you realize that something is not working properly and your iPhone will not run on Windows 7, but you will have some semblance with the emulator…………
appMobi Introduce Its XDK HTML5 Dev Tools On The Google Chrome Web Store
appMobi announced the immediate availability in the Google Chrome App Store, it goes by the name of appMobi XDK cross platform app development tool. By making the XDK available on the Chrome App Store, appMobi expects to further its dominance of cross platform HTML5-based app development. The tool is perfect for making applications to run within Google Chrome, but it’s also capable of creating native apps for submission to Apple’s App Store and the Android Market. The hardware integration is accomplished with JavaScript hardware abstraction, which enables access to the camera, GPS, accelerometer. The platform boasts full compatibility with PhoneGap, so easily transition if you’ve got a project in the works. Checkout more bellow in the press release.
Microsoft Windows XP Market Share Drops Down Below 50%
Windows XP finally dips below 50 per cent mark and has been slowly losing momentum duringeach month since Windows 7’s release. The aging OS has been shedding market share each month over the past few years, touching 62 percent a year ago and 51 percent in June before its latest dip in July. Microsoft said it will cut support for Windows XP in another three years and they are trying to persuade users to switch to Windows 7 before then…………..
