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Downloaded FireFox 3 ? Then claim your certificate for your effort !

Most of us have already downloaded Firefox 3. While the Mozilla page sets the number of downloads at more than 8 million in 24 hours, I am sure they missed a lot of download counts. Why ? Most bloggers downloaded the software from the FTP server before the official release.
To make up for the FTP [...]

Torrent2Exe.com - Convert your torrents into stand-alone exe files

We are sure that there have been times when your friends asked you where you download movies or music from, and you replies “Torrents”. This would be followed by an exclamation mark on your friends face !
Torrent2exe.com is a service that allows you to convert you torrents into an exe file. The user has to [...]

Join the FireFox 3 Download Day - Make a Guinness World Record !

Firefox 3 has been released today and the people over at Mozilla are trying to make a world record for “the most software downloads in 24 hours”. Download the latest version of Firefox today and be a part of this world record attempt.

So whats new in Firefox 3 ?
The Smart Location Bar adds a better [...]

VirtuSphere - Taking gaming to a new dimension

Gaming is one of the main reasons personal computers keep getting better and better. The main aim of most companies is bringing more realism to the game.
VirtuSphere is a new technology that allows you to play FPS games while actually running around.

Break through into immersive Virtual Reality with VirtuSphereTM - the unique simulation platform that [...]

Wordpress version 2.4 Preview

Hyper123.net has built a preview version of Wordpress 2.4 which should be released on 24 Jan 2008.
Take the 2.4 preview installation for a test drive at http://hyper123.net/wp_demo/
New Features
1 ) Dashboard color changed from blue to an orange blue combo
2 ) Dashboard features a Right Now section which information about posts, pages, categories, tags, etc. [...]

WordPress 2.3.2 released

WordPress has released version 2.3.2 and it is highly recommended that you upgrade to the latest version.
This version fixes a bug that could be exploited to expose your draft posts. It also suppresses error messages that could disclose your database table structure and limits. This used to happen when a plugin was incompatible and error [...]

Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility Pack

Today I received a doc file made using Microsoft Office 2007. Since I use an older version of Office, I was unable to open it. Thats when I learnt about the Compatibility Pack.

Microsoft has released the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack for users who are using an older version of Microsoft Office (Office 2000, Office XP, [...]

Windows XP Service Pack 3 - RC version released

Microsoft has released the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate on their support site.
The file is 336.1 MB and contains all the previously released updates for Win XP.
The Service Pack is said to have a few new functionalities and according to the testing done by researchers the pack is said to make the OS [...]

WidgetBucks CPM ads released

There are many advertising networks if you want to monetize your blog and WidgetBucks seems to be one of the more popular and effective ones.
The main reason most bloggers seem to prefer it is due to the fact that the cost per click is quite high compared to other advertising networks (about 0.37 per click [...]

GPhone news - Google Announces Android Mobile Platform

This is an excerpt from PocketPCCentral.com written by Matthew Nichols.

Following nearly a year of rank speculation concerning the release of a Google-branded smartphone, the so-called gPhone, the search engine company refocused the rumor mill this afternoon with an official announcement. Rather than a specific piece of hardware, today’s announcement concerns software, namely Android, an open [...]