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Google fixes Flash Player security hole in Chrome
Sprint announces Drive First application for Androids
World’s best operating system celebrates its 10th birthday
Commenting coming to Google Docs
Kingston Class10 microSD cards now available in 16GB
Google Chrome 11 beta boasts speech to text
New beta version of Opera Barracuda released

Google fixes Flash Player security hole in Chrome

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:58 AM PDT

We wrote about latest security hole in Adobe Flash Player and how it can affect users on various platforms. In order to provide their users with better security, Google has fixed this exploit in Google Chrome, making it safe once again.

Flaw in Adobe Flash Player has affected many users, but it appears that Chrome users are safe unlike users of other browsers that will have to wait for Adobe's official solution – that should be released soon. If you're wondering how has Google managed to fix this problem for its users, the answer is quite simple. As you know, Google Chrome comes with Adobe Flash Player preinstalled, and therefore, Google has access to new builds of Flash Player. So if you're using the newest Chrome with preinstalled Flash Player, you're safe from this exploit, but if you're using any browser with stand-alone Flash Player, you're still vulnerable to this attack.

It's great to see that Google has fixed this problem in its browser, and we're hoping Adobe will release an official fix soon.

[via Ubergizmo]

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Google fixes Flash Player security hole in Chrome

Sprint announces Drive First application for Androids

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:09 AM PDT

Vehicle accidents are frequently caused by drunk drivers and car distractions. The new laws regarding cell phones being used in cars depending on where you live have been put into effect in many different ways. Sprint has announced a new application for Android phones called “Drive First”. This application sends all your phone calls directly to voice mail and all your text messages are auto responded saying that you’ll get back to them later. The application prevents you from using the cell phone while you are driving, it detects if you are in a driving car. We aren’t sure if it’ll lock your phone in a moving train or bus but somehow it detects how you are driving. This feature is available for a charge at $2 per month and parents of teenagers learning to drive should take advantage of this if they want to protect their child from distractions while driving.

[via Engadget]

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Sprint announces Drive First application for Androids

World’s best operating system celebrates its 10th birthday

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Yesterday marked the tenth year of existence for Apple's Mac OS X operating system, billed by many as the world's best operating system. The first release, billed as Cheetah, was given to the world on 24 March 2001. The new operating system got off to a somewhat rocky start with lack of hardware support and some severe bugs but since the developers have produced polished releases time and time again.

The incorporation of Job's NeXt company and OpenStep technology and subsequent introduction of OS X into the computer world set into motion some serious innovation that has brought UNIX-based computing into the homes of millions and made the lives of hardcore computer users all the more simpler and fulfilling. Since the initial product release Apple has followed up with a steady stream of improvements to usability and has added tremendously to its feature set. Developers of computer software have greatly appreciated the product line, too, as it's given them an excellent platform to develop applications on.

So, as we celebrate OS X's tenth year what's coming down the pipeline? What innovations can we look forward to coming out of Cupertino? Only time will tell but we can at least look forward to better versions of iOS and the Lion release of OS X towards summer of 2011.

Let us know how OS X has had an impact on your life over the last ten years.

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Commenting coming to Google Docs

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 01:45 AM PDT

Google Docs is great online document editing software, and lately Google Docs has introduce some new features. Google has announced some new features for Google Docs, and one of those features is real time chat between users that are editing the document using the comments feature.

When you comment on a document, your picture and comment will appear on the sidebar along with a timestamp, and you can even use @ to direct your comments to the other users. In addition, if your co-workers are too busy to open the document and comment, they can get comments to email and reply directly via email without visiting Google Docs page. Of course, you can view all of your discussions simply by clicking the discussions button from the top menu.

Commenting is a welcomed little addition to the many features available simply free in Google Docs, we're expecting to see it soon in action.

[via Ubergizmo]

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Commenting coming to Google Docs

Kingston Class10 microSD cards now available in 16GB

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Kingston is a leading brand in small storage devices among SD cards, microSD cards and USB flash drives. The normal microSD cards which are 4GB from Kingston are 4MB/second transfer rate but they are raising the bar. Kingston has released a 16GB microSD card which can transfer files at 10MB/second.

The new transfer speeds should help those using microSD cards in their phones and their cameras. The new transfer speeds will help you transfer music downloads and other files that you store on your Android or Blackberries quicker. The memory cards are available from the end of March, the next update will be a 32GB microSD card but you will have to wait until early 2011.

For the 4GB microSD card from Kingston it’ll cost $22, but it will cost up to $138 for the 16GB model. The selling point of the new microSD memory cards will for sure be the fast transfer speeds, with over 2x of an improvement.

[via Engadget]

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Kingston Class10 microSD cards now available in 16GB

Google Chrome 11 beta boasts speech to text

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Google has given out Google Chrome 11 in it’s beta stage, at first we have noticed that they have a new logo. The new Google Chrome 11 also has speech-to-tech capabilities or so it says, which will be great for everyday users and also developers. The UI has been improved and also HTML5 API support has been added fully to this new browser. Developers could just talk into a microphone and all their words about their idea has been translated into words for anyone to read back. 3D CSS will allow web developers or designers to create 3D images that will be fully supported by Google Chrome 11, the 3D effects on websites will load quick using new HTML 5 and CSS making 3D effects easy.

You can go search up Google Chrome 11 beta and download it and take it for a spin on your machine today but do beaware it is still in beta so it wouldn’t be surprising to see problems / errors.
[via Engadget]

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New beta version of Opera Barracuda released

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:44 AM PDT

With constant news about browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4, it seems that many users are forgetting about Opera. Although Opera might not be in the news all the time, we have now learnt that the newest beta version of Opera Barracuda has been released.

You might have heard that Opera has shown a next version of its browser on SXSW, but that's not all. In addition, the beta of that latest version has been released and its packed with some nice features. Opera Barracuda, or Opera 11.10, features improved Speed Dial page that allows you to customise your favorite sites.

Its UI has been improved as well, and it features new layout choices. New Opera introduces seamless installation of plugins in the background, which means that whenever you need a plugin to view a website, Barracuda will automatically download it, without bugging you at all. We have to notice that Barracuda is based on a new browser code that makes it the fastest version of Opera up to date.

With support for CSS3 multi-column layouts, gradients, Web Open Font Format and WebP image format, this new beta version of Opera Barracuda is a piece of software that you mustn't miss.

[via Maximum PC]

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New beta version of Opera Barracuda released