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Lifehacker's Mobile Site Revamped [Announcements]
We just pushed an update to Lifehacker's mobile-friendly site version, located at m.lifehacker.com. Mobile users on the Blackberry, iPhone, and other handsets who visit Lifehacker will be automatical ....... read more
1 day ago
iTunes 8.0.2 Adds Screen Reader Support [ITunes]
Along with the release of the iPhone 2.2 software, Apple also drops a new iTunes update to version 8.0.2, which includes bug fixes and integration with VoiceOver (Mac) and Window-Eyes (Windows), scre ....... read more
1 day ago
360 Cities Panoramas in Google Earth [3D]
Prague-based virtual panorama company 360 Cities is offering its entire collection of nearly 10,000 spherical images on Google Earth. Head to the "Featured Preview" layer in the 3D tool to enable 360 ....... read more
1 day ago
Get One Year of PC Magazine Free [Magazines]
Publisher Ziff Davis has printed the last edition of PC Magazine and announced it would go online-only, but fans can get a free one-year "subscription" emailed to them every month at GoReadGreen.com, ....... read more
1 day ago
Integrate YouSendIt with Microsoft Office [Microsoft Office]
Send that big PowerPoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet without clogging up your recipient's email inbox straight from Microsoft Office using previously mentioned file delivery service YouSendIt. ....... read more
1 day ago
Google Sync for BlackBerry Now Bi-Directional [BlackBerry]
Google Sync for BlackBerry updated today, adding support for bi-directional contact sync between your BlackBerry and your Gmail contacts (in addition to the existing calendar sync, which I believe sti ....... read more
2 days ago
Zune Software Updates to 3.1, Adds Games, Improves Social Features and Stability [Zune]
Zune Insider reports that Microsoft has updated the Zune firmware to 3.1, adding three new free games (Checkers, Sudoku, and Space Battle) and improving the Zune Social feature with better looks and a ....... read more
2 days ago
Xbox Dashboard Update Live, Start Your Downloads [Xbox 360]
The new Xbox Live Dashboard for Xbox 360s—known simply as 'NXE' (the New Xbox Experience)—is live, so fire up your Xbox and get downloading. The update only took a few minutes on my system ....... read more
2 days ago
Google Hosts 10 Million Historic Time-Life Photos [Google]
Google announced today that they're now hosting around 10 million photos from the LIFE photo archives on Google Image search. You can search the photos—which range from the 1750s to present day& ....... read more
3 days ago
Hive Five Winner for Best Video Chat Application: Skype [Hive Five Followup]
Popular cross-platform VoIP application Skype took home the top honors in this weekend's Hive Five Best Video Chat Applications with an overwhelming 52% of the vote. The Mac OS X only iChat and Google ....... read more
3 days ago
New Google Mobile iPhone App with Voice-Recognition Now Available [IPhone]
The search-by-voice iPhone app we heard about on Friday may not have shown up as planned, but it is now available from the iTunes App Store. The iTunes page itself doesn't show the app as updated, but ....... read more
4 days ago
Windows 7 Knows Exactly Where You Are [Windows 7]
We're convinced the location-aware hardware and software will change your life, and now Microsoft seems to feel the same way: Windows 7 will officially include geo-location tools. Unfortunately the se ....... read more
12 days ago
MGM, CBS Team Up with YouTube [YouTube]
YouTube is making moves to open up to Hollywood interests. The first step is set to launch today, with full-length MGM movies and shows, including the classic Western The Magnificent Seven and the (or ....... read more
12 days ago
Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy [Electronics]
Electronics retailer Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, one week after announcing the closing of more than 150 of its 721 U.S. stores. It doesn't look good for the chain's future, so gi ....... read more
12 days ago
PowerShell Comes with Windows 7 [Windows 7]
Microsoft stripped its calendar and photo gallery apps from Windows 7, but one extra it did bundle into the Windows 7 Preview is PowerShell, a souped-up command line and scripting GUI that frees you, ....... read more
11 days ago
Syncplicity Out of Beta [Windows]
Previously mentioned syncing app Syncplicity (one of your top five favorite syncing tools) has graduated out of beta, but still retains a free account option with 2GB of space to start (up to 7GB if ....... read more
11 days ago
Get Around Academic Paper Restrictions [Google]
The Google Operating System blog points out that Google's integration of Scholar results means that students and researchers have to settle for "subscription required" firewalls when trying to pull up ....... read more
11 days ago
Add Control Panel to Windows' Right-Click Menu [Windows Tip]
Are you constantly jumping into Windows' Control Panel to adjust startup programs, firewall settings, or other system variables? The How-To Geek offers a how-to (and a double-click registry hack) that ....... read more
11 days ago
Hive Five Winner for Best Remote Desktop Tool: LogMeIn [Hive Five Followup]
Remote desktop service LogMeIn secured the top slot in this weekend's Hive Five Best Remote Desktop Tools. The default Windows Remote Desktop Connection client came in a close second, followed by the ....... read more
10 days ago
Microsoft Introduces Four Windows Live Mesh Apps, Won't Let You Play with One [Windows Live Mesh]
We've heard plenty about the potential of Windows Live Mesh, but ZDNet reports that Microsoft has finally developed some real live Live Mesh apps that put the system to use. The four apps—called ....... read more
10 days ago