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Archive for November, 2008

Joost comes to the App Store

image thumb445 Joost comes to the App Store

Joost brings more than 40,000 videos to your iPhone with the launch of its app. Although iPhone comes with a built-in app of YouTube and given its massive following will remain the leader but Joost can grab the second spot and find its way amongst the various video apps to come to iPhone. However the app still doesn’t work as yet and keeps showing up an error:

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carl icahn thumb Yahoo shares rise as Icahn unveils more stakes

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christmas dialer Have Free Calls from Santa this Christmas

Christmas Dialer – a startup that aims to raise your spirit this Christmas allows you to request a call from Santa, yes the big man himself! Cheer up a friend by choosing from three available voice greetings that can be sent on any phone number. The first call is free, while the rest cost around a dollar each, and this’s available for international calls as well (not for free though).

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ecardlets thmb eCards on your iPhone with the eCardlets app

Who thought iPhone would be loaded with all these cool & convenient apps? Well these apps are what makes it so accessible and this new eCards app makes it all that much better – although it’s for iPhone-to-iPhone only. eCardlets, a San Francisco-based service lets iPhone owners create eCards on the go. You can catch them on the web, and send as a text message, that automatically contains a link to the card.

Linux comes to the iPhone


iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo.

Linux 2.6 kernal has joined the iPhone platform. The version contains the support for first and second generation of iPhones along with the first generation of iPod Touch. Features included in the current version of Linux are:

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thepiratebay thumb1 The Pirate Bay can officially be accessed by Orange users

Almost a week ago, ISP Orange customers throughout the UK and France were facing problems while accessing The Pirate Bay. A number of users thought that the ISP is banning their access to tracker, and hence sent them emails. Now Orange has officially announced that its users should have no problem in accessing the site.

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palmdesertshooting thumb Black Friday leaves two dead inside Toys R Us

According to news sources a shooting inside Toys R Us left two men dead in the Palm Desert, California. Three persons were arrested. A report suggests that the shooting took place due to a row between two teenage girls who were shopping for Black Friday sales. A boy who seemed to be responsible for the shooting was detained.

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officeexpress2009 thumb Microsoft’s Office Accounting Express 2009 is free for download

Microsoft’s Office Accounting Express 2009 is an accounting software from Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2009. This version of the software is supported by ads and with limited features, it is available for free. The software is capable of performing everyday tasks related to accounting such as creating quotes, invoices, tracking time etc. The software can be integrated with other Microsoft Office applications like Excel and Word. Some of the key features of the software as described by Instant Fundas are:

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Orkut adds Photo sharing option

orkut onlyselectedfriends Orkut adds Photo sharing option

This one’s for photography enthusiasts – Orkut adds a photo sharing option to its social network, so now you can share photos even with people who aren’t on Orkut signed-up for the network. The method is simple, you create an album, go to the ‘share with’ drop down menu and choose ‘only selected friends’. From there you can enter names selected friends on Orkut as well as those of your friends who aren’t on the social network.

The non-orkut friends will be sent the URL to your album, that will guide them to your photo album, allowing them to view with a limited-access, though they won’t be able to view your profile or any other part of Orkut, unless they join. A clip from Orkut’s blog says:

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Get Free iPhone Apps here!

free iphoneapps1 Get Free iPhone Apps here!

The AppShopper brings free apps you can use on your iPhone. Yes! Totally free, so you don’t have to think about parting with your hard earned money at all. Though this offer is for Black Friday only, so hurry folks! And don’t forget to check if it’s free!