It is learnt that Microsoft is testing a new version of Exchange, its email and calendar software. The version, code-named E14, is in private Beta as well as being tested out at universities and schools. The updated features hold a fresh Web client: Outlook Live – the changes introduced include support for managing distribution groups, setting up rules and viewing other e-mail accounts.
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ComScore stats show that MySpace and Facebook are recording heavy traffic as two of the biggest social-networking sites. MySpace being popular in the U.S., is ahead, though Facebook’s traffic is creeping up slowly. It is being reported on and off that Facebook will overtake MySpace in the U.S. in the coming 2010.
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Jeffrey Zeldman released a plug-in for Dreamweaver that checks for web standards and alerts users if there are any deficiencies in their design. The plug-in titled as Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor and costs $49.99, a hefty amount. His blog post states why you need it:
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Flickr Stock, a project that was supposed to be part of Flickr, was thought of as a marketplace where users could buy and sell photographs hosted on the service. Though Flickr abandoned the idea in early 2008 and partnered with Getty Images instead. Sarah Cooper, an ex-employee working on the project states:
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Vringo brings the accessibility of making YouTube videos as your outbound ringtone through the launch of Vringo Studio. Users will now be able to add a 30 seconds long portion of a YouTube video and send it to their phone for other Vringo users to listen to. For people wanting this to work on their phones, need the Vringo app on their phones (not on iPhone yet). The service is free to use for a one time only, after which you need to pay the subscription fee.
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Research in Motion (RIM) recently came out with a security patch for BlackBerry software to address critical flaws that were affecting its Enterprise Server. The patch will take care of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software v4.1 from Service Pack 3 to 6, as well as BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1 which was under threat.
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The Harvard physicist who was reported by The Times of London as saying that a search made on Google through a desktop computer generates about 7gm of carbon dioxide has stirred up quite a controversy. Though in his defense Alex Wissner-Gross recently stated that he did not single out Google in his study. Incidentally it seems that his statement was edited by The Times by adding that making two searches on Google can be compared to bringing a tea kettle to boil.
Wissner-Gross stated:
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The top three tech companies: Microsoft, Intel and Cisco will announce a collaborative effort for measuring digital literacy. The announcement will come today, and the effort will look to create proper standards through a group of academics. These figures will help better standards, as Microsoft VP Anoop Gupta notes that work towards such skills are also required, as of recent such standards have only been seen for math and science.
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IBM Research has come up with a nano-scale microscope that is able to create images with 100 million times finer resolution than that of the existing MRI technology at present. The breakthrough was accomplished through a process called magnetic resonance force microscopy, through which it is possible to see beneath surfaces while being in a safe area in case of harmful materials.
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Stanford University announced today that it is increasing its efforts on green technology by founding a new energy institute on its campus. The institute will cost an initial sum of $100 million. The efforts will backup Stanford’s existing Global Climate Energy Project (GCEP), which is managing 40 programs for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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