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Microsoft Exchange 14 gets 3.5m beta testers…

Posted January 13, 2009 by Sam

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Remeber Ray Ozzie and his famous memo for SaaS? Yeah the same one one mentioning how Microsoft is going to turn towards delivering software as a a service of which Azure was an outcome last October. Well today we see another significant development in terms of SaaS into Microsoft veteran product, Microsoft Exchange.

Rajesh Jha, the VP of Development overseeing Microsoft Exchange said that there were currently 3.5 million beta tester for the upcoming Exchange 14, making the service widely being appreciated as compared similar to Exchaneg 2007 which had only 5000 beta testers at the same time.

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Chrome Style Tabbing Coming Soon To FireFox…

Posted January 13, 2009 by Sam

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We all know how efficient is Google’s Chrome browser when it comes to handling tabs. When ever you press a link the link opens up to the immediate right of your current tab, giving you the flexibility to go to your new tab immediately without having to scroll down a million tabs like you currently do in Firefox. Might sound very small but if implemented on the world 2nd most famous browser, it could definitely be a feature that could save loads of time.

Mike Beltzner, Director of Firefox at Mozilla, said that Firefox will be soon coming out with this feature, most probably in the next release, aiming at grouping tabs like in IE8.

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U.S. Congress Comes to YouTube – YouTube.gov

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam

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Just 8 days before the new President takes his seat, Youtube announced that is is now hosting two new channels that will make it easier to find video updates from U.S. Senators and Representatives. This is rather showing us the power of media and the web, and how influential it has become in our lives.

The only thing I find lacking in the idea is of allowing a person to add comments on the video, thus not only empowering himself but the nation as well by giving  his/her comments that could change many perspectives of people on the authoritative chairs.

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Telstra Looks Forward to the new HTC Android phone

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam

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HTC is reportedly working on a new Android-based touch-screen phone for Australian carrier Telstra. A senior Telstra executive stated that:

The new touch phone has been developed using a combination of the Google Android operating system and Linux based software written by HTC. The screen is believed to be bigger than current offerings from HTC.We have seen both and we believe that the new HTC phone will be a real competitor to the iPhone and the Pre which at this stage looks nice but is still not delivered to market.

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Microsoft and its People Ready Campaign – The New ad Aired…

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam
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The new ad for Microsoft’s, People ready initiative aimed to enable organizations to be more dynamic using their human resource and infrastructure more effectively is out, dubbed as “Because it’s everybody’s business”, clearly highlights big bosses of many companies towards saving and cutting costs via using effective IT strategies for survival in this “Economic Tsunami”.

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iPhone Gets DirectTV Facility…

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam

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DirecTV has announced that its mobile page m.directv.com would now enable you to record and store your favorite programs right to your page using your iPhone. Using the “DVR Scheduler.” page you can record new stuff, search movies, actors and chapter names accordingly.

Here are some FAQ’s to tell you about the program insides and outsides.

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Travelling? – HearPlanet Is For You!!!

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam

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HearPlanet , the iPhone and iPod touch app is a pretty cool mash-up of detailed local information so you can search for a city, search for places etc. And the news is prevailing the air that the app is readily available on the website as a FREE app only for this week.

The app finds items like museums, stadiums, zoos, and other landmarks or popular attractions. You click on one of the destinations, and the app starts reading about it. Some of the entries are short, others are quite detailed. When you tap the play button HearPlanet switches you to speaker mode so you can share the information you’re getting. It also makes it nice for car travel.

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MyPunchBowl Punches Evite Down To Nothing…

Posted January 12, 2009 by Sam

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Lets face it, December 31st and January 1st are the two days when all of mostly go to celebrate out attending events and social gatherings, and in today’s tech era almost all of the invitations are handled by event websites such as MyPunchbowl and Evite, and this is what precisely happened, due to the heavy load put upon by “Invitation Cum Party Goers”, the site was unable to handle requests and people getting confused where to find party info.

And what’s better than your competition going tossups, you gain the advantage and that’s what MyPunchBowl really did (Captivate The Moment), resulting in a rather unpredictable spike in traffic, thus stealing the crown of a fully automated event management site.

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Obama and the Blackberry – A Tale of $50million…

Posted January 9, 2009 by Sam

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I’m still clinging to my BlackBerry. They’re going to pry it out of my hands.

Ever thought how much this statement could earn The Most Powerful Man-To-Be on Earth? According to endorsement experts, about $50m. Wow, now that’s called an endorsement deal.

President-elect Barack Obama has repeatedly said how much his BlackBerry means to him and how he is dreading the prospect of being forced to give it up, because of legal and security concerns, once he takes office.

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iPhone goes 3D – Wazabee…

Posted January 9, 2009 by Sam

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3D is the hottest buzz in tech town at this time of the year. Wazabee just released a 3DeeShell for the iPhone. You may be wondering what in the world is this? Well this is a iPhone case that lets you view stuff in 3D, no glasses required. Yup I said, no Glasses required!!!

The case is made up of screen which actually enables you to see 3D content on your phone easily and intuitively as well. The company said that, it will start rolling out the cases in March this year to the consumer market fixed at a price of $50 each.

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