Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Universal Netboot Installer (UNetbootin) is a portable tool for Windows and Linux that can download and install various Linux distributions to a system partition or USB drive without needing to burn the distribution first. It supports dual-boot installs or single installs that replace the master boo... (original story)
Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 introduced several exciting new features to the Microsoft browser which hit the Internet by surprise. No one would have thought that Microsoft would add that much value to the second beta of Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer 8 development team did a good job at intr... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 33 minutes ago
While Apple’s television ads show off brawny and multilingual applications for the iPhone, the vast majority of those available in the much-ballyhooed app store seem to be glorified four-function calculators. Of course, just as the modern computer emerged from the simple electronic adding mach... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 33 minutes ago
I was talking to an executive at a major label the other day. We were talking about startups and he noted that they either sue these companies out of business or legitimize them out of business. That is not far from the truth. How many legitimate, standalone digital businesses can you name [...] (original story)
Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 33 minutes ago
It is always a good idea to test the computer monitor from time to time, especially after installing new video card drivers, operating systems or purchase a new one. Monitor Test is actually a name of an application that can aid the user in testing a computer monitor. It was mentioned at the New Mor... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Karl Bode over on DSL Reports reports that Comcast will institute a 250 GB cap on its broadband connections starting Oct. 1. Expect other carriers to follow suit and make tiered broadband a reality. Much as I would like to think otherwise, this is the end of the Internet as we know it. The caps are ... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Rumors about small devices that run Mac OS X are a dime a dozen most days. Putting aside for a moment the question of what we might see from Cupertino, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel converse on what they’d like to see out of an Apple netbook — in terms of pricing, size, weight and [...] (original story)
Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Do not publish your email on the Internet. That’s is one of the first lessons to learn when you start using the Internet. Once your email has been cached by a search engine it will sooner or later be discovered by bots that crawl the Internet for this valuable information. All kinds of protect... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 34 minutes ago
We’re obsessed with synchronizing content between computers, and SugarSync from Sharpcast not only syncs regular documents and photos between computers, but also between mobile phones. So it’s fitting that we let you know that Sharpcast has announced an iPhone app available free to anyon... (original story)
Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 34 minutes ago
I was pretty excited about the release of Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 by the Internet Explorer development team yesterday. If you would have asked me before that day I would have never agreed that a new Internet Explorer version could be exciting. But that version is full of surprises. It seems that... (original story)
Posted from gHacks technology news 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Joshua is a regular gHacks author, if you like the type of posts you see here then check out his own blog; Extendably – a site dedicated to everything extensions related. So far in this series of posts I’ve taken a look at Windows Media Player, iTunes, Media Monkey and Helium Music Manager. To... (original story)
Posted from GigaOM 1 hour 35 minutes ago
I recently wrote about Nokia backing away from VoIP on some of their N-Series phones, in particular noting that carriers had never viewed the addition of the functionality too kindly. Nokia is now responding on its blog, saying that no, it isn’t backing away from VoIP. The company also not only de... (original story)
Posted from Joystiq 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Online Those looking to help iron out the kinks in Sony's silicon-powered social gathering space, PlayStation Home, can now add Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan as valid entry locations for the program's closed beta. Sony's Hong Kong site (via Edge) is already asking ... (original story)
Posted from House Music Blog TheFreshpa... 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Lee Combs Lot 49 North American Release Date: October 28 Lot49 Records Lee Coombs to drop his critically acclaimed “Lot 49” mix CD stateside + new original productions, remixes and artist album in the pipeline “Lot 49” CD set features productions and remixes from Oliver Huntemann, Guy Gerb... (original story)
Posted from Joystiq 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Taking the stage and stepping in this week for the delayed Rush album, Moving Pictures, is American rock 'n' roll band, Locksley. They're certainly not as well known (at the moment) as Rush, but check out the videos after the break before a... (original story)