Google released Google Media Server which allows you to connect your pc with your tv using universal plug and play devices. The Windows application uses Google Desktop technology such as Desktop gadgets for the administration tool and Google Desktop Search to locate media files. All you need is a PC running Google Desktop and a UPnP-enabled device (e.g. a PlayStation 3).
Today is Bill Gates' last day as a full-time employee of Microsoft. After 33 years at the company, the one-time richest man in the world will be retiring at 52 to spend more time guiding the charitable Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Read MoreMicrosoft's Mac Business Unit is launching the biggest hiring initiative in its history as the group prepares to accelerate development of a new wave of software products for Apple users.
Read MoreSam Allen wrote software that collected millions of data points over 14 hours of actual browsing time. He claims that after browsing for 14 hours with these programs, and recording all the results into spreadsheets, the most memory efficient browser was Firefox 3.0 which not only trumps its older version, but every other popular offering on Windows.
Read MoreLast week Firefox 3 (code name Gran Paradiso) was finally released. With its new Gekko 1.9 engine, the browser renders pages faster and uses fewer system resources. As with any new browser, some add-ons created for Firefox 2 may not work yet but we expect those to be updated in the near future. Firefox 3 also comes with clever new data-mining tools for your bookmarks and browser history. Most notable is that Firefox 3 includes many security-related features baked right in, such as the best of breed antiphishing protection, making Firefox the most secure browser on the market today.
Read MoreFollowing the announcement of Sun's plans to make Java free and open under the General Public License (GPL) at JavaOne 2006, there have been a few struggles on the path to open source. At the time of the OpenJDK release in May last year, around five percent of the code--the portion not owned by Sun--was still closed.
Read MoreGoogle added a new layer to Trends with Google Trends for Websites, that allows you to compare your visitor stats with other sites. It compares and ranks site visitation across geographies, and related websites and searches.
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