Yahoo Satellite Maps

Yahoo's online maps combine many small, highly detailed images into larger views with interactive feature like the ability to zoom and rotate the image. Allallsoft's Yahoo Satellite Maps Downloader is a small but capable tool that you can use to select and download Yahoo satellite images and put them together into highly accurate, highly detailed interactive maps. Multithread technology downloads large geographical information files quickly, and it saves images to your hard drive or other destination for immediate use or to be used later to create other maps. It only downloads Yahoo satellite map images. For regular Yahoo maps or other mapping sites, you'll need one of Allallsoft's related tools.

Yahoo Satellite Maps Downloader has an attractive and efficient interface that keeps things simple. You need to understand map coordinates to use it, but the program makes it easy, and there's a Help file if you need it. To create custom maps, you define the boundaries of the region, select Zoom and Thread Count levels, and press Download. Yahoo Satellite Maps Downloader quickly retrieves and assembles the parts into an interactive satellite map view. Maps on Yahoo are for personal purposes only, so if you need commercial images, a geographical information system (GIS) package or image service may be a better choice. For nearly every other use, though, it's a great choice.

Yahoo Satellite Maps Downloader is free to try, but the Zoom function is limited to a maximum level of 6. It's certified for versions of Windows up to Vista.

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Windows Phone 7 Tablet

Whoa there, big boy! Windows Phone 7 isn’t even powering a real smartphone yet, and we already have a tablet concept based on the platform, created by designer Umang Dokey.

It’s a sexy-looking beast, with an 8” screen, two joysticks on the back and a built-in stand that turns it into a coffee table-style PC. The designer has also envisioned 3D video calls and a keyboard built into the stand, but let’s not get too excited about it all yet: It’s just a concept, very far from being an actual product.

Check out a video demonstration below.


Tablet Concept - running Windows Phone 7 Series from umang on Vimeo.

Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition

Six cores. Twelve threads. A new flagship processor in Intel's stable. Here at GDC in San Francisco, the world's most widely recognized chip maker is dishing out its latest desktop CPU, and to say it's a niche device would be greatly understating things. We spoke to a number of Intel bigwigs at tonight's media event, and everyone confessed that the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition was a low quantity, high performance device aimed specifically at gamers and content editors that simply refuse to live anywhere other than on the cutting edge.

Intel's planning on selling these in retail, standalone form for $999 (MSRP), while they'll soon be available in a variety of gaming rigs from the likes of Dell, Alienware and whoever else wishes to keep with the times. As for Apple? The company stated that Steve and Company "sort of call their own shots," and that we'd have to dig at Apple if we really wanted to know what their refreshed Mac Pro would hold. We chuckled, nodded in understanding, and then learned that this here slab of silicon is a bit ahead of the software out there, with Intel noting that only games optimized for 12-thread use and benchmarking utilities that did likewise would really demonstrate the performance boost.

'Course, anyone who spends a great deal of time multitasking will appreciate the extra headroom, and power users can always find ways to make use of more horsepower. Oh, and for what it's worth, the company stated that this will be its lead desktop chip for some time to come, and if you're looking for a mobile version in the near future, you can keep dreaming.

Microsoft Outlook to Add MySpace

Microsoft Outlook has just become a lot more social through new partnerships with Facebook and MySpace and an existing one with LinkedIn.

You might remember back in November that Microsoft announced Outlook Social Connector, a new Office 2010 feature that hooks up social feeds into the Outlook inbox. The initial partner for the program was LinkedIn, whose business connections, alerts and messages would integrate directly with Outlook.

Now that integration has gone live. Outlook users can now download LinkedIn for Outlook and transform their desktop inboxes into a hub for all things LinkedIn.

Overshadowing its release is Microsoft’s announcement of two big partners for the Outlook Social Connector, MySpace and Facebook. Sometime in the next few months, users will be able to check up on their MySpace friends, update their Facebook status and browse through photos.

T-Mobile's HTC HD2

T-Mobile's not officially selling its world-beating HD2 until Wednesday, but if you've a Walmart nearby and hankering to get HTC's latest and greatest a few days early, it might be worth a trip out. JDMiPhoner managed to score one from his local Wally World a full four days early, and he's been kind enough to unbox it, boot it up and give us a few first impressions on video.

Is it really worth a couple of Benjamins with Windows Phone 7 Series just a few months away? Head on past the break if you'd care to be reminded of just how painful it is to know that this WinMo 6.5-packin' gem won't ever be upgradable (natively, anyway) to WP7S. -engaget

Google Earth

Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
With Google Earth,You canFly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you'll zoom right in. Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions. Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings. Save and share your searches and favorites.

Main Features:
View a world full of 3D content
Google Earth gives you a wealth of imagery and geographic information. Explore destinations like Maui and Paris, or browse content from Wikipedia, National Geographic, and more.

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Facebook More Popular than Google

Do you know just how popular social networking site Facebook is? Back in February, when Facebook celebrated its 6th anniversary, Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that there re more than 400 million Facebook registered uses out there. Some of them access it on their desktop computer, others access the site while on the go, from their mobile devices. There are more than 100 million people that actively use Facebook from their mobile devices.

The number of registered users is proof that Facebook is quite popular. Do you know what else proves Facebook is hugely popular? The fact that Facebook surpassed the Google search engine in weekly hits to become the most visited website in the US of A. According to research firm Hitwise, in the week that ended on March 13, visits to Facebook accounted for 7.07% of web traffic – Google visits accounted for 7.03% - Findmysoft

Android Gets Official Google Buzz Widget

Google has released the Google Buzz widget for Android, which will make updating your status or tagging your location easier.

Google first launched Google Buzz for mobile about six weeks ago, and while the overall Buzz platform has undergone some changes and refinements, the mobile aspect of the service hasn’t really changed — until now.

One of my favorite Android features is that certain programs will let you use home screen widgets for easy access. This is most useful in a search or a social context — which is why having a widget for Google Buzz makes total sense.

The widget is only available in English right now, and it requires at least Android 1.6. Search “Google Buzz” in the Android Market to download the app. Once it’s downloaded, it can be added to your home screen the same way you add any other widget — click on your home screen menu, click on “add” select “widgets” and then select the option for Google Buzz.

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Magento Scores $22.5 Million For Open Source E-commerce

According to a regulatory filing, LA-based Magento Commerce, which develops an open source e-commerce software suite, has recently received a $22.5 million capital injection in an equity funding round.

Magento was originally a product developed and marketed by Varien, a 9-year old company that also delivers e-commerce business consulting and other services, but has now effectively been incorporated as a stand-alone venture. It’s unclear whether the financing of Magento comes from Varien, or if the latter company’s existing and / or other investors have stepped in to provide funding. Either way, the company says it concerns ‘fresh’ cash.

If I were to venture a guess, I would say PayPal plays a part in this story – from what I can gather the least you can say is that the digital payment company has a deep partnershipwith Magento that spans both co-marketing of their respective services as well as a collaboration on a product development level.

I had a brief chat with Tim Schulz, the former MySpace product manager who recently became Magento’s Senior Product Manager, who told me they’re positioning the Magento Commerce solution right in the center of various growth areas in electronic commerce and that its goal is to become the provider of the single largest e-commerce platform in the world. Bonus points for showcasing some ambition.

Magento currently has over 60,000 merchants using its software, which was downloaded about 1.5 million times as of January 2010. The company also says they’ve registered over $15 billion in transactions to date. The roadmap for the future is apparently paved with additional products, with a number of “Mobile Commerce, Saas offering and other products/services” coming later this year.

Here’s a video of Varien / Magento CEO Roy Rubin outlining his vision on open source e-commerce:

Download ToolJail for iPhone JailBreak Assistance

Ever since Apple released iPhone 3.1.3, there has been a lot of confusion amongst the newbies on whether their iPhone and/or iPod Touch is jailbreakable or not. Few days back I had written a post putting down various scenarios and explaining what happens if you have accidentally upgraded to iPhone 3.1.3. Well, now there is an easier way to know that.

ToolJail is designed to help iPhone newbies jailbreak and unlock their iPhone and iPod touch. It contains all the necessary jailbreak and unlock instructions, along with how-to’s on DFU and Recovery Mode, downgrading firmware, and direct download links for all the necessary tools required.

ToolJail is similar to F0recast, which lets you enter the basic information about your iPhone or iPod Touch and then it will report back whether or not you can jailbreak and unlock your device. The best part of this tool is that it even provides an how-to guide in case you do not understand something and want to know in detail.

You can always refer to our detailed guide on jailbreaking and unlocking iPhone 3.1.3using redsn0w 0.9.4 or sn0wbreeze or PwnageTool and unlock iPhone 3.1.3 usingultrasn0w

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AVG and LimeWire Join Hands for Your Security

AVG Technologies is the company that specializes in providing antivirus and internet security protection to home and business users – the company is better known for its very popular free antivirus solution AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0. LimeWire is the company behind the popular P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing client, that works on computers powered by Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Apple’s Mac OS X, or Linux.

AVG Technologies and LimeWire announced that they joined hands to provide an enhanced level of security to the computer user. LimeWire’s premium product, LimeWire Pro now comes with AVG Anti-Virus protection. Thanks to the properly good virus protection provided by AVG’s antivirus solution, LimeWire Pro user can now download data safe in the knowledge that AVG will detect and remove.

LimeWire licensed the AVG Anti-Virus SDK (Software Development Kit) engine and integrated it into LimeWire Pro, thus providing antivirus and antispyware protection to LimeWire Pro customers. Before LimeWire Pro allows any file to be played or executed, said file is scanned by AVG’s security solution.

And now, comments from the involved parties:

“Peer-to-peer networks have come a long way. People are using peer-to-peer networks to share files and documents, and we are pleased to be protecting them,” said Rocco Donnino, SVP of Global Strategic Alliances, AVG Technologies. “AVG is committed to securing our online world, whatever it takes.” The ad hoc architecture of peer-to-peer networks affords no central point where security policies can be enforced, making the networks vulnerable to infected files, adware, spyware and other malware creeping into the system. It is incumbent upon users to secure their computers in order to protect both their own computers and the general health of their peer-to-peer network.

Google 99% Ready to Pull Out of China

The Google-China story is getting close to an end – or so it seems. You might remember that back in January Google announced its corporate infrastructure was targeted by a “highly sophisticated” attack that originated from China. After the attack, Google decided that enough is enough and that unless they are allowed to stop censoring search results on Google.cn, then Google would have to “review the feasibility of [its] business operations in China” – which is a fancy way of saying they will pack up and go.

As a little side note, after the attack it came out that a security hole in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was one of the vectors used in the attack (seehere). Also after the attack, Microsoft said it condemns the attack, but cannot support Google’s decision to pull out of China (see here).

After lengthy negotiations with the Chinese authorities, a stalemate has been reached. Google continues to stand behind its decision to stop censoring search results in China, and if that is not the option, it is prepared to leave the country. The Chinese authorities stand behind the law and warn Google that it will have to bear the consequences if it violates China’s laws and regulations – laws and regulations that state search results must be censored.

According to the Financial Times, Google has drawn up plans to close Google.cn and is “99.9 percent” certain to shut the Chinese search engine down. The newspaper said it obtained this information from a person familiar with Google’s inner workings. This person said that a decision on whether to shut down Google.cn could be made very soon, but Google may take some time in following through with its plans. Google would have to go through an orderly closure of its operations in China to protect local employees from retaliation from the local authorities.

Some of Google’s biggest web partners have been advised to prepare for the eventuality that Google.cn might cease activity. Advertisers are advised to move to rival search engines – like Baidu, the biggest search engine in China. - Findmysoft

IE8: Safest Browser in the Internet Explorer Range

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is the latest iteration of the Microsoft-developed web browser. It has more features than IE6 and IE7, it is faster than IE6 and IE7, and it is definitely safer to use than IE6 and IE7. Why just the other day Microsoft announced it is aware of a new vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution should someone be able to exploit it. Microsoft releasedSecurity Advisory 981374 to provide its customers guidance on how to stay protected. A video demo on how the vulnereability works is available here(PandaLabs blog).

The good news is that only Internet Explore 6 and Internet Explorer 7 are affected by this recent vulnerability. The latest version, Internet Explorer 8, is not affected. If you want to stay safe and protected, then you are well advised to leave those older versions of IE behind (especially IE6) and switch to Internet Explorer 8. IE6 in particular should be left behind because as of this month YouTube no longer supports it, nor do Google Docs and Google Sites services. Not to mention that if you’re still on IE6, you’re not getting the most out of Yahoo! Mail.

“The vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer reference being used within Internet Explorer. It is possible under certain conditions for the invalid pointer to be accessed after an object is deleted. In a specially-crafted attack, in attempting to access a freed object, Internet Explorer can be caused to allow remote code execution. Our investigation so far has shown that Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 are not affected, and that Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, and Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 are vulnerable,” explained Microsoft in the security advisory. -Findmysoft

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Facebook Tips/Tricks

If you surf Facebook on daily basis or occasionally, chances are you’re already familiar with regular stuffs like add/delete friends, update statuses, walls and profile, add and explore pages & applications, etc, but there’s more..

This week we want to cover some interesting things you can do on (or with) Facebook; inclusive of tricks that are not documented or unknown to many, as well as tips to stay connected better with your friends. Without further ado, here’s 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know. If you have interesting tips/tricks related to Facebook, please feel free to share in the comment box below.

1. How to Place Facebook Chat On Firefox Sidebar

   If you are using Firefox, you can place the Facebook Chat at the sidebar.

   

2. How to Download Facebook Photo Albums

   FacePAD: Facebook Photo Album Downloader allows you to download your friends’ facebook albums, Events albums, and Group Albums, en masse, with the click of a button.

   

3. How to Share Flickr Photos to Facebook

   Flickr2Facebook is an unofficial Flickr to Facebook uploader(bookmarklet) which allows you upload photos to Facebook from Flickr.

   

4. How to Update Facebook without Using Facebook

   hellotxt and Ping.fm both introduced features that let Facebook administrators update Facebook Pages.

   

5. How to Schedule Facebook Messages

   Sendible lets you schedule Facebook messages ahead of time so you can send messages to your friends, customers or colleagues in the future.

   

6. How to "Friend" Someone on Facebook & Hide It From Your Status Updates

   A short tutorial on Makeuseof to guide you how to hide Facebook status updates and keep that fact confined to your closer friends.

   

7. How to Create a Photo Collage Using Pictures of Your Facebook Friends

   Click on Friends tab. Proceed to More tab. From "Choose an option" dropdown, choose any of the dashes "—" . Your Facebook friends collage is right on your computer screen.

   

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