Popular Instant Messenger, Gaim, Forced to Change Name
It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL.
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8.4.2007 Europe Surpasses North America In Instant Messenger Users
Score Networks, the leader in digital media measurement, today released the results of an analysis of instant messenger (IM) usage in various parts of the world. According to the study, eighty-two million people, or 49 percent of the European online population, used IM applications to communicate online in February.
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11.4.2006 Instant Messaging Comes to Xbox 360, Expanding the Largest Social Network on Television
Xbox 360 owners can connect with more than 260 million Windows Live Messenger users on Xbox 360, Windows-based PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices beginning the week of May 7.
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9.4.2007 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Windows 7 (15-Seconds-Boot) No Match for Windows “Instant On” (8-Seconds-Boot)
Microsoft revealed that it is targeting a 15 seconds boot time for Windows 7 in laboratory conditions, but the fact is that the Redmond company is cooking even something better.
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16.10.2008 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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31.3.2006 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD – more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can – and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. It’s about time!
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20.11.2006 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
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17.10.2007 Microsoft Offers a Complex Windows Vista vs. Windows XP Perspective
A new standard of security is an integer aspect of the evolution puzzle represented by the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
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3.11.2007 Windows XP SP3 to Drop Concomitantly with Windows Vista SP1?
Yes, it's time for every Windows user's favorite obsession: Windows XP Service Pack 3. The third and final service pack for Windows XP has been quite elusive for the past three years.
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25.11.2007 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
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14.1.2008 Free Windows Vista Business and Windows XP SP2 on Parade
Free Windows... Not a concept you would expect from Microsoft. With a business strategy focused on proprietary software, the Redmond company is by all means at the opposite technology spectrum from open source and free software.
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9.3.2008 Microsoft Presents the Lost Comparison: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
With both Windows XP and Windows Vista being available concomitantly on the market, Microsoft is doing nothing more than inviting the consumers to compare the two operating systems.
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20.4.2008 Windows Server 2008 = Windows Vista SP1 Minus the Pain
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is essentially intimately connected with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, to the level in which the RTM version of Microsoft's latest server operating system features the
SP1 label
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6.5.2008Sanyo Develops 'Instant'
Batteries
New technology retains battery
charge for instant, prolonged
use...
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02.11.2005Phoenix Instant Boot BIOS starts loading Windows in under a second
Phoenix is showing off a few interesting things at IDF, but the real standout is their new Instant Boot BIOS, a highly optimized UEFI implementation
that can start loading an OS in just under a second. Combined with Windows 7's optimized startup procedure, that means you're looking at incredibly
short boot times -- we saw a retrofitted Dell Adamo hit the Windows desktop in 20 seconds, while a Lenovo T400s with a fast SSD got there in under 10.
It's pretty slick stuff, and it should be out soon -- check a video after the break...
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25.09.2009ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for Windows
Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer!
The solution is
technology that ASRock call Instant Boot. This is interesting technology because it leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) features which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to cut boot times down to something like 4 seconds. By
calling S3 and S4 at specific times during the startup and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows desktop in a few
seconds seconds, even after a total shut down.
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13.11.2008Bebo to get instant messaging from AIM
When AOL bought Bebo in March for $850 million you had to wonder what their main plans were for the service and it seems they are beginning to
come up with a game plan, challenging facebook for their instant messaging service. AOL have begun planning for their new instant messaging service
that will be enabled onto a social networking site using a technology they purchased in 2006 from userplane. This will allow you chat to friends and
see invitations and messages in real time at the bottom of the screen, this of course sounds a lot like facebook who already has a service like this
that enables you to see application invites and wall posts.
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20.12.2008Microsoft mulls 'Instant On' for Windows
If you feel that Windows starts too slowly most days, Microsoft is considering an option that could help.
The company is
surveying select users on whether an "instant on" feature, which would rush a usable desktop to your screen in just seconds, is something they'd
like included with Windows.
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17.10.2008Facebook to launch Web-based instant messaging service
Sources have confirmed to BetaNews that Facebook will be launching a multi-platform instant messaging service built into a user's profile page...
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15.03.2008IBM rides the instant messaging wave
With its Lotus Sametime line-up, IBM is attempting to use instant messenging and "unified communications" to reel in new customers from new
places, ranging from small businesses to Microsoft Outlook mail environments. Will the strategy pay off?..
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24.01.2008Windows Search 4.0 Now Available
Windows Search 4.0 lets you perform an instant search of your computer. Windows Search 4.0 helps you find and preview documents, e-mail messages,
music files, photos, and other items on the computer.
The search engine in Windows Search 4.0 is a Microsoft Windows service
that is also used by programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. You can use this search engine to index a
program's content and to obtain instant results when you search in a particular program.
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04.06.2008AOL tests open source Jabber for instant messenging
A lot of AIM and ICQ instant messaging users have likely never even heard of "Jabber" yet. But they'll probably be Jabbering away in the not
too distant future, after the bugs get worked out by a new AOL/ICQ test launch...
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19.01.2008Study: IM Equaling Popularity
of E-mail
Instant messaging continues to
grow as a medium for online
communication, according to
details of a study released by
America Online on Thursday.
Instant messaging is up 19
percent, and 38 percent of all
users say they now send more
IMs than e-mails...
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11.11.2005Baidu to launch instant messaging network for China
The leading search engine in China, Baidu, announced it will launch Baidu Hi, a new instant messaging service designed to let Internet users in the
country communicate with one another...
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29.02.2008Sneak preview: Polarid PoGo printer for instant digital photo printouts
Today at the Bluetooth SIG press event in New York City, Polaroid previewed a pint-sized, inkless portable printer dubbed the PoGo, that can turn your
digital camera into a modern equivalent of the old Polaroid Instant...
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12.06.2008Apple files patent for instant messaging on the iPhone
Apple has filed for a patent which brings instant messaging to the iPhone and other touchscreen devices it produces...
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23.04.2008Sneak preview: Polaroid PoGo printer for instant digital photo printouts
Today at the Bluetooth SIG press event in New York City, Polaroid previewed a pint-sized, inkless portable printer dubbed the PoGo, that can turn your
digital camera into a modern equivalent of the old Polaroid Instant...
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12.06.2008eBay Debuts Instant Buying
Service
eBay launched its instant
buying service to supplement
its normal auction listings
Monday, hoping to lure more
traditional e-commerce users
to its service. First
announced in January, eBay
Express allows users to
purchase from multiple sellers
using a single shopping cart...
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25.04.2006Toshiba to Offer $100 HD DVD Instant Rebate
Beginning Sunday, Toshiba will
be offering a $100 USD instant
rebate on its entry-level HD
DVD player for a period of one
month, with the savings
eventually being available on
any player it sells...
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17.05.2007Bang On: AOL is attempting suicide
They were on top of the world. The company had the most popular instant messaging client, by far (in the United States), the largest dialup service,
and one of the top audio applications. AOL had it all and now, seemingly, they are trying their hand at a slow and painful suicide. For my
generation, AOL was the Internet as we all signed on for the first time. Even if you didn't use their dialup service, you absolutely had to
download AOL Instant Messenger , so you could stay in contact with all of your friends. Let's face it: Cell phones were still way too expensive,
so instant messages were the text messages of that time.
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27.01.2009Windows Live Messenger Turns 10
Ten years ago today, Windows Live Messenger made its debut. What began as a minor repair in a communications tool grew into the world's No. 1 instant
messaging service. For its anniversary, the Windows Live team collected stories from around the world about Messengers impact..
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22.07.2009Cloud "instant on" OS coming to netbooks
Cloud, made and distributed by Good OS, will be coming to a touch screen Gigabyte net book. The OS will consist of a web browser as its main
interface and will integrate with Skype, YouTube, and the Google family of apps. The OS will ship along side a pre-loaded Windows installation, which
will will allow the netbook to dual boot either OS. The foundation for the Cloud OS is of course Linux and offers a quick and functional way to the
internet and other user essential apps. If you would like to try out the Cloud OS you will be able to install it on your own computer in the near
future.
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02.12.2008Bebo to Use Microsoft's Instant-Messaging Technology
Social-networking site Bebo Inc. has announced today that it will launch a Microsoft-powered instant-messaging program this fall. The program will
allow Bebo users to launch an instant-messaging session within their browsers, regardless of whether they have Live IDs, the sign-ons used for Hotmail
and other MS services, as well as contact friends who have are not logged onto Bebo but are using Windows Live Messenger. However, Bebo users will not
be able to send instant messages to Windows Live Messenger users who don't have Bebo accounts, and Windows Live Messenger users won't be able to see
if their buddies are logged on to Bebo. The social networking site also plans to incorporate Microsoft's address book management tools, but specifics
about how the new features will look are still being worked out. The two companies declined to discuss financial terms of the deal.
Although Bebo lags far behind Facebook and Myspace, the two top online social networking sites, it has experienced particularly strong growth in
Europe and is now beginning to expand in that region to six new countries including France and Germany. " The partnership, for us, gives us an
opportunity to expand more rapidly into more European markets, " said Joanna Shields, the company's president of international business; Shields
hopes Bebo could piggyback on what she calls Windows Live Messenger's dominance in the region. Additionally, Shields thinks the partnership will help
streamline communications between Bebo users: " Why have two windows open when you can do everything in one environment? " While the startup
does lets its members connect using eBay Inc.'s Skype Internet calling, the users must download the Skype software first.
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