30
2006
Universal Music to Offer Free Downloads
Free music downloads? Is this good news for music lovers!? What’s the catch?
Universal Music, the world’s largest music company, has shaken up the record industry by announcing that it will make its song catalogue available as free internet downloads. Unlike Napster and other competing online music retailers, could this service actually pose a challenge to [...]
24
2006
Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 released
Despite many technologists’ belief that IE7 should undergo another beta cycle or two before it’s release candidate time, this morning Microsoft released Internet Explorer Release Candidate 1.
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Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 released
Originally from Download Squad by Jordan Running
20
2006
15 Websites that Changed the World
Guardian Unlimited is running a great article called Websites that changed the world. It’s odd to think of things we take so much for granted as having changed the world, but it’s true, they did. Among the world-changing web sites…
15 Websites that Changed the World
Originally from Technophilia by Abdul Jaleel
16
2006
Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.1 (Beta) to dual boot Mac Intels with Windows XP
Apple has released Boot Camp 1.1 Public beta that allows Mac Intels to dual boot Windows XP. New features in this beta include:
Boot Camp 1.1 beta includes:
-Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
-Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
-Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
-iSight camera support
-Support for built-in microphones
-Right-click when pressing the [...]
14
2006
15 web sites that changed the world
Filed under: Web services
Guardian Unlimited is running a great article called Websites that changed the world. It’s odd to think of things we take so much for granted as having changed the world, but it’s true, they did. Among the world-changing web sites are Wikipedia, Blogger, MySpace, Amazon.com, and, of course, Yahoo! and Google. One [...]
12
2006
Tata and Sky finally launches Tata Sky DTH Service in India
Tata and Sky finally launches Tata Sky DTH Service in India
India finally has another player in the DTH market. Zee already has a presence in the market with their Dish TV service. Prasar Bharti also has a presence with their DD Direct service. And now Sky has entered the market in collaboration with Tata and [...]
10
2006
Around the World in 23 clicks
Editors of Business 2.0 have identified the Best business ideas in the world.Dabble DB
Vancouver, Canada
URL: dabbledb.com
TheAdCloud
Antofagasta, Chile
URL: theadcloud.com
Spurl
Reykjavik, Iceland
URL: spurl.net
MyHeritage
Bnei Atarot, Israel
URL: myheritage.com
MyHeritage
Bnei Atarot, Israel
URL: myheritage.com
Zoho Writer
Chennai, India
URL: zohowriter.com
Muti
Durban, South Africa
URL: muti.co.za
Bokee
Beijing, China
URL: bokee.com
Douban
Beijing, China
URL: douban.com
Cyworld
Seoul, South Korea
URL: cyworld.nate.com
Toodou
Shanghai, China
URL: toodou.com
Gnoos
Melbourne, Australia
URL: gnoos.com.au
Nooked
Sligo, Ireland
URL: nooked.com
Last.fm
London, England
URL: last.fm
OpenBC
Hamburg, Germany
URL: openbc.com
Habbo Hotel
Helsinki, Finland
URL: habbohotel.com
Quintura
Moscow, Russia
URL: quintura.com
AllPeers
Prague, Czech [...]
10
2006
PCWorld- India’s most comprehensive technology website
This was long overdue. For a country that aspires to be a de-facto tech powerhouse, India was certainly short of a really good technology portal. That’s set to change with the launch of PCWorld, a website from the IDG group. The only other tech website of any repute till now was TechTree, but that left [...]
9
2006
Ghacks first Anniversary Competition
Our first anniversary is approaching fast and I thought it would be a nice idea to have a competition to celebrate this event. I hope we see lots of people participating in the competition. Let me give you a rough overview of what I have in mind:
Ghacks first Anniversary Competition
Originally from gHacks tech [...]
6
2006
Yahoo and Microsoft Messenger finally can chat.
Is a great news for everyone who using Yahoo and Microsoft messenger. If you are using Yahoo or Microsoft messenger, would you like chat to each other just by using either one messenger? It’s really great that we can chat through each other by using either one messenger. You just need the latest Yahoo or [...]
