Remember how Apple is pushing out Safari to anyone with iTunes or QuickTime installed? The "update" notification was really starting to get on my nerves. I swear I was getting prompted at least once a week to install Safari, and that was regardless of whether I unchecked the box.
There has been a lot of talk over the last week about Sprint's new Samsung Instinct phone that is supposed to be a true iPhone competitor. Sprint is saying that there will finally be "" They are obviously taking a stab at the iPhone's rather slow Edge network Internet connection.
When I logged into my Facebook account yesterday, I was surprised to see a box in the lower right corner welcoming me to Facebook Chat. It was surprising for a couple of reasons, but mainly because I knew I hadn't signed up for chat and there it was telling me that I could start conversations.
Both you and I have been complaining for quite awhile that Google needs to provide an updated desktop version of the Google Talk instant messenger, and it looks like they are listening after all. Over the weekend they released a new version called Google Talk, Labs Edition that is currently in testing. Sounds great, right?
Microsoft and Yahoo are at it again with this whole acquisition thing, and this time we find it a bit humorous. It started out on Saturday when Microsoft posted a press release with a letter that Steve Ballmer sent to Yahoo. Yahoo responded of course, and they too posted their letter in a press release.
Google Apps users who have years (or just a few months worth) of emails stored in Outlook, Outlook Express or Thunderbird, now have a very simple way to upload those messages to a Google Apps mailbox (Gmail). Google just launched an open source desktop utility called Google Email Uploader that gets the job done.
Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).
It's hard to argue against the idea that Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, is one of the most influential individuals of our time. He's done wonders for the personal computer and for philanthropy, and has been interviewed over and over and over again.
