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WrapUp: Windows Phone 8 Preview, Get an Extra 4.5GB of Free Dropbox Space, and More

Ryan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:12 +0000

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

Windows Phone 8 Preview
Some information has leaked out about Windows Phone 8 that mentions Internet Explorer 10 Mobile, shared Windows 8 components, SkyDrive integration, NFC, camera improvements, and more.

Leaked Image of a BlackBerry 10 London
I don’t find BlackBerry smartphones to be all that exciting anymore, but the leaked image depicts a phone with what appears to be a very slim and sleek profile.

Firefox 10: New Dev Tools and Full-Screen API
Firefox 10 was pushed out last week, and comes equipped with a revamped set of developer tools and a new API that websites can take advantage of to let users pop-out content from the page into a nice full-screen view.

Amazon Sales Up 35%, Profit Down 58%
Amazon announced that for Q4 2011 their sales were up over the previous year, but their profits were down. This is likely do to them selling Kindle Fire units below cost, but they will recoup the money by selling content.

Microsoft Office 15 Technical Preview Begins
A select number of lucky testers will get a chance to put the next version of Microsoft Office through its paces, and a more widespread Beta program is expected in the late summer.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Get an Extra 4.5GB on Dropbox for Testing Photo Importing
If you want to snag an extra 4.5GB of space on your Dropbox account you can do so by testing out the latest experimental release of the Dropbox software (for Windows, Mac, and Linux). Once installed you’ll have to set the app to import 4.5GB of photos to your account, and Dropbox will credit you with that much storage once it has all been uploaded.

Best Start Page for Your Browser
Lifehacker takes a look at some of the various start pages available for Chrome and Firefox.

–Downloads–

Adobe Air 3.2.0.1830 ^{Beta 5} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dexpot 1.6.1805 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.12 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 11.0 ^{Beta 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Flash Player 11.2.202.197 ^{Beta 5} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 18.0.1025.3 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miro 4.0.6 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 12.00.1272 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
PeaZip 4.4.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.7 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Skype 5.8.0.154 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 10.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1.2 ^RC1 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: Gmail Logo Uses Two Different Fonts, Download Your Songs From Google Music, and More

Ryan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:28:50 +0000

–News–

You Can Download All Your Songs From Google Music
A new option is being rolled out to Google Music users that will let you download all of your uploaded/purchased songs, which means this is a great way to backup your music library.

Gmail Logo Uses Two Different Fonts
Some interesting info about the Gmail logo emerged last week, including the fact that it was created the night before Gmail launched and that they use two different fonts in the logo. Once you realize it uses two different fonts you’ll never be able to shake it from your head.

MegaUpload Alternatives See Surge in Traffic After Shutdown
After MegaUpload was shutdown last week several other services, such as Fileserve and Filesonic, removed their reward programs and public sharing options. All of this has caused a surge of traffic to get directed to the remaining alternatives.

Xbox 720 Will Be Six Times More Powerful as Current Console
Rumors are twirling that the next Xbox will ship in November 2013, and will be six times more powerful than the existing console.

YouTube Streams 4 Billion Videos Each Day
It’s pretty incredible that YouTube is streaming 4 billion videos each day, but users are also uploading 60-hours worth of content every minute.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Google Docs Can Be Exported Through Google Takeout
Google recently added an option to their “Takeout” service so that you can export your Google Docs data as well. That means it is even easier to pull all of your data away from Google.

Installing a BitTorrent Client on Your DD-WRT Router
This guide walks you through how to get Transmission up and running on a DD-WRT router.

Shortcut to Reopen Recently Closed Folders and Apps
UndoClose is a free Windows app that lets you assign a keyboard shortcut to quickly reopen folders and apps you recently closed.

–Downloads–

BurnAware Free 4.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
CCleaner 3.15.1643 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Defraggler 2.09.391 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Evernote 4.5.3.6131 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 ^{Beta 6} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Foobar2000 1.1.11 ^{Beta 4} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 18.0.1017.2 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Earth 6.2.0.5905 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Greenshot 0.8.1.1486 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miranda 0.9.42 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miro 4.0.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 11.61 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Picasa 3.9.1.135.83 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.7 ^{Beta 4} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Songbird 1.10.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 10.0 ^{Beta 5} [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1.26671 [Homepage] [Mirror]
VLC 2.0.0 ^RC1 [Homepage] [Mirror]

Copyright © 2012 CyberNetNetNews.com
WrapUp: Gmail Logo Uses Two Different Fonts, Download Your Songs From Google Music, and More

WrapUp: Screenshot an Entire Webpage with Skitch, iPhone 4S Jailbreak, and More

Ryan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:58:02 +0000

–News–

Megaupload Shutdown, Anonymous Retaliates
Megaupload was shutdown last week by the FBI, and as a result the group Anonymous initiated a DOS attack that brought down sites for both the Department of Justice and Universal Music.

Apple’s New iBooks for iPad Adds Textbook Support
Apple released an array of iPad-centric apps last week that focus on creating and reading textbooks, as well as course management for teachers.

Wolfram Education Portal is Live
Wolfram unveiled an education portal that currently contains learning materials for algebra and calculus.

Zappos Gets Hacked
Last week Zappos was hacked, and personal information including each customer’s name, email, address, last four digits of their credit card, and a hash of their password may have all been among the data compromised.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Screenshot an Entire Webpage with Skitch
Skitch for Mac has a feature tucked away that you may not know about, and it’s that dragging a URL into the app will trigger it to take a screenshot of the full website.

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak Available
If you’ve been waiting to jailbreak your new iOS device this jailbreak release will give you the full untethered experience many users were waiting for.

Transfer Your Spotify Playlists to Grooveshark
ToGrooveshark is a web service that helps you quickly migrate all of your Spotify playlists over to Grooveshark.

Cross-Platform App Renames TV Shows
This free cross-platform app hooks up to EPGuide or TheTVDB.com, and will use that information to rename files for television shows you download.

–Downloads–

Adobe Air 3.2.0.1720 Beta 4 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dexpot 1.5.15 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.7 Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 Beta 5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Flash Player 11.2.202.183 Beta 4 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Foobar2000 1.1.11 Beta 1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 18.0.1010.1 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
iTunes 10.5.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Screenshot Captor 2.105.01 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 10.0 Beta 4 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: Grooveshark Launches Mobile HTML5 App, Ubuntu TV, and More

Ryan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:35:32 +0000

–News–

Grooveshark Releases Free Mobile HTML5 App
The Grooveshark app may have gotten pulled from the Apple App Store and Android Market awhile back, but they are working around that with a free HTML5-powered web app that is actually pretty good.

Mozilla Will Provide an Extended Support Release of Firefox
Mozilla released six new versions of Firefox in 2011, and keeping up with that was quite a headache for any IT person managing desktops with the browser installed. As a result Mozilla will also be providing an Extended Support Release (ESR) version of Firefox that will only be updated once per year.

BlueStacks Bringing Android Apps to Windows 8
A company called BlueStacks is developing a way for you to run Android apps in the new Windows 8 Metro interface, and is working on deals to have the software preloaded on some new PCs.

Personal Google+ Results Appearing in Your Google Search Results
Google will be injecting Google+ search results, such as posts from friends, if they believe it is relevant to what you are searching for on Google.

Kinect for Windows Coming February 1st
Microsoft is pushing out the Kinect for Windows, and it should be available from retail outlets starting February 1st with a retail price of $249.

Opera TV Store Brings HTML5 Apps to Your TV
Everyone is getting into the television market these days, and Opera is no different. Last week they announced the Opera TV Store which will let users run HTML5 apps on their television… assuming that device manufacturers adopt their technology.

Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone Announced
In the coming months Nokia will be releasing the Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone on AT&T, and it will include a 4.3-inch AMOLED display.

Ubuntu TV Unity UI Demo
Ubuntu is entering the television market with software that will stream videos and record live TV. Ubuntu-powered TVs are expected to be in stores by the end of 2012.

Samsung and LG Show Off 55-inch OLED TVs
At CES 2012 both Samsung and LG demonstrated their 55-inch OLED TVs that are due out later this year. No word on pricing yet.

Netflix Branches Out to UK and Ireland
Netflix has expanded their streaming service to include users in the UK and Ireland. If your unsure about the service they are offering a free 1-month trial for you to test the waters.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Customize OS X Lion’s Scrollbar Behavior for Each App You Use
LionScrollbars is a clever little Mac app that lets you choose whether or not the scrollbar is always displayed on a per app basis.

Tweak Hidden Mac OS X Features
The iTweaX app lets you customize Mac OS X features that are otherwise buried deep in the OS.

How to Crack a WiFi Network’s WPA Password
Lifehacker has a guide available for cracking the WPA password for a WiFi network using Reaver. It takes a little effort, but it has a good chance of working.

–Downloads–

Adobe Reader 10.1.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
CDBurnerXP 4.4.0.2905 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.2.50 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.6 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
FileZilla 3.5.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 ^{Beta 4} [Homepage] [Mirror]
GOM Player 2.1.37.5085 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 18.0.1003.1 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
KMPlayer 3.1.0.0 ^R2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miranda 0.9.41 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Process Explorer 15.12 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.7 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Skype 5.7.0.137 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 10.0 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1.26650 [Homepage] [Mirror]
VirtualBox 4.0.16.75491 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Wireshark 1.6.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.155 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: Enable Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions in Windows, Turn a WordPress Site Into a BitTorrent Tracker, and More

Ryan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:30:51 +0000

–News–

Grooveshark Is Being Sued By All Four Major Music Labels
Last week Grooveshark got sued by EMI, which was the last major music label that had yet to sue them. Interestingly enough EMI had previously struck a deal with Grooveshark, but claims Grooveshark hasn’t been paying up.

Latest Chrome Beta Pre-Loads Pages
The newest Beta for Chrome will pre-load pages it thinks you are likely to visit, and also includes additional malware protection.

Microsoft Simplifying Storage Management in Windows 8
Microsoft released a blog post outlining the new Storage Spaces feature that will be available in an upcoming Beta version of Windows 8.

Android Market Boasts 400k Apps
Google’s Android app market is moving fast, and should be able to catch up to Apple pretty soon.

Roku Coming Out With Streaming Stick for TVs
If you’re sick of all those set-top boxes next to your TV you may want to turn your focus to Roku. They announced the Roku Streaming Stick, which similar to a USB drive, but instead of plugging into a USB port it plugs directly into the HDMI port and adds streaming capabilities to your TV. No word on pricing yet, and it should be ready in the second half of 2012.

IE6 Usage Falls Below 1% in the U.S.
Microsoft announced that IE6 usage in the U.S. fell below 1% as we closed out 2011. They celebrated the event with drinks and a cake.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Enable Aero in the Windows 8 AeroLite Theme
This little “easter egg” will enable Aero Glass support for anyone running a Windows 8 preview with the AeroLite theme.

Enable Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions in Windows
If you remote into your home machine you probably know that only one user can login at a time. If someone tries to use the machine at home while you’re remotely connected you’ll get kicked off. This patch makes it so that multiple users can simultaneously connect to a single Windows machine.

Switch from iOS 5 to Android? Here’s a Fix for the iMessage Bug
If you switched from a device running iOS 5 to Android you might not receive messages coming from iMessage. There’s a simple workaround that helps ensure people don’t continue sending you iMessages after you’ve ditched your iOS device.

Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile Review
The Verge has a thorough review of the Nokia Lumia 710, which is Nokia’s first Windows Phone for North America and it will be available on T-Mobile.

Chrome Extension to Check Multiple Gmail Accounts
If you have to monitor and switch between multiple Gmail accounts this Chrome extension might make it all a little easier.

Free Tether App for Android Doesn’t Require Root Access
ClockworkMod Tether Alpha is a free app for Android that will let you use your device’s Internet connection on your computer. It will also try to mask your connection to make it more difficult for carriers to detect that you’re tethering.

Turn Any WordPress Site Into A BitTorrent Tracker
Thanks to a WordPress plugin called WP-Trader you can transform your WordPress site into your very own BitTorrent tracker.

Insync: Dropbox-like Functionality That Uses Google Docs
The free Insync software will let you leverage your Google storage to keep your files in sync across multiple computers.

Best Cydia Tweaks from the Last Year
This guide walks you through some of the best Cydia apps and tweaks that were released in 2011.

–Downloads–

Bullzip PDF Printer 7.2.0.1338 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.5 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Foxit Reader 5.1.4.0104 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 17.0.963.26 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miranda 0.9.40 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Notepad++ 5.9.8 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Picasa 3.9.1.135.81 [Homepage] [Mirror]
VLC 1.2.0 ^{Pre 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]

Copyright © 2012 CyberNetNetNews.com
WrapUp: Enable Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions in Windows, Turn a WordPress Site Into a BitTorrent Tracker, and More

WrapUp: Facebook Messenger for Windows, Thunderbolt Coming to PCs in 2012, and More

Ryan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:59:05 +0000

–News–

Facebook Messenger for Windows Available
Windows users can officially download Facebook Messenger, which might be useful for anyone that actually uses Facebook chat.

Amazon Sells 4 Million Kindles in December
Amazon didn’t provide a breakdown of how each of the Kindle devices sold, but did say that over 1 million Kindles were sold each week in December. One estimate says that roughly 78% of those units were likely to be the Kindle Fire.

Dropbox Adds Auto-Import From Your Camera
An experimental version of Dropbox is showing off a new feature, which will automatically snag photos from a camera or memory card and add them to your Dropbox files.

Jailbreak Developers Release Siri Port
Jailbroken iOS users running older hardware, such as the iPhone 4, can install Spire from Cydia in order to use Siri on iOS devices other than the iPhone 4S.

Thunderbolt Released to PCs in April 2012
It’s rumored that Intel is notifying their partners letting them know that Thunderbolt will be available to PCs in April 2012.

GoDaddy Users Transfer Domains Because of SOPA Support
When it was revealed that GoDaddy supported the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) there were reports that there was a mass exodus of domains being transferred away from GoDaddy. After the numbers were crunched, however, it’s not looking too bad for GoDaddy.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Winter Wake-Up: Wakes You Up Earlier for Snow/Frost
The free Winter Wake-Up app for Android and iOS lets you specify how much earlier you would like to wake up if there is frost or snow outside, thereby giving you a little extra time to get your car cleaned off.

iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak
All iOS devices running 5.0.1, except for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, can take advantage of the most recent untethered jailbreak.

Early Android 4.0 Build for Kindle Fire
There is a very early build of Android 4.0 ICS available for the Kindle Fire, but at this point it is still buggy so you should hold off unless you’re dying to give it a try.

–Downloads–

CCleaner 3.14.1616 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.4 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 9.0.1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Flash Player 11.2.202.160 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
MetroTwit 0.9.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miro 4.0.4 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 12.00.1213 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
PeaZip 4.3.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.6 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.7 ^{Beta 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 9.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
VirtualBox 4.1.8.75467 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: YouTube Boasts 1 Trillion Video Views in 2011, Hard Drive Manufacturers Reduce Warranties, and More

Ryan — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:55:07 +0000

–News–

2012 CES Will be the Last for Microsoft
Microsoft announced that the upcoming CES will be the last one the company attends.

Google Renews Firefox Search Deal
Google, who accounts for 84% of Mozilla’s $123 million revenue for 2010, signed a new 3-year agreement to continue being the default search option in Firefox.

Super Bowl to Stream Online
NBC will be streaming the 2012 Super Bowl online for free, and it will also be available on-the-go through the NFL Mobile app for Verizon customers.

YouTube Boasts 1 Trillion Video Views in 2011
The YouTube blog took a look back over the last year and said that they had over 1 trillion video playbacks, which is equates to about 140 views for every person on earth.

Hard Drive Maufacturers Reducing Warranties
Both Seagate and Western Digital will be cutting back the warranties on their hard drives, which in some cases are going from a 5-year warranty down to a 1-year warranty.

Firefox 9 Released with JavaScript Enhancements
The new Firefox 9 rolled out last week boasting a significant performance boost for JavaScript.

AT&T Kills T-Mobile Deal
AT&T broke off the $39 billion T-Mobile deal last week, which will cost AT&T a whopping $4 billion for calling it off.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Add More Aero Glass to Your Firefox
GlassMyFox is a Firefox add-on that will let you add a lot more Aero goodness to your Firefox skin.

–Downloads–

CCleaner 3.14.1616 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.3.4 ^Experimental [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 9.0.1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 10.0 ^{Beta 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Flash Player 11.2.202.160 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 12.00.1213 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.6 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 9.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
VirtualBox 4.1.8.75467 [Homepage] [Mirror]

Copyright © 2012 CyberNetNetNews.com
WrapUp: YouTube Boasts 1 Trillion Video Views in 2011, Hard Drive Manufacturers Reduce Warranties, and More

WrapUp: Galaxy Nexus Available in the U.S., Change the User Agent in Chrome, and More

Ryan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:18:25 +0000

–News–

Google’s Android Update Alliance Being Ignored
Back at Google I/O there was a highly touted bullet point mentioned by Google saying that manufacturers would provide Android updates for devices that are less than 18-months old, and they would be provided in a timely fashion. Manufacturer responses aren’t looking too good though when it comes to Android 4.0.

Galaxy Nexus Now Available in the U.S.
The long awaited Galaxy Nexus Android phone finally hit the Verizon network late last week, and boasts a large screen with 4G LTE.

Microsoft Will Auto-Update Internet Explorer Users
Last week Microsoft announced that they will start rolling out automatic Internet Explorer updates. The process will begin in January 2012 in Australia and Brazil, and will gradually roll out to other locations.

TeleNav Launching Web-Based Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation
TeleNav is coming out with a GPS navigation app that only requires your mobile browser, and it will be completely free.

Louis CK Makes Lots of Money From Self-Published Video
Louis CK had a very successful experiment when self-publishing a $5 video. He said his profit was around $200k even after taking into account the high production costs.

Apple Founding Documents Sell for Nearly $1.6 Million
The documents signed at the time Apple was founded were predicted to bring in around $150k, and instead went for a crazy $1.6M.

SkyDrive for iPhone and Windows Phone
Microsoft has rolled out several new iOS apps, and one of them is SkyDrive which is available for both iOS and Windows Phone.

Free Calls to the US and Canada Through 2012 in Gmail
If you’ve been mooching off of Google’s free Gmail calling to US/Canada numbers you’ll be happy to know that you can continue doing so through at least 2012.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Basic Paint App for Mac
Do you enjoy the simplicity of Microsoft’s Paint app on Windows? You can get a similar set of features on the Mac with this program,

Simple Internet Radio Player for Ubuntu Linux
If you are looking for some basic Internet radio playback in Ubuntu then this is the app you’ll want to grab.

Change the User Agent in Google Chrome
Web developers will appreciate the new Google Chrome feature that lets you spoof the user agent of the browser to see how it impacts sites.

–Downloads–

Any Video Converter 3.3.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Audacity 1.3.14 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
BurnAware Free 4.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Calibre 0.8.31 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 9.0 Beta 6 [Homepage] [Mirror]
GOM Player 2.1.36.5083 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 17.0.963.12 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
iTunes 10.5.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miranda 0.9.38 [Homepage] [Mirror]
PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.200 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Pidgin 2.10.1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Process Explorer 15.11 [Homepage] [Mirror]
PuTTY 0.62 [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1.26616 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Vuze 4.7.0.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: Evernote Launches Food/People iOS Apps, Windows Store Preview, and More

Ryan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:56:39 +0000

–News–

HP Making webOS Open Source
HP has decided to push the mobile-focused webOS into the open source community, and may even release webOS tablets later on.

Evernote Launches ‘Food’ and ‘Hello’ iOS Apps
Evernote has launched two new iOS apps that help you better remember both food and people.

Jawbone Up Owners Eligible for Full Refund
Those of you who purchased a Jawbone Up bracelet are eligible for a full refund due to issues the manufacturer has identified.

Twitter Gets Another New Design
It wasn’t that long ago that Twitter was redesigned, but they are at it again this time with web, iOS, and Android apps all being refreshed.

Google Image Search Enhanced for Tablets
Searching for images just got a lot better for tablet users thanks to Google. There is a new carousel view for flipping between images as well as infinite scrolling.

Family Data Plans Coming to Verizon in 2012
Verizon’s CEO said that they expect to have shared/family data plans coming in 2012.

Windows Store Preview
This article provides some screenshots from the upcoming Windows Store, which will allow app submissions with the Windows 8 Beta due in February 2012.

Android App Downloads Top 10 Billion
Google announced that there have been more than 10 billion apps downloaded from their app store, and they provide some nice infographics breaking down information about the people downloading the apps.

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Rolls Out
Microsoft’s latest Xbox 360 Dashboard was pushed out to users last week, and brings a fresh UI along with a few new features.

Hack Brings Siri to Jailbroken iPhone 4
iPhone 4 owners that are willing to jailbreak their device can get Siri running, but be advised that all Siri actions get passed through the servers owned by the Chinese hackers rather than going directly to Apple.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Jailbreak the Kindle Touch
The new Kindle Touch has been jailbroken using an MP3 file, which is pretty awesome. Now we just have to wait for the mods to roll in that take advantage of the device being jailbroken.

Put the New Twitter Content Pane Back on the Left
If you’re using the new Twitter interface you may have noticed that your timeline has jumped to the right side of the screen. This script pushed the content back to the left side.

Google Currents: iOS and Android News Reader
Google’s latest app lets you read your favorite news in a magazine-like format.

Growl Fork Adds Mac OS X Lion Compatibility
The team behind the Growl app on the Mac went to a paid model earlier this year, which used to be necessary upgrade for anyone wanting Lion compatibility. Someone has now forked the project, fixed the Lion bugs, and released the software for free.

Get Alerted When CPU Intensive Apps Start/Stop
Something Is Ready is a useful Windows app that can alert you when a CPU intensive app starts or stops.

Windows Defender Offline Beta
There is now a Windows Defender Offline Beta app that can be put on a CD or USB drive, and can actually be run when Windows isn’t running.

Mac Only: Pull to Refresh in Chrome and Safari
Mac users can enjoy the “pull to refresh” gesture in both Chrome and Safari thanks to a free extension.

Using Google as a Graphing Calculator
Google’s search engine is now able to detect mathematical formulas and plot the equations on a graph just like Wolfram Alpha does.

–Downloads–

CDBurnerXP 4.4.0.2838 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Dropbox 1.2.49 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Evernote 4.5.2.5904 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 9.0 ^{Beta 5} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Foxit Reader 5.1.3.1201 [Homepage] [Mirror]
GOM Player 2.1.36.5083 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 17.0.963.2 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google SketchUp 8.0.11752 [Homepage] [Mirror]
KMPlayer 3.1.0.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 11.60 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 12.00.1191 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Picasa 3.9.135.78 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Process Explorer 15.10 [Homepage] [Mirror]
PSPad 4.5.7.2433 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
PuTTY 0.62 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.6 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Silverlight 5.0.61118 [Homepage] [Mirror]
TeamViewer 7.0.12189 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 9.0 ^{Beta 4} [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1.26593 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Winamp 5.623 [Homepage] [Mirror]
WordPress 3.3 ^RC2 [Homepage] [Mirror]

WrapUp: Linux Mint 12 Released, Evernote on Windows Gets Favorites Bar, and More

Ryan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:23:42 +0000

–News–

GM Offers to Buy Back Chevy Volt From Unhappy Customers
There has been some concern lately over the Chevy Volt’s batteries catching on fire, and GM tried to remedy it by offering loaners to any concerned owners. They are also offering to buy back the vehicles from any customers who aren’t happy with their purchase.

RIM Taking $485 Million Hit on Unsold Playbooks
RIM will be announcing their quarterly earnings in the coming weeks, and it’s not looking too good for them at this point. They recently announced that they will write-off $485 million because of the unsold Playbook inventory.

Everything You Need to Know About Carrier IQ
There was a lot of news about Carrier IQ unknowingly being installed and tracking data on a lot of mobile devices, and this article is a nice overview of how it could be affecting you.

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Resilient File System (ReFS) Will Be Server Only
The new file system Microsoft has been working on will only be available in the server version of the Windows 8 OS, and it will be able to handle hardware/software errors better.

New YouTube Layout Goes Live
The revamped YouTube site is available to everyone, and overall I think the new look is pretty nice. It’s worth checking out if you haven’t done so already.

Microsoft Releases Interactive Web Demo of Windows Phone
Android and iPhone users can test drive the Windows Phone interface using an online demo that Microsoft has set up.

Apps Coming to Spotify Desktop Software
Spotify users can now grab a preview version of the desktop software that can have “apps” enabled, which I see as being more like extensions. It lets you use third-party tools to do things like view lyrics for the song you’re currently listening to.

Microsoft Drastically Improves SkyDrive
Microsoft has added a bunch of great features to their SkyDrive service that makes uploading and managing files a lot easier. It still, however, lacks direct Windows Explorer integration.

Google Bringing Unified Search/Navigation Bar to Their Services
In an effort to make all their products feel more integrated Google is going to have a universal search/navigation bar that appears at the top of the screen for all their different services. You’ll be able to search, navigate to other products, and share content from the bar.

Xbox 360 Sold Nearly 1M Consoles Last Week
Microsoft had their biggest sales week in history for the Xbox 360 thanks to Black Friday. They sold 960k consoles last week with over 800k of them being sold within a 24-hour period.

Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” Released
Linux Mint 12 adds even more polish to the OS complete with a new desktop and search powered by DuckDuckGo.

Little Printer is a Receipt-Sized Newspaper
The nifty Little Printer device is coming out in 2012, and will print off your daily agenda and news on a small piece of paper that you can easily carry anywhere you go.

Chronic Dev Team Turns to Users to Help Find Exploits in iOS
The Chronic Dev Team has put together a tool you can run on your Windows/Mac machine that will send them your iOS crash reports instead of having them go to Apple, which will help the team find exploits more rapidly.

Google Mapping the Indoors
Google is venturing into new territory by going inside of buildings to map them. For example, they will be able to provide detailed map layouts of malls and airports.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

10 Photoshop Tricks You Can Do Without Photoshop
This guide explains how you can remove red eye, brighten up parts of an image, and more using the free GIMP software.

Adjust Screen Brightness From the Mac Menu Bar
If you regularly adjust the brightness on your Mac this Menu Bar app will let you quickly change the screen brightness with a simple slider.

Evernote for Windows Gets Favorites Bar
One of the things I liked the most on Evernote for the Mac was the Favorites Bar, and now it is on the Windows version, too. That means you can get one-click access to your most used notes.

Make Phone Calls From Within a Google+ Hangout
Google+ now lets you conference people into a Hangout by calling them on a phone.

–Downloads–

Any Video Converter 3.31 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Calibre 0.8.29 [Homepage] [Mirror]
CCleaner 3.13.1600 [Homepage] [Mirror]
CDBurnerXP 4.4.0.2838 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Firefox 9.0 ^{Beta 4} [Homepage] [Mirror]
foobar2000 1.1.10 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Google Chrome 16.0.912.59 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Linux Mint 12 [Homepage] [Mirror]
MetroTwit 0.9.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0.1111.0 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
Miranda 0.9.37 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Opera 11.60.1177 [Homepage] [Mirror]
PSPad editor 4.5.7.2432 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Recuva 1.42.544 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Safari 5.1.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
SeaMonkey 2.6 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Sumatra PDF 1.9 [Homepage] [Mirror]
TagScanner 5.1.605 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Thunderbird 9.0 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
Ubuntu 12.04 ^{Alpha 1} [Homepage] [Mirror]
uTorrent 3.1 ^RC5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Wine 1.3.34 ^Development [Homepage] [Mirror]
Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.152 [Homepage] [Mirror]