BioWallet Beta For Android Comes Next Week

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Do you want to feel like a real-life spy? If so, the BioWallet application for the Android OS could be just the thing for you. Android and Me says that this app, which has been under development for quite a while, will provide state-of-the-art information security to Android users.

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:14:54 CDT | by Robert Evans

Windows Mobile 7: In Beta Now?

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WinMo 6.5 will hit in October of this year, alongside a whole bucketload of new smartphones built around Microsoft's latest stab at the mobile market. But 6.5 isn't going to be Redmond's only attempt to regain their lost share of the smartphone market. If Ars Technica is right, WinMo 7.0 is in beta testing right now, and could be headed to stores sooner than you think.

This rumor rests on Hand Huang's Linkedln profile, in which he describes himself as a Chinese Senior Engineer at Motorola and states having experience with "Windows Mobile 7.0 (Beta)". Everything else in Huang's profile seems to check out, and UX Evangelist found more than a few other references to Windows Mobile 7.0 on Linkedln.

Posted on Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

New Google Chrome Beta Out

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Another version of Google Chrome (beta) has been released today. You can download the latest update here. Speed seems to be the primary focus of this update, and the latest version of Chrome shows some definite advances. Google claims a 30% improvement in V8 and SunSpider benchmarks over the most recent stable Chrome release.

It's not all about speed, though. The Chrome Developers blog lists a spate of other improvements as well. The New Tab page has received an upgrade, as has the Omnibox feature. Google has also added in additional customization options by allowing users to add colors, patterns, and images to your browser.

Posted on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Yahoo's New Home Page Now in Beta

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Yahoo has had a very tough time with its financiers since Jerry Yang turned down the multiple purchase offers from Microsoft. Yang ended up losing his job over the Microsoft deal. Yahoo is still trying to find ways to attract more users and stay afloat in the search game.

Part of its new service offerings is a new home page that has hit beta status and is available for users in the US to check out via the link at the end of this story. Yahoo says that the new home page is the most significant change in the history of the search engine. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone 3.1 OS Beta 2 released

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Apple released the next beta version of the upcoming iPhone 3.1 firmware update to developers.
The first iPhone 3.1 beta was released end of June. Looking at the pace of releases we should soon see the iPhone 3.1 released to iPhone owners.

Apparently there are no changes in the feature set compared to the first iPhone 3.1 beta. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3.1 OS Beta released to Developers

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Apple already released a new iPhone Software Update to developers. The new version is iPhone 3.1 and has been released as beta to iPhone developers.
There are several new features in iPhone 3.1 that have already surfaced. The iPhone 3.1 will let you save a copy of video locally, so you can edit without overwriting the captured video.
Additionally Voice Control is now supposed to work over Bluetooth, the iPhone vibrates when moving icons, new Video APIs and improvements to OpenGL. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:47:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NZXT Beta PC Case Review

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Today I am looking at the NZXT Beta computer case. The chassis is made from steel, but feels light enough to be an aluminum chassis. The case is finished off well with many drive bays and a black interior.

The case includes a single 120mm fan, but has spots for three more optional fans. Rolled edges and a tool free drive bay design make builds a breeze with the Beta. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:02:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

EA Taking Applications for Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss Beta

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EA has announced that it is now taking applications for gamers wanting to participate in the closed beta for the latest expansion to the Ultima Online franchise called Stygian Abyss. EA says that beta testers wanting to get in on the beta will be chosen based on computer specs, previous testing experience, community involvement and other criteria.

To participate in the beta players have to be current subscribers to Ultima Online. EA says that Ultima online is one of the longest running MMORPGs in history and that the beta participants will be the first to get to play the new Gargoyle race. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 released to Developers

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Apple speeds up the iPhone OS 3.0 beta release cycle. Just a week ago Apple released iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4 and now MacRumors reports that Apple already released iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 to developers - the new iPhone is close, I can smell it.

Developers also got a new pre-release of iTunes 8.2 to toy with and actually install the new iPhone OS. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2009 01:20:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3.0 Beta 4 released to Developers

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The new iPhone 3.0 OS inches closer and closer to the release. Apple has now seeded the iPhone 3.0 OS Beta 4 to developers according to MacRumors. Apple just released iPhone 3.0 OS beta 3 two weeks ago.

Developers also got treated with a pre-release version of iTunes 8.2. iTunes 8.2 shows evidence of Blu-ray support in some legal text around the Gracenote service. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:50:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Exchange 2010 available as Open Beta

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Microsoft today released a public beta of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, part of Microsoft’s unified communications family.
Exchange 2010 is part of the next wave of Microsoft Office-related products and is the first server in a new generation of Microsoft server technology built from the ground up to work on-premises and as an online service. This release of Exchange 2010 introduces a new integrated e-mail archive and features to help reduce costs and improve the user experience.

Exchange Server 2010 will become available in the second half of 2009.
Microsoft Office 2010 and related products will enter technical preview in the third quarter of 2009 and become available in the first half of 2010. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:10:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3.0 Beta 3 seeded to Developers

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Apple developers are cranking away on the new iPhone 3.0 firmware and have released the 3rd beta to developers. Beta 2 of the iPhone 3.0 OS was released just two weeks ago.
The changes in the 3rd beta of the iPhone 3.0 OS are minor and not obvious at first. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple releases 2nd Beta of iPhone 3.0 Firmware

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Two weeks ago Apple released the first beta of the next iPhone OS for the iPhone 2009 to developers. Now Apple released the 2nd beta of the iPhone 3.0 firmware (iPhone OS beta 2 build 7A259) featuring the essential Push Notification Service.

The server side for the Push Notifications feature will be opened gradually to developers. Push Notifications are Apple's way to have Apps keeping track of changes in the background. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Apr 2009 02:04:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Two iPhone 2009 Device IDs found in iPhone 3.0 OS Beta

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Apple released the beta of the iPhone 3.0 OS to developers on Tuesday. We already reported about unannounced functions that got discovered like Find my iPhone and USB tethering. Now BGR reports about device IDs found in the iPhone 3.0 firmware restore ramdisk that point to multiple new iPhone and iPod touch hardware devices.

I am not sure if we actually need any kind of more evidence that a new iPhone 2009 will be arriving this summer, but hey it does not hurt. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:33:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3.0 Beta Firmware Screenshots show the new Goods

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The iPhone 3.0 beta version got distributed right away after the iPhone 3.0 firmware preview to developers. It did not take long for a wealth of screenshots to appear showing the new features of the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS.
Apple Insider published a nice selection of iPhone 3.0 screens showing the new features including Copy and Paste, MMS, Spotlight search and the somewhat graphically over the top voice memo app. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Google Chrome Beta released

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Google unveiled a new beta version of Chrome. The new Google browser is supposed to be a lot faster. Google wants to get some early feedback on the new version and decided to go beta again with Chrome.

The new Chrome Beta is 25% faster on the V8 benchmark and 35% faster on the Sunspider benchmark than the current stable release. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:45:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 NVIDIA Beta Graphics Drivers released

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NVIDIA released beta drivers for the Windows 7 beta OS for the GeForce GPU
Windows 7 will be the first Windows operating system to fully integrate and take advantage of the GPU for both graphics and parallel computing.
GeForce version 181.71 graphics drivers support the new Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) v1.1 from Microsoft.
These drivers offer increased performance and reliability in both 2D and 3D applications, including the 3D Windows Aero desktop. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bitstream Launches Public Beta for BOLT Mobile Browser

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Bitstream has announced a new and free public beta program for its BOLT Mobile Browser. The browser was previously only available by invitation. BOLT is built to offer fast mobile web surfing and to provide a desktop style view of web pages on even basic phones.

The invitation only beta for the browser used 30,000 betas testers and as of today, anyone can download the beta version of the browser. BOLT promises 25% faster operation routinely and up to 50% faster operation than some other browsers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Windows 7 Beta Download gets Extension

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Microsoft has extended the download for the Windows 7 beta until February 10th. Started downloads have time to complete until February 12th.
Product keys will be available also past February 12th.
Microsoft says that because enthusiasm continues to be so high for the Windows 7 Beta and they don’t want anyone to miss out. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Installing Windows 7 beta on Netbooks

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The Microsoft Message is that Windows 7 is less resource hungry compared to Vista and should also run nicely on lower end hardware like Atom powered Netbooks.
Instructions on how to install Windows 7 beta can be found here (Via OS News).
Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 beta versus Vista SP1 SSD Performance

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Tweaktown takes a look at the SSD performance of Windows 7 beta.
Quote: "The topic of SSDs itself is rather interesting, but when you team up the increasingly popular flash memory technology with Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7, things move up to the next notch on the excitement level - for us around here, anyway - but probably you too, if you are reading this. We have gotten hold of the Windows 7 BETA and today we are going to compare the performance of single SSD as well as RAID 0 SSD in W7 and Vista SP1. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr