Google Launches Public DNS Service
When you browse the web, you type in the domain name of the URL you wish to visit. But behind every URL is an IP address – and it takes a bit of computing to get you where you want to go. The URL is kind of like a nickname, but your computer will actually need to access the legal name, the IP,...
Inbox2: One InBox And Communications Stream To Rule Them All
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which inbox is the fairest of them all? Inbox2 is betting on all of them with its online platform, which attempts to bring together all your message streams (email accounts, Twitter, Facebook) into a single master inbox. Today, recently launched Netherlands-based InBox2...
New Book: Developing for Microsoft Surface
The people over at nsquared have released the first book for developers and designers getting started on Microsoft Surface. Aptly titled, Developing for Microsoft Surface: Crafting Exceptional Experiences, provides the more than just the essentials for developing software on Microsoft Surface....
Ciplex Builds World’s First Multi-Touch Website Using Silverlight
There’s no question multi-touch enabled hardware is going to be invading many homes and offices in the years to come, and it’s exciting to see how some software makers are already building applications that take full advantage of the multi-touch experience, aided by support baked into modern operating...
Google Turns To Twitter To Help Friend Connect Fly
Somedays, it seems like Facebook Connect is slowly taking over the web. It’s becoming so ubiquitous that it’s more surprising now to find a site that doesn’t allow you to log-in with your Facebook credentials. Seeing this, Google has been taking steps to make its own similar platform, Friend Connect,...
Google Maps 3.3 Released for WM and Symbian Phones
Google has just announced the release of a new version of its Google Maps for mobile phones running under Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system or under Nokia’s Symbian platform, namely Google Maps 3.3. One of the main features of the new version is the possibility to better synchronize...
Windows Sysinternals Suite Updated and Up for Grabs
At just a month since the last refresh of Windows Sysinternals, Microsoft has introduced a new update designed to kick up a notch a few components of the collection of tools developed by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell. According to Curtis Metz, program manager, Microsoft Sysinternals, the latest...
Programming Google App Engine
Google App Engine is a cloud computing service unlike any other: it provides a simple model for building applications that scale automatically to accommodate millions of users. With Programming Google App Engine (O’Reilly, US $44.99), you’ll get expert practical guidance that will help you make the...
McAfee uncovers riskiest domains
Red means danger. And orange offers plenty of risk, too.
(Credit: McAfee)
You may want to think twice if you hit a site with a .cm extension. That belongs to Cameroon, pegged by McAfee as the world’s riskiest domain.
McAfee’s third annual "Mapping the Mal Web" report, released...
PrevX apologises for Windows ‘Black Screen of Death’ blog
After launching an investigation into a report of the Black Screen of Death in Windows, Microsoft has announced that the problems were not caused by the latest round of updates and accused PrevX of ‘inaccurate’ reporting.
Security company PrevX reported Windows lock ups to a black screen...
