February 1, 2010
IE8 becomes most popular web browser
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:16:00 IE6 declines rapidly after public bashing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) became the world’s most popular browser during January, gaining 22.31 per cent of the market and overtaking IE6 for the first time….
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Airport body scans to be compulsory
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:03:00 Passengers who refuse will not be allowed to board their flight Transport secretary Lord Adonis has confirmed that airport body scans will be compulsory for passengers selected to undergo the procedure….
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Nominet to debate the future of .uk
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 16:41:00 Members will vote on key constitutional changes on 24 February Nominet, the registry for over eight million .uk domain names, is to hold an extraordinary general meeting on 24 February in London to discuss proposed changes to its constitution….
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Smartphone sales finish 2009 with a bang
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 15:59:00 Analysts report 30 per cent increase on the fourth quarter of 2008 Global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached 53 million to push sales for the year to 173.8 million, a rise of 15 per cent on 2008, according…
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Canon launches new MFPs for home and office
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:54:00 Pixma models have Wi-Fi and improved print and copy speeds Canon has announced three new all-in-one printers designed for small or home office environments, boasting improved print and copy speeds plus Wi-Fi connectivity….
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Apple unveils UK iPad shipping dates
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:46:00 Late spring release for new tablet Apple has used its UK web store to reveal the UK release information for its new iPad tablet device. An updated information page shows that the firm is expecting to…
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Apple unveils UK iPad shipping dates
Amazon falls out with Macmillan over pricing
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:00:00 War of words escalates as future of real books hangs in the balance E-retail giant Amazon has fallen out with Macmillan, one of the world’s largest publishers, in a row over pricing. Amazon has pulled all Macmillan titles from its virtual shelves, after…
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Agito brings enterprise 3G VoIP to the iPhone
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:40:00 Technology uses mobile data connections to slash call costs Enterprise mobility firm Agito Networks has unveiled new software which it claims can cut the cost of international cellular calls by 80 per cent for organisations with large numbers of…
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Google phases out IE6 support for Docs and Sites
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:21:00 Web giant urges users to update to latest versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari Google has urged users to update their browsers to avoid losing access to new features in Google Docs and Google Sites….
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Tories promise superfast broadband by 2017
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:11:00 Conservative Party claims licence fee will part fund speeds of 100Mbit/s A Conservative government would use part of the BBC licence fee to fund the rollout of superfast broadband to the UK, according to shadow chancellor George Osborne….
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UK’s online shoppers lead the way in Europe
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 11:32:00 New Kelkoo study finds e-commerce sales reached £38bn last year UK shoppers are the biggest online spenders in Europe, according to new research from price comparison site Kelkoo, which reported that £38bn was spent online in this country last year….
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Before I get into asking the question posed in the post title, I guess I should step back and tell you a bit about the ePub format. According to Wikipedia , ePub is a free and open e-book standard, by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). OK, so that definition probably still doesn’t really clear it up for anyone
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Does ePub Matter to You?
January 31, 2010
Google digs heels in over censorship in China
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Sunday 31 January 2010 at 09:45:00 Eric Schmidt restates web giant’s intention to ‘make some changes’ Google’s standoff in China grew even more pronounced last week after chief executive Eric Schmidt restated the web giant’s opposition to internet censorship, according to a Bloomberg report….
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January 30, 2010
Top 10 technology company mergers
Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Saturday 30 January 2010 at 20:29:00 Big deals that had a big impact Just about every month we see some big company snatching up a smaller company. With little to no activity in the IPO space from tech firms, selling to a bigger…
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Mozilla launches mobile Firefox
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 30 January 2010 at 14:58:00 Fennec browser becomes available for Nokia’s Maemo platform Mozilla has finally released the long awaited version of its popular Firefox web browser for mobiles. Available initially for Nokia’s Maemo platform, version 1.0 of Fennec is engineered with key…
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Interpol chief plays down role of scanners
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 30 January 2010 at 14:51:00 Passport fraud is a bigger problem, says Ronald Noble The head of Interpol has questioned the amount of resources devoted to implementing body scanning technology in airports, according to an Associated Press report….
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January 28, 2010
An Interesting Use of the Object Data Manager
The Object Data Manager is one of those features that has been incredibly useful to a small percentage of users while being ignored by the vast majority. I’m sure that one reason it isn’t used more often is that users just haven’t found a way it should be used.
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An Interesting Use of the Object Data Manager
January 26, 2010
PaintShop Photo Pro and VideoStudio Pro Upgraded and On Sale Today
Corel has released PaintShop Photo Pro X3 and VideoStudio Pro X3 and special pricing is in place today, January 26th, 2010, for the upgrades.I’ll give you a brief overview of the products, but I’d highly recommend you follow the links to check out these new products for yourself. Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 gives you the power to easily organize, edit and share professional-quality photos—fast. Ideal for DSLR cameras, it combines photo organization, easy batch processing, creative projects, sharing, and now HD video slideshows and a new RAW Lab
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January 21, 2010
As much as I’ve tried to inform CorelDRAW users about the useless Memory setting, I still see it referenced on a regular basis. So I’m going to ask all of you to read a post from 2008 titled Memory Usage Setting Does Nothing . The most recent reference I saw to this setting was from a user who had 5 GB of memory installed in their computer and was complaining that Corel PHOTO-PAINT only was using 2 GB
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Memory and CorelDRAW
January 15, 2010
Attention Dealers & Re-sellers of INK & TONER
*** Attention ALL Dealers & Re-sellers of INK & TONER products *** We have added a new feature to www.MyTonerList.com – not only can you bid on the surplus items on the front page, you can now quickly view a list of our current LIVE inventory! Just click the link in the top left corner of the page that says: View my entire inventory ! Please contact me if you’d like to purchase anything we have in stock. garrett(at)supplylinkusa(dot)com Also, feel free to check out another site of ours, www.SellMySurplus.com – this site displays what we currently have available as well as what we have “on order”, or in other words, what we have coming in soon
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Attention Dealers & Re-sellers of INK & TONER