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[Download] Flash Player 10.2 Beta

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Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has just released beta version of the Adobe Flash Player 10.2. The 10.2 beta version has been equipped with new features and wide range of enhancements compared to the earlier version 10.1.

New Features In Flash Player 10.2:

# Stage Video hardware acceleration: Decreases the processor usage, memory usage and enables higher frame rates, and greater pixel fidelity

# IE9 hardware accelerated rendering support: Improves graphics performance in Internet Explorer 9 by utilizing hardware rendering surfaces.

# Native custom mouse cursors: Developers can now define custom native mouse cursors which would in turn enable user experience and performance improvement.

# Full screen mode support with multiple monitors: You can now watch full-screen content on the secondary display while working on another display.

Download the Flash Player 10.2 Beta for Windows, Mac and Linux from the link added below;

Flash Player 10.2 Prerelease Build

You need to uninstall any previous versions of Flash Player before installing this beta preview build on your machine.

[Download] Adobe Reader X Offline Installer

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Adobe Reader X

PDF file format is fast becoming ubiquitous now and so is the Adobe Reader, the ultimate PDF document reader. Adobe has recently released Adobe Reader X, the tenth version (why roman number?) of their popular PDF reading software. The latest version of the Adobe Reader is touted as a more secure version of the software. There are host of new features added to the new version of the reader. Some of the prominent new features include sticky notes, highlighter tools for sharing ideas and comments on the documents. Add in addition, Adobe has now made it easier to view other types of content like drawings, email messages, spread sheets, video etc. And when it comes to security, Adobe Reader X comes with protected mode (ensures safer viewing of PDF files) enabled by default.  So the users no longer need to worry about the document security.

Adobe Reader X (version 10.0) is now available for download in a total of 13 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android platforms.

Download:

# Online Installer [Using Adobe Download Manager]

# Offline Installers: [US- English]

Windows [35.08 MB]

Mac [68.96 MB]

[Download] Google Earth 6

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Google has just released the Google Earth 6 with entirely new and surprise addition of features. The virtual 3D earth application from Google, boasts of 3D trees and a much improved version of the Street View. Google Earth 6 packs virtual 3D images of tress in locations all over the world. A blog post at the Official Google Earth Blog reports that there are as many as 80 million trees added in this version. To enable the trees in your Google Earth, just select the Trees checkbox inside the 3D Buildings layer option and tick against it.

Google earth 6 trees

 

The 2-year old Street View in Google Earth is now fully integrated. This means that you can directly enter the street view all the way from the space. You can either zoom in until the Street View gets enabled automatically or you can drag and drop the peg-man icon (yellow man icon standing in the street) to enter into the Street View for your desired street.

Integrated street view in Google earth 6

Start Downloading Google Earth 6 for Windows, Mac or Linux right away from the below links:

Offline Installer [13.37 MB]

Online Installer

[Download] Ubuntu One For Windows

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Ubuntu One

If you don’t know yet, Ubuntu One is a cloud storage application much like the popular Dropbox, offering a 2GB (basic version) of online storage for you to backup and sync your files, contacts, notes, bookmarks etc. To get the free 2GB storage, you need to sign up for Ubuntu One. You can always add more storage by paying additional $2.99 per month for 20GB storage (20-Pack of storage). Ubuntu is also offering Ubuntu One Mobile one, cloud music streaming service for iPhone and Android mobile devices at $3.99 per month.

If you are on Windows, you may need to request a Ubuntu One Windows Beta invite to be able download the installer file, which is around 12 MB in size. Once installed, use your Ubuntu One account to sign into the application.

Ubuntu One for Windows

Even though, the first release of the beta version of the Ubuntu One doesn’t offer syncing folders outside the main Ubuntu One folder, the feature is soon expected to be arrived in the later release of the software.

Price List:

Plan

Price

Monthly

Yearly

Baisc (2GB)

Free

Free

Mobile

$3.99

$39.99

Additional Storage (20 GB packs)

$2.99

$29.99

Download:

To download the first release of Ubuntu One beta for Windows, fill out this this request form.

[via] OMGUbuntu

[Download] Yahoo Messenger 11 Beta

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Yahoo messenger smile

Yahoo Messenger 11 Beta has been released and is now available for download. The latest beta version of the popular IM software shows off many new features and improvements, the biggest among them being the social networking integration.

Yahoo messenger 11

Yahoo messenger 11 social

New features and improvements in Yahoo Messenger 11:

# Play social games with friends (Flashville, Mafia Wars, Balloono, Pool, Draw My Thing, Happy Harvest etc.)

# Manage all your social networks from Messenger: Post or view status updates, comments and like updates from Facebook, Flickr, Twitter etc.

# Post status to multiple social networks simultaneously

# Chat with Facebook friends

# Android support (you can make video calls between PC, iPhone and Android devices too!)*

# Sign in to multiple PCs simultaneously

# Retrieve all IM conversations history

[*] Supported only on devices running Android OS 2.2+ with Yahoo! Messenger Video Add-on installed

Download Yahoo Messenger 11 Beta:

>> Online installer

>> Offline standalone installer [16.75 MB]

[Download] Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5

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Mac OS X logo

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 is now available for download. The users can download the fifth maintenance update for Snow Leopard using native Software Update feature available from the Apple menu. The update fixes a wider number of issues reported since the launch of Mac OS X 10.6.4 in June 2010.

The updates contains as many as 25 major general fixes and improvements (plus tons of minor fixes) for several issues found in the earlier version of Mac OS X. Here are the some of the fixes and improvements issued in the Mac OS X v10.6.5 update:

– Improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers
– Address stability and performance of graphics applications and games
– Resolve a delay between print jobs
– Address a printing issue for some HP printers connected to an AirPort Extreme
– Address an issue where dragging an item from a stack causes the Dock to not automatically hide
– Resolve an issue with Wikipedia information not displaying correctly in Dictionary
– Improved performance of MainStage on certain Mac systems
– Resolves a VoiceOver issue when browsing some web sites with Safari 5
– Improved reliability of Ethernet connections.

In addition to the above updates, Apple has also announced the release of Security Update 2010-007 for users using the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Direct download links for all the above said updates added below.

Download:

Mac OS X version 10.6.5 Update – Size: 644.48 MB

Mac OS X version 10.6.5 Update (Combo) – Size: 977.21 MB

Mac OS X Server version 10.6.5 Update – Size: 858.02 MB

Mac OS X Server version 10.6.5 Update (Combo) –- Size: 1.12 GB

Security Update 2010-007:       Leopard Client – 240.74 MB                         Leopard Server – 448.1 MB

[Download] WordPress Official App For Nokia S60 Mobiles

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WordPress has just released an official app for the users of Nokia Symbian and Maemo based mobile phones. The latest free WordPress app for Nokia devices comes after the successful launch of such apps for iPhone,Android and BlackBerry devices.

With this app installed, you can manage (add new posts or pages, edit existing content, manage content etc.) your WordPress blogs directly from your mobile phone. The app will also have the inbuilt statistical analysis which allows you see all the important data like visits, referrers and search terms accounted for brining the visitors to your WordPress blog.

WordPress nokia stats

WordPress new post in nokia

The app works for blogs hosted on WordPress (*.wordpress.com) and also for slef-hosted blogs that use WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS) for blogging and supports all the versions which are using WordPress 2.7 or later versions of the blogging platform. Currently the app support Nokia X6 and Nokia N97 mini but it’ll be coming to more devices very soon.

Download WordPress for Nokia S60 and Maemo (via Ovi Store)

More info at nokia.wordpress.org

[Giveaway] WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe

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Winx HD video converter license

As Halloween is coming this weekend, it’s time for offers every where. We have already covered about Microsoft offering free 500GB Hard Drive with every purchase of Windows 7 Pro upgrade. Now Digiarty Software Inc. the maker of popular video converting software WinX HD Converter, is giving away free license codes for WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe version (both Windows and Mac versions) till November 4, 2010. This would otherwise cost $29.95 to buy.

WinX HD Video Converter can convert almost all popular video/audio formats including HD videos to other formats. It is most used for converting videos for playback on portable devices such as iPod, iPad, iPhone, PS3, Zune and other smartphones.

WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe features:

  • .Support For Multi-track HD Video
  • HD and Standard Definition Video
  • DVD burning
  • Support for Blu-ray, M2TS, BDAV
  • Multi-Core and Hyper Threading
  • Support for HD-Camcorder Video
  • Website Video Downloader
  • Extract audio and Images from video
  • Portable Player and Console Player support

Get The Free License Code:

1. Go to WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe license giveaway page.

Winx HD converter giveaway

2. Download the corresponding installer versions:

Windows

Mac

Use the following license codes after installing the software:

Windows users: AF-TQTGYQYW-JXPQKM

Mac users: WINXMC-2010-1029-GIVEAWAY

[Download] VLC Media Player For iPhone & iPod Touch

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VLC media player for iPhone and iPod

Not too long ago, we had written about the VLC Media Player iPad app being available for download. The app has now been upgraded to support the iPhone (iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS) and iPod touch devices besides the iPad. The updated version 1.1.0 adds native support to delete files from within the VLC player application without needing to go through iTunes. Other minor upgrades to the app include recognition for more extensions and faster decoding for the media files. While there are some issues reported already, it can play wider range of video format files on the iPhone.

VLC media player for iPhone screenshot

The VLC Media Player is available as a free app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running iOS 3.2 or later versions from the iTunes app store (link added below).

Download VLC Media Player App Version 1.1.0 [From iTunes App Store]

[Download] Microsoft Messenger For Mac 8

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Micorsoft Messenger for mac 8

Microsoft Messenger For Mac 8 beta has been released and is now available as free download. Microsoft Messenger is the Mac version of the Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 offers Skype-like free PC-to-PC calls, real time collaboration between people besides offering the classic instant messaging between your contacts.

Microsoft messenger for mac download

You can use this messenger by signing in with any of the Microsoft Windows Live IDs that end with “@live.com”, “@hotnail.com”, or “@msn.com” accounts and other such accounts that are registered using the Windows Live service.

The download file for Apple Mac OS X (Messenger8.0_ALL.dmg) is 24.3 MB in size and can be downloaded from the direct download link given below. To use the video calling features, you must have a built-in webcams like Apple iSight webcam or any other external webcam connected to your Mac.

Download Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta (Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later versions )