Yearly Archive: 2009

Dec
31

Round-up of the Top 10 Tech News Stories of 2009

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How are you saying good-bye to 2009 tonight? Sleeping like any other day? Dinner with friends? Clubbing with strangers? Counting down with Dick Clark (or is it Ryan Seacrest now)? Here at SoftwareNewsDaily, we wanted to say farewell by reminiscing our top 10 technology news stories of 2009. When I say “our” top 10 stories, …

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Dec
30

Kaspersky Internet Security is a “Real World” Leader

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Recently tested in real-life conditions against the latest malware, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 ranked within the top 3 of 12 products tested. Conducted with the latest malware implemented using custom methodology developed for this particular test, the German laboratory fired away at 12 popular Internet security products. According to Kaspersky.com, “Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 achieved …

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Dec
29

Possible Release Date for Anticipated Google Nexus One Phone

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Did you get your invite for the Android press event from Google? That’s okay, neither did we. But the announcement of this January 5th event is dominating tech sites right now. Everyone is expecting Google to present the highly anticipated Nexus One phone. According to the Boy Genius, this Android platform phone will be “sold …

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Dec
29

Free Backup Services for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and More

Backupify is dropping all charges and providing free services until January 31st. Securely back up all your online accounts automatically. As an attempt to gain a stronger and larger customer base, Backupify is providing its services without charge during this promotional duration. Backupify president Rob May urges internet users, “If you sign up during this …

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Dec
28

Apple Tablet to be Released in January?

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There’s a rumor going around that Apple may be demonstrating the long-awaited Apple Tablet on January 26th, during a media event. Nick Bilton, blogger at the New York Times, proclaims 2010 as “the year of the tablet.” An inside source at Apple even told his colleague, “I can’t really say anything, but, let’s just say …

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Dec
23

Microsoft Office and Word 2007 to be Replaced

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Not too long ago, a judge gave Microsoft 60 days to halt sales for Microsoft Word 2007. And since Microsoft Office 2007 also contains that same Word program, it only seems logical that the injunction applies there too. The order came down due to patent infringement — a Toronto-based developer’s custom XML tagging patent. The …

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Dec
22

A Soft, Warm, Crying, Sneezing, Giggling Baby… Simulator

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Leave it to the Japanese to create the most intriguing and advanced technology. Behold, the Yotaro baby simulator. Created at the University of Tsukuba, a city about an hour outside of Tokyo where research reigns supreme, the Yotaro baby doesn’t quite look like a baby at all… But rather, it mimics actions true-to-life  to that …

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Dec
21

Learn a New Language With Lingt

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Lingt, a new startup, just launched in public beta today. And not only is it fun and addictive, but it’s also educational! Lingt helps people learn the massive number of vocabulary terms required for basic competency in a foreign language. We think the biggest problem with learning a new language is simply giving up, so …

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Dec
18

Search (Free) Faster by Just Saying the Words

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Nuance has released another mobile application for iPhone, Dragon Search. Powered by their popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, the app lets you search the web just by saying the words. It’s the “fast, easy, and smart way to search online content on your iPhone using your voice,” declares Nuance. Voice your search and receive results from …

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Dec
17

$26 Software Pulls a Fast One on the US Military

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Videos feeds taken by unmanned military drones have been captured by Shiite militants until just this summer. Suspicions arose when a Shiite militant was apprehended with a laptop containing drone video feeds. Another incident in July led the U.S. military officials to conclude that militant groups were regularly duping the video feeds. The feeds being …

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