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Microsoft Silverlight is a browser plugin that allows Windows, Linux PCs, and Macs to play DVD quality videos, run games, display fancy ads, all from within the browser. Silverlight is capable of playing videos at 720P which is the same resolution used by DVDs. The plugin is compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and […]

divShare is a free video and file hosting service that lets users upload their files for backup or sharing purposes. Users are not required to register to start uploading files but if you want to have access to their advanced features you need to sign up. Registration is free. For every file you upload you […]

On Wednesday, candidates from both parties will get one week to participate in a video discussion in YouTube’s “You Choose ‘08 Spotlight. The candidates will answer former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s question: “What do you believe is America’s single greatest challenge and what would you do to address it?” YouTube watchers are encouraged to post […]

Guinness World Records has announced their plan to launch a video game edition of the popular world records book. The new edition will include the 20 biggest games of the year, hardware profiles, record scores and fastest times, technical achievements, and sales figures. Other facts to be included are most successful game consoles and highest […]

Best Buy Inc. is planning on opening Geek Squad Island in the online virtual world “Second Life”. This will be where Geek Squad tech support workers offer free computer advice. Geek Squad Island will have regular working hours with the tech support guys wearing white, short-sleeve shirts, black pants, and a badge. The Geek […]

Peepel is a new free web-based office suite that can be managed entirely in one tab or window. The apps included are spreadsheets, a calculator, and a word processor. Spreadsheets and documents created in Peepel are saved in Open Document Format(ODF). Files created in Peepel can be accessed by OpenOffice but not by Word […]

Skype Beta 3.2 now lets users send money via PayPal to other Skype users. Senders and recipients still need to have established accounts on PayPal. Both Skype and PayPal are subsidiaries of eBay. Another feature found in the Beta is that users can now import their contacts from web based e-mail applications like MSN […]

Well known motherboard manufacturer Asustek Computer’s official website has been hijacked and has been found to be serving pages with the exploit code for the recently patched .ANI vulnerability. An embedded iFrame element was used to point visitors to the site to other malicious sites that have the animated cursor exploit code.
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