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First Look Into New Features Of Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango)

Tuesday 24 May 2011 @ 11:59 pm

Today Microsoft officially announced the new Windows Phone OS Windows Phone 7.1, codename Mango. This is the new OS for the upcoming Nokia Windows-based phones as well after both companies signed the partnership agreement in April 2011.

The official release date of Mango has yet to be announced, but Microsoft is committed to release it to all new and existing Windows Phones in Autumn 2011.

Let’s take a look into the new features added to Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango) :-

  • Multitasking
    Allow fast applications switching and support background processing, audio and file transfer.
  • Copy & Past
    Yes, this missing feature that is so critical for a smartphone OS will be available in Mango.
  • Better social integration
    Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter & Linked-In are integrated into the contacts, making emailing, SMS-ing and instant messaging a lot easier.
  • Groups
    This is a new feature in People Hub that allows you put together related people into a grid of live tiles and put tagged pictures of those people into the groups.
  • Smarter keyboard interface
    Word prediction will be available when you are typing. For example, when you type “happy”, and the phone will display “birthday” for selection.
  • Improved Live Tiles
    One of the main attractions of Windows Phone OS is the Live Tiles so it’s further enhanced to hold more information, including push notifications via Live Agents running in the background.
  • Hands-free messaging
    Text-to-voice and voice-to-text engines allow for easier SMS and chatting. Android & iOS already have this feature, so I guess it’s not too late to have it in Mango too.
  • Internet Explorer 9
    IE 9 will be the new built-in browser. It provides support for HTML5 and full hardware acceleration. On top of that, the rendering engine of IE9 mobile version will be the same as the desktop version.
  • Better Bing Search Engine
    Mango provides new ways to search including Bing Vision, Bing Audio and voice. It offers location specific results such as nearest restaurant, events happening nearby, etc.

Take a glimpse of what Mango can offer you in the videos below :-




WordPress 3.1 (Reinhardt) Released

Thursday 24 February 2011 @ 1:05 am

WordPressThe long-awaited WordPress 3.1, codename Reinhardt, is finally released today. This latest version is immediately available for upgrade in the control panel (under Updates) as well as for download on wordpress.org.

There were more than 820 issues fixed in this latest release and therefore certainly improved the performance and stability. Below are the notable highlights of WordPress 3.1 :-

  • Internal Linking – click a button for an internal link and it allows you to search for a post or browse a list of existing content and select it for inclusion.
  • Admin Bar – contains various links to useful admin screens. By default, the admin bar is displayed when a user is logged in and visiting the site and is not displayed in admin screens for single blog installs. For multisite installs, the admin bar is displayed both when visiting the site and in the admin screens.
  • Streamlined Writing Interface – new users of WordPress will find the write screen much less cluttered than before, as more of the options are hidden by default. You can click on Screen Options in the top right to bring them back.
  • Post Formats – meta information that can be used by themes to customize presentation of a post. Read more in the article Post Formats.
  • Network Admin – move Super Admin menus and related pages out of the regular admin and into a new Network Admin screen.
  • List-type Admin Screens – sortable columns for list-type screens and better pagination.
  • Exporter/Importer Overhaul – many under the hood changes including adding author information, better handling for taxonomies and terms, and proper support for navigation menus.
  • Custom Content Type Improvements – allows developers to generate archive pages, and have better menu and capability controls. Read more in the article Post Types.
  • Advanced Queries – allows developers to query multiple taxonomies and custom fields.
  • Refreshed Blue Admin Color Scheme – puts the focus more squarely on your content.

So all WordPress users, it’s time to upgrade again. :)




Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (KB976932) Released

Wednesday 23 February 2011 @ 10:00 am

Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 (KB976932) is now available for download, after one and a half year Microsoft released the operating system. Service Pack is a collection of updates and improvements to Windows that are combined into a single installable update, therefore it’s an important update to help make your computer safer and more reliable.

An easy way to install this crucial update is to turn on the Windows Update by doing the following :-

  • Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
  • In the left pane, click Change settings.
  • Under Important updates, choose the option that shown in the picture below.
  • Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK.
Turn On Windows Update

To search for Windows Service Pack 1, try doing this :-

  • In the left pane, click Check for updates.
  • If any important updates are found, click the link to view available updates. In the list of updates, select Service Pack for Microsoft Windows (KB976932), and then click OK.
  • Click Install updates.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (KB976932) Released




WordPress 3.0.2 Released – Mandatory Security Update

Wednesday 1 December 2010 @ 8:09 am

WordPress
WordPress has just released the latest version 3.0.2 to fix a few critical vulnerabilities :-

  • Fixed moderate security issue where a malicious Author-level user could gain further access to the site.
  • Remove pingback/trackback blogroll whitelisting feature as it can easily be abused.
  • … and more.

Files affected in this upgrade are :-

  • wp-includes/ms-files.php
  • wp-includes/version.php
  • wp-includes/comment.php
  • wp-includes/functions.php
  • wp-includes/load.php
  • wp-includes/canonical.php
  • wp-includes/capabilities.php
  • readme.html
  • wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
  • wp-admin/includes/file.php
  • wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
  • wp-admin/plugins.php

This update is a mandatory security update, so an upgrade from any older version is highly recommended. Just go to your WordPress Dashboard > Update, select “Upgrade Automatically” or “Download 3.0.2” to manually update the files listed above.

Cheers!




The Main Reason You Should Buy Nokia N900!

Saturday 22 May 2010 @ 2:22 pm

It’s simply because you can play PacMan at www.google.com on your Nokia N900. :D

Google PacMan on Nokia N900

I got the power! Run for your life!

Nokia N900’s web browser fully supports Javascripts, that’s why.

Happy 30th Birthday to PacMan!
Wish you have a great weekend!
Cheers!




Universal Mobile Phones Compatible With Different Operating Systems

Thursday 13 May 2010 @ 1:13 am

Countless smartphones have been released by major phone manufacturers in the past few years, such as Nokia, Apple, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Palm, etc. Each of these phones runs on its own operating system (OS) and we still do not see a universal mobile phone that is compatible with different operating systems in the market.

Phone hackers had proven that it’s indeed possible to run different operating systems on the same phone. Some recent examples are :-

Nokia N900 (default OS is Maemo 5) running on Android

iPhone 3G (default OS is iPhone 3.0) running on Android

Of course, before running a different OS on a phone there are many considerations such as hardware driver compatibility, etc. However, I believe the hardware-OS compatibility issue can be solved between the OS developer and phone manufacturer. Hopefully, we’ll soon see the first universal mobile phone that we can install different OS on it, just like how we are doing on our PC.





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