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It seems that Google Talk has the ability to update itself. My Google Talk restarted itself unexpectedly just now. Then, my McAfee firewall alerted me that it has detected that Google Talk executable has changed. The version number has increased from 1.0.0.64 to 1.0.0.66, and I still don’t see any way of turning off the auto-update option in the new version.
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Microsoft announced that they have acquired Telo, Inc., a provider of voice over Internet protocol (VOIP). Microsoft is said to have plan to “incorporate and expand” upon Teleo technologies and integrate them into MSN. A plan to capture the market Skype, Voipbuster and Gizmo but not Google have entered.
Microsoft finally recognizes Firefox as a competitor. In its latest annual report, Microsoft has for the first time taken note of the threat posed by the popular Firefox browser.
“Competitors such as Mozilla offer software that competes with the Internet Explorer Web browsing capabilities of our Windows operating system products.”
Opera turns 10, and they want to give you their browser for free. Yes, it sounds strange to charge someone for using a web browser these days, but that’s not this post is about, by the way.
Simply download a copy of Opera here, and email registerme@opera.com to obtain a license key. Hurry, it’s valid for a day only.
Opera is cool, give it a try! (via)
According to EverythingUSB, Microsoft is set to launch 2 new mice (Laser Mouse 6000, Notebook Optical Mouse 3000) and a keyboard (Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000) soon. Not only Microsoft follows Logitech’s style of labeling the their mice with numbers, the new Laser Mouse 6000 is also reportedly a laser-based gaming mouse just like the MX1000. The driver that comes with the mice will feature Precision Booster functionality, which allows the mouse to toggle sensitivity levels between full and 10-90% sensitivity.
Read more below (via).
Even Google complains that Hotmail is too lousy. Try to search for “MSN” with Google, and you’ll find a “Server Too Busy” as one of the sublinks of MSN. Clicking on that will bring you to hotmail.msn.com.
If you happen to own a Sony PSP, a Nintendo DS or a GameBoy Advance, don’t leave home without a portable solar charger from Brando.
The solar charger comes with a 1800mAh Lithium Ion battery and is capable of fully charging your game devices in 4 hours in bright sunlight.
It seems that Microsoft is currently renovating its MSN portal. A beta site is quietly being shown off at Beta.msn.com, and it’s crappy! Not only it does look back, it gives JavaScript errors too. Okay, so maybe they don’t love Firefox and decided to make it Mozilla-incompatible, but loading it on Internet Explorer doesn’t help much too (via).
Screenshots below in case the site is no longer there. Click to enlarge them.
Firefox:
IE6:
It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s no superman and it’s a human cannonball. David Smith, a self pro-claimed human cannonball, is said to be the first person to be fired across an international border. He saild across the border with his passport in hand. Prior to the launch, he was granted the permission for crossing into the US in such an unconventional manner.
“I had to make sure to have some kind of official ‘OK’ high enough up to make sure he doesn’t land in the US and go to a federal penitentiary,” his son said.
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