Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac now available

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac now available
Parallels has announced that they are now offering Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac to interested customers.
This application enable users of Mac OS X to run other operating systems on their machines.
It supports a variety of operating systems like Windows and Linux.
The latest version costs USD [...]

Skype to get an open source version for Linux

Skype to get an open source version for Linux
Online reports were claiming that Skype was going open source.
Skype has blogged about these rumors and have admitted that they are working on releasing an open source edition of Skype for the Linux platform.
But they are not prepared to give out all the details. [...]

Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price

Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth who is the man behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has stated that Windows 7 Starter Edition which is designed for netbooks is not worth the price.
It is crippled and still pricey for what it offers.
Canonical is all set [...]

Waver: Google Wave client powered by Adobe Air

Waver: Google Wave client powered by Adobe Air
Google Wave developers recently started issuing invites for the service which means that a lot more users are now connected to it.
The service is currently in a very basic form which means there are no easy way to keep a track of your waves unless you [...]

Ubuntu 9.10 RC edition released

Ubuntu 9.10 RC edition released
Canonical picked an interesting date to launch the release candidate edition of Ubuntu 9.10. It was launched on the same day Windows 7 was launched globally.
Ubuntu 9.10 RC edition is now available as a free download.
This release of Ubuntu Linux Distribution has been codenamed Karmic Koala.
Ubuntu developers are [...]

Google Chrome 4.0.223.9 released on Dev Channel

Google Chrome 4.0.223.9 released on Dev Channel
A major update has been released on the Google Chrome Dev Channel.
The changelog this time around is pretty big.
This latest update is for all the three platforms.
Google Chrome for Mac gets support for printing and Apple QuickTime plug-in.
Read more: Dev Channel Updated with Fixes [...]

IBM Client for Smart Work launched in USA

IBM Client for Smart Work launched in USA
IBM and Canonical have together launched their IBM Client for Smart Work solution in the US market.
It was already being offered in South Africa.
The two companies said that the demand for this product was strong in USA so they decided to launch it here.
The [...]

Google Chrome to support Windows 7 specific features in Version 5

Google Chrome to support Windows 7 specific features in Version 5
The Register has reported that Google has delayed plans to add support for Windows 7 specific features in their Chrome web browser.
Google Chrome developers now plan to add features like jump lists and tab thumbnails in version 5 of the browser. These features would [...]

More details on Google Chrome OS coming later today

More details on Google Chrome OS coming later today
TechCrunch reported about a leaked edition of Chrome web browser which is being designed for Chrome OS.
They showcased some screenshots and also posted a link to the leaked installer (deb file).
Google has now announced that they would talk about Chrome OS at a media event [...]

Google Chrome for Mac could soon hit beta

Google Chrome for Mac could soon hit beta
Google might be pretty close to releasing a beta edition of Chrome web browser for the Apple Mac platform.
They have recently added the printing support in the test versions on the Mac platform.
This was one of the major features remaining before it could reach the [...]

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