Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile phones

Opera Software today launched a native version of Opera Mini 5 beta for mobile handsets using Windows Mobile version 5 and 6. By integrating Opera Mini with the Windows Mobile platform, Opera is able to deliver an optimized version of the popular Opera Mini browser that dramatically improves performance and the overall user experience. While Opera Mini traditionally requires Java, the new Windows Mobile version does not, which means that Opera Mini will work on any Windows Mobile phone. …

Palm webOS 1.4 now available

Last week, Palm released webOS 1.4 update. The update over-the-air was made available for customers on the Sprint network in the US and on the O2 UK, O2 DE, O2 Ireland, and Movistar networks in Europe. Palm webOS 1.4 update was also released for customers using the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus on Verizon Wireless. Palm expects that soon the update will be available for Palm webOS phone users on all other networks. With the new update, users of …

Smart Phones are vulnerable to Rootkit attack

Smart phone users beware! Just like personal computers, smart mobile phones are also vulnerable to attack by malicious software, or malware and a compromised smart phone may lead to some serious consequences, Rutgers University researchers warns. The researchers, who are presenting their findings at the International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile 2010) this week in Maryland, demonstrated how such a software attack could cause a smart phone to eavesdrop on a meeting, track its owner’s travels, or rapidly drain its battery to render the phone useless. These actions could happen without the mobile phone owner being …

Adobe Flash Player, AIR, Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities

On Thursday Adobe issued two new security bulletins addressing vulnerabilities found in its Flash Player software and its LiveCycle and ColdFusion software. Adobe also issued a security advisory for the Adobe Reader and Acrobat software. Adobe recommends that it’s users update to the new available versions of the affected software as soon as possible. The Adobe Flash Player vulnerability has been identified as critical. This vulnerability (CVE-2010-0186) affects Flash Player version 10.0.42.34 and earlier. It could subvert the domain sandbox and make …

Opera 10.10 launched with Opera Unite

Opera today released Opera 10.10 web browser with Opera Unite, a powerful technology platform allowing you to share content directly with friends without having to upload anything to a Web site. In other words, the new Opera is a Web browser with an in-built Web server. Fan of Opera? Get Opera 10.10 today. With the help of Opera Unite you can stream music, show photo galleries, share files and folders or even host your own Web pages directly from your browser. Opera Unite …

On Demand File Sharing Service from Egnyte

If you run a company and want backup and share your files, online file storage is a great option for you. Online backup or online data storage can give you complete peace of mind, provided you have the right infrastructure or you are with the right file storage service provider. The idea of having your own storage and backup infrastructure is great. But, with it huge initial investment and maintenance cost is also involved. Recently, I came across Egnyte, a Mountain View, California based company providing on demand online file storage service to …

Nero 9 Reloaded launched

Nero today announced the release of “Nero 9 Reloaded”, the latest update to one of the world’s most popular digital media and home entertainment software solutions. Compatible with Windows 7, Nero 9 Reloaded adds a number of new multimedia capabilities designed to deliver on the company’s commitment to liquid media, allowing content to be distributed anytime, anywhere and on any device. Nero 9 Reloaded comes bundled with Nero BackItUp & Burn software ($49.99 value) which will give even the most non-technical user a powerful solution for their data burning, restoration, recovery and syncing needs….

Microsoft releases Sliverlight 3

Microsoft has released Silverlight 3, the latest version of its Silverlight technology. Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform (Mac OS, Windows and Linux) and cross-device browser plug-in that helps companies design, develop and deliver applications and experiences on the Web. Installed as a free browser plug-in, Silverlight enables a new class of rich, safe, secure and scalable cross-platform experiences. Silverlight 3 comes with lots of new features such as out of browser support, Smooth Streaming, 3D support, GPU acceleration and H.264 video support.

Silverlight 3 offers a new …