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Netflix Quietly Updates Web Player

Netflix has quietly revamped it’s web browser interface. Here is a look at some of the highlights and what you can expect.

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iOS 5 Updates

Apple iOS 5: How to Update Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Without iTunes

Has Apple finally eliminated the need to keep iTunes installed on my computer? Could be. Apple iOS 5 devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now get software updates directly on the device via iTunes. But you don’t have to. Here’s how to get iOS updates more directly — it’s easy to update your [...]

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Android 2.3.3 Will Allow Screenshots Without Root

At present you can take screenshots on your Android device by using the Android SDK, or you can use an app from the Android Market.  The only catch is that with all existing versions of Android, the screenshot apps require that you have rooted your phones; something not everyone is comfortable doing.  But, with the [...]

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Facebook Rewrites Its Privacy Policy In Non-Technical Jargon, Allows Developers to Request Phone Numbers & Street Addresses

Back in December of 2010 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a privacy inquiry of Facebook.  Since then, Facebook has responded to the Department’s request and in their 26-page letter they stated that “what users need is not more information, but clearer and more meaningful information.”  As a result, Facebook is now testing out a [...]

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Google Attempts To Kick Content Farms Off of Search Results

Do you ever search for something in Google, and then find that the top search results are nothing but empty pages full of advertisements and a partial reference to your query?  This is a problem that Google has been battling for the last few years!  And, yesterday Google released an update that could strike a [...]

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Google Updates Social Search With More Controls and Trail Mix Search Results

I love it when one of my friends gives me a tip on a new gadget or a great new restaurant they’ve found in the city.  Reviews and advice from close friends is an important part of the whole social experience right?  Well when searching the internet should it be any different?  Would you prefer to [...]

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WordPress Updates to 3.1

In their debut 14th release, WordPress calls the new version “Reinhardt.”  With this update WordPress has fixed over 800 bugs, and taken the leap from blogging software to a basic Content Management System (CMS).   Don’t panic if you can’t get it up and running right away, this release doesn’t contain any security fixes.  But, there [...]

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Google Quietly Rolls Out New Header Bar Navigation

Yesterday Google updated the way their navigation bar works across some of their services.  They’ve streamlined the link tabs on the left side of the bar, and on the right-side there is a new gear button that provides a new drop-menu feature.  Have you seen it yet?     The old Gmail and Google navigation [...]

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Windows 7 SP1 Coming Later This Month

The last we heard of SP1 for Windows was the rumor started by Microsoft’s Russia site.  But now it is official -as of today, Microsoft has released the OEM version of Windows 7 SP1 to PC manufacturers around the world.  Also included in the release is the first service pack for Windows Sever 2008 R2.  [...]

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How To Install The Android Gingerbread Keyboard On A Froyo or Eclair Device

Google has released the Gingerbread (version 2.3) update for Android, but who actually has it at this point besides Nexus phone users?  While Gingerbread  isn’t a huge OS upgrade over Froyo (versoin 2.2), the keyboard certainly is.  The installation is an APK file and installs just like an app, so don’t worry, this keyboard doesn’t [...]

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