Tag: software
Create MP3 files from Internet radio stations with MP3videoraptor 3.0
I’m not sure what relationship RapidSolution’s MP3videoraptor 3.0 has to a bird of prey or a dinosaur, but this intriguingly-named software allows you to download audio from Internet radio stations and save it in MP3 format, for playing at any time on your computer or portable music player.
MP3videoraptor 3.0 works by scouring the Internet for songs and music videos based on search criteria you enter. It utilises several web sites which already exist solely to create customised playlists — in this way, users don’t have to wait until a song is played live…
The honeymoon is over: Intel snubs Microsoft's Windows Vista as XP sales are officially ended
Although chip-maker Intel has been totally BFF with Microsoft for like years and years, their relationship now seems to be on very rocky ground. An anonymous insider from Intel revealed last week that the company has decided not to upgrade the computers for its 80,000 strong work force to Windows Vista. Not ever.
Microsoft hits software pirates with 21 lawsuits
Software giant Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits against alleged pirates spread across 14 American states. Its goal is to protect customers from the risks of pirated and counterfeit software. It also mentions that software piracy has resulted in over $8 billion of economic loss in the US alone.
Skype launches mobile VoIP app beta, but it won't get you free calls
Skype has released a beta version of its new java based mobile application which provides mobile users with Skype access while out and about…
Adobe joins the media player battle with… Adobe Media Player
Yesterday Adobe launched Adobe Media Player 1.0, the software company’s attempt to break into the hard fought media player market. It is free to download and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux…
Adobe pleases poor designers and bloggers with the release of the free Photoshop Express
As we wrote about last September, Adobe has been working on a not-so-secret online version of their Photoshop program for a fair amount of time. Thankfully, they’ve saved us from the trauma of having to use SnipShot when in dire need of a free online image editing program, by releasing Adobe Photoshop Express today.
Having fooled around with it for the better part of today, I must say I’m hugely impressed. In the above screenshot you can see I’ve used several effects on poor Gates and Jobs, including ‘distort’, ‘pop color’ and ‘sharpen’, along with standards such as cropping and resizing. Flash 9 is the driving force behind it, which…
Microsoft sniffs around iPhone SDK, finds double-edged sword
For the past week or so, Microsoft bods have been poking around in the recently launched iPhone Software Development Kit to see what they can find. They have two compelling reasons to do so: iPhone is an obvious competitor to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile technologies, and Microsoft also shares software interests with Apple – Mac Office being one example…
Microsoft launches Office Live Workspace beta worldwide
Yesterday, Microsoft launched their web-based extension of their Office suite, which will allow users to access and share documents online.
Almost any Internet-connected computer can be used to access Office documents, with the ability to save over one thousand documents online. Users can then view and comment on documents, create simple web lists and notes, and share documents in real time using Microsoft SharedView.
Better touch up your make-up, Logitech now offers easy one-touch uploading to YouTube
At the end of last month, Logitech announced they’d partnered with Skype to bring high-quality video calls to the general unwashed public.
Adding to this partnership is Logitech’s recent friendship with YouTube, who has given the peripherals company an added boost by allowing them to tout a new ‘YouTube Video Toolbox’. Their QuickCam software, version 11.5, will now give users the choice to upload to the video-sharing site easily, with…
Flickr finally adding photo editing tools, with thanks to Picnik
Flickr is without a doubt the best online photo sharing site, but there’s one thing they’ve been missing sorely, and that’s photo editing tools.
Enter Picnik, who Flickr has recruited to help them out with the photo editing technology. It’ll take several months…
