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November 2010

New in Labs: Recently used emoji

November 30, 2010

Posted by Darren Lewis, Software Engineer When we added emoticons in Gmail, you responded with a nice big smile , but then you asked for more. So we added hundreds more emoticons through Gmail Labs. “But alas!” you cried. “How can I ever keep up with so many different choices? I am overwhelmed by the [...]

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New Windows Vulnerability Bypasses UAC

November 30, 2010

A security company called Prevx, with the help of some Chinese forum users, have found a zero-day exploit for Windows which bypasses User Account Control, one of the operating system’s primary security features. The problem is with a file called win32k.sys, and it is a “local privilege escalation exploit” which can be exploited on a [...]

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Parallel Data Warehouse is now available!

November 30, 2010

Today, Microsoft announced General Availability of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (formerly Project “Madison”), its first Appliance for high end Data Warehousing. For customers with the most demanding Data Warehouses, SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse offers massive scalability to hundreds of terabytes and enterprise class performance through a massively parallel processing [...]

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Running Discovery periodically on Exchange 2010 SP1

November 30, 2010

SearchMailboxes.ps1 is a script to run a discovery search (using Exchange 2010′s Multi-Mailbox Search) periodically on different mailboxes. The script works only with Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1. Who needs it: A compliance officer who runs discovery searches periodically to look for messages containing specific keywords. It makes life easier by automating the process of running [...]

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Google Earth 6 Adds Millions of 3D Trees and Better Street View Integration [Video]

November 30, 2010

Windows/Mac/Linux: The just-released Google Earth 6 adds an entirely new—and surprisingly interesting—dimension to Google’s virtual globe application: 3D trees. Well, trees and a much-improved street view. More » Lifehacker: windows

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Personally Yours on the Go – Personalized Recommendations in Google Maps 4.7

November 29, 2010

Google Maps on Android just got even hotter with Hotpot, our new local recommendation engine that helps you discover places you’ll love based on opinions from you and your friends. Here’s how to get the benefits of Hotpot on your phone: Rate places on the go — Now you can write and publish ratings and [...]

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Microsoft in “Early Talks” to bring TV Services to your Living Room?

November 29, 2010

An unnamed source has leaked to Reuters that Microsoft is currently in early discussions to bring TV subscription services to the living room via the Xbox 360 gaming console. While talks have been regarding adding more channels like ESPN3, which is currently on the console, Microsoft has also purportedly discussed bringing a “Virtual Cable Operator” system to [...]

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Chrome OS Could Replace 60% of Windows PCs, Says Google Exec

November 28, 2010

Google vice-president for Chrome software engineering Linus Upson said in an interview with the New York Times earlier this week that 60% of Windows PCs in businesses could be replaced with machines running the company’s forthcoming Chrome OS. The Chrome OS, originally planned for release in the second half of 2010 and currently slated for [...]

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US Government Censors 70 Websites

November 28, 2010

The US is really ramping up its war on intellectual property infringement, a war which I’m sure will be just as successful, cheap and supported by the people as the wars on drugs and terrorism. The US has started seizing the domain names of various websites through ICANN – not because owners of these sites [...]

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Top 10 Registry Tweaks that Power Up Windows [Lifehacker Top 10]

November 28, 2010

The Windows registry is a mysterious place, but if you’re comfortable editing it, you have the power to tweak nearly every Windows setting you can imagine. Here are 10 of our favorite registry tweaks that make life easier. More » Lifehacker: windows

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