Wuala brings online backup to iOS devices
Swiss online backup provider Wuala, which is part-owned by hard-drive manufacturer LaCie, has released a new iOS app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Wuala for iPhone/iPad is a free download from the Apps store and gives Wuala users remote access to their backed up or synchronised files from their iOS device.
Wuala is an online backup service that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, allowing users to keep their files backed up in a remote location. The Pro version also supports synchronizing folders between an unlimited number of computers as well as file-sharing and file versioning. In addition to accessing their files through an iOS device, Wuala users can also gain access through their web browser (Java is required for this function to work).
Samsung keeps 'MIDs' alive, ships Galaxy Player to U.S. in Spring
At an event in New York City today, Samsung announced its Galaxy Player portable media players will be available in the U.S. this Spring. The Android 2.2 devices come in 4" and 5" screen sizes and offer most of the same features of the high end Galaxy S smartphones or the Galaxy Tab, but lack the option for cellular connectivity.
Though Samsung has wide variety of portable media player styles this year, the Galaxy Players will fall alongside Archos' line of Android-powered "Internet tablets," in the MID (Mobile Internet Device) category; a sort of portable grey area that falls between traditional mp3 player design and the current mobile tablet/slate design trend.
Lexar ships first 128GB SDXC cards
Micron Technology's flash memory subsidiary Lexar this week began shipping its first 128 GB SDXC Memory cards, the highest capacity SD memory media thus far.
Lexar says this line of SDXC cards offers a Class 10 speed rating with a minimum guaranteed speed of 20MB per second, also known as 133x.
Cheaper Motorola XOOM -- that's 600 bucks to you, bud -- coming March 27
Is it enough to take on iPad 2? For the tablet hungry, maybe given Apple's device is sold out everywhere.
The WiFi-only XOOM comes contract-free and will cost $200 less than the Verizon unsubsidized model or same as the subsidized tablet but without two-year data commitment. So buyers will pay $599 for the only Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" tablet currently available. Motorola also will get some marketing tail wind from Verizon, which is heavily promoting the XOOM on television.
Report: Netflix to offer original programming
Netflix may be looking to leverage some of its massive market share in streaming and downloading, reportedly outbidding major cable networks to carry a new television show exclusively on its platform. According to a report on Deadline.com, the entertainment company has won the rights to House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey.
The deal is said to be worth at least $100 million, and AMC and HBO had both apparently shown interest in the show. No doubt original programming is a whole new venture for Netflix, which has previously built its business on the distribution of other's content. But it is also a costly gamble with no guarantee of success.
When one isn't enough, WinMHR uses the knowledge of 30 antivirus engines to protect your PC
No antivirus engine is perfect, even the market leaders will miss the occasional threat, and so installing just one security package could leave you exposed to risks. WinMHR, though, will scan your system and use the collective intelligence of more than 30 antivirus tools to identify malware, which means it's much more likely to detect even the lesser-known dangers.
We launched the program and it scanned the executables for all our running processes, calculating MD5 hashes (digital signatures) for everything it finds. These are then compared with a central Malware Hash Registry, which the authors say is aggregated from over 30 antivirus engines (though they don't name them), and you're alerted to any hits, all in just a few seconds.
Take Control of your multi-monitor setup with Dual Monitor Tools
Until you have worked with more than one monitor connected to your computer, it is difficult to understand just how useful a multi-monitor setup can be, and once you have tried it, it is very difficult to go back to using a computer with a single screen. But working with multiple monitors can also be slightly problematic, and while the extra desktop space is incredibly useful, it can take some time to get used to the fact that programs and windows launch on different monitors. Dual Monitor Tools is a collection of tools for Windows that can be used to take control of your displays and make them work the way you want them to.
There are five individual tools included in the suite, and each one can be run separately so there is no need to use them all if you don't want to. The simplest of the tools is Dual Wallpaper which makes it possible to choose between stretching a single desktop image across multiple monitors, or opting to use a separate image on each screen.
Visa to let users send money using only recipient's email address or mobile number
International credit and payments company Visa Inc. on Wednesday announced eligible U.S. customers will be able to send funds to each other's Visa accounts, whether credit, debit, or prepaid, with as little information as their e-mail address or mobile phone number.
This new personal payments service was made possible by "technical enhancements" to Visa's global payment processing network, and the creation of a new transaction type. When the service goes live, it will compete with the likes of PayPal and Square.
Adobe releases Photoshop Express 2.0 for iOS with extra-cost Camera Pack
Anyone with an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, third or fourth generation iPod touch or an iPad can take advantage of the new features of Adobe Photoshop Express 2.0 for iOS. In addition to full multitasking and retina display support, the updated version of the app also features a refined camera workflow and the option to make an in-app purchase of the Adobe Camera Pack. Version 2.0 released to Apple's App Store today.
While Photoshop Express 2.0 is free, the in-app Camera Pack purchase costs $3.99 and includes a number of interesting enhancements and features. One of the problems with idevice cameras is that they can have a tendency to produce images that are plagued by noise. The new Reduce Noise feature of Adobe Photoshop Express 2.0 can be used to quickly smooth out such problems, helping to create far more impressive photos.
What are your alternatives now that Google is abandoning Gears?
Once again, Google has announced the end of development for its Gears browser plug-in -- most recently in a blog post yesterday. Aaron Boodman reiterates: "We [are] shifting our focus from Gears to HTML5." Timing isn't good for users of the most-popular web browsers. Google won't support gears in Internet Explorer 9, which released two days ago and Firefox 4, which is set to ship next week. However, Google has confirmed the feature will remain present in its own browser, Chrome, up until version 12. Chrome 10 shipped last week.
Gears is a technology that allows compatible websites and services, including Google's own Google Docs and Google Mail, to be accessed offline before resynchronising when an Internet connection is reestablished. It enables users to store offline and backup copies of email, documents stored in the cloud and more.
Firefox 4 queues up for March 22 release
Less than a week after releasing Firefox 4 Release Candidate, Mozilla is preparing to certify the build as golden. A decision will come today. If the RC passes, and there are no show-stopping bugs uncovered later, Mozilla plans to officially release on March 22nd, according to a forum post by Damon Sicore.
"Firefox 4 RC1 has received a very warm welcome; it's time to make a decision to ship," Mozilla's Sicore writes. "As of now, there are no known issues that would stop us from shipping RC1 as final. At the conclusion of our regular 11:30 a.m. triage session on Wednesday, March 16th, release drivers will decide whether to ship RC1 as Firefox 4."
Google Crisis Response adds Japanese convo mode to Translate for Android
Responding to the continuing disasters in Japan, Google on Tuesday published a new version of Google Translate for Android that supports Conversation Mode to translate Japanese into 50 different languages in a quick, live fashion.
Google Translate for Android was first launched in January, showing an impressive early version of live, speech-to-speech translation between English and Spanish.
Roxio Toast 11 Titanium: Burn once, burn everywhere
When it comes to disc burning tools, you could be forgiven for believing that there is little more to think about than simply copying files from your hard drive to a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray disc. While this may be the case when creating the most basic of backups, Roxio Toast goes to show that there is so much more that can be achieved with the humble recordable disc. The program is a suite of tools all related to the task of burning data onto recordable discs, and includes a number of individual components that can be used to create audio discs, video discs, slideshows, data backups and much more.
With basic disc burning and the option of working with image files built directly into Mac OS X, any third party disc burning tool has to have plenty to offer in order to justify the cost. From the offset, Roxio Toast does not disappoint; a huge set of features means that the application has great scope, and a neatly redesigned interface ensures that any project you are working on can be carried out entirely intuitively, and clearer labelling means that there is little chance of confusion when looking at various buttons and screen elements. The interface overhaul is not a major change from previous versions of the suite, but the minor changes that have been made make all the difference to usability.
Communication with disaster-stricken Japan now free across the board
Since Friday's devastating earthquake, coastal Japan has been battered by tsunamis and aftershocks which have caused billions of dollars in damage to the country's infrastructure, and have triggered a series of explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency today said it is launching a series of missions to assist the Japanese government in monitoring the radiation from Fukushima Daiichi and the potential danger that could spread from the explosions that took place there.
AVG LiveKive joins crowded online backup market
AVG has launched a beta of its brand new online backup service. LiveKive will offer cloud-based backup, synchronising and file-sharing for its users, and the beta version launches with a one-size-fits-all free storage plan of 5GB for a year. No paid-for packages are currently available while LiveKive remains in beta.
Once signed up through the AVG landing page, users can then download the backup client, currently codenamed AVG AirSpace. This is a rebadged version of the same client used by rival online backup provider, SpiderOak.
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