Ubuntu 8.1: hot and ready for download !

Linux fans is time to party because Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is now available for download.

You can expect:
Productivity tools: Ubuntu supports all of your favorite web-based mail programs like Yahoo(TM) or Gmail (TM). But for the office, Evolution provides all the calendering, contacts and full function office email you need. Pidgin IM also puts you in instant touch with colleagues and integrates with your Read more

New Google Analytics

Yahoo struggled and launched a new Web analytics to show a little competition to Google Analytics.
Google is fighting back with their Analytics service and they have added 7 brand new features .

Some of the new features are:

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Yahoo! Calendar launched, it’s good but not the best

It was time Yahoo! tried to keep up with competition from let’s say, Google. I say try because, as we speak, Yahoo! still remains the same old, lazy “old man” with few real attempts aimed at the competition. Anyway, Yahoo! Calendar comes as an unofficial response to Google Calendar, which I personally love. Now, how will Yahoo! Calendar steal me away from Google Calendar, well, it won’t. Read more

Yahoo! India and terrorists, share the same employees

According to “The Guardian“, a programmer working at Yahoo! India seems to be the officer of the most-wanted Islamic terrorist organization, Islamic Mujahideen. This terrorist group is responsible for several bomb attack in 3 Indian cities this summer, which killed more than 120 people.

The 31 years old computer programmer, Mohammed Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, is the head of one of the “media terror cells” belonging to the terrorist organization, cell that seems to only tech-savyy educated people, who belong to reputable Indian families. (who figured?). Read more

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 out now !

Yahoo just released the version 9.0 of Yahoo Messenger (Windows only) which now lets you use video clips, Flickr images, and maps directly into your chat window. Read more

Creative Zen X-Fi: Remastering music with your Mp3 player

The new MP3 player from Creative, Zen X-Fi  can identify parts of an MP3 track that have lower sound quality, and “remastering” them to restore sound quality as much as possible. Featuring a 2.5-in. TFT display, Wi-Fi, FM radio, built-in microphone, a video converter, and SD card expansion slot for additional storage, Read more

Sony PlayStation 3: No price cut!

If you were hoping for an easy price on PS3, you can forget about it because Sony has no intentions to cut down the price: “This year, our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability. Our plan is not to reduce the price”(financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda).

This announcement could be related to the fact that indeed Microsoft plans to cut down the price on its Xbox 360 game console in an effort to boost sales in the face of stronger competition from rival Sony; (Microsoft will drop the price of the Xbox 360 to US$299 this weekend).Oneda also said that he expects Sony’s PS3 operations as well as the broader game segment to be profitable for the current year ending March 2009.

Source: Yahoo News

Microsoft: the hunt for Yahoo is still on

A battle was lost but the war is still on. It seems that Microsoft is getting ready to bid again for Yahoo Inc. but not alone this time: Time Warner Inc and News Corp are just a few names that will slide along in this deal; Wall Street Journal sees this as the downfall of Yahoo. Read more

Yahoo Search Update - SERP changes

It seems that Yahoo has updated its search index today along with the backlinks. The update came a little too fast, the last Yahoo update was noticed around 25 September. It seems that Yahoo tries to pull something after the famous Google Update that happened recently and many webmasters are seeing increases or decreases in the Yahoo SERPs. I wonder what they are trying to achieve with blitz update, but I have no doubt that somehow, this has something to do with the Google PR update. Read more