Articles for the Topic: 'Internet'

Google has today launched its new experimental service ‘Fast Flip‘ in Google Labs that allows users to flip through quickly news and articles from major newspapers and magazines from scores of major publishers on the net.

All pages in Google’s Fast Flip service are cached by Google as flat graphic files and therefore loads very quickly allowing  users literary fast flipping through hundreds of pages to locate page which interest them most.

The Fast Flip user interface offers screenshots of the web pages containing relevant articles which on clicking leads to the original page.

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Zen Cart is free, user-friendly, and open source shopping cart software written in PHP that has large community of users and hundreds of free and paid templates.

To run Zen Cart e-commerce system you need an web hosting server offering Apache server, PHP and a suitable database like MySQL and can be installed and set-up by anyone with the most basic web site building and computer skills.

If you want to install Zen Cart on a local PC for development and testing purpose or run the system on a private web server with your own IP address, you can find required instruction -> here.

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D-Link has announced in India the launch of D-Link DPH-10U, its VoIP phone system that plugs directly into USB port of any windows compatible desktop PC or notebook PC for making telephone calls over Internet using Skype and most of prevailing VoIP services.

The new D-Link DPH-10U VoIP phone has been designed for use with any Microsoft Windows XP/2000 based desktop or notebook PCs running the internet telephoney software Skype to make unlimited phone calls from their computers to another computer for free or to any analog landline or mobile number at a nominal extra charges.

The D-Link DPH-10U USB VoIP phone handset can still be used with any other application software (under Windows XP/2000) to make PC-to-PC Internet calls even if one is not subscribed to Skype service.

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Skype today announced a new cordless phones, the Philips VoIP841, that allows cheap calls using prevailing broadband connection, without requiring a computer and special software.

The Philips VoIP841 belongs to a new class of phone that enables Skype users to make and receive both Skype calls over the Internet and traditional landline calls, without a computer, and offers the added convenience of a cordless phone. Another such similar product in this class is the NETGEAR’s cordless phone for Skype.

Company claims that their new Skype enabled cordless phones like Philips VOIP841 offer increased mobility throughout the home or office, giving consumers the freedom and flexibility of not being tethered to their computer. Also, consumers with multiple cordless phone handsets in their home have the ability to hold separate conversations simultaneously – one on Skype, the second on the traditional line – each from a different handset.

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According to a report by IAMAI, India’s online job seeking population grew by 71 percent from 3.8 million in 2004-05 to 6.5 million in 2005-06. The IAMAI report puts the market size of the Indian online recruitment industry at $32.9 million.

According to a study conducted by Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), about 100 million Indians are expected to use the Internet by 2007-08 from the present 38.5 million. As a result, the number of online job seekers is expected to cross 9.2 million this year (2006-07).

IAMAI President Subho Ray suggests that there are enough reasons as well to search for a plum job on the net.

“Internet is the most immediate, convenient and comprehensive resource for employment seekers to research for jobs and careers and the online job sites apart from offering a huge data bank offer myriad of tools both job seekers and employers,” asserts IAMAI President Subho Ray.

Nokia has released the complete source code of the Symbian Port of the Apache web server for mobile phones, under open source project, potentially empowering any user to create and maintain his own personal mobile websites.

Running an Apache web server on a mobile phone sounds pretty exciting and it throws open some potentially new avenues of many useful applications for this massess in view of the fact that mobile phones users outnumbers PC users.

Background

It has been possible to access the Internet using mobile phones for quite a while over various mobile phone internet access protocols like GPRS and WAP, although the role of the mobile phone handset used for internet access has remained to be strictly been that of a client.

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Datawind Corp, a Canadian wireless Web access gadget manufacturer, has introduced its new product Pocket-Surfer in India. Pocket-Surfer is a tiny Bluetooth enabled mobile Web access device which Datawind claims to provide the world’s fastest mobile Internet access.

Being able to connect directly to local wireless GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network of mobile phone service provider, the Pocket-Surfer provides near desktop or laptop quality web surfing experience to users in their palm without having to connecting to a cellular phone or plugging into a landline modem or routers.

Users now have the power to access the web anywhere at anytime, using the technology they desired based on cost and device needs.

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Domain Name Analyzer (V3.2) is a FREE Windows based software for finding the best domain names for your product or business. People refer to Domain Name Analyzer as the best software for searching domain names.

Highlights

• Start checking for available domain names with a single click!
• Domain Name Analyzer also allows you to Save Results for Future Use.
• Easy management of domain names through an easy interface and a ‘Domain Pad’ to keep track of very important or special domains.
• Generate domain names from a list of words and then have the software check them all.
• Domain Name Analyzer supports all generic top level domains (.com, .net, .org, etc.) and country code domains (.us, .de, .cc, .cd, .ws, .nu, .am etc.)

564 KB | Windows All | Download | Freeware

Skype is a little chat program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It�s free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers.

Skype is the Global P2P Telephony Company that is changing the telecommunications world by offering consumers free, superior-quality calling worldwide.

Skype software is a chat, voice chat, and video chat application from the maker of KaZaA. Skype uses the P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect to users but only to make voice and text chats. With Skype you can voice chat with your friends across the world who use same software at their end. At a very nominal cost you can call landline numbers directly without having need to engage in PC-to-PC connectivity.
Skype is simple to install regardless of your PC environment and will set up with no server or workstation configuration. Skype works behind most firewalls and gateways without providing new security risks.

Download Skype 2.5 BETA and see what�s coming next to make Skype even easier to use.

8.96 MB | Windows (All) | Download | Freeware

Motorola has launched MOTODEV portal claiming to deliver a unified developer experience featuring a web-based program and business ecosystem. MOTODEV is designed to make it easier and more rewarding for developers around the world to innovate with Motorola, its products and technologies.

Designed to connect developers to the world of Motorola platform opportunities, company explains, its new MOTODEV portal provides access to everything one need to create and deliver innovative solutions for any of Motorola’s products.

Whether you’re creating business-driven content for iDEN handsets, games to run on a sleek new SLVR, or interactive entertainment solutions for Motorola’s Connected Home products, MOTODEV is here to support your success.

Developers familiar with Motorola’s developer programs, including Motocoder, iDEN, and Horizon, now have a single home base for accessing all the tools, documentation, and other resources you expect from your current Motorola developer program.

What’s new?

Motorola claims that its initial enhancements are aimed at giving you better access to developer information and support, including:
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Microsoft’s chief executive, Steven A. Ballmer, in a speech last Thursday said that company is planning to boost its investments in MSN and other online ventures like windows-live initiatives to $1.6 billion next year in a bid to catch Google, which currently dominates the search market.

Capital spending and research outlays will rise 60 percent in the year that starts July 1 from a projected $1 billion this year, Ballmer indicated in his speech to many advertisers at the company’s headquarters here.

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